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Split weekend keeps Tigers above.500
By JAMES TUBB on October 29th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers made use of their last home game for a week. The Tigers salvaged a split weekend with a 5-1 win Saturday at Co-op Place over the Regina Pats, a bounce-back following a 4-2 loss Friday at Red Deer to the Rebels. “It was a real good effort,” head coach Willie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks to face Chinook HS for South Zone football title
By JAMES TUBB on October 29th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat High Hawks senior football team will play for the 4A South Zone championship this weekend. The Hawks beat the Catholic Central Cougars 36-0 on Oct. 25, punching their ticket to the South Zone finals against the Cougars who beat the Monsignor McCoy Colts 17-15 the game prior. The Hawks led 8-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey roundup: U13AA Hounds score 22 goals in weekend sweep
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 29th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AA Hounds filled the net in a pair of wins this weekend. The Hounds beat the Central Alberta Selects 9-4 on Saturday and topped the Okotoks Oilers 13-8 on Sunday. Beckham Sprunger had four goals and an assist for a five-point effort. Weston Haslbeck collected four assists. Diesel Bishop scored twice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers beat Pats 5-1 at home Saturday
By James Tubb on October 26th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Tigers defended Co-op Place Saturday night. The Tigers beat the Regina Pats 5-1, a bounce back effort from a 4-2 loss Friday at Red Deer to the Rebels. Forward Mat Ward tallied a pair of goals on the night. The 20-year-old liked what he saw from the entire lineup in the win. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Martin signs entry-level contract with Panthers
By JAMES TUBB on October 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb While the ink is fully dry by now, Hunter St. Martin is still trying to grasp the idea he’s signed a pro contract. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward put pen to paper with the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, signing a threeyear entry-level contract with the defending Stanley Cup champions. The signing comes after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soakin’ in the Tubb: Forecheck, back-check, paycheque is the name of the game
By JAMES TUBB on October 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The benefit of hard work has been on display in Medicine Hat this season. Friday’s news of forward Hunter St. Martin signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers exemplifies what hockey coaches around the world are looking for from teams and players. Put in the time and the effort, on and off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jr. High volleyball wraps up throughout week
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Junior High Athletic Association boys and girls league finished the season up this week. Earlier in the week, the girls A league wrapped up their season on Monday at the Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre. The Irvine Tigers (No. 3) took the league banner with a 2-1 (25-16, 22-25, 15-11) win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remembering a legend of freshly-flooded ice
By JAMES TUBB on October 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb If ice could talk, the sheet of painted lines at The Arena would spout poetically about the late Fred Beaupre. Beaupre, who passed on Sept. 20, was the longtime Zamboni operator and rink supervisor at The Arena. He was known around the rink and city as ‘The Fly,’ earning the nickname for always buzzing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCoy Colts miss out on miracle finish, still holding heads high
By JAMES TUBB on October 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Monsignor McCoy Colts Sr. football team fell just short of a miracle win Friday night. The Colts’ had a 15-14 lead with 55.4 seconds left in the playoff contest Friday but left just enough time for the Chinook Coyotes to kick a short field goal for the 17-14 win. Baker Thompson scored on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers fall 4-2 Friday at Red Deer
By James Tubb on October 25th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Tigers dropped a two-game win streak Friday night. The Tigers lost 4-2 at Red Deer to the Rebels, snapping a short win streak. Friday’s game was the fifth time the two clubs faced off this season, with Red Deer winning four of the games. The Rebels got on the board first with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Martin signs entry-level contract with Florida Panthers
By James Tubb on October 25th, 2024
A second Medicine Hat Tigers forward has signed with an NHL club. The Florida Panthers announced Friday morning the signing of 19-year-old Hunter St. Martin to a three year, entry level contract. St. Martin was  selected by Florida in the sixth round, 193rd overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft. He attended the Panthers’ development camp ... Read More »
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