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Monarchs, Knights form exhibition schedule with Vauxhall

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on July 4th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Banter in the dugout, chatter and clapping in the stands – action on the diamond. It was almost as though a pandemic never happened. While the American Legion Baseball season was cancelled as a result of COVID-19, the Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs and K of C Knights put together an exhibition schedule with the ... Read More »

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Tigers select hard-working Finn forward in import draft

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on July 2nd, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers selected 2002-born Finn Oskari Kuntonen with the 51st overall pick in Tuesday’s Canadian Hockey League import draft. Tigers director of player personnel Bobby Fox says he spoke to various sources regarding Kuntonen’s skill and potential, and the common thread was an unwavering work ethic. “We talked to his agent, we ... Read More »

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Tigers take Oskari Kuntonen in import draft

By Mo Cranker on July 1st, 2020

The Medicine Hat Tigers selected 2002-born Finn Oskari Kuntonen with the 51st overall pick in Tuesday’s Canadian Hockey League import draft. The 6-foot-1, 181-pound left-shot forward joins the Tigers’ system after producing 16 goals and 30 assists over 39 games with the U18 SM-Sarja’s Lahti Pelicans last season. Kuntonen also put in two games with ... Read More »

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Tigers shift focus to import draft

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 27th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers have protected both of their Danish imports for the upcoming season, but director of player personnel Bobby Fox will still be scouting for the best player available with the 51st selection in Tuesday’s Canadian Hockey League import draft. Forward Jonathan Brinkman is set to return for his second year with ... Read More »

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Training Matters: Why work on your mental game with a mental performance specialist?

By Brittney Nyrose on June 26th, 2020

During this time when sports are on pause for the foreseeable future, many athletes are wondering what they should be doing. They can work on building physical strength and conditioning to ensure they are in shape and ready to hit the ground running when leagues and organized sport begins again. However, it is hard to ... Read More »

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Werre finishes T11 at Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur

By Medicine Hat News on June 26th, 2020

Redcliff’s Ryan Werre finished tied for 11th in the Alberta Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Sundre’s Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort this week. Werre closed out the three-round tournament with a three-over 74 Thursday to finish with a two-over 215. The Desert Blume golfer started out the event with a 69 in the first round ... Read More »

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Local golfer comes up aces at Paradise Valley Golf Course’s hole No. 4

By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2020

Another hole in one has been recorded at Paradise Valley Golf Course. Susan Critchley took credit for the local par-3 course’s fourth hole in one of the season, which started later than usual as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Critchley recorded the hole in one on the 103-yard 13th hole using an 8-iron on ... Read More »

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Tigers prospect Oasiz gets shot with Hockey Canada

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 25th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Oasiz Wiesblatt will be representing his country in a virtual format after being invited to Hockey Canada’s online under-17 development camp next month. It may not offer the same level of exhilaration as being on the ice, but the Medicine Hat Tigers prospect says that won’t sour his first taste of Hockey Canada’s Program ... Read More »

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Crescent Heights Vikings honour their own

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 20th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Crescent Heights Vikings took their awards banquet online Thursday night via Zoom. With the high school’s in-person athletic banquet cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff opted to host a video conference to honour the accomplishments of Crescent Heights’ student athletes. Kennedy Galloway and Julia Forsyth were named the school’s top female athletes ... Read More »

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Local hockey player earns part in TV show The Pond, set to air June 29

By JUSTIN SEWARD on June 20th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Local-area hockey goalie Kinlee Fahselt will get the to see the final product of The Pond, a T.V. show she is in on June 29. It was back in August 2018 that Fahselt spent some time in Calgary shooting the show that showcases teenagers playing elite-level hockey. “My dad has a friend who is ... Read More »

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WHL unveils return-to-play plan

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 19th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Western Hockey League is aiming to drop the puck at arenas across Western Canada and the United States on Oct. 2, but commissioner Ron Robison says meeting that targeted will require a lot of work, not to mention a bit of luck. The WHL cancelled the 2019-20 regular season and playoffs in March ... Read More »

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