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Medicine Hat Tigers sign 2025 U.S. Prospect Draft first-round pick Burmis
The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed their first-round pick from the 2025 U.S. Prospect Draft to a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.Jake Burmis, a 2010-born defenceman from Rogers, Minn., had 27 points, with four goals in 27 high school hockey games during the 2025/26 season at Rogers High.Tigers assistant ge...
May 08, 2026
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Tigers target hockey genes in 2026 WHL Prospects Draft
The 2026 WHL Prospects Draft has officially come to a close, and the Medicine Hat Tigers made ten selections, split evenly amongst forwards and defense.Four of the ten skaters come from either WHL or NHL lineage, including their first round pick, Max Osgood.Osgood, who hails from Plymouth, MI, USA, played for Little Ca...
May 07, 2026
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Tigers acquire Holberton from Seattle in draft-day deal
The Medicine Hat Tigers and Seattle Thunderbirds have struck a draft-day deal for the second time in the last three seasons.The Tabbies acquired 2007-born forward Brayden Holberton and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Thunderbirds in exchange for 2008-born forward Luke Puchner, a 2026 seventh-round pick, and a conditio...
May 07, 2026
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Tigers select Max Osgood 21st overall in 2026 WHL Prospects Draft
The Medicine Hat Tigers kept it in the family with their first pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft, selecting Max Osgood, son of former Tigers netminder Chris Osgood, with the 21st overall pick.Osgood, who hails from Plymouth, MI, USA, played for Little Caesars 14U AAA this past season, posting 15 goals and 43 points ...
May 07, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers sign 2025 U.S. Prospect Draft first-round pick Burmis
The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed their first-round pick from the 2025 U.S. Prospect Draft to a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.Jake Burmis, a 2010-born defenceman from Rogers, Minn., had 27 points, with four goals in 27 high school hockey games during the 2025/26 season at Rogers High.Tigers assistant ge...
May 08, 2026

Tigers target hockey genes in 2026 WHL Prospects Draft
The 2026 WHL Prospects Draft has officially come to a close, and the Medicine Hat Tigers made ten selections, split evenly amongst forwards and defense.Four of the ten skaters come from either WHL or NHL lineage, including their first round pick, Max Osgood.Osgood, who hails from Plymouth, MI, USA, played for Little Ca...
May 07, 2026

Tigers acquire Holberton from Seattle in draft-day deal
The Medicine Hat Tigers and Seattle Thunderbirds have struck a draft-day deal for the second time in the last three seasons.The Tabbies acquired 2007-born forward Brayden Holberton and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Thunderbirds in exchange for 2008-born forward Luke Puchner, a 2026 seventh-round pick, and a conditio...
May 07, 2026

Tigers select Max Osgood 21st overall in 2026 WHL Prospects Draft
The Medicine Hat Tigers kept it in the family with their first pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft, selecting Max Osgood, son of former Tigers netminder Chris Osgood, with the 21st overall pick.Osgood, who hails from Plymouth, MI, USA, played for Little Caesars 14U AAA this past season, posting 15 goals and 43 points ...
May 07, 2026

Bryce Pickford named WHL Player of the Year; first defenseman to win the award since 2009
Medicine Hat Tigers Captain, Bryce Pickford, has been named the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year, the league announced Wednesday night during the first round of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Pickford had a historic regular-season, scoring 45 goals as a defenseman in just 55 games, five tallies shy of the WHL ...
May 07, 2026


