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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!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!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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Vikings open HS football playoffs at Cardston tonight
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 25th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Crescent Heights Vikings get the 3A football playoffs underway tonight. The Vikings senior football team enters the playoffs as the fourth seed in the 3A South Zone and will face the No. 1 seed W.R. Meyers. The two teams faced off on Sept. 27 with W.R. Meyers winning 37-26. Crescent Heights comes into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winners of five in last six, Tigers look to continue success into weekend
By JAMES TUBB on October 25th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are getting wins in any fashion they can. The Tigers beat the Calgary Hitmen 4-2 Wednesday night, recording a fifth win in the club’s last six games, a rebound from the 1-4 start to the season. Looking at the win Wednesday, associate coach Joe Frazer liked their response in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEAC Tigers get glimpse of the life-saving facility they’ll be playing for
By JAMES TUBB on October 25th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U17AAA SEAC Tigers were able to see Thursday night just how important donations raised at their annual cancer awareness game are and where they can be utilized. The South East Athletic Club toured the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre after hours, ahead of their cancer awareness game on Nov. 10, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Lack of playoffs allow Alberta teams time to make decisions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 24th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the first time since 1945, both Alberta teams will miss the postseason the same year. Former Regina Roughrider Dean Griffing organized the Stampeders at the end of the Second World War. Edmonton fielded a team from time to time beginning in 1892. They were the first Western team to contest the Grey Cup, ... Read More »
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