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Minor Hockey roundup: U13AA Hounds win pair of games over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AA Hounds took home a pair of road wins this weekend. They beat the Red Deer Wesco 6-4 on Saturday and topped the West Central Tigers 5-1 on Sunday. In Saturday’s win, Beckam Sprunger had four goals and Raylan Johnson had a goal and an assist. Hudson Gilchrist scored a solo ... Read More »
1 responseRucks lead the way in Tigers’ win Tuesday
By James Tubb on December 10th, 2024
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis paired up in 2003 for a remake of the comedy classic Freaky Friday. Markus and Liam Ruck put in their efforts to make ‘Twin Tuesday’ the next family comedy. The Medicine Hat Tigers twin forwards combined for four goals and seven points as the Tigers beat the Saskatoon Blades 6-4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teddy Bear Toss can’t soften a pair of weekend losses for Tigers
By JAMES TUBB on December 10th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Teddy bears flew as losses piled up this weekend for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers lost a pair of games in the penultimate weekend of the unofficial first half, falling 4-3 at Lethbridge on Friday to the Hurricanes before a 7-4 defeat Saturday at Co-op Place to the Edmonton Oil Kings. “It’s just ... Read More »
1 responseU19 Mustangs win Ed Horvath gold – again
By JAMES TUBB on December 10th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs defended home ice over the weekend. The U19 Mustangs won gold at the Ed Horvath Invitational ringette tournament, winning a third gold medal in a row at the locally held tournament. The Mustangs overcame a 5-2 deficit in the second half, beating the Buffalo Plains Blitz 6-5 to claim ... Read More »
1 responseTigers fall 7-4 Saturday in dramatic Teddy Bear Toss night
By James Tubb on December 7th, 2024
Teddy Bears flying was only a preview of a dramatic Saturday night at Co-op Place. The Medicine Hat Tigers led 4-3 after 40 minutes, ultimately allowing five unanswered goals to fall 7-4 to the Edmonton Oil Kings in a contest full of vitriol. Two Oil Kings players ran into Medicine Hat net minder Jordan Switzer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soakin’ in the Tubb: Playing for the holidays
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Oh how close the holidays are. The Western Hockey League enters the penultimate weekend of the unofficial first half of the season, with one week left between teams and a bit of a break before the dog days of winter rear their snowy head. There will be lot’s of time for a breakdown of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s Memorial Cup bid graded well: CHL President
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat’s bid for the 2026 Memorial Cup impressed the CHL, the league’s president says. Dan MacKenzie poke with the News on Wednesday about Medicine Hat’s bid to host the 20206 tournament, eventually awarded to the Kelowna Rockets on Nov. 27. Medicine Hat and Kelowna were two of five teams to submit bids, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ed Horvath Invitational ringette tournament underway
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Rings dropped and banners are ready to be hung, as the largest tournament in the city kickstarted Friday. The Medicine Hat Ringette Association’s Ed Horvath Invitational tournament got underway Friday, with 40 teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan taking part in the three-day, 93-game tournament spread out at the Moose Rec Centre, Kinplex and Big ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes score four straight goals to beat Tigers 4-3
By James Tubb on December 6th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Tigers scored first Friday night but it was the Lethbridge Hurricanes who finished on top. The Hurricanes scored four straight goals to beat the Highway 3 rival 4-3. It’s the second time Lethbridge has topped the Tigers, winning 6-5 on Nov. 6. Oasiz Wiesblatt scored 3:09 into the contest, scoring top shelf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers Teddy Bear toss predictions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Who will unleash the teddy bears Saturday night? The News anonymously polled Medicine Hat Tigers’ players and coaches for their predictions of who will score that fateful first goal at the Medicine Hat News Teddy Bear Toss game against the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday. There were 16 players named in the predictions, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers carry confidence, 3-game win streak into divisional weekend
By JAMES TUBB on December 6th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are picking up wins in steady fashion in recent days. The Tigers recorded a third-straight win Wednesday night, scoring four unanswered goals – three in the third – to win 4-3 at Swift Current over the Broncos. Liam Ruck recorded his first WHL multi-goal game, Oasiz Wiesblatt found twine and ... Read More »
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