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Bryce Pickford named WHL Player of the Year; first defenseman to win the award since 2009
Medicine Hat Tigers Captain, Bryce Pickford, has been named the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year, the league announced Wednesday night during the first round of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Pickford had a historic regular-season, scoring 45 goals as a defenseman in just 55 games, five tallies shy of the WHL ...
May 07, 2026
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'Super grateful': Tigers captain Pickford named WHL Defenseman of the Year
Medicine Hat Tigers defenseman Bryce Pickford has been named the Western Hockey League's defenseman of the year, the league announced late Tuesday morning. Pickford has a historic regular-season, scoring 45 goals, a modern day WHL record for a blue-liner. "The feeling is unbelievable and I'm super grateful", ...
May 05, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers title defense ends at the hands of the Prince Albert Raiders in East Final
The Medicine Hat Tigers title defense came to a close Sunday night following a 7-6 Game 6 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders, who will advance to take on the Everett Silvertips in the Western Hockey League Finals beginning Friday.The Raiders took control late in the second period, scoring three unanswered to lead 6-3 he...
May 04, 2026
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Tigers motivated ahead of do-or-die Game 6: 'Everybody needs to find their why'
The Medicine Hat Tigers face postseason elimination for the first time since 2024 tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Prince Albert Raiders.The Raiders secured a 3-2 series lead Friday night with a 6-3 Game 5 victory over the Tabbies.The Tigers trailed by three entering the third period and m...
May 03, 2026
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Tigers comeback attempt falls short, face do-or-die Game 6 on Sunday
Trailing by three goals entering the third period, the Medicine Hat Tigers would get within one but failed to force overtime as the Prince Albert Raiders added a pair of empty-netters to finalize a 6-3 Game 5 win.Jonas Woo tied the game at one late in the first period, putting his seventh of the season past Raiders net...
May 02, 2026
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Tigers, Raiders, deadlocked in Eastern Conference Finals
The Medicine Hat Tigers and Prince Albert Raiders are deadlocked at 2-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Game 5 set to go tonight from the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert.The Raiders drew the series level Wednesday night in Game 4 with a 6-3 victory, led by a four-point night by the Western Hockey League's Pla...
May 01, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers drop Game 4, Prince Albert Raiders tie Conference Finals 2-2
The Medicine Hat Tigers fell 6-3 in Game 4 to the Prince Albert Raiders, who reclaimed home-ice advantage and tied the Eastern Conference Finals at two, turning the series into a best-of-three.Draft-eligible defenseman Daxon Rudolph powered the Prince Albert offense, combining for a playoff career-high four points in t...
Apr 30, 2026
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Liam Ruck scores overtime winner, Jordan Switzer superb as Tigers defeat Raiders 2-1
4:07 into overtime, Liam Ruck tucked a puck past the pad of Prince Albert Raiders netminder Michal Orsulak to win Game 3 for the Medicine Hat Tigers and take a 2-1 series lead.Jordan Switzer was tremendous for the Tigers, making 37 saves in the win.Swtizer had made 67 saves over the last two games, helping the Tigers t...
Apr 29, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers aim to take series lead as Conference Finals shifts to the 'Hat
Following a 5-0 Game 2 victory, the Medicine Hat Tigers see the Eastern Conference Finals shift to Co-op Place tonight for Game 3, as the defending WHL Champions will look to take a 2-1 series lead over the Prince Albert Raiders.Both teams emerged with separate five-goal wins in games one and two to see the series be k...
Apr 28, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers give emphatic Game 2 response, defeat Raiders 5-0 to tie Conference Finals
The Medicine Hat Tigers responded to their five-goal Game 1 defeat with a 5-0 Game 2 win to tie the Eastern Conference Finals at one with the Prince Albert Raiders.Jordan Switzer recorded his first career playoff shutout, turning aside all 30 shots he faced in the Game 2 win.Liam Ruck and Jonas Woo each added one goal ...
Apr 26, 2026
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Tigers looking for bounce back effort in Game 2 of Eastern Conference Finals
The Medicine Hat Tigers will look to bounce back following an 8-3 Game 1 loss tonight in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Prince Albert Raiders.The Tigers were held to just one goal in each period in the Game 1 defeat and will look to spark more offense while quelling the four-line attack of the Raid...
Apr 25, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers drop Game 1 of Conference Finals 8-3 to the Prince Albert Raiders
The Medicine Hat Tigers dropped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals 8-3 to the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday night inside the Art Hauser Centre.Prince Albert went three for four on the power play, striking on each of their final three attempts.The Raiders saw a pair of goals from Aiden Oiring and singles from Bra...
Apr 25, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers, Prince Albert Raiders set to square off in clash of Eastern Conference Elites
