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Hitmen take game – Tigers take the Central Division title
Calgary 3 @Medicine Hat 1 This was probably not the way that the Medicine Hat Tigers (35-27-8-0) wanted to clinch the Central Division title. Despite dropping a 3-1 contest to the Calgary Hitmen (22-36-9-2), due to three, third period goals, a Lethbridge loss, sealed the ninth division title in Tigers franchise history. […]
Tigers ride special teams to win over Kootenay
The Kootenay ICE (25-38-3-1) were in need of a big performance on Sunday vs the Medicine Hat Tigers (34-24-8-0). They had dropped seven straight games and fallen back in the playoff race in the Central Division. They played well on Sunday and fired 30 shots on the Tigers net in […]
Too much reliance on goaltenders results in Rebels defeat
WHL Goalie of the month. Has nice ring to it, especially when your team has gone through 13 and 11 game losing streaks this season. Riley Lamb was the recipient of the February honor this past Thursday. He was put to the test on Friday in a match up with […]
WHL recap (part one): Rassell nets 2 in Tigers victory; Raiders get key win
Medicine Hat 5 @Edmonton 2 Mark Rassell was sitting on 99 career WHL goals for four games. Since he got to 99 by scoring in three straight, it could have been that he was putting some added pressure on himself to hit that mark. He hit it in his fifth […]
WHL recap: Tigers and Silvertips add to division leads with wins
Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 1 Bryan Lockner is looking more comfortable with the Medicine Hat Tigers (30-24-7-0). The former Regina Pat was traded to Medicine Hat around the trade deadline and had a goal in his first game with the Tigers. In his next 15 games though, he had just […]
Record night for Quenneville as Tigers handle Hitmen
David Quenneville now stands alone in the Medicine Hat Tigers’ record books for points by a defenceman. The Calgary Hitmen entered the Canalta Centre Friday night looking to end an ugly season-high seven-game road swing on a positive note. Quenneville and the Tigers had different ideas, as he entered the […]
WHL recap: Tigers shutdown Oil Kings; Chiefs, Rockets and Raiders also victorious
Prince Albert 4 Kootenay 3 The Prince Albert Raiders (22-20-9-2) fell two points back of the Saskatoon Blades when the Blades took down the Kootenay ICE (23-28-3-0) 5-3 on Tuesday. They made up those two points by dispatching the ICE themselves 4-3 on Wednesday evening. It was not an easy time […]
WHL recap: Pats and Blazers earn important wins as January ends
Regina 4 Prince George 1 Taylor Gauthier did everything he could do in order to keep the Prince George Cougars (18-26-4-4) in this one. He faced 24 shots in the first period against the homesteading Regina Pats (26-22-5-0) and 25 in the second. That is 49 shots over 40 minutes of […]
WHL recap: Geekie’s hat-trick leads Americans over Tigers; Prince Albert and Swift Current notch wins
Prince Albert 3 Lethbridge 2 It was one of those nights where one team was going to get back on track after a couple close losses. This time it was the Prince Albert Raiders (13-13-5-2) who used two goals in the second period to take a 3-2 win over the visiting Lethbridge […]