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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs will be well represented at the HJHL’s first all-star game since 2018. Five Cubs’ skaters and goaltender Marlo DeRosa have been named to the South Division roster for the Dec. 6 all-star game hosted in Strathmore. The South Division will be led by Medicine Hat head coach Trent Derzaph and [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge last year in Ontario. Any CHL-branded brooms will be kept in the closet for the 2025 tournament. 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. It’s their [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs went to Edmonton over the weekend looking for a medal – and they accomplished their goal. The Mustangs finished second at the Edmonton Silver Ring tournament, their first tournament action of the season. They opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Sherwood Park-2, outshooting their opponent 44-15. Kasey [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com LETHBRIDGE After getting swept in the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, the U.S. NTDP took revenge this year. Team CHL won the second game of the Prospects Challenge 4-3, forcing a sudden death overtime Wednesday in Lethbridge that the U.S. won 5:53 into the extra frame. In the second rendition of the tournament it’s [...] Read More »

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 »

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns on Friday. Tkachuk is slated to return to Ottawa’s lineup against the St. Louis Blues, ending a six-week recovery from a thumb injury that required surgery. He was hurt on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators, in just the Senators [...] Read More »

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Paulius Murauskas scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, when Joshua Dent scored 11 of his 14, and Saint Mary’s beat Virginia Tech 77-66 on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. Saint Mary’s is 8-0 for the first time since the 2013-14 team started 9-0. Saint Mary’s [...] Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least a week with a right quadriceps contusion and strained muscle after getting injured during Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. He had an MRI exam after the game and the Warriors said Thursday that Curry would [...] Read More »

A new-look Canadian women’s rugby sevens side kicks off the revamped HSBC SVNS season on Saturday at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Canada has been drawn in Pool B with Britain, Australia and Japan at the weekend tournament, the first of nine events on the elite HSBC SVNS circuit. After Dubai, the Canadian women head [...] Read More »

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Kaylene Smikle scored 13 points and No. 7 Maryland coasted to a 95-38 win over Hofstra on Thursday to wrap up the Puerto Rico Classic. The Terrapins (9-0) got their real challenge in the opener when they defeated No. 16 Kentucky 74-66 in a battle of unbeaten teams. Addi Mack, [...] Read More »