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Tigers inch closer to final roster
By Ryan McCracken on October 5th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers cut their import count down to two on Tuesday with the release of German forward Mick Kohler. The move makes room for the return of Latvian blueliner Kristians Rubins, while officially giving Swedish defenceman Linus Nassen full-time status in the Gas City. “With losing so many players from last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White hoping for a return to form with hometown Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on October 5th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken After a 19-month hiatus from the Western Hockey League, Jaeger White is ready to prove he still has what it takes to thrive on the ice. A dislocated collarbone forced the 19-year-old Medicine Hat product off the ice near the end of the 2015-16 season. While the road to recovery was an arduous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawks use week to prepare for biggest test of the regular season
By Mo Cranker on October 4th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat High School Mohawks are preparing for what is likely to be the biggest game of their regular season. Hat High will take on the undefeated Crescent Heights High School Vikings, 7 p.m. Friday at the Methanex Bowl, for a clash between Medicine Hat’s two strongest high school football teams this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Best in class
By Mo Cranker on October 3rd, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The drag racing season could not have gone any better for the Toth family. Riley Toth ended the year on top of the Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association’s Pro Bike leaderboard, with a 100-plus point lead on his brother Zach, who finished second. Their father Dave, sitting a little more than 100 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bullion stops 32 in loss to Raiders
By Ryan McCracken on October 2nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers fell back to the .500 mark on Saturday night in Prince Albert with a 4-2 loss to the Raiders. Hat goaltender Michael Bullion kept his team in the contest with a 32-save performance, but the Tabbies were unable to put a puck past Prince Albert’s Curtis Meger in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High takes down Brooks
By Mo Cranker on September 30th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It was a great night for football Friday, as the Medicine Hat High School Mohawks defeated the Brooks Buffalos 14-0 at the Methanex Bowl. “That was an extremely hard-fought game,” said Hat High head coach Quinn Skelton. “This game was a battle. The kids out of Brooks really come to play, and they’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers add new faces to scouting staff
By Ryan McCracken on September 30th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers entered their first road trip through Saskatchewan this weekend as one of just two Western Hockey League teams without any players from the province on their roster. While the Tigers haven’t had a Saskatchewan product on the ice since goaltender Mack Shields left the team at the end of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers set to face off against Blades
By Ryan McCracken on September 29th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers open their first overnight road trip of the season tonight in Saskatoon against the winless Blades at 7:05 p.m. The Blades failed to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year last season, but a recent trade for former Vancouver Giants goaltender Ryan Kubic has them looking a little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fischer could return to Tigers this weekend
By Ryan McCracken on September 28th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Reinforcements are on the way. Medicine Hat Tigers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says goal-scoring enforcer Zach Fischer could be ready to return from a concussion this weekend, while defenceman Kristians Rubins and goaltender Jordan Hollett are just a few days behind. “I think we’re getting real close,” said Clouston. “(Fischer) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollett champing at the bit
By Ryan McCracken on September 28th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Jordan Hollet is champing at the bit. It’s been 128 days since the Medicine Hat Tigers acquired the 18-year-old in a trade with the Regina Pats, and while he’s still yet to make his debut in orange and black, that date is finally drawing near. “The whole summer I wanted to play right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quenneville brings wealth of experience back from Isles camp
By Ryan McCracken on September 27th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Experience goes a long way. The Medicine Hat Tigers entered Friday’s season-opening loss with a combined 141 games of Western Hockey League experience on the blue line. But the Tigers received another 181 games of experience overnight with the return of David Quenneville, and with it they bounced back for their first win ... Read More »
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