By Mitch Bach

Tigers add players ahead of trade deadline

Jan 6, 2017 | 4:39 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Medicine Hat Tigers have bolstered their ranks ahead of the WHL trade deadline next week.

This week, the Tigers acquired goaltender Michael Bullion from the Portland Winterhawks in exchange for a seventh round bantam draft pick. On Thursday, the Tigers traded a fifth round bantam draft pick to the Saskatoon Blades for defenceman Jordan Henderson, who will make his debut for the Tigers during Saturday’s home game against the Vancouver Giants.

“It was something that we were looking at, adding some depth, adding some experience,” said head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston. “Now, getting close to the stretch drive, we felt we needed a one-two punch with the goaltending situation… With the defencemen, we have a lot of guys in their first year of hockey at this level.

“Jordan Henderson has played three years, he has some playoffs game in, and we believe that experience will help.”

With the trade deadline coming up on Tuesday, Clouston says the Tigers are keeping their eyes on the other teams to see what they need, but also adds the Tigers have a lot of depth in all areas.

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“I like our team, but we’ll continue to have conversations until the tenth,” he said.

Bullion, who played for the team for the first time in Tuesday’s loss against the Regina Pats, says despite the loss, he believes the team has the potential to go far.

“I think there are definitely areas of our game we have to work on and be a little better at, but I think overall, I think we can play with that team and this year, we’re going to beat that team, and we’re going to beat every team in the league,” he said.

“Personally, I think we have the potential to be a (Memorial) Cup team.”

The Tigers host the Giants, who sit in 10th place in the Western conference with a 16-20-1-2 record, on Saturday at the Canalta Centre, with puck drop scheduled for 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, the Tigers hit the road, taking on the Edmonton Oil Kings at 4 p.m.