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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers basketball teams each picked up a win over the weekend. The Rattlers’ men’s and women’s teams hosted the NAIT Ooks on Friday and the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings on Saturday at the Snake Pit. MHC’s women’s team was the winner Friday night, beating the Ooks 70-46. Jaida Gold [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers had a tale of two tapes on the road this weekend. The Tigers beat up on the Regina Pats 10-5 Friday before getting shut out 3-0 Saturday at Brandon by the Wheat Kings. The loss Saturday snapped a three-game win streak for the Tigers who had climbed themselves into first [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Huff N Puffs 55’s senior slow pitch team was golden in October. The Huff N Puffs won gold in the 55-plus division at the Huntsmen Senior World Games held in St. George, Utah from Oct. 13-16. They started the round robin slow, with a pair of losses to start the tournament. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat High Hawks Sr. football team continued their season with a big win Friday. The Hawks bested the Chinook Coyotes 21-2, winning the 4A South Zone championship and earning themselves a spot in the ASAA provincial playoffs. The win marks a fourth straight Zone title for Hat High. “I’m real excited for [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AA Hounds recorded a win Sunday afternoon to salvage the weekend. The Hounds lost 7-5 to the Bow Valley Timberwolves but bounced back with a 6-5 win Sunday over the Airdrie Lightning. Against Bow Valley, five Hounds recorded a goal and an assist. Ben Rocheleau, Diesel Bishop, Weston Haslbeck, Barit Bjelland [...] Read More »

ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway left Tuesday night’s contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning and departed the rink on a stretcher after being struck by a puck late in the first period. Holloway was hit in the neck area by a puck with 2:37 remaining in the period, and proceeded [...] Read More »

MONTREAL – Matt Coronato scored the game-tying goal and the overtime winner in a dramatic finish, but video coach Jamie Pringle was the hero on Tuesday night. Before Coronato powered a Calgary Flames comeback, Brendan Gallagher appeared to give the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 lead with 8:24 remaining in the third. Pringle, however, instantly flagged the [...] Read More »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Martin Necas scored a go-ahead goal with 29 seconds left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night. It was the seventh straight win for the Hurricanes, who also got goals from Jack Roslovic, Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson and Jackson Blake. Seth Jarvis added an empty-net goal [...] Read More »

TORONTO – Auston Matthews took a seat Tuesday. Minus the NHL’s reigning goal king, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ porous power play finally stepped up. The penalty kill was at attention, too. Matthews sat out his team’s 4-0 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury on a night where the club’s special teams [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG – Nino Niederreiter scored twice in his 900th NHL career game and Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Utah Hockey Club 3-0 on Tuesday. It was Hellebuyck’s second shutout of the season and 39th of this career. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets (12-1-0) and Adam Lowry [...] Read More »