The Medicine Hat Tigers announced the signing of fifteen-year-old forward Shaeffer Gordon-Carrol to a Western Hockey League scholarship and development agreement on Friday.The 2008 born player from Salt Lake City, Utah, was selected by the Tigers with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 WHL US Prospect Draft.Gordon-Carr...

Everything is different for the championship-winning Brooks Bandits as they start a playoff campaign in a new league for the first time.The Bandits, who have been Junior A National Champions for three consecutive years, joined an exodus of teams that left the Alberta Junior Hockey League for its B.C. counterpart earlie...

Cheerleading is all about enthusiasm and one team in Medicine Hat has plenty of it.The special abilities team at Toxic Elite Cheer fosters inclusivity, providing a welcoming space for all to enjoy the sport.Despite their intimidating team name 'Venom', cheerleader Jenelle Forbes told CHAT News they're all about positiv...

A Medicine Hat woman said her son won't be playing league hockey anymore due to a decision made by the Medicine Hat Minor Hockey Association.This decision turns the existing U18 City League into a Central Alberta Hockey League (CAHL) team."For me that effects my son because I don't have the money to travel out of ...

Medicine Hat Tigers rookie of the year award-winner Gavin McKenna and teammate Cayden Lindstrom have been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming IIHF Under 18 World Championship. READ: Tigers' McKenna nabs Indigenous MVP awardThe pair of Tigers are among a total eight Western Hockey League players signed to the 1...

Gavin McKenna, star forward of the Medicine Hat Tigers and a junior hockey sensation, has won an award that he says has special meaning to him.McKenna, 16, was named the winner of the 2024 APTN Bryan Trottier Most Valuable Player Award during a Hockey Night in Canada in Cree broadcast Saturday."It's a super cool f...

The Medicine Hat Curling Centre is inching closer to completing renovations after receiving a shipment of new ice mats.Instead of being cemented in like the last ones were, the new mats will sit on top of the cement. Cal Hauserman with the Medicine Hat Curling Club said they're able to have a very small gap between the...

The following is a submitted storySALTA Gymnastics Club Alberta Gymnastics Federation hosted the 2024 Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) Provincial Championships in Calgary this past weekend. 325 athletes from 33 Alberta gymnastics clubs competed at the event which included eight of Medicine Hat's talented athletes from...

The U12 Junior Mavericks may be small in stature but many of them have big dreams."I want to be the next Bryce Harper," Zak Czember, age 12, told CHAT News at baseball practice.Twelve-year-old Gavin Russell added: "Mostly kind of want to go D1 and then to the major leagues, but mostly just D1.""...

It's a headline that's been written before.The Tigers were eliminated from the first round of playoffs two years in a row.The Red Deer Rebels won Friday night's game and clinched the best of seven series in five."Obviously it's brutal that [the] season had to end like that, but I think every single guy in that roo...

Calgary Junior 'A' lacrosse players hit the Moose Recreation Center for an exhibition game yesterday afternoon. Two Medicine Hat Lacrosse Club alumni are vying for roster spots with the Calgary Mountaineers of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League.The Calgary Mountaineers took on the Calgary Raiders in a preseason exhibit...

The Medicine Hat Tigers were dealt a devastating 5-2 loss by the Red Deer Rebels Friday night in front of a home crowd at Co-op Place, bringing an end to the team's playoff run and 2023-24 season. Despite having 38 shots on goal to the Rebels' 25 shots, the Tigers were unable to capitalize on frequent offensive pushes ...

It's a fight to survive.The Medicine Hat Tigers are down 3-1 in the first round playoff series against the Red Deer Rebels.Wednesday night, a late power play in the third period paved the way for a Rebels game-winning goal with about one second on the clock.Coach Willie Desjardins admitted that he didn't anticipate to ...

Three-on-three ice hockey is taking over the rinks in Medicine Hat this weekend with over 600 players The ninth annual Iceberg Classic tournament has 75 teams spread across eight divisions. Age groups ranging from under seven up to under 13. It's a little different than a regular hockey game with three skaters and a go...

