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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 »

BURNABY — Delaney Pridham scored once and set up another as the Ottawa Rapid topped the Vancouver Rise in Northern Super League action Saturday. Stella Downing and Jazmine Wilkinson had the other goals for Ottawa (10-6-6). The Rapid moved into second place in the overall standings with the victory, a point ahead of idle Montreal [...] Read More »

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Syracuse got a marquis win for coach Fran Brown, but lost its starting quarterback in the process. The Orange will have to navigate the near future without Steve Angeli, who suffered a lower left leg injury after going down on a non-contact play while rolling out of the pocket in the [...] Read More »

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers designated for assignment veteran right-handed pitcher Joel Payamps on Saturday afternoon before their game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers selected left-handed pitcher Bruce Zimmermann from Triple-A Nashville. This was the second time Payamps, 31, has been DFA’d by the Brewers this season. After 23 appearances, he [...] Read More »

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dante Moore threw for 305 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, and No. 6 Oregon rolled to a 41-7 victory over former Pac-12 foe Oregon State on Saturday before the rivalry goes on a break next season. Moore was 21-of-31 passing and spread his scoring strikes to four different receivers for [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Trey Vaval returned a missed field goal 128 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers road their defence and special teams to pick up a 26-18 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks that snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday. The Bombers (7-7) capitalized on that missed field [...] Read More »