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It’s official: Medicine Hat, Swift Current to co-host World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Nov. 2-9
By Sean Rooney on January 16th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Nearly three years in the making, the biggest hockey event ever to come to Medicine Hat was finally announced Wednesday. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will be co-hosted by the Gas City and Swift Current Nov. 2-9, 2019, including both the bronze and gold-medal games at Canalta Centre. “Personally I’m extremely excited to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Atom Hounds finish home tournament with Tier 2 victory
By None on January 15th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Some of Medicine Hat’s youngest hockey players had a terrific weekend on home ice. The Hounds Black atom team won a Tier 2 division crown at the Kinplex Sunday, winding up a 16-team tournament with a 4-1 win over the Indus Hurricanes. Liam Green, Jaxon Benci, Chad Schulz and Jackson Brassard scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings spoil Søgaard’s stellar outing
By Ryan McCracken on January 12th, 2019
Mads Søgaard was one save shy of stealing the show on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender stopped 32 shots in his first game since returning from the IIHF World Junior Championship with Denmark, but the Edmonton Oil Kings just managed to squeak away with a 2-1 overtime victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamboree a show of how far sledge has come in Hat
By Sean Rooney on January 12th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney When she started promoting sledge hockey in Medicine Hat five years ago, Tara Chisholm would’ve been happy to get a dozen people out for a training session. The goalposts have definitely moved. As teams from Calgary join local athletes for a jamboree Saturday and Sunday at the Family Leisure Centre, there are two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New addition wastes no time in Tigers debut
By Ryan McCracken on January 12th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Brett Kemp pulled up to the Canalta Centre to join the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday at 2 p.m. Six hours later he became the team’s newest goal-scoring leader. The 18-year-old centre — acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for 17-year-old winger Josh Williams at Thursday’s WHL trade deadline — scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncos hand Rattlers women their second loss of the season
By Sean Rooney on January 12th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney When Olds’ top player went down with a gash above her eye, the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s basketball team had a perfect opportunity to take control of the only team that had beat them this season. Instead, a five-point lead disappeared, and the Broncos took third-quarter momentum before earning a 57-53 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler basketball teams keyed for big weekends, but for different reasons
By Sean Rooney on January 11th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Medicine Hat College’s basketball teams couldn’t be in much different positions. The women have a bevy of returnees, have won six in a row and are comfortably first in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference with a 11-1 record. A shot at back-to-back national championship tournament appearances has to be part of their conversation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawks atop senior standings as high school season resumes
By None on January 11th, 2019
Medicine Hat News In what’s widely considered the toughest high school boys basketball division in the province, Hat High’s Mohawks are currently ruling the roost. The Mohawks beat Winston Churchill 99-72 Tuesday on home court, improving to 5-0 in the Southern Alberta High School Basketball League. Only the Cardston Cougars, at 4-0, have an unbeaten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Games-bound boxers punching at home first
By Sean Rooney on January 11th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney No sooner had the crew of boxers, officials, friends and family finished putting up the boxing ring at the Clarion Hotel Thursday night than Janick Lacroix was ghosting punches in it, dodging and jabbing an invisible opponent. The 16-year-old has a focus and a love of his sport that’s plain to see, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers make last-minute move
By Ryan McCracken on January 11th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers left their mark on Thursday’s Western Hockey League trade deadline with a last-minute whopper. The Tigers shipped 17-year-old winger Josh Williams to division rival Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for 18-year-old centre Brett Kemp in a buzzer-beating transaction that addresses Medicine Hat’s need for a right-handed shooter down the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiak men stay perfect, Rattlers women win
By None on January 11th, 2019
Lethbridge Herald LETHBRIDGE Lethbridge College’s Kodiaks men’s volleyball team improved to 13-0, blanking the Medicine Hat Rattlers 3-0 Thursday night at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. The nationally second-ranked Kodiaks, however, are treating it as 1-0 in 2019 and still very much battling for a playoff spot. They started off the “new season” on the right ... Read More »
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