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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Liam Ruck will get a second chance to showcase himself against some of the best prospects for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward was one of four WHLers named to two rosters for the inaugural WHL Prospects Game. The showcase game, to be held in Vancouver on Feb. 18, will [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb When it comes to fight-mode, Riley Steen enters a flow state. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman has shown he’s not afraid of the gritty parts of hockey, dropping the gloves four times in his rookie season in the WHL. Two of his combatants stood 6-foot-5 or taller and weighed more than 200 pounds, a [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb In Bryce Pickford’s eyes, everything happens for a reason. Getting snubbed by Hockey Canada for a spot at their World Juniors camp is just another bump to move on from for the Medicine Hat Tigers’ captain. “It was obviously in the back of my head, but it’s team first for me,” Pickford said. “I [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U18AA Hounds won the first game of their weekend. They beat the Central Alberta Selects 4-2 on Friday ahead of a 6-3 loss Saturday to the Olds Grizzlys. Jaxon Bohrn scored twice, Mavric Ward had a goal and an assist and Jon tackle had a solo tally. Hudson Corbett made 55 [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 women’s team took care of business with their lone game of the week. They beat the Edge School 5-3 on Saturday to win the season series 3-2. Maria Facca had a pair of goals and each of Kailey Karpan, Riley Bourque and Sara Stefanic found [...] Read More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes to Kyle Pitts Sr., and Zane Gonzalez kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to complete the Atlanta Falcons’ rally for a 29-28 victory victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Facing a third-and-28 on the Falcons’ final drive, Cousins completed passes [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman scored three goals and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers emerged with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Mattias Ekholm also scored and Leon Draisaitl had a pair of assists for the Oilers (14-11-6), who have won three of their last four games. Simon [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 shots. Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron had the goals [...] Read More »

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Atletico de Madrid winger Angel Correa scored a second-half goal on Thursday, and the UANL Tigres defeated reigning champion Toluca 1-0 in the first leg of the Mexican Apertura final. The 30-year-old Correa, who scored 88 goals with 65 assists in 469 matches with Atletico, joined the Mexican side in [...] Read More »

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — William Kyle III had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Syracuse beat Saint Joseph’s 71-63 on Tuesday night, preserving the Orange’s perfect home record. Syracuse (6-3) controlled the paint behind Kyle and steady contributions from Nate Kingz and Tyler Betsey, who scored 14 and 16 points, respectively. Saint Joseph’s briefly pulled [...] Read More »