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The Medicine Hat Tigers threw quite the welcome back Bash-a to kick off the WHL Championship series. ForwardAndrew Basha scored in his first game since Dec. 28, 2024 as the Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-1 for an early 1-0 in the best-of-seven WHL finals. Cayden Lindstrom, also made his return to the lineup for [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Western Hcokey League Championship series gets underway tonight at Co-op Place between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Spokane Chiefs. Both teams made it to the league final after four-game sweeps in the Conference Championship series, the first time in WHL history both third-round series have ended in a sweep. The Tigers swept the [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ rookies are looking to get more than an experience from the WHL Championship series. Medicine Hat’s first-year trio of Markus and Liam Ruck and Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll have been relied upon all season long, stepping in as 16-year-olds, Gordon-Carroll starting the year at 15, running the Tigers’ fourth line in name [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Spokane Chiefs have done a lot of things the right way to make it to the WHL’s Championship series. They hope they can continue it for a few more weeks. The Chiefs look to represent the Western Conference well as they take on the Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL Final, looking for [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two of the Medicine Hat Tigers’ key offseason acquisitions look to make good on their May 2024 promises. Defencemen Bryce Pickford and Jonas Woo were acquired by the Tigers at the 2024 WHL Draft, both bringing WHL playoff experience and looking to help Medicine Hat get back to the Championship series for the first [...] Read More »

Toronto Maple Leafs (52-26-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -191, Maple Leafs +159; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Maple Leafs lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Florida Panthers in the second [...] Read More »

New York Yankees (22-16, first in the AL East) vs. Athletics (20-19, third in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (4-3, 2.96 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (4-2, 2.93 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 32 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -159, Athletics +134; over/under is [...] Read More »

Chicago Cubs (22-17, first in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (25-14, first in the NL East) New York; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Brad Keller (0-0, 3.78 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (3-2, 2.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -155, Cubs +130; over/under is [...] Read More »

Milwaukee Brewers (19-20, third in the NL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (17-21, fourth in the AL East) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Tobias Myers (1-0, 3.65 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (3-2, 4.43 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -132, Brewers +111; over/under is [...] Read More »

San Diego Padres (24-13, second in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (6-32, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Stephen Kolek (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, four strikeouts); Rockies: Bradley Blalock (0-1, 8.03 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, seven strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -207, Rockies +172; over/under is 11 [...] Read More »