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 […]
Author: Glen Erickson
“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
Originally posted March 7, 2021. 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 […]
Tigers “10-Topic Tuesday”
Volume 2: Puck Drop, at last. We’re back this week with a few tales from Medicine Hat and some other Western Hockey League musings… 1. The opening weekend sweep of the Red Deer Rebels will be very satisfying in the Gas City. The Tigers surprising third-period comeback from a […]
Tigers Tame Rebels; Sweep Weekend Series
The Medicine Hat Tigers scored early and often at the newly branded Co-Op Place, parlaying a 4-0 first period advantage into a 7-2 victory in its Western Hockey League home opener. Coming off a third period barrage in Red Deer the previous night, where the Tigers overcame a 4-1 […]
Tigers “10-Topic Tuesday”
There was little surprise when Medicine Hat Tigers coach and general manager Willie Desjardins announced the overage group for the upcoming 24-game Western Hockey League season.
Behind the scenes: Seattle’s 1992 Memorial Cup
Originally published on Jan 22, 2021. Thankfully, the itch for live junior hockey over the holiday season was scratched to some extent while observing a resoundingly entertaining IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from the Edmonton bubble. But, while so many eyes were glued to the adventures of Team Canada, DUBNetwork […]
Rockets just rollin’ with the punches
Considering how many long days Western Hockey League general managers have spent trying to figure how to get their teams back on the ice, perhaps it’s ironic DUBNetwork spoke with Bruce Hamilton of the Kelowna Rockets on the shortest day of the year.
Memory Lane with Jamie McLennan
When we last left you, DUBNetwork had chronicled a rather unique playoff experience, detailed through the eyes of the player who lived it all 30 years ago – goaltender Cam Moon. Currently the play-by-voice of the Red Deer Rebels, Moon was genuinely enthusiastic and surprisingly definitive during our stroll […]
The “Cam Moon” Rule? No foolin’!
Originally posted October 22, 2020. While not every game is a classic, the Western Hockey League has provided incredible entertainment value for decades. And occasionally, some of the off-ice stories are equally entertaining. Let’s take you back today to the weekend of April 1, 1990, during a rather unique stretch […]
