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Tigers win big in Red Deer
By Ryan McCracken on October 25th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The bounces went Medicine Hat’s way Tuesday night at the Enmax Centre. The Tigers benefitted from three goals off opposing players to bounce back from an early 2-1 deficit, secure a 5-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels and return home to the Canalta Centre on a high. “We really stuck to what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs drop to .500 with loss to Flyers
By Ryan McCracken on October 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Cubs fell short of a home-and-home sweep over the High River Flyers on Saturday night at Bob Snodgrass Arena. After picking up a 5-2 win on home ice Friday, the Cubs fell victim to the wrong end of the same score the next night in High River. Evan Pakkala ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trojans sweep Rattlers on the volleyball court
By Ryan McCracken on October 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Rattlers volleyball squads suffered a pair of sweeps Saturday at SAIT against the Trojans. SAIT’s Mark Anderson led the Trojans past the Rattlers’ men’s squad with 15 kills in a one-sided 25, 21, 25-13, 25-14 match. Medicine Hat’s Joao Pedro Freire topped the Rattler offence with seven kills on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Franklin leads Hurricanes past Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on October 22nd, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Sunday night belonged to Zane Franklin. The Lethbridge Hurricanes centre recorded his first career hat trick to send the Medicine Hat Tigers home empty handed in a 7-2 rivalry night matchup at the Enmax Centre. It only took Franklin 19 seconds to get the ball rolling. The 18-year-old Marwayne product jumped on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers jump all over Kootenay in 11-1 romp
By Mo Cranker on October 21st, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Dawson Heathcote must have had a horseshoe in his hockey pants on Friday night at the Canalta Centre. The 17-year-old rookie forward capitalized on a pair of fortuitous bounces then worked his way onto the highlight reel with an impressive individual effort to complete his first career hat trick — with his fourth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers women drop game to SAIT
By Mo Cranker on October 21st, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Rattlers women’s volleyball team has played three, five-set matches this season — all of which they’ve lost. The Rattlers women went the distance with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans Friday, but eventually fell in the fifth set. “I think that, at this point, we’re just really inconsistent,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat Charity Classic returns for 23rd year
By Jeremy Appel on October 20th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Curling Club’s 23rd Annual Hat Charity Classic begins today at noon, continuing throughout the weekend. The event hosts 24 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as international teams from Japan and Russia. The women’s playoff round occurs Sunday, with the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers deal Fischer for Ostir, Van Impe and a pick
By Ryan McCracken on October 20th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers made the most of a tough situation Thursday, dealing overage forward Zach Fischer to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for 18-year-old winger Hayden Ostir, 16-year-old defensive prospect Eric Van Impe and a second-round pick in the 2019 WHL bantam draft. Fischer opted to part ways with the Tigers on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters take home a haul at Huntsman World Senior Games
By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken It may have been 47 years since Medicine Hat’s Michele David Roll competed in the lanes of a swimming pool, but that didn’t stop her from collecting eight medals at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah last weekend. David Roll made the trip to Utah alongside her brother, Dan David, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haden making the most of added responsibility with Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken After spending a large portion of last season as a healthy scratch, Gary Haden has received some added responsibility with the Medicine Hat Tigers this year—and he’s been making the most of it. The sophomore centre is well on his way to a career year after starting the season alongside rookies Henry Rybinski ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs settle for a split
By Ryan McCracken on October 16th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs were forced to settle for a split this weekend at the Kinplex. While the Cubs kicked off the weekend with a 7-1 drubbing over the Three Hills Thrashers on Saturday, the Ponoka Stampeders shut down any hope of a streak in a 9-3 blowout Sunday — their first ... Read More »
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