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Renato 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 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 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 »
1 responseCubs gearing up for pressure filled second half
By JAMES TUBB on December 22nd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have put themselves in a position to have a good second half of their HJHL season. The Cubs entered their holiday break tied for second place in the South division with a record of 17-4-3. They’re tied with the Coaldale Copperheads with 37 points, with Coaldale having played one more ... Read More »
1 response‘Why not us’: SAHA looking for third straight Circle K Classic championship
By JAMES TUBB on December 22nd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The South Alberta Hockey Academy men’s team has held the title of Circle K Classic champion for two years and aren’t looking to relinquish it any time soon. The SAHA men are gearing up for their third straight Circle K Classic tournament, entering as defending championship for the second year in a row. Last ... Read More »
1 responseTigers coming off productive first half
By JAMES TUBB on December 21st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers came out of the gates and didn’t look back to start the 2023-24 WHL season. At the unofficial halfway point of the campaign, the Tigers sit in first place of the Central division, second in the Eastern conference and fourth in the entire league with a record of 21-9-2. They ... Read More »
1 responseBasha, Lindstrom making most of NHL draft year
By JAMES TUBB on December 20th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two Medicine Hat Tigers have been recognized alongside the top NHL draft prospects after strong starts to their season. Forwards Andrew Basha and Cayden Lindstrom were listed alongside 38 other players for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Moncton, N.B. in January. The duo will play before hundreds of NHL scouts and thousands of ... Read More »
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