By Erin Schwab - Medicine Hat Tigers

GAME NOTES: Tigers welcome Hurricanes for ‘Teddy Bear Toss’ night

Dec 1, 2018 | 12:03 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Medicine Hat will be looking to get the teddy bears flying early on Saturday night, the question is who will be the one to etch their name into the Tigers history books?

Saturday’s game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes will serve as the Tigers’ annual ‘Teddy Bear Toss’ contest, which will see a new player send the bears over the glass after David Quenneville’s jump to pro hockey.

On the ice, the Tigers are coming off a sweep of their home-and-home series against the Red Deer Rebels, including a 6-2 victory on Wednesday led by Ryan Jevne’s first career hat-trick.

Tigers vs. Hurricanes

Saturday will mark the fifth meeting of this Highway 3 rivalry. The Tigers and the Hurricanes have split all previous meetings between the home and home series. The Tabbies’ most recent victory over the ‘Canes was a 4-3 overtime win Oct 19th at home. Over the past five years, Medicine Hat is 11-13-1-0 against Lethbridge.

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View from Lethbridge

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are 12-8-3-2 so far this season and defeated the Swift Current Broncos 3-1 on Friday night. The Hurricanes recently made some roster moves Thursday acquiring Jake Leschyshyn and Nick Henry from the Regina Pats in exchange for Jadon Joseph, Ty Kolle and draft picks. Dylan Cozens and Taylor Ross have been the deadliest Hurricanes against the Tigers this season with 6 points each in 4 games played.

Tigers Talent

Ryan Jevne scored his first career WHL hat-trick against the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old Edmonton product has played 237 games for the Orange and Black, scoring 45 goals and picking up 65 assists. Jevne is a speedy forward with a lethal shot who plays both sides of the puck well. Look for Jevne to make an impact in Saturday’s tilt.

Captain’s Corner

Captain James Hamblin is a shifty forward with deceptive speed who leads the Tigers in points this season (11G, 18A). Hamblin has a great hockey sense and a tireless work ethic. He often leads the team by example by stepping up and consistently getting the job done. Hamblin is not afraid to battle for the puck, set his teammates up or find the back of the net himself. Look for the 19-year-old Edmonton native to drive to the net and create scoring opportunities Saturday for the Tabbies.

Quick Hits

Corson Hopwo and Jaxon Steele picked up their first career WHL assists on Jevne’s third goal of the night Wednesday against the Rebels.

The Tigers are 7-5-1-0 against Central Division Rivals this season.

Ten different Tigers have a point or more against the Hurricanes this season. Leading the way is captain James Hamblin with 8 points (3G, 5A) followed by Ryan Jevne and Tyler Preziuso with 3 goals and 2 assists each.

The Tigers’ Penalty Kill at home is 86.0% effective.

The Tigers continue their scoring by committee approach with 17 out of 20 skaters lighting the lamp to score the team’s 86 goals.

Last season, David Quenneville scored the first goal of the Teddy Bear Toss night against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

December’s Subway Tigers Sub of the Month Player is Ryan Jevne. Make sure to go to tigershockey.com/subway-sub-of-the-month for all the details on how to enter to win an autographed jersey.