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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Veeti Väisänen’s second run with Finland at the World Juniors was a vastly different experience than his first. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman and Finland finished fourth in the U20 tournament, losing 6-3 to Canada on Jan. 9 in the bronze medal final. He played in all seven of Finland’s games, held off the [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News Minutes and seconds, inches and moments, the Medicine Hat Tigers were bits away from pulling out a win Friday night. The Tigers, in Saskatoon for the first of a two-game road trip, led the Blades 1-0 with a little over 10 minutes left in the third. They grabbed another lead and were [...] Read More »

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 »

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Logan Duncomb’s 38 points led Winthrop past Presbyterian 82-72 on Saturday. Duncomb added 15 rebounds for the Eagles (15-8, 7-1 Big South Conference). Seifeldin Hendawy scored 12 points and added three steals. Kareem Rozier shot 3 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 [...] Read More »

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Anthony McComb III’s 29 points helped Norfolk State defeat Coppin State 103-76 on Saturday. McComb added six assists and three steals for the Spartans (10-12, 3-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Devon Ellis scored 19 points while going 5 of 8 and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line. Elijah Jamison shot 2 [...] Read More »

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tay Smith’s 24 points helped North Dakota State defeat Oral Roberts 86-58 on Saturday. Smith shot 8 for 11, including 8 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Bison (18-5, 8-0 Summit League). Treyson Anderson went 5 of 7 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to add [...] Read More »

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 29 points, and No. 9 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 84-71 on Saturday. Momcilovic made 8 of 12 field goals, including 5 of 9 3-pointers, and all eight of his free throw attempts. The 6-foot-8 junior guard has averaged 27.7 points in his past three games. Joshua Jefferson [...] Read More »

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Po’Boigh King had 27 points in Sam Houston’s 73-58 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. King shot 10 for 16 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bearkats (13-7, 5-4 Conference USA). Veljko Ilic scored 12 points and added seven rebounds. Kashie [...] Read More »