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Quenneville familiar with all-star defenceman pairing
By Ryan McCracken on March 24th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman David Quenneville was named to the Western Hockey League’s first all-star team alongside Moose Jaw Warriors blueliner Kale Clague this week —and believe it or not, there was a time when that back-end pairing was more than just a fantasy on paper. “Coming into second year of bantam we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haden finally gets in to playoffs
By Ryan McCracken on March 24th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken It’s hard to say anyone on the Medicine Hat Tigers is more deserving of their place in the post-season than Gary Haden. Despite playing in 106 regular season games with the Tigers since being shipped to the Gas City in the 2016 trade that sent Cole Sanford to the Regina Pats, Friday’s Eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One-sided opener
By Ryan McCracken on March 24th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers have prevailed through times of adversity all season long, and Friday was no exception. Despite losing defencemen Dylan MacPherson and Linus Nassen to a pair of early injuries, the Tigers took the Brandon Wheat Kings to task with a lopsided 7-2 victory in Game 1 of the Western Hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollett gets start but Tigers don’t discount Bullion
By Ryan McCracken on March 23rd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken When the lights go down and the crowd rises up, Jordan Hollett will be leading the way. The Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender will be the man between the pipes when the puck drops for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the Brandon Wheat Kings tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tigers head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From the couch to the top line
By Ryan McCracken on March 23rd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Three months ago, Elijah Brown was sitting on a couch in Edmonton. Now he’s centering the top line of a division winning Western Hockey League franchise. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers centre was shipped to the Gas City from the Seattle Thunderbirds at the trade deadline after leaving the T-Birds earlier in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Student-athletes help out
By Sean Rooney on March 22nd, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney The college golf season ended in October, but Brett Griscowsky knows he’s a Rattler all year long. The soccer and futsal seasons produced thrilling moments for Jordan Fauth, but so too did the players she coached. Wins and losses aside for Medicine Hat College, it’s been a rewarding past year for their student-athletes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salta gymnasts fare well at zone championships
By Sean Rooney on March 21st, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Emma Flug didn’t exactly have high expectations for her balance beam routine at the Southern Alberta gymnastics championships this past weekend. “Usually I get last place on beam,” said the 10-year-old Salta Gymnastics Club athlete. Not this time. In the second rotation at the Altadore club in Calgary, Flug didn’t just stay on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rogue earns bronze at ringette provincials
By Sean Rooney on March 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News It doesn’t get much better than winning the last game of the season, regardless of whether it’s for a medal or consolation. Luckily for the Medicine Hat Rogue, there was hardware involved Sunday at under-14 B ringette provincials in Sherwood Park. Rogue beat the Calgary Northwest Outlaws 2-1 for bronze, capping a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers’ Hamblin injured, out for playoffs
By Ryan McCracken on March 20th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers will be without their top centre when they open the WHL post-season on Friday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. James Hamblin has been ruled out for the entirety of the playoffs after suffering a wrist injury on a heavy neutral zone hit in the dying minutes of Saturday’s regular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cheerleading teams fare well at meets in Regina, Calgary
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Another event, another round of awards for Medicine Hat’s cheerleading teams. The Ultimate Cheer Fusion girls were in Regina this past weekend for the Best of the West Cheer and Dance Championships, while the Stingerz went ot Calgary for the Stampede City Showdown. Fusion earned two overall division awards as the top-scoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New champions at Hat Ladies Bonspiel
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News There was a new winner in Medicine Hat’s Ladies Bonspiel, though the defending champs made it close. Deb Lutz’s team including Vicki Sjolie, Deb Hubich and Norma Lippert held on for a win Sunday at the Medicine Hat Curling Club over Holly Stroh’s squad. Facing a Lutz stone and without the hammer ... Read More »
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