By Erin Schwab - Medicine Hat Tigers

GAME NOTES: Tigers face Broncos Saturday looking to end losing skid

Mar 2, 2019 | 1:44 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The Medicine Hat Tigers are 31-25-3-2 after falling 4-2 to the Edmonton Oil Kings last night. Rookie goaltender Mads Søgaard made 41 saves on 44 shots faced while earning the second star of the night. Veteran forward Ryan Chyzowski had his 11th multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist in the losing contest. The Tigers are currently sitting in 5th place in the Central Division and they are battling for a playoff spot. Captain James Hamblin leads the team with 68 points (32G, 36A).

Tigers vs. Broncos

The Tigers and the Broncos will meet tonight for the final time this season. Medicine Hat is 3-0-0-0 against Swift Current this season and 8-7-0-0 over the past five years. The last time these two rivals met was January 19th when the Tigers won 5-3. Trevor Longo scored the game-winning goal with 52 seconds left to play and James Hamblin scored on an empty net with 19 seconds left to ensure the victory for the Tigers.

View from Swift Current

The Swift Current Broncos stop in Medicine Hat for the fourth game of their seven-game road trip. The Broncos have yet to win a game on their road trip after falling 5-3 to the Kootenay ICE last night in Cranbrook. Swift Current is 10-45-3-2 this season and they are led by defenceman Connor Horning with 30 points (7G, 23A) and forward Ethan Regnier with 28 points (9G, 19A). Veteran forward Ethan O’Rourke has been the most dangerous Bronco against the Tigers this season with 2 goals in 3 games played.

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Tigers Talent

Hayden Ostir has 2 points (1G, 1A) in 3 games played since returning to action after sustaining an injury in early January. The 19-year-old Winnipeg MB native set a new career high in goals (10) after scoring in last night’s tilt against the Oil King. He is a hard-nosed, tenacious forward with quick hands, and great puck instincts. Look for Ostir to drive to the net and create scoring opportunities in tonight’s tilt.

Captain’s Corner

Captain James Hamblin has been the Tigers’ top point producer all season with 68 points (32G, 36A) in 61 games played this season. The 19-year-old Edmonton AB product is a hard working, two way forward who leads his team by example. Hamblin was the Tigers’ first-round bantam pick in 2014 and since then he has played in 255 games for the Orange and Black while scoring 78 goals and picking up 105 assists.

Quick Hits

Rookie goaltender Mads Søgaard earned his first career WHL shutout Nov 17th, 2018, when he stopped all 48 of Swift Current’s shots. Søgaard has 3 shutouts this season and he is ranked 5th in the league with 2.55 GAA and a .925 SAV%.

Nick McCarry’s first career WHL goal was scored against the Broncos during the Tigers’ 5-3 win January 19th, 2019.

Linus Nassen is expected to play his 100th career WHL game tonight against the Broncos. Nassen was drafted by the Tigers in the 2017 CHL Import Draft and he has 68 points (6G, 62A) in 99 games played.

Affiliate player Noah Danielson made his WHL debut last night against the Edmonton Oil Kings. The 2002 born centreman played for the Red Deer Chiefs Midget AAAs in the AMHL and picked up 6 goals and 17 assists in 27 games played this season.

Corson Hopwo is the Tigers’ leading rookie with 16 points (5G, 11A).

The Medicine Hat Tigers’ RE/MAX presents the WHL Suits Up with Don Cherry game will be Saturday, March 9th against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Hayden Ostir, Trevor Longo, Tyler Preziuso, Jaxon Steele and Ryan Chyzowski will all be available to sign autographs after tonight’s game.