SGC, Davidson golden with the U.S. at Hlinka Gretzky Cup

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 19, 2025.

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The final day of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup saw four Medicine Hat Tigers don medals.

Forwards Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson captured gold Saturday with the United States, beating Sweden 5-3 for the U.S.’s second ever gold medal at the U18 tournament.

Davidson scored in the first period to put the U.S. up 2-1, finding the back of the net with a tap-in on the door step. He added an assist later in the game to finish with two points in the gold medal clincher. Gordon-Carroll was the U.S.’s top face-off man, winning 10 of 13 draws.

In the tournament, Davidson had three goals and six points in five games. Gordon-Carroll had a goal and an assist in five games. The United States punched their ticket to the final with a 4-3, shootout win Friday over Canada.

Canada takes bronze

Team Canada, with Tigers’ forwards Markus and Liam Ruck, finished the Hlinka Gretzky Cup by claiming the bronze, beating Finland 3-0 on Saturday. The medal win is Canada’s 30th medal at the tournament, just the second time they’ve won bronze at the Hlinka Gretzky. Their loss to the U.S. on Friday snapped a three-year gold streak.

Liam Ruck finished his tournament with two goals and four points, Markus had three assists, both played five games.

For the Rucks, it’s their second medal win while donning the red and white for the third time. They won gold for Canada at the U17 Hockey Challenge last fall, they also represented Canada at the Youth Winter Olympics in February 2024, finishing fourth.

Next up

All four of Gordon-Carroll, Davidson and the Rucks will have a little bit of time before the Tigers begin preparations for the 2025-26 season.

All but Davidson will be gearing up for a second WHL season. Davidson will be sharing the first WHL training camp experience alongside the Tigers’ other offseason additions. He was one of seven signings the team made sicne January, with forwards Kade Stengrim, Gavin Kor, Jaxson Craig, Owen Hayes, defenceman Kyle Heger, Luke Warrener and Carter Casey added to the franchise.

The Tigers’ first preseason action is Sept. 2 at Lethbridge, they’ll host the Hurricanes on Sept. 6 at Co-op Place.

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