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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!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!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!Smart diet, sound work ethic lead to impressive results for Tabbies winger Rybinski
By Ryan McCracken on August 25th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The term off-season doesn’t do Henry Rybinski’s summer justice. The 17-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers winger tacked on some size while honing his speed, skating and shot over the summer months and now sits poised for a career year in the Western Hockey League thanks to a smart diet and a sound work ethic. ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!Sport development centre gets new coordinator
By Sean Rooney on August 24th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney There’s a new face in charge of the Alberta Sport Development Centre’s Southeast branch at Medicine Hat College, but she’s far from a stranger to the folks she’ll be working with. After all, she still parks in the same spot and her new office is mere steps across the hallway from the old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers have lots to decide as camp opens
By Ryan McCracken on August 24th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers are set to kick off training camp today at the Canalta Centre with scrimmages at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and plenty of questions left to be answered. The Tigers parted ways with overagers Mark Rassell, Kristians Rubins and Michael Bullion in the off-season, traded away forward Jaeger White ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamblin all healed up
By Ryan McCracken on August 24th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken After having last season cut short in disastrous fashion, James Hamblin is ready to start anew. The 19-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers centre dislocated multiple bones in his wrist after taking an open-ice hit late in the final game of the regular season against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. While the improbable injury immediately ended the ... Read More »
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