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Back to where it all began
By Mo Cranker on September 16th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat College women’s basketball team prepped for its regular season Friday, falling to the Mount Royal University Cougars 55-52 at Medicine Hat High School. For most of the Rattlers team, the exhibition match was a fairly standard way to begin a new basketball season, but for Jordyn Kearley, it was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Street Car Shootout hits drag strip
By Ryan McCracken on September 16th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Alberta Street Car Shootout makes its way onto the Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association strip Saturday afternoon, The event will feature drivers from across Western Canada in some of the fastest street-legal vehicles in the country while Medicine Hat’s own racers aim to improve their standing with just four points days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw out six months with torn ACL
By Ryan McCracken on September 15th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Mason Shaw got the news he feared on Thursday, but he’s not ready to call it a season just yet. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward received confirmation of a torn ACL that requires surgery after suffering an awkward hit in a prospects game with the Minnesota Wild last weekend. While Tigers assistant coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers’ rookie Rybinski reaping the benefits of hard work
By Ryan McCracken on September 14th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken With his first season of Western HockeyLeague eligibility on the horizon, Henry Rybinski dedicated his summer to tacking on strength. The 16-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward started working out with Scott Hebert out of Vancouver’s Excel Fitness to start the summer with the goal of entering training camp with a stronger frame and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw likely to receive MRI results today
By Ryan McCracken on September 14th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The first part of the waiting game could reach and end today for Medicine Hat Tigers forward MasonShaw. The 19-year-old playmaker suffered a right knee injury during a Traverse City Prospects Tournament game with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday and has been awaiting a timetable for his return to action ever since. Shaw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual pickleball tournament a smash hit
By Mo Cranker on September 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Henry Singer Park in Spruce Grove, Alberta was the site for 270 participants of various levels in the annual Alberta Provincial Championship September Smash. Contestants played on the brand new 12 dedicated pickleball courts. The Medicine Hat contingent fared well. In the ladies’ 3.0 class Ruthmary Hollis and Carolyn Snyder captured a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors deal Tigers first loss of pre-season
By Ryan McCracken on September 11th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers were dealt their first loss of the pre-season on Saturday in Moose Jaw. While rookie forward Josh Williams scored to give Medicine Hat an early lead and increase his scoring streak to five goals and two assists in three games, the Warriors dug in their heels and pulled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw suffers injury at Traverse City tournament
By Ryan McCracken on September 11th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers could be without Mason Shaw to start the Western Hockey League season. The 19-year-old playmaker suffered a right knee injury while competing with the Minnesota Wild at the Traverse City Prospects Tournament in Michigan. Heading into the corner to collect a loose puck during Saturday’s game against the Columbus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGovern hoping to step up in the crease for Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on September 9th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Duncan McGovern learned a number of things after being sent from the Medicine Hat Tigers to the Dauphin Kings to fill a development role last season — namely, how much better it is in the WHL. The 17-year-old netminder took in seven games with the Tigers before the trade that secured Michael Bullion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers alum Butcher nets three points for Oilers at Young Stars tournament
By Ryan McCracken on September 9th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Chad Butcher took one giant step toward a future in the National Hockey League on Friday night in Penticton. “I hadn’t played a game in a long time so I had to shake the nerves off a bit,” said Butcher. “I got a feel for things as it went and my line built ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No holding back
By Ryan McCracken on September 8th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Entering his first season of Western Hockey League eligibility as the highest Medicine Hat Tigers draft pick in more than a decade, Josh Williams made a promise to himself. No holding back. “I just wanted to prove myself. I wanted to show everyone they drafted me for a reason. I didn’t want to ... Read More »
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