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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat’s bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup is officially out of the local committee’s hands. The committee, led by chair Brent Sauer, sat down virtually with the Canadian Hockey league on Oct. 30 for a 90-minute meeting, the final in the process before the winner is to be announced in late November, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews It’s been a long time since a team ventured into Winnipeg for the Western Final without fear in their hearts, believing they can win. But that is the situation Saturday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders set up camp by the Red River, even if they haven’t won there in six years. They beat the Bombers [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced in B.C. over the weekend. The local swim club sent over 40 swimmers to the Re/Max Elk Valley Fall Blast at the Fernie, B.C. Aquatic Center, racing against seven other teams from B.C. and Alberta the first meet of the season. Tyne Bainbridge (10) had three best times, [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers walked a long and lonely road to the penalty box Wednesday night. The Tigers surrendered three power play goals on seven penalties, squandering a 6-3 lead to fall 7-6 at Lethbridge to the Hurricanes. Wednesday’s loss wraps a four-game road streak for the Tigers who had a 2-2 record in the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Rowynn Biffart raced for Swim Alberta over the weekend. The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club swimmer and head coach Jordan Harper were selected by Swim Alberta to join the Aspire Team 2024, based on top World Aquatics Points. Swim Alberta selected eight swimmers, four boys and four girls, to attend the event at [...] Read More »

CALGARY – Bobby Smyrniotis, shut out in five previous nominations, finally has a Coach of the Year Award to go with his four Canadian Premier League titles. The 45-year-old Forge FC head coach and technical director beat out Cavalry FC’s Tommy Wheeldon Jr., who won the award in 2019 and ’23, and York United FC’s [...] Read More »

ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway returned to the lineup Thursday night against Utah in the team’s first game since he was taken to the hospital after getting hit in the neck with a puck. Holloway participated in the Blues’ morning skate at Enterprise Center and declared he felt good to [...] Read More »

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw is “planning to crush some rehab” in his recovery from two surgeries. Kershaw posted on Instagram that he had foot and knee procedures on Wednesday. He thanked Drs. Kenneth Jung and Neal ElAttrache for performing the operations. “Planning to crush some rehab and be as good as can [...] Read More »

President Dan MacKenzie believes the Canadian Hockey League and its players benefit from the NCAA’s latest ruling that could create a big shift in hockey’s development system. The NCAA Division I Council on Thursday approved a rule allowing players with CHL experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season. The decision, effective Aug. 1, [...] Read More »

Coming into the new season the Toronto Raptors emphasized that they were going to play hard, fast, aggressive basketball. Nine games in, that style of play has become a double-edged sword for Toronto. Despite their 2-7 record, the Raptors lead the NBA with 30.6 assists per game and have the eighth-best offence with 118 points [...] Read More »