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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 »

Kansas City (6-5) at Dallas (5-5-1) Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM line: Chiefs by 3. Against the spread: Chiefs 5-6; Cowboys 6-5. Series record: Cowboys lead 7-5. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Cowboys 19-9 at Kansas City on Nov. 21, 2021. Last week: Chiefs beat Colts 23-20 in OT; Cowboys beat Eagles 24-21. Chiefs offense: [...] Read More »

Green Bay (7-3-1) at Detroit (7-4) Thursday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM line: Lions by 3. Against the spread: Packers 4-6-1; Lions 6-5. Series record: Packers lead 107-78-7. Last meeting: Packers beat Lions 27-13 on Sept. 7 in Green Bay. Last week: Packers beat Minnesota Vikings 23-6 at home; Lions beat Giants 34-27 in OT [...] Read More »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is skating again, though the Florida Panthers still aren’t sure when their star forward will be able to make his season debut. Tkachuk had surgery in August after spending much of the second half of last season — including Florida’s run to a second consecutive Stanley Cup — [...] Read More »

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer is trying to simplify things for his team in the Iron Bowl. He wants his players to handle the crowd noise at Jordan-Hare Stadium and the emotions that come with playing a rival. Everything else, he believes, will work out. It sounds easy. It hasn’t been that [...] Read More »

DETROIT (AP) — When the NFL regular season wraps up in early January, the result of the Green Bay-Detroit game on Thanksgiving may prove to be pivotal. The Packers (7-3-1) are the favorites to win the NFC North and the Lions (7-4) are slightly behind them, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, even though both teams trail [...] Read More »