Tigers clinch Central despite being edged by Hitmen
MEDICINE HAT, AB — It didn’t come the way they drew it up, but the Medicine Hat Tigers are Central Division champions for the 2nd year in a row.
The Tabbies received a helping hand by the WHL’s last place team on Tuesday — the Edmonton Oil Kings thumped the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-1 to mathematically eradicate the ‘Canes hopes of catching the Tigers.
Medicine Hat, meanwhile, lost a hard-fought battle of their own to the Calgary Hitmen 3-1. Dylan MacPherson recorded the lone tally for the Tigers, who fell to 35-27-8-0 on the season.