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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com With the help of an old friend, the Medicine Hat Tigers announced their leadership group Saturday ahead of the season opener. Graduating captain Oasiz Wiesblatt told the team via video conference ahead of morning skate that defenceman Bryce Pickford would don the ‘C’ as the 42nd captain in franchise history. “To have it announced [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A trip around the sun brings a year, complete with birthdays, celebrations and other stops along the way in the Earth’s annual orbit. This latest whirl around that bright, shining star has been doozy for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The past year brought ups and downs, franchise-altering changes to junior hockey, the summit of [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A year ago the Ruck twins were looking to just stick in the WHL, soak up the rookie experience and try to contribute on a stacked Medicine Hat Tigers team. Entering their second season, with championship rings earned for their identical hands, they’re looking to run the show. Markus and Liam Ruck come into [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers roster, like all Western Hockey League clubs, has been built through multiple methods. Whether players were acquired in trades, free-agent signings, the WHL Prospects and U.S. Draft or the CHL Import, they all have made it to the same level of junior hockey. Here is how the Tigers’ 2025-26 roster was [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ offseason saw the signing of seven U.S.-born players, with five still in the mix to make the opening night roster. It’s a change of pace for the Tigers but not so dissimilar to associate coach Joe Frazer’s first season in the WHL. The Brainerd, Minn. product was one of four [...] Read More »

ROME (AP) — Juventus’ perfect start in Serie A ended in 1-1 at Hellas Verona on Saturday. Still, the Bianconeri moved into sole possession of first place, one point ahead of defending champion Napoli, which hosts promoted Pisa on Monday. Francisco Conceicao put Juventus ahead in the 19th minute after dribbling around defenders then unleashing [...] Read More »

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Robert Sanchez and Casemiro were sent off in a wild first half between Manchester United and Chelsea, which also saw Cole Palmer injured and United race to a 2-0 lead in the Premier League on Saturday. In an incident-packed first period at Old Trafford, referee Peter Bankes played almost 10 minutes [...] Read More »

PARIS (AP) — Substitute Youssef El-Arabi scored six minutes into stoppage time as Nantes salvaged a 2-2 draw against Rennes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. First-half goals from striker Estéban Lepaul and midfielder Ludovic Blas put visiting Rennes in control. Midfielder Junior Mwanga replied for Nantes midway through the second half, but the home side’s [...] Read More »

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off after five minutes against Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday. Sanchez was shown a straight red card for bringing down Bryan Mbeumo when the United forward was running through on goal. Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca responded by making a double substitution at [...] Read More »

TOKYO — Marco Arop missed out on a gold-medal repeat. The Canadian track star also didn’t leave Japan National Stadium empty-handed. The 27-year-old from Edmonton won bronze with a season-best time of one minute 41.95 seconds in the men’s 800-metre final Saturday. Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya led start to finish to claim his [...] Read More »