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McKenna excited for Tigers’ playoff push after early exit from World Juniors
By JAMES TUBB on January 8th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna’s first World Junior experience was far shorter than expected or desired. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward returned from Ottawa on Sunday, returning after Canada’s quarter-finals exit at the U20 tournament, a second year in a row the red and white have bowed out of the tournament ahead of the medal round, falling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes continue to bolster, acquire World Junior blue liner Caden Price
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Lethbridge Hurricanes decided the Price was Right Monday night. The Hurricanes acquired 19-year-old defenceman Caden Price from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for 17-year-old blue liner Will Sharpe, the WHL playing rights to 17-year-old goaltender Harrison Boettiger and five draft picks. They sent Kelowna a 2026 first-round draft pick, a 2025 fourth and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL trade tracker: Hitmen further bolster lineup ahead of trade deadline
By JAMES TUBB on January 7th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Calgary Hitmen made a pair of trades Saturday. The Hitmen acquired Seattle Thunderbirds defenceman Sawyer Mynio, fresh off a World Juniors appearance with Team Canada. The 19-year-old Vancouver Canucks prospect has five goals and 19 points in 18 games this season. Mynio was part of the Thunderbirds’ 2023 championship roster, scoring a goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs win first game back from holiday break
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs shook off the holiday rust. The Cubs won the first game back from the Heritage Junior Hockey League’s holiday break, beating the Mountainview Colts 7-4 on Saturday. Kyle Woolridge extended his league-leading point tally, with two goals and four assists in the win. Hayden King had a goal and three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ward propels Tigers in split weekend with Broncos
By JAMES TUBB on January 7th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers maintained a fragile division lead with a weekend split. After a 4-1 loss Friday at Swift Current, the Tigers rebounded with a 5-2 win Saturday at home over the Broncos. Both games had standout, individual performances. On Friday, Broncos’ forward Luke Mistelbacher scored all four goals for the green and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor Hockey roundup: U17AAA SEAC Tigers pickup three points over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat U17AAA SEAC Tigers had a three-point weekend in the standings. The South East Athletic Club Tigers picked up a point in a 3-3 draw Saturday with the SPKAC Squires before topping the MLAC Leafs 6-4 on Sunday at home. In Saturday’s tie, Ryker Watson scored twice and Treyden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers swing blockbuster, acquire Tanner Molendyk and Misha Volotovskii from Saskatoon
By James Tubb on January 6th, 2025
The Medicine Hat Tigers swung a ‘holy moly’ kind of trade Monday evening. The Tigers acquired 19-year-old defencemen Tanner Molendyk and 19-yearold forward Misha Volotovskii from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a seven-piece package that includes 17-yearold forward Hayden Harsanyi and 17-year-old defenceman Jack Kachkowski. The Tigers also send five draft picks to Saskatoon, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ward pots hat trick Saturday night in 5-2 win over his former club
By James Tubb on January 4th, 2025
Mat Ward scored three times Saturday night to propel the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-2 over the Swift Current Broncos at Co-op Place. That sentence would have put a WHL fan into a spiral a year ago. But the 20-year-old former Bronco led the Tigers in a bounce-back win, adding an assist for a four-point night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soakin’ in the Tubb: Injury bug aside, Tigers flying high with second-half underway
By JAMES TUBB on January 4th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s really only one big question surrounding the Medicine Hat Tigers three games into the second-half – when will that damn injury bug buzz off. The Tigers continue to deal with injuries, a theme that started in the first few weeks of the season and has not relented. The rehabbing Cayden Lindstrom aside, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat shines throughout 2024 sport calendar
By JAMES TUBB on January 4th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Athletes and teams in Medicine Hat put on quite a show in the year 2024. There were multiple championships won by teams and athletes in individual sports, with each season of sport presenting a local winner. Three Medicine Hat ringette players and a coach won gold, and another won silver at the U16 ringette ... Read More »
1 responseBroncos’ Mistelbacher scores 4 times to beat Tigers 4-1 Friday
By James Tubb on January 3rd, 2025
Luke Mistelbacher hit the Medicine Hat Tigers with a four-spot Friday night. The 19-year-old Swift Current Broncos forward scored all of the offence for his club as they beat the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers 4-1. The Broncos made good on the previous matchup between the clubs, a 4-3 Medicine Hat win that saw the visiting ... Read More »
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