GAME NOTES: Tigers take on Wheat Kings in pivotal Saturday meeting
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Tonight the Medicine Hat Tigers will suit up in their limited edition themed jerseys for their RE/MAX Presents the WHL Suits Up with Don Cherry to Promote Organ Donation game.
All the jerseys will be auctioned off online starting at 7:30 PM tonight when the puck drops. The auction will last until Thursday, March 14th at 7:30 PM and all proceeds from the auction will go to the local chapter of the Kidney Foundation. The Tigers are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes and they are now 32-26-4-2 this season. The Orange and Black are led by veteran forwards James Hamblin with 72 points (32G, 40A) and Ryan Jevne with 59 points (28G, 31A).
Tigers vs. Wheat Kings
The Tigers and the Wheat Kings have met three times this season with the home team triumphing each time. The first two meetings were played in Brandon with the Wheat Kings winning 4-1 both times. When the Tabbies hosted the Wheat Kings at the Canalta Centre February 2, 2019, they won 5-0. There were five different goal scorers in that game, James Hamblin, Logan Christensen, Brett Kemp, Ryan Jevne and Elijah Brown.