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Cubs’ home opener postponed due to poor weather

By Medicine Hat News on September 30th, 2019

The Medicine Hat Cubs will have to wait to show off the newly updated Kinplex after poor weather conditions forced the team to postpone Sunday’s Heritage Junior Hockey League home opener against the Lomond Lakers. Cubs general manager Dave Kowalchuk said he will have more information regarding a make-up date today. The Cubs entered the ... Read More »

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Rattler men drop derby match

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 30th, 2019

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Rattlers soccer coach Robert Cavicchia got his first taste of the Highway 3 rivalry on Saturday afternoon at the Snake Pit. Cavicchia says he heard plenty about the ongoing battle between the Rattlers and Lethbridge Kodiaks. Despite dropping a hard-fought 1-0 men’s battle and settling for a scoreless draw on the women’s ... Read More »

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Hat fighter Boxell falls to Paquette

By Medicine Hat News on September 30th, 2019

Medicine Hat’s Colton Boxell was dealt a unanimous decision loss in his third fight as a professional mixed martial artist at the 11th annual Showdown in the Downtown on Saturday in London, Ont. Boxell went the distance with Sarnia’s Joel Paquette, but after staying in an even bout through two rounds, Paquette took over in ... Read More »

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Both Rattlers golf teams clinch spot at nationals

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 30th, 2019

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Rattlers men’s and women’s golf teams punched their ticket to nationals on Sunday at Coal Creek Golf Course. The men held on to claim the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference championship with a 12-stroke edge on runner-up MacEwan University, while the women finished second behind Concordia to join their male counterparts at ... Read More »

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Brinkman puts speed on display

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on September 30th, 2019

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers had their eye on Jonathan Brinkman for a while before selecting him 34th overall in the Canadian Hockey League’s import draft. On Saturday fans found out why. The 18-year-old Dane put his speed on display during a 10-1 beatdown of the Swift Current Broncos, opening the scoring and adding an ... Read More »

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Tigers score 10 in win over Broncos

By Ryan McCracken on September 28th, 2019

The Canalta Centre’s going to need a new goal lamp.  After collecting seven goals through the first three games of their Western Hockey League campaign, the Medicine Hat Tigers erupted for nine straight — including six in the second period — to skate away with a wildly lopsided 10-1 victory over the Swift Current Broncos Saturday. ... Read More »

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Aleman scores five, Cubs win on road

By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2019

The Medicine Hat Cubs picked up their first win of the Heritage Junior Hockey League season with a 6-4 victory over the Flyers on Friday night in High River. Chandler Aleman led the push with a five-goal performance while Fletcher Aleman and Noah Irvine each added two helpers in the win. Aleman scored each of ... Read More »

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Mavericks in market for new head coach for fourth straight season

By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2019

The Medicine Hat Mavericks will have a new head coach for the fourth year in a row in 2020. Owner and general manager Greg Morrison confirmed that Tom Vessella has opted not to return after one season as the team’s on-field manager. “It’s kind of the nature of the beast,” said Morrison, who’s been busy ... Read More »

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Søgaard gets first shutout of the season

By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2019

Mads Søgaard stopped them all on Friday night at the Innovation Credit Union iPlex. The Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender willed his team back into the win column with a 25-save performance in a 2-0 shutout over the Swift Current Broncos – pushing Medicine Hat to 2-1-0-0 on the Western Hockey League season. Tyler Preziuso broke ... Read More »

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Rattlers fighting the snow, men think they lead after first round

By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2019

Dillon Batsel thinks his Medicine Hat College Rattlers men’s team is leading after the first round of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships, but he can’t be sure. That’s because the ACAC’s official scoring system isn’t working, at least for the team events. With a trip to nationals in the balance, the Rattlers men began ... Read More »

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