With 1.7 seconds left in regulation, the Red Deer Rebels with a late power play would find their way to a 3-2 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers Wednesday night, taking a 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Quarter Final.The Tigers would get a double minor power play in the first ten minutes but it would the Rebels...

On Wednesday the Western Hockey League unveiled the standout players nominated for the esteemed 2023-24 Division awards.It included contenders for the coveted Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy, an annual tribute to the WHL Rookie of the Year.Scheduled from April 30 to May 9, the ceremony promises to honor the league's bright...

It has been a season of change and success for SALTA Gymnastic Club's Chelsia Cooper. Cooper's biggest achievement this year was placing second all-around in level seven at the Alberta Winter Games."I didn't really expect it, but I was really surprised and proud of myself after that," Cooper told CHAT News.Co...

Golfers playing at Connaught Golf Club in Medicine Hat will find the green at hole 13 looks noticeably different this year when it opens later this month.Over 20 trees have been removed from the area that sits near the Medicine Hat College residence.Driving by the golf course on College Drive over the last month, Hatte...

Samuel Drancak scored at 6:31 of overtime to give the Red Deer Rebels a 4-3 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers, in Game 3 of the team's first-round WHL playoff series.READ MORE: Wild 94.5's Jesse and Lance off to Red Deer to support the TigersAndrew Basha had scored with 35 seconds remaining in the third period to send t...

Jesse and Lance of Wild 94.5 are following the Medicine Hat Tigers to Red Deer on Tuesday as the team charges ahead in a playoff battle versus the Rebels.LISTEN HERE: Wild 94.5 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jesse and Lance will be doing their morning show from a hotel in Red Deer on Wednesday and Thursday."It's a really ...

As the high school basketball season wraps up, players and coaches look forward to a summer break to recharge. However, for Chad Watson, who has led the senior boys team at Medicine Hat High School for 17 years, this marks a bigger change. He's stepping down as head coach after this season."I'd say he's the best c...

The Medicine Hat Tigers looked like they were going to run away with game one of their Western Hockey League playoff series against the Red Deer Rebels early in the game on Friday night.Hometown product Tigers defenceman Josh Van Mulligan hammered home a slap shot, fed up to him from Tyler MacKezie to make it 4-0 for t...

For just the second time in team history, the Brooks Bandits have gone undefeated at home following a 3-1 victory over the Spruce Grove Saints on Friday at the Centennial Regional Arena.Keith McInnis, Nic DeGraves and Parker Lalonde all scored consecutively as the Bandits (56-5-1) erased a 1-0 deficit to make it straig...

The South East Athletic Club an organization within Medicine Hat Minor Hockey hosted their annual award banquet Wednesday night at the Medicine Hat Lodge with a new award.Terry Bartman, a former president of SEAC was instrumental in getting the program going.The Terry Bartman Leadership & Intergrity Award goes to t...

The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) has announced the format for the Rocky Mountain Challenge postseason series between the Alberta and British Columbia playoff champions.The two playoff winners will meet in a best-of-three series from May 31 to June 2, with all three games being hosted by the Alberta champion. T...

For a group of three players with the Medicine Hat Tigers, the start of the post season signals the final chapter in their Western Hockey League career.Each season a WHL team is allowed to have three overage players on their roster, those who are turning 20-years-old in the year the season starts.Defencemen Rhett Parso...

Medicine Hat Tigers players said Tuesday they are ready to take on the Red Deer Rebels in a seven-game first round Western Hockey League playoff series starting Friday night at Co-op Place.The Tigers locked down the fourth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 82 points on the season having home ice advantage ove...

Youth speed skaters from across Western Canada converged on to Big Marble Go Center for the 2024 Canadian Youth Short Track Championships this weekend. While the Medicine Hat Speed Skating Club did not have a skater eligible for the tournament, Coach Rachel Collins said that the tournament should breathe new life into ...