Tigers begin playoffs against Wheat Kings
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Playoff hockey gets underway in Medicine Hat Friday night.
The Medicine Hat Tigers, who clinched the WHL Central Division banner for the second season in a row, take on the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals at the Canalta Centre. It’s the second year in a row the two teams have met in the opening round of the playoffs.
Last year, the Tigers swept the Wheat Kings in four games.
During the regular season, all four meetings between the two teams went to overtime, with the Wheat Kings winning three of of the four matches.