Cubs pose after winning HJHL title. (Image Credit: Jesse Gill/CHAT News)

By Jesse Gill

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Medicine Hat Cubs win first HJHL title

Mar 21, 2026 | 11:56 PM

The Medicine Hat Cubs have won the Heritage Junior Hockey League title.

A series sweep of the Red Deer Vipers was completed at Servus Arena on Saturday night with a 5-2 win.

This is the first title for the Cubs in their 24 years in the HJHL.

They last won a title in 2001 in the IJHL.

The final HJHL game in a Cubs uniform for overage players Kyle Woolridge, Austin Derzaph, Keynan Cairns, and Ethan Burgeson sees them go out on top.

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Next up for the cup is playing in the Provincial Championship tournament hosted in Lloydminster from April 1-5.

The last time they played in a provincial tournament was in 2005 when they last hosted.

This is a developing story. More to follow.

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