By Mitch Bach

Hollett gets the nod for Game 1

Mar 22, 2018 | 4:55 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — Jordan Hollett, fresh off a six-week layaway with a knee injury, will take the blue paint when the Medicine Hat Tigers open their Eastern Conference Quarter Final series against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday.

Head coach & GM Shaun Clouston confirmed the decision to CHAT Sports Mitch Bach on Thursday.

Jordan Hollett gets the start for Game 1.@tigershockey #whlplayoffs

— Mitch Bach (@CHATTVMitchBach) March 22, 2018

Hollett started the Tigers season finale against Lethbridge last Saturday — his first game since Feb. 3 in Vancouver where he suffered a lower body injury. The Ottawa Senators prospect made 20 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes.