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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 men’s team won a pair of games over the weekend. They kicked things off with a 12-2 win Friday over Pilot Mound Hockey Academy. A pair of Medicine Hat Tigers prospects led the way offensively, Brayden Ryan-MacKay had three goals and two assists in the win and Avery [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers were dealt a blow Wednesday afternoon they’ll look to turn into fuel. The Tigers and City of Medicine Hat received the difficult news, alongside four other teams who submitted bids to host the 2026 Memorial Cup, that the Kelowna Rockets would hold the honours and host the tournament for the [...] Read More »

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 »

TORONTO – Midfielder Cloey Uddenberg, AFC Toronto’s latest recruit to the new Northern Super League, comes with a resume that includes successful stops at the University of Guelph, South Alabama and Purdue, as well as an award-winning stint in League1 Ontario. And, wearing the colours of St. Kitts and Nevis internationally, the 22-year-old from Richmond [...] Read More »

Christina Black’s laser-precise draws drew oohs and aahs at the 2023 national women’s curling championship. The Nova Scotia skip wants to get back to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for more of that. Her revamped team is making a case for a Hearts appearance February in Thunder Bay, Ont., and a berth in next year’s [...] Read More »

Canada will finish out the year at a career-high in the FIFA rankings after climbing four places to No. 31. The Canadian men had previously been as high as No. 33, achieved in February 2022 under John Herdman after turning heads with an unbeaten run in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and being named the “Most [...] Read More »

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. Swiatek failed an out-of-competition drug test in August, and the ITIA accepted her explanation that the result was unintentional and was caused by the [...] Read More »

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Adam Gaudette had two goals, including a late go-ahead score, Linus Ullmark made 36 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Wednesday night with only 11 shots on goal. Gaudette tipped a hard pass by Stutzle past Sharks goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood with 4:12 left for [...] Read More »