(Volume 7) Yes, it’s here, but this week we’ll refer to it as the “late edition”. What with a rare Monday nighter played at Co-Op Place in Medicine Hat and my circle of life requiring our attention on the home front to be focused elsewhere, this weekly chronicle of […]
Author: Glen Erickson
Hitmen edge Tigers in OT
MEDICINE HAT – For the second time in the past three nights and the third time this season, the Medicine Hat Tigers and Calgary Hitmen had to settle their differences in overtime. And on this rare occasion that saw a Monday night affair in the Western Hockey League, the […]
Tale of the Tape Tuesdays (Vol. 6)
Vol. 6: What a big night it was on Sunday when rookie forward Oren Shtrom of the Medicine Hat Tigers scored his first Western Hockey League goal in overtime as the hosts won 5-4 over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. And what great timing by photographer Ryan McCracken to capture the […]
Fast start propels Tigers past Hurricanes
MEDICINE HAT, AB – When the Medicine Hat Tigers last took to the ice with two points in the standings on the line, it was 11 days ago. Such is life in the Central Division with five teams playing only on the weekends. And just a couple of days ago, […]
McCarry happy to “chip” in with the Tigers
When a youngster laces up the blades in the Western Hockey League, it can be easy for those not familiar with the game to assume a future as a professional hockey player is immediately around the corner. The reality is really far from that assumption. Research suggests perhaps four- […]
Tale of the Tape Tuesdays (Vol. 5)
MEDICINE HAT – It was an off week for the Medicine Hat Tigers, but that doesn’t mean the group has been in hibernation. However, in some ways, it felt like a “good-bye” week – a little quiet in the Gas City. But of course, things are humming in Saskatchewan […]
Tale of the Tape Tuesdays
Volume 4: Nice to see the puck drop in the East Division this past weekend in the Regina “hub”. All told, 12 teams have been able to play in this most unique Western Hockey League season. My fingers are crossed for the US Division (March 18) and BC Division […]
Beckett Langkow earns victory in first WHL start
MEDICINE HAT – It has become somewhat customary so far this season for the Medicine Hat Tigers to suit up at Co-Op Place with a just little extra motivation. On February 27, the team was fired up as radio play-by-play legend Bob Ridley was calling his 4,000th career game. The […]
“Tale of the Tape” Tuesdays
Volume 3: I’m switching gears with my weekly column. I’ll continue to key on Tigers topics from my HQ here in Medicine Hat, Alberta but with so much happening league-wide these days, along with so many friends and resources to draw from across Western Canada and the USA, I’ll […]
Ray Ferraro: 1983 Memorial Cup Season
The 1983 Memorial Cup tournament served as the culmination of a season of firsts for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Historically played in a Canadian locale, the city of Portland, Oregon played host to the 1983 Memorial Cup. By all accounts, it was a resounding success. Prior to 1983, […]