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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 men’s team picked up a pair of weekend wins. SAHA beat the Edge School 3-2 on Saturday before blanking Rink Academy Winnipeg 4-0 on Sunday. Kutcher Aquila scored the game winner Saturday, adding an assist to his tally. Damen Vanderberg and Dylan Sherban each scored, Medicine Hat Tigers’ [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb CALGARY The CHL’s top NHL draft talent is on display this week in the CHL USA Prospects Challenge. The two-game series, pitting Team CHL against the U.S. national U18 team, gives CHL players an opportunity to play among the best in front of NHL scouts in the middle of their seasons. All 15 CHL [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The U17AAA South East Tigers continued longstanding efforts for cancer awareness with another rendition of their annual cancer awareness game. The SE Tigers, under the guidance of head coach Kevin Riehl, held the 10th annual charity game on Saturday to raise funds for the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre. This year’s event was expanded [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U18AA Hounds stayed out of the loss column this weekend in a pair of games with the East Kootenay Avalanche. The Hounds tied the Avalanche 7-7 on Friday before blanking East Kootenay 5-0 on Saturday. In the draw Friday, Zander Weatherhead scored twice, Colten Pluta and Jaxon Bench each had a [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com CALGARY The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge last year in Ontario. They’ll have to pivot and look to salvage one win this year. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program won the opening game of the 2025 series, beating the CHL 4-2 Tuesday at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. Medicine Hat [...] Read More »

When it comes to setting conference championship game matchups in the final week of the regular season, we can do it the easy way or we can do it the hard way. The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and almost certainly the American are the leagues whose champions will get automatic College Football Playoff [...] Read More »

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Redshirt freshman quarterback Drew Mestemaker is the Bowl Subdivision passing leader after never starting a varsity game in high school, and No. 21 North Texas now has the opportunity to clinch the school’s first 11-win season, a spot in its conference championship game and then maybe even the 12-team College Football [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — When injuries wreaked havoc on the Vancouver Whitecaps’ defence this season, head coach Jesper Sorensen decided to work with what he had. What he had was Ralph Priso. The 23-year-old from Toronto started the season as a midfielder, but has filled in as a crucial centre back for Vancouver as the club pushes [...] Read More »

Canada’s downhillers get an unusual entry into their alpine ski racing season Thursday. The men’s speed team opens its World Cup campaign with an American Thanksgiving super-G at Copper Mountain, Colo., instead of a customary downhill. The first downhill isn’t until next week in Beaver Creek, Colo., so super-G gives Canadians and other international racers [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — The top two teams in the Champions League standings meet Wednesday as Arsenal hosts Bayern Munich in a game between the leaders in the Premier League and Bundesliga. Arsenal has yet to concede a goal in four straight wins in the eight-round opening phase but is still second behind Bayern on the [...] Read More »