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The CHL announced Wednesday afternoon the Kelowna Rockets will host the 2026 Memorial Cup. The Rockets were one of five Western Hockey League teams in on the tournament, with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Brandon Wheat Kings, Spokane Chiefs and Lethbridge Hurricanes also submitting bids. Kelowna was to host the 2020 Memorial Cup cancelled due to [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After the busiest stretch of the season, the Medicine Hat Tigers look for a week to rest and rebound. The Tigers are coming off a stretch of four games in five days, picking up three points to sit in first place of the Central division with a record of 13-11-1. Their 25 games are [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U16 Mustangs won ringette gold over the weekend. The Mustangs took first place at the Silver Ring tournament in Edmonton, going undefeated en route to the gold. They opened the tournament with a 4-3 win Friday over Cochrane. Leighton Wright scored three times, Jayna Allchurch had a goal and an assist [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews The Raymond Comets fell 37-14 in their provincial 5A high school football championship game to Edmonton’s Harry Ainlay Titans at Grande Prairie on Saturday. Titan’s quarterback George Arbez rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another as Ainlay captured its sixth provincial title since 1985. Comets lost starting quarterback Talan Ralph early in the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17AAA South East Athletic Club Tigers notched a pair of wins this weekend in consistent fashion. They beat the Airdrie Avalanche 4-2 on Saturday before topping the Calgary Bulls 6-2 on Sunday. Illya Khazov had two goals and an assist in the win Saturday, with Logan Neuls and Nolan Peppler each [...] Read More »

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – A linebacker at Alabama’s largest historically Black university died on Tuesday after a collision during a game in October that left him hospitalized for a month, according to a statement from the university. Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he [...] Read More »

CALGARY – As his time with the B.C. Lions appeared to be coming to an end, Vernon Adams Jr. was talking about his CFL future with Calgary cornerback Demario Houston. “We were just talking scenarios and things like that. And I told him, I was like, “˜Hey, I would love to come over there and [...] Read More »

The chance to help grow a new team and league from the ground up attracted Katrine Pedersen and her family to Canada. The former Danish captain is coach of Ottawa Rapid FC, one of six teams set to kick off the new Northern Super League in April. “This is a chance to be able to [...] Read More »

MONTREAL – Cole Caufield was 13 years old when he watched T.J. Oshie become “T.J. Sochi,” dragging the United States past Russia in spectacular style with four shootout goals at the 2014 Olympics. As best-on-best international hockey returns this winter at the 4 Nations Face-Off, Caufield dreams of representing the U.S. on a similar stage, [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps appear poised for some significant roster moves after the team declined to pick up contract options on six players, including striker Fafa Picault. The club announced Tuesday that id did not exercise options on Picault, midfielders J.C. Ngando, Ralph Priso and Alessandro Schopf, and goalkeeper Joe Bendik. Sporting director Axel [...] Read More »