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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 »

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn put in a stunning run to take a huge lead in a World Cup downhill on Friday. The 41-year-old United States ski great was fastest by an astonishing 1.16 seconds ahead of Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Even wilder [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs limped out of the Bell Centre last month. Toronto had just fallen 5-2 to the Montreal Canadiens, owned the NHL’s worst goals-against average, and were a complete mess defensively. Despite falling 3-2 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, the club has made inroads cleaning up its [...] Read More »

Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-6, 1-1 MAAC) at NJIT Highlanders (4-7) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart heads to NJIT for a Division 1 Division matchup Saturday. The Highlanders have gone 2-1 in home games. NJIT allows 78.6 points and has been outscored by 14.2 points per game. The Pioneers are [...] Read More »

Memphis Tigers (4-4) at Louisville Cardinals (8-1) Louisville, Kentucky; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Louisville faces Memphis after Ryan Conwell scored 21 points in Louisville’s 87-78 win against the Indiana Hoosiers. The Cardinals are 6-0 in home games. Louisville is 6-0 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Tigers are [...] Read More »

South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-10) at Queens Royals (4-5) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens hosts South Carolina State after Nasir Mann scored 20 points in Queens’ 107-74 victory against the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs. The Royals have gone 4-0 in home games. Queens is 1-3 against opponents over .500. The Bulldogs [...] Read More »