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Late penalty costs Tigers in loss to Oil Kings
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2021
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken RYAN MCCRACKEN rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of splitting a home-and-home set against the Edmonton Oil Kings with a 3-1 loss on Saturday evening at Co-op Place. Oil Kings captain Scott Atkinson broke a 1-1 tie on a power play in the dying minutes of regulation to secure the victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A different home ice advantage: Bus legs could be significant factor in WHL’s Central Division
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Bus legs could prove to be a significant factor as the Western Hockey League’s Central Division schedule presses on this season – at least for the lengthier stretches of highway. After shaking off a sizeable deficit in Red Deer and weathering a late push at home to sweep the Rebels in their opening two-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings sweep home-and-home against Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on March 6th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of splitting a home-and-home set against the Edmonton Oil Kings with a 3-1 loss on Saturday evening at Co-op Place. Oil Kings captain Scott Atkinson broke a 1-1 tie on a power play in the dying minutes of regulation to secure the victory and send Edmonton to 4-0-0-0 on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings hand Tigers first loss
By Ryan McCracken on March 5th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Tigers were handed their first loss of the Western Hockey League season in a 4-2 setback to the Edmonton Oil Kings on the road Friday. Edmonton took over a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes on goals from Liam Keeler and Dylan Guenther. Lukas Svejkovsky answered for the Tigers late in the second, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andresen ready for early shot with Tigers
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 4th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Reid Andresen is ready to make the most of a rare opportunity with the Medicine Hat Tigers. With most levels of hockey still on pause, first-round picks from the 2020 bantam draft, like Andresen, have been able to join up with their Western Hockey League squads a year earlier than usual. “It means a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA connection paying off: Five players make jump from SAHA to Tigers for WHL’s 24-game season
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 3rd, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers boast one of their youngest rosters in recent memory – but five of the team’s 10 rookies have entered the Western Hockey League with some chemistry and familiarity after opening their season at South Alberta Hockey Academy in Dunmore. Oasiz Wiesblatt, Cayden Glover, Tyler MacKenzie, Oren Shtrom and Teague Patton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ridley gets nod from hockey world on milestone night
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 2nd, 2021
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Tigers Oasiz Wiesblatt and Brayden Boehm will forever be linked to one of the most incredible accomplishments in Western Hockey League history. The pair of rookie forwards both lit the lamp for the first time in their careers on Saturday night at Co-op Place, helping secure a 7-2 victory over the Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers honour Bob Ridley with win over Rebels
By Ryan McCracken on February 27th, 2021
On a night celebrating the unparalleled accomplishments of broadcaster Bob Ridley, the Medicine Hat Tigers left nothing to chance. Cole Clayton set the stage for the evening to come with a goal and two assists in a four-goal first period, and the Tigers came away with a 7-2 victory. Eager to give Ridley something to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers come back to steal opener
By Ryan McCracken on February 26th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Tigers returned to the ice after a 353-day hiatus to steal a crazy comeback from the Red Deer Rebels on Friday night at Westerner Park Centrium. After falling into a 4-1 deficit early in the third, Corson Hopwo scored the first hat trick of his career to lead the Tigers all the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A day in the new life of a Tiger: WHLers face significantly different lifestyle in pandemic-shortened season
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 26th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Life in the Dub just ain’t the same as it used to be. With the COVID-19 pandemic still stuck between the spokes of sports organizations the planet over, the Western Hockey League has been forced to employ a number of varied methods in order to keep the game alive for its crop of hopeful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski to captain Tigers
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 25th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken With 257 games of Western Hockey League experience under his belt, Ryan Chyzowski is set to lead the Medicine Hat Tigers into a season like no other. The 20-year-old centre was officially named captain of the Tigers on Wednesday, with his team’s 24-game season set to begin Friday in Red Deer. Fellow overagers Brett ... Read More »
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