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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Edmonton Oil Kings swung a pair of trades Saturday as they sit second in the Central division. The Oil Kings started they off with an in-division trade, acquiring forward Jaxon Fuder from the Red Deer Rebels in a four-piece deal. They sent Red Deer three forwards, 2007-born Poul Andersen, 2009-born Boris Sigachev and [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Oasiz Wiesblatt has always tried to keep his feet in one place, taking whatever is thrown at him one day at a time. It was his strategy in Medicine Hat as he entrenched himself among the top captains in Tigers’ history, and it’s how he’s managing each new day at the professional level. The [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers carry their winning ways into 2026. The Tigers thumped the Red Deer Rebels 8-0 Tuesday on the road for a 13th straight win, their longest win streak since a stretch of 17 straight in 2007. The longest win streak last season was 12 games. The Tigers twin duo of [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Bryce Pickford was looking forward to time with his family and a visit from Santa Claus over the WHL holiday break. He wasn’t expecting an NHL contract to be under the family Christmas tree. The Medicine Hat Tigers’ captain signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the break, announced Dec. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The WHL holiday break wasn’t just an opportunity for players and coaches to see their families again, it also gave the rest of the league a break from facing the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers returned from the break with a pair of wins, winning 5-1 Saturday in Lethbridge over the Hurricanes before beating [...] Read More »

Memphis Grizzlies (15-18, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (20-11, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis visits the Los Angeles Lakers after Ja Morant scored 40 points in the Grizzlies’ 139-136 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Lakers are 15-8 in Western Conference [...] Read More »

Portland Trail Blazers (14-20, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (8-27, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans plays Portland looking to end its three-game home skid. The Pelicans are 4-21 against conference opponents. New Orleans has a 4-12 record in games decided by [...] Read More »

Orlando Magic (18-15, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (16-17, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic take on Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls in Eastern Conference action Friday. The Bulls are 12-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is seventh in the NBA with [...] Read More »

Denver Nuggets (23-10, third in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hosts Denver looking to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Cavaliers are 12-8 in home games. Cleveland is 10-9 against opponents over .500. The Nuggets are 13-5 in road [...] Read More »

Atlanta Hawks (16-19, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (23-10, second in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will aim to end its three-game road skid when the Hawks play New York. The Knicks are 18-8 against conference opponents. New York ranks eighth in the Eastern [...] Read More »