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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced in Calgary this weekend. The local swim club sent 12 qualified swimmers to compete against 12 other teams at the Provincial Series: Cascade Speed Meet hosted at the MNP Community and Sport Centre. AMAC had three other qualified swimmers who were unavailable to attend. The local results are: [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club sent one fighter to Calgary over the weekend. Medicine Hat’s Nate Vossler fought at a show hosted by Impact Boxing in Calgary. Vossler beat Oliver McCluskie from Marshall Boxing in Edmonton by split decision in the 60 kg. Open Youth[...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews With Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly breaking his ankle near the end of the third quarter of the Eastern Final, the 111th Grey Cup against Winnipeg will be between David and Goliath. But I happen to know David, aka Nick Arbuckle, so don’t consign the Good Ship Argonaut to dry dock just yet. The man [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After having his first WHL point relinquished to start the season, Brayden Ryan-MacKay put matters into his own hand. The 16-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers rookie forward was originally credited with an assist in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the season opener, Sept. 21. The point was reassigned days later, leaving [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The puck drops on the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds flagship tournament today. The 51st annual U15AAA Hockey Hounds tournament gets underway tonight, with the first set of games across three ice pads getting started at 5:15 p.m. Games will be held at the Hockey Hounds arena and on both surfaces at the Kinplex. The [...] Read More »

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid reached 1,000 points on Thursday night against Nashville. The 27-year-old reached the mark by scoring 2:44 into the second period in his 659th game, becoming the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to hit the milestone behind Wayne Gretzky (424 games), Mario Lemieux (513) and Mike Bossy (656). Here’s a look [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thursday night. Philadelphia’s Travis Sanheim opened the scoring in the first, with his fourth goal of the season, but Senators captain Brady Tkachuk soon tied the game with his team-leading ninth goal of the season. Ottawa [...] Read More »

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg’s seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Vasilevskiy is the 40th goaltender in league history to win 300 games. He reached the milestone in 490 games, the fewest [...] Read More »

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) – Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn’t lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in opening with a 6-under 64 on Thursday to share the lead with Jiwon Jeon after the first round of The Annika. Nelly Korda hasn’t lost much from being out [...] Read More »

CALGARY – The burning question of Calgary Flames training camp still didn’t have an answer at almost the quarter pole of the NHL season. A bona fide No. 1 goaltender has yet to emerge, but the tandem of Dan Vladar and Dustin Wolf has been a strength of a club (8-6-3) still finding its feet. [...] Read More »