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MacPherson has eye on Florida
By Sean Rooney on August 29th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney In a perfect world, Dylan MacPherson will go down to Florida, make the Panthers and tear up the NHL. In an imperfect one, returning overagers to the Medicine Hat Tigers could see him sent any number of places for his last year of major-junior hockey. For now, the 20-year-old defenceman from Redcliff is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Mid-season report card: Riders can still be the best
By None on August 28th, 2018
Labour Day marks the beginning of the second half of the CFL season. It kicks off with the traditional back-to-back matchups, Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, Edmonton in Calgary and Toronto at Hamilton. Montreal is in Ottawa while the B.C. Lions lick their wounds in a bye week. On June 12, I predicted Saskatchewan would finish first ... Read More »
1 responseBurzminski plays well at MJT stop
By Sean Rooney on August 28th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A pair of Medicine Hat golfers were in the hunt at the Maple Leaf Junior Tour’s event in Swift Current over the weekend. Sixteen-year-old Nolan Burzminski pushed Lethbridge’s Rylie Seaman for two full rounds, finishing with rounds of 71 and 77 on the par-71, 6,386-yard layout at Elmwood Golf Course. Seaman won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dream comes true for Willms
By Sean Rooney on August 28th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney About a dozen years ago, a four-year-old Caleb Willms wrote a letter to a cousin who was playing on a junior A hockey team. “I said I want to play WHL with him one day,” said Willms after signing to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers Monday. “I’ve been thinking about this day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers push each other at combine
By Ryan McCracken on August 28th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat College Rattlers hit the gym on Saturday. With training camps for all teams either started just around the corner, members of the men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball and golf teams met up to test their mettle at the college’s second annual athletic combine. “It’s a great opportunity for all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weich wins Men’s Open
By Ryan McCracken on August 27th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Raymond Weich had to dig deep on Sunday at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club. With his first MHTC Men’s Open title in six years up for grabs, Weich quickly found himself staring down a one-set deficit to reigning champion Calvin Heller — who has won the event four times in the past five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wave of the future: Tigers camp concludes with all-prospects intrasquad game
By Ryan McCracken on August 27th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken All eyes were fixed on the future during Sunday’s Medicine Hat Tigers intra-squad game at the Canalta Centre. With all of Medicine Hat’s returning players watching the game from a box upstairs, the spotlight shifted squarely onto the shoulders of the team’s next wave of talent. And it didn’t disappoint. “I think they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strong Saturday sets up final points race of the season at Speedway
By Ryan McCracken on August 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The drivers were out in full force on Saturday night at the Medicine Hat Speedway. Thomas Payne, Rich Cuhaime, Wayne Seaward, Blake Erb and Zack Schmidt all collected the checkered flag in their respective main events to set up the Speedway’s final points race, Sept. 8. Payne took top spot in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s Prosofsky making the most of Tigers training camp
By Ryan McCracken on August 27th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Hayden Prosofsky spent his childhood watching the Medicine Hat Tigers play at The Arena and Canalta Centre — and this weekend, he finally joined them on the ice. The 14-year-old Medicine Hat product was invited to attend training camp with the Tigers after an impressive season with the Canadian Sport School Bantam Hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newest Tigers making the most of camp
By Ryan McCracken on August 25th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken They may not be eligible to crack the Western Hockey League for another year, but Cole Sillinger and Ashton Ferster wasted no time making their presence known during Medicine Hat Tigers training camp Friday at the Canalta Centre. The pair of 2018 bantam draft picks combined for Team White’s opening goal just a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Williams already primed for sophomore season
By Ryan McCracken on August 25th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken While most Western Hockey League players were still spending their hours in the gym, Medicine Hat Tigers forward Josh Williams was gearing up for his season on the international stage. The 17-year-old right winger clinched gold with Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton and Red Deer earlier this month, allowing ... Read More »
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