Medicine Hat Tigers: Last Season: 35-27-4-2 (4th in Central Division) Despite a first-round playoff exit last season, the Medicine Hat Tigers were able to complete the regular season well above .500. There have been plenty of off-season adjustments, which we note later in this piece. For certain, the powers-that-be are […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL Opening Week begins with flurry of moves around the league
The Ottawa Senators made 11 cuts yesterday which included sending Mads Sogaard back to the Medicine Hat Tigers and releasing Conner McDonald from his pro-tryout contract which allows him to return to the Edmonton Oil Kings for his overage season.
Tigers roar past Pats
Regina held a three-goal lead, arguably the worst lead in hockey, and the Pats couldn’t hang on last night. A power-play goal by Logan Christensen sealed the Pats fate with 3:40 remaining in the third period. The Pats came out and scored three first period goals. It was the veterans […]
Desjardins keeping busy during off-season
When the Medicine Hat Tigers announced Willie Desjardins would return to the organization as general manager and head coach, there was a definite buzz in the community. Indeed, a popular sporting figure will be back in the Gas City, ready to step behind the bench. Since that press conference at […]
Off-season outlook: Medicine Hat Tigers
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Tigers and Blades swap forwards; ICE on the move?
Blades acquire Haden, send Christensen to Tigers TRADE: @tigershockey and @BladesHockey swap 19-year-old forwards in a 1️⃣-for-1️⃣ deal Thursday. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/csXaIyUde1 pic.twitter.com/WQB25kSqCt — The WHL (@TheWHL) October 25, 2018 The Saskatoon Blades have acquired forward Gary Haden from the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for forward Logan Christensen. […]
Late-season swing ends with Blades on outside, looking in
BRANDON – Newsflash: The Prince Albert Raiders finally lost a game! However, it came far too late to be of any help to the Saskatoon Blades. The hoped-for return to the WHL post-season came to an end Tuesday night in Western Manitoba when the Wheat Kings kept replying quickly […]
Youth propels “old” franchise to milestone triumph
By Les Lazaruk The team’s second-youngest player almost single-handedly led the Western Hockey League’s longest, continuously-playing franchise to a milestone victory Sunday. Rookie goaltender Nolan Maier, who only turned 17 years old on January 10, stopped 38 of 39 shots through regulation and overtime. He then made five more […]
Raiders fall victim to role reversal by Blades
By Les Lazaruk Turn-about, obviously, is fair play. That has been pointed out previously this season with the Saskatoon Blades and it happened again Saturday night. After allowing the last five goals Friday in a 6-3 loss in Brandon, the bridge city bunch scored four unanswered tallies in the […]