The outdoor rink in Elkwater has officially opened for public use on Wednesday, Dec. 18.Volunteer Dave Pancoast has been putting in a lot of hours, with help from a few other volunteers to get the ice ready for the season.---A new concrete surface was also poured in the summer, over the old asphalt and painted for a ne...

The Medicine Hat Cubs Junior B hockey team is on Friday hosting their last game before the holiday break.The Cubs have had a strong season so far, posting 17 wins, seven losses, and two overtime losses, sitting only one point out of second spot in the Heritage Junior Hockey League's south division.---Their opponent Fri...

Hidden Valley Ski Resort near Elkwater opened Thursday morning with a small group of skiers and snowboarders taking advantage of opening day.While some people were kept away by road conditions coming from Medicine Hat, school and work, there were still many skiing enthusiasts taking to the hill.The hill is expected to ...

Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when he was guiding the Vancouver Canucks from 2014 through 2017, the razor-focused head coach would crack a smile at something Henrik and Daniel Sedin - a pair of future Hall of Famers - had pulled from their bag of tricks. Desjardins ...

There will be a new baseball academy in the Prairie Rose Public School division beginning in the fall of 2025.Eagle Butte High School will launch the South Alberta Baseball Academy next year.The school division already also has a baseball program established in Oyen, Alta., with the Badlands Badgers Baseball Academy.--...

An award honouring longtime play-by-play commentator Bob Ridley will be presented for the first time at an upcoming ceremony. - READ: Ridley retiring after more than 50 years as the voice of the Tigers - The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will bestow its inaugural Bob Ridley "Golden Microphon...

The Medicine Hat Tigers will have a second player representing them this year at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa.Defenseman Veeti Väisänen has been named to Finland's roster for the tournament.The 18-year old native of Hamina, Finland is a prospect of the Utah Hockey Club. The tournam...

Fresh off of hearing teammate Gavin McKenna has been named to the Canadian World Junior team, the Medicine Hat Tigers are in Moose Jaw Friday taking on the Warriors.-READ: Read all CHAT News coverage at Tigers Now-It's the first of three games over three nights for the Tigers, with a game at home Saturday against the L...

Medicine Hat Tigers star forward Gavin McKenna was named to Canada's World Junior roster on Friday. The IIHF World Junior Championship gets underway in Ottawa starting Boxing Day. McKenna is the first Tigers player to make the roster since the 2008-09 season, when Tyler Ennis represented the country and the Tigers. &qu...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have traded defenseman Matt Paranych to the Regina Pats for a pair of draft picks.Coming back to the Tigers is a 2025 third-round pick originally owned by the Calgary Hitmen, and the Regina Pats 2028 fourth-round pick.Paranych last played the Tigers on Nov. 22 in his hometown of Edmonton.Playing...

Medicine Hat Tigers players visited the local hospital on Thursday to hand out Teddy Bears collected during a recent game.During the Teddy Bear Toss game on Dec. 7, a total of 2,620 stuffed animals where collected to give to four local charities.Children at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital got to receive the gifts an...

Goaltender Zach Zahara is back with the Medicine Hat Tigers after a trade with the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday.The Wild is a 2027 4th round draft pick originally owned by the Moose Jaw Warriors.The Tigers had previously traded Zahara to Wenatchee on Oct. 16 in a deal that sent the Tigers a 2025 8th round pick and the sa...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back at Co-op Place Tuesday night taking on the WHL's Eastern Conference leading Saskatoon Blades.A team they have dropped two close decisions to already so far this season.---The Tigers will be without star forward Gavin McKenna, who is away at the Team Canada World Junior Selection camp, a...

Medicine Hat Tigers forward Liam Ruck is the WHL Rookie of the Week for the weekend ending Sunday, Dec. 8.The Western Hockey League announced Ruck as the winner on Monday.The 16-year old Ruck had three goals and an assists for four points in three games over the week.Ruck has 13 points with eight goals and five assists...

Medicine Hat Minor Hockey had some success this weekend with a pair of their teams winning their hockey tournaments.The U15 Kraken won gold at the Lamplighter Hockey Tournament in Hussar, Alta.The team had recently collected and donated a number of items to the Medicine Hat SPCA.Kraken donating to Medicine Hat SPCA. Co...

Rumours and rumblings of players going to the NCAA next season when eligible began after news that CHL players will be permitted to play Division I US college hockey beginning in the 2025-26 season.For players previously banned from playing NCAA hockey after playing in the Canadian Hockey League, this gives a new oppor...

A pair of Medicine Hat teams won gold at the Ed Horvath Ringette Tournament hosted by the Medicine Hat Ringette Association in the city over the weekend.The Medicine Hat Mustangs won a close game in the U19 final with a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Plains Blitz.Taking home the win in the open category was the Medicine ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back in action Saturday night, with their annual Teddy Bear Toss game on the slate.Fans are encouraged to bring new stuffed animals, and winter gear like toques, mittens and scarves to the game to throw on the ice when the Tigers score their first goal.In town are the Edmonton Oil Kings, a d...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back in action tonight in Lethbridge taking on a familiar foe in the Highway 3 rivalry with the Hurricanes.This is the second of eight meetings between the two clubs this season, with the Hurricanes winning the first contest 7-6 in Lethbridge.It will be a Teddy Bear toss game for the Hurrica...

The annual Ed Horvath Ringette Tournament is taking over the ice at a number of rinks in Medicine Hat this weekend.It is named after Horvath, who was instrumental in getting ringette going in the city.Games kicked off Friday morning and is running through Sunday for the event that has been held in the city for over 30 ...

The Canadian Hockey League Team of the Month for November was announced announced on Thursday and included a pair of Medicine Hat Tigers.Forward Gavin McKenna and defenseman Bryce Pickford are both on the list of top players.This is the second month in a row for McKenna, who put up 32 points over 13 games during the mo...

Medicine Hat's Kara Brake has been hired to manage preparation and execution of the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.-"We have a lot of work ahead of us over the next two years from fundraising, to solidifying contracts with community partners, to finding the 1,200 volunteers that we will require to put o...

The Medicine Hat Public School Division opened a training facility as a specialized space utilized for hockey and ringette training in September.The grand opening of the facility on Maple Avenue Southeast takes place Thursday from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.Corey Sadlemyer, associate superintendent of learning for the schoo...

It will be a return to Swift Current for a long time Broncos player and current Medicine Hat Tigers forward.Mathew Ward played four full seasons as a member of the Broncos before being traded to Tigers prior to the season.The Tigers are in Swift Current tonight taking on the Highway 1 rival Broncos.Tigers forward Mathe...

The Western Hockey League's Player of the Week, Medicine Hat Tigers forward Gavin McKenna, is looking forward to his invite to the world junior selection camp roster for Team Canada.He would be the first Tigers players since Tyler Ennis in 2009 to crack the roster, and only the second player from the Yukon.---McKenna h...

Medicine Hat Tigers Forward Gavin McKenna is one step closer to representing Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship.McKenna is the only Tigers player named to the world junior selection camp roster on Monday morning.McKenna is fresh off a seven point, two game weekend, which included a hat trick against the ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers take to the ice tonight at Co-op Place looking to keep hold of top spot in the Central Division standings. The East Division rival Brandon Wheat Kings are in the city tonight to battle the Tigers who are coming off a big 7-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos last Saturday. The Tigers are coming...

This weekend is your last chance to catch the Medicine Hat College Rattlers teams in action before January.The mens basketball team plays Friday at the Snake Pit starting at 8 p.m. against the Lakeland College Rustlers.The Keyano College Huskies are in town Saturday taking on the women at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. T...