The Medicine Hat Tigers continue their title defense tonight in the Eastern Conference Finals as they square off against the Prince Albert Raiders in a heavyweight clash. The series serves as a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference semi-finals, which the Tigers took in four games. Both clubs enter 8-1-0 through the...
Apr 24, 2026
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Ruck twins lead eight Medicine Hat Tigers named to NHL Central Scouting's final rankings
A little over 12 hours after the Medicine Hat Tigers booked their ticket back to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Tigers and their players have more to celebrate, as eight Tigers were named to NHL Central Scouting's final rankings.Liam and Markus Ruck led the Canadian Hockey League in scoring and lead the Medicine Ha...
Apr 16, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers complete sweep of Calgary Hitmen, advance back to Eastern Conference Finals
The Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Calgary Hitmen 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete the second-round sweep and advance back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in back-to-back seasons.They become the first defending champion to make it back to the Conference Finals since the Kelowna Rockets did it b...
Apr 16, 2026
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Tigers look to sweep Hitmen, advance back to Eastern Conference Finals
The Medicine Hat Tigers will look to complete the sweep of the Calgary Hitmen tonight in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semi-finals series and advance back to the Conference Finals.Medicine Hat enters Game 4 following a 5-2 Game 3 victory, which saw Tigers draft-eligible forward Liam Ruck score a hat-trick en route...
Apr 15, 2026
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Carter Casey dazzles as Tigers defeat Hitmen, take 3-0 series lead
The Medicine Hat Tigers scored a pair of second and third period goals to defeat the Calgary Hitmen 5-2 and move one win away from advancing back to the Eastern Conference Finals.Liam Ruck powered the Medicine Hat offense with a playoff hat-trick and added an assist on his twin brother Markus' goal, which would go on t...
Apr 14, 2026
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Tigers look to take 3-0 series lead in East semi's as series shifts to Calgary
The Medicine Hat Tigers will look to move one win away from advancing back to the Eastern Conference finals for the second-straight season as the Eastern Conference semi-finals shifts to Calgary tonight.A pair of one-goal wins has given the Tabbies a 2-0 series lead over the Calgary Hitmen.Medicine Hat has won eight st...
Apr 13, 2026
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Tigers overcome two two-goal deficits, defeat Hitmen 4-3 in Game 2
Josh Van Mulligen played hero for his hometown club, scoring the eventual game-winner 4:30 into the third period to help the Medicine Hat Tigers complete the comeback and take a 2-0 series lead over the Calgary Hitmen.The Hitmen led by a pair twice in the game with goals from Caine Wilke, Keaton Jundt, and Ethan Moore....
Apr 12, 2026
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Tigers aim to take a 2-0 series lead tonight against Hitmen
Following a thrilling Game 1 overtime victory, the Medicine Hat Tigers will look to continue that momentum tonight as they aim to take a 2-0 series lead over the Calgary Hitmen in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.Bryce Pickford scored a pair, including the overtime winner, to lift the Tigers to the 3-2 Game 1 win.Not...
Apr 11, 2026
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Bryce Pickford scores a pair including overtime winner, Tigers defeat Hitmen 3-2
Bryce Pickford scored the final two goals of the game for the Medicine Hat Tigers, including the overtime winner, to give the Tabbies a 1-0 series lead over the Calgary Hitmen.The game-winning goal came with exactly one minute left in the first overtime frame on the Tigers 42nd shot of the night.Pickford restored the T...
Apr 11, 2026
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Medicine Hat Tigers title defence continues tonight against the Calgary Hitmen
The Medicine Hat Tigers title defence continues tonight as they begin the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs against their Central Division rival, the Calgary Hitmen.The Tabbies advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals following a five-game series against the Regina Pats, while the Hitmen swept th...
Apr 10, 2026
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Tigers sweep Four Broncos Memorial Trophy nominations, earn additional year-end recognition
Despite being off, it has been a busy week for the Medicine Hat Tigers who continue to rack up year-end award nominations around the Western Hockey League.The Tabbies swept the three Eastern Conference nominees for the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy with Markus Ruck, Liam Ruck, and Bryce Pickford all being nominated.Mark...
Apr 09, 2026
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Tigers, Hitmen, set to renew rivalry in second round of WHL Playoffs
The Medicine Hat Tigers will continue their title defense against their divisional rival, the Calgary Hitmen, in the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs.The matchup was confirmed after the Saskatoon Blades upset the Edmonton Oil Kings in overtime of Game 7 to punch their ticket to the second round.Medici...
Apr 07, 2026
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