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2023 Sports story of the year honourable mentions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 30th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat had a sporting year that shined bright from Jan. 1 to the end of the calendar. The Medicine Hat News selected the Medicine Hat Mavericks as the top sports story for 2023, here are some honourable mentions. The year started off with the South Alberta Hockey Academy winning their ... Read More »
1 responseTigers fall in close contest Friday to Broncos
By James Tubb on December 29th, 2023
“It’s not a loss, it’s a learning lesson. You have to just learn from it, know what we did wrong and just utilize it to make it become a strength for us moving forward.” Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Ethan McCallum said after their 3-1 loss Friday night at Co-op Place to the Swift Current Broncos. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers show early maturity in return to holidays
By JAMES TUBB on December 29th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers quickly shook off the holiday rust. The Tigers returned from their holiday break with a 4-2 win Wednesday at Red Deer over the Rebels. Medicine Hat was outshot 34-19 in the win, with Zach Zahara making 32 saves to keep them in the game. Head coach Willie Desjardins says it ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA rolling to open Circle K Classic
By JAMES TUBB on December 29th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The South Alberta Hockey Academy has worked their way to early success at the Circle K Classic. For the second year in a row the Dunmore-based hockey academy is 2-0 in their first two days of action at the 32-team invitational tournament in Calgary. SAHA beat the Chicago Mission 5-2 on Wednesday before holding ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA opens Circle K Classic with win
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 28th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy opened their bid for a third straight Circle K Classic championship with a win. SAHA opened their round robin with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Mission. Forward Brayden Ryan-MacKay, a 2023 WHL draft pick of the Medicine Hat Tigers, led the way offensively for the Dunmore-based academy with ... Read More »
1 responseRenato Franchetto memorial tennis tourney this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 28th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club’s winter tournament gets underway Saturday. The winter tournament named the Renato Franchetto Memorial Tennis Classic is entering its 10th year in honour of the longtime club member. After this year’s tournament, it will return to the namesake of the Winter Tennis Classic. There will be 12 teams facing off ... Read More »
1 responseTigers return from holidays with 4-2 win over Rebels
By James Tubb on December 27th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers were outshot and out chanced Wednesday night but held on for a road win. The Tigers made their return from the holiday break in winning fashion, beating the Red Deer Rebels 4-2. Zach Zahara led the Tigers with a 32-save performance, with Medicine Hat outshot 34-19. Dru Krebs opened the scoring 12:28 ... Read More »
1 responseTigers look for a mature second half
By JAMES TUBB on December 27th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers had a strong first half that put them in first place of the Central division. With 36 games left on the calendar, they’re looking to stay there. The Tigers open up the unofficial second half of the 2023-24 WHL season tonight on the road at Red Deer against the Rebels. ... Read More »
1 responseYoungest Tigers looking for growth after Christmas break
By JAMES TUBB on December 23rd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Tigers fans have been rewarded with a crop of young talent that has more than shown up so far this season. The Tigers have seven rookie skaters and two rookie net minders on the roster, with four of those players coming out of the 2021 draft class that followed Medicine Hat’s 11-win ... Read More »
1 responseI want more out of myself: McKenna
By JAMES TUBB on December 23rd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb According to the numbers and league averages, Gavin McKenna has had a strong start to his rookie season in the Western Hockey League. According to the freshly turned 16-year-old, he needs to be better. McKenna hit the holiday break with a stat line of 11 goals and 32 points in 26 games in his ... Read More »
1 responseRuck twins named to Canada’s Youth Olympics roster
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 22nd, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Liam and Markus Ruck will be representing Canada Hockey internationally in the new year. The two Medicine Hat Tigers prospects have been named to Team Canada’s men’s hockey team for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games held in Gangwon, South Korea. Men’s hockey will take place at the Games from Jan. 27-31 at the ... Read More »
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