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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are taking the battle for the Eastern conference on the road this weekend. The Tigers have a pair of games in Saskatchewan starting tonight in Saskatoon against the Blades before they face the Eastern conference and East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre. “It’s exciting, [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tuesday was a night of rebounds for the Medicine Hat Tigers. They got back in the win column, beating the Calgary Hitmen 4-3 at Co-op Place, answering their team record win streak snapped Saturday with an 8-5 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Tigers trailed 1-0 in the first before rattling off four [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers will send four players to the WHL’s showcase game for NHL Draft eligible talent. Forwards Markus an Liam Ruck, Yaroslav Bryzgalov and goaltender Carter Casey will represent Team East at the Prospects Game held Feb. 18 in Langley, B.C. The rosters were selected based on NHL Central Scouting’s [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Bryce Pickford has further etched himself into Tigers history. The Medicine Hat captain scored his 33rd goal of the season in the second period of a 7-3 win at Co-op Place over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Jan. 16. The goal, his CHL-leading tally, set a new franchise record for goals by a defenceman [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Open B Smash returned from Edmonton this weekend golden. The Smash won the Silver Ring Jamboree, sweeping their weekend slate. The Smash went undefeated through round-robin play. They played the Adrenaline on Friday night, winning 3-2. The Adrenaline goalie kept the game close. Hannah Thompson scored twice and Abby Haney scored [...] Read More »

KITZBÜHEL, Austria (AP) — World champion Marco Odermatt confirmed his status as the main contender for the Olympic super-G title Friday by winning the opening event of the classic Hahnenkamm weekend, the last super-G before the Milan Cortina Games. The Swiss star became the only skier with more than one super-G victory this season, after [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — They may be at the bottom of the PWHL standings looking up, but Sarah Nurse and the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes haven’t lost hope they can still make the playoffs. Nurse scored twice and Tereza Vanisova added a goal and an assist as the Goldeneyes defeated the Toronto Sceptres 5-0 Thursday. Izzy Daniel and [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Great Canadian jersey has a little bit of everything. The jersey, which brings together hockey uniforms from every province and territory in Canada, was unveiled Friday. It’s the latest instalment of Rogers’ This Is Our Game campaign. Donated jerseys from Canadians — including hockey superstars Connor McDavid and Marie-Philip Poulin — were [...] Read More »

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou on Friday was ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in the breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team. The Friday ruling from London’s High Court came after a five-week [...] Read More »

Three years later, Wales’ rugby players might again be contemplating a strike during the Six Nations. The future of the Welsh game has been thrown into uncertainty by proposals from the country’s rugby federation to cut one of its four men’s professional regional teams — Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. On Thursday, the Welsh Rugby [...] Read More »