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Langkow excited to be back in the WHL
By JAMES TUBB on December 9th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Beckett Langkow is back in the Western Hockey League. The 20-year-old former Medicine Hat Tigers net minder signed with the Edmonton Oil Kings on Tuesday and started against his former club on Friday. While standing on the visitors side of Co-op Place, Langkow says it was a different experience in the rink he had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers win big Friday to kick off home-and-home
By James Tubb on December 8th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers opened the weekend on a high note. The Tiger put up an eight spot, beating the Edmonton Oil Kings 8-2 in the first game of their home-and-home weekend series. Medicine Hat came into the night off a week of practice, their last contest a 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEAC Tigers raise money for cancer awareness
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 8th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat South East Athletic Club Tigers celebrated their cancer awareness efforts Wednesday. The U17AAA SEAC club raised $6,430 during their cancer awareness game held on Nov. 19, a 3-0 win over the Calgary Bulls. The Tigers coaches and captains presented the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre and its manager Dan Thomas with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spilka enjoys return to Tigers lineup, gets unique first WHL goal
By JAMES TUBB on December 8th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Like most athletes, Vasyl Spilka isn’t a fan of watching games from the press box. The Czechia forward made his way back into the Medicine Hat Tigers’ lineup last Friday after missing six games with a lower body injury. The start of his WHL debut season was delayed due to an off-season shoulder injury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What a catch: Tigers ink Kachkowski
By JAMES TUBB on December 8th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Christmas came early for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers put pen to paper with 16-year-old defenceman Jack Kachkowski on Thursday and he will make his WHL debut Saturday in Edmonton against the Oil Kings. Kachkowski was selected 89th overall by the Tigers in the 2022 WHL draft and attended rookie camp that summer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers make annual teddy bear deliveries
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Five Medicine Hat Tigers were able to experience an annual, memorable tradition. The Tigers’ leadership group of captain Tyler MacKenzie, assistants Rhett Parsons, Dru Krebs and Oasiz Wiesblatt, as well as forward Cayden Lindstrom, handed out teddy bears from Saturday’s Teddy Bear Toss game to newborns, children and seniors at the Medicine Hat Hospital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs sweep weekend, return home for two-game stretch
By JAMES TUBB on December 6th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs picked up a lesson and some much needed points over the weekend. The Cubs won both of their road games, winning 6-4 Friday at High River against the Flyers and topping the Rocky Rams 8-3 on Sunday. Head coach and general manager Randy Wong says they were lucky to hold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks Sr. boys open b-ball season with tourney win
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat High Hawk’s senior boys basketball team kicked off the season in a big way. The Hawks took first place in their locally held tournament over the weekend. In the opening round, Hat High outplayed Archbishop Macdonald in a decisive 117-49 win. Trey Watson led the charge with 16 points and nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Desjardins: We have lots of work ahead of us
By JAMES TUBB on December 6th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two weeks away from their Holiday break and the halfway point of the season, the Medicine Hat Tigers sit in first place of the Central division – a position that surprised head coach Willie Desjardins. Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders gives the Tigers a record of 17-8-2, good for 36 points, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six Hat ringette players to represent Alberta at Winter Games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Ringette Association will be represented at the upcoming Alberta Winter Games. Six members of the association were named to represent the city at the 2024 Alberta Winter Games held in Grande Prairie. Medicine Hat’s invited talent includes five players from the U16 Mercury – Ryleigh Jackiw, Margot Kerr, Ella Seale, Erika Want ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Med Hat Boxing Club fights at Taber over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was in the ring this weekend on the road. The local boxing club fought at a boxing show in Taber on Saturday night hosted by the Bam Bam Boxing Club, winning all three bouts against Taber fighters by unanimous decision. Medicine Hat’s Tavin Booker defeated Riley Kane of Taber ... Read More »
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