The Medicine Hat Tigers regular season went quite well as they lead the WHL’s Central Division for the better part of the year. In the playoffs they were not so lucky as they ran into a hot Lethbridge Hurricanes team who was coming off of a major high from winning […]
Author: Paul Figler
Zablocki keeps streak alive
(photo by Dave Brunner Photography) The Red Deer Rebels have been in existence for 25 Western Hockey League seasons. In that time they have won a Memorial Cup, as well as hosted the tournament. Just five times in their history have they failed to make the playoffs. This year a […]
Former WHL Players taken in the NHL Expansion draft
Nine former WHL players were selected by the newest NHL franchise, Vegas Golden Knights, at tonight’s NHL Awards ceremony. The event was held at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The very first selection made was from the Colorado Avalanche. The team finished in last place in the NHL […]
Canada names camp invites for 3 National Teams.
It is that time of year again, Team Canada is getting themselves ready for upcoming tournaments by announcing rosters for training camps. The 2018 World Juniors will be held in December and January in Buffalo and Orchard Park, NY, USA. Canada would like to have a great showing after finishing […]
Memorial Cup: Is it time to change the format?
There is plenty of talk going around these days about the Mastercard Memorial Cup. Some good, some bad. ThereĀ are people who are upset with the price of tickets. Some of which are in the range of $70-90 dollars for round robin games. Many seats are remaining empty for any games […]
Unsigned NHL Draft Picks from 2015
With two weeks until the NHL teams need to sign their 2015 NHL Entry Draft picks, I thought it would be a good time to see who remains to be signed and by what teams. These players will be eligible to re-enter the draft if they are not signed by […]
WHL playoff recap: Home Ice proves Advantageous, Pats & T’birds up 3-2
Regina 5 Lethbridge 3 (Regina leads series 3-2) Game story: -Lethbridge’s Josh Tarzwell opened the scoring in this tilt, it was his first WHL playoff goal in his first game of this series. Later in the game he would take a hard body check against the boards and it looked […]
WHL Playoff Recap: Wong’s OT heroics leads Lethbridge to the Eastern Conference Final
Lethbridge 5 @ Medicine Hat 4 OT .@WHLHurricanes advance to Eastern Conf. Championship series following an electrifying 7 game series w/ @tigershockey. #MHvsLET #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/iaE5YgeQyD — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 19, 2017 -For most of us, playing in a game 7 is the ultimate dream game. Having it go to […]
WHL playoff second round preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. Medicine Hat Tigers
Now that the dust has settled on the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, it is time to look a the first round survivors and their match-ups. I’ll be taking a look at the series that begins in Medicine Hat on Friday night. The Medicine Hat Tigers were […]
Playoff Game Day Edition 2
Welcome to another game day preview that we will run for the duration of the playoffs. We will take a look at matchups throughout the playoffs and focus in on some players who have made an impact in their series. Medicine Hat looks to close out their first round match-up […]