Medicine Hat's Jesse Florkowski has completed his tournament at the United States Adaptive Open Golf Championship at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, MD.During the 2025 Open, the Connaught Golf Club pro took top spot in the upper limb impairment category at one under par over three days.In 2026, the world's top-rank...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks swept a three-game set against the Beavers last night in Weyburn. A 12-5 win improves the Mavs' record to 15-17 on the season.They now sit five and a half games back of the Moose Jaw Miller Express for second place in the Western Canadian Baseball League East Division standings. The same oppo...

The 2026 U18 Men's Ball Hockey World Championships came to a close on Sunday in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, for Medicine Hat's Carter Allan and Team Canada.The Canadian team suffered a 6-2 loss to the host Slovakian team in the bronze-medal game. A team they had defeated 6-5 earlier in the tournament on July 2.Th...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks defeated the Weyburn Beavers for the second straight game on Monday. A 3-2 extra-inning win in Weyburn extends the Mavs' lead over the Beavers for third place in the Western Canadian Baseball League's East Division standings. Medicine Hat now sits a game and a half up on Weyburn, after being ...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks are now past the halfway mark of the Western Canadian Baseball League regular season. They played game 30 of 56 on Saturday at Athletic Park against the Weyburn Beavers. A team they defeated 7-5 and passed to move into third spot in the WMBL standings. Their record is now 13-17. Now a half ga...

It has been quite a busy summer for Liam and Markus Ruck. The twins from Osoyoos, BC, led the CHL in scoring this past season and were stars during the lead-up to the NHL Draft. Flatteringly compared to the Sedin twins from over a quarter century ago, the hockey world was overtaken by Ruck-fever. "We both enjoyed ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed 2010-born defenceman Hunter Saddleback to a WHL Scholarship and Development agreement.Saddleback was the Tigers second selection (67th overall) in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft and is the Tabbies' third signing from this draft class after signing 2010-born netminder Ben Meyer late las...

After close to a year of preparations, the Southern Alberta Summer Games in the County of Forty Mile is almost here. 21 different sports and cultural events will make up this year's games - everything from cornhole to photography to clout archery. The opening ceremonies are set for Wednesday afternoon (July 8) at 5:30 ...

A doubleheader of Sask-Alta Baseball League games is set for Athletic Park in Medicine Hat starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 5.The Richmound Rockets host the Swift Current Yard Goats in both contests of men's baseball.Coming into the contest the Yard Goats are a perfect 7-0 on the season to sit at the top of the leagu...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Gavin McKenna to a three-year entry-level contract, the club announced Friday. The 18-year-old was selected first overall by Toronto at last week's NHL Draft in Buffalo. McKenna had 15 goals and 36 assis...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed 2010-born goaltender Ben Meyer, the club announced Friday morning.Meyer was selected 78th overall by the Tigers in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft and had an outstanding 2025-26 campaign representing the Regina Pat Canadians U18 AAA.In 23 games, Meyer boasted a 19-1-2 record, 2.11 GAA, ...

The five-team International Indoor Junior Lacrosse (IIJL) World Junior Lacrosse Championship in Brooks wraps up on Friday.Canada will play the United States in the gold medal game at the Centennial Regional Arena at 8 p.m. Before that, at 5 p.m., Poland takes on Haudenosaunee, a team represented by Indigenous players.T...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed 2011-born defenceman Nash Springer to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement, the team announced Thursday afternoon.Springer, selected 44th overall in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft, posted 37 points in 50 games for the Dallas Stars Elite 14U AAA team this past season.The 5'11&quo...

A new community partnership in Medicine Hat is allowing local youth to build confidence and resilience through skateboarding.Our Collective Journey (OCJ), the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association and the Southeast Alberta Community Foundation have launched a free six-week Learn to Skate & Resilience Program for yout...

CALGARY - Bull rider Grady Young says success hasn't changed his approach to the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Young, from Leader, Sask., was a 19-year-old breakout star in 2025 when he scored an event-high 91 points aboard Splash Tide in his debut. Young w...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks ended up playing a doubleheader in Moose Jaw on Canada Day against the Miller Express.A contest originally set for Tuesday was postponed due to weather and made up on Wednesday.The Mavs would end up winning the early game 5-2, despite not getting their first runs until the fifth inning.Moose ...

The head of the Western Hockey League has come out with his annual report on the 2025-26 season of play.Commissioner Dan Near outlined some of the accomplishments and proposed changes, based on feedback, that will take place for the upcoming season."More than 3.2 million fans attended regular season WHL games this...

It has been a busy day for the Medicine Hat Tigers as the club announced the acquisition of the WHL playing rights of 2007-born defenseman Mace'o Phillips from the Portland Winterhawks late Tuesday afternoon.Phillips lists at 6'6", 234 lbs and was a third-round draft pick of the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL Entr...

The Medicine Hat Tigers 2026-27 regular-season schedule was unveiled early Tuesday afternoon, and it has several standout moments.The Tabbies kick off the regular season September 18th and 19th with a home-and-home against the Lethbridge Hurricanes that begins in Lethbridge.Following that, the Tigers won't have to wait...

Western Hockey League commissioner Dan Near announced several rule changes to the WHL for the upcoming 2026-27 season.The first change announced was an extension of the regular season schedule by one week. The schedule will remain 68 games but take place over an additional seven-day period.The WHL Playoffs will now beg...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have made a pair of selections in the 2026 CHL Import Draft, addressing both forward and defense.With the 59th overall selection, the Tabbies selected right-winger Arvid Drott out of Stockholm, SWE.Drott played for Djurgårdens IF U20 of the Swedish U20 Nationell league.The 6'0", 187 l...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks won 11-4 over the Red Sox in Regina on Monday night.They have now won two straight against the Queen City opponent after dropping the first three games between the clubs.The win also moves the Mavs up to third spot in the Western Canadian Baseball League's East Division standings with an 11-1...

CHL IMPORT DRAFTThe Canadian Hockey League Import Draft begins Tuesday at 9 a.m., and the Medicine Hat Tigers hold the 59th overall pick in round one. Their next pick isn't much later at 73rd overall.A pick acquired in a trade with the Everett Silvertips on Monday for a 6th-round pick in the 2030 Western Hockey League...

The Medicine Hat Mavericks are on the road to Regina on Monday to take on the Red Sox.It marks the fifth meeting between the two teams this season and the first since June 4, when the Mavs won 6-1, after dropping the first three games.The game is also important in the Western Canadian Baseball League East Division stan...

A Medicine Hat referee is preparing to represent Canada on the international stage for a second time. Matt Wass has been selected to officiate at the 2026 International Street and Ball Hockey Federation's (ISBHF) U16 and U18 world championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The community has about 76,000 residen...

The 2026 NHL Draft was a good one for the Medicine Hat Tigers, who saw four of their players hear their names called in Buffalo.It is the third time since 2000 the Tigers have seen four players drafted, tied for the most selections in a single NHL Draft since seven Tigers heard their names called in 1996."It says ...

The Ruck twins have only spent four days apart in their entire lives.That is unlikely to change as the Pittsburgh Penguins have selected Markus Ruck 39th overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.Markus' twin brother Liam, was selected 22nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft last nigh...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have selected Medicine Hat Tigers forward Liam Ruck 22nd overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Liam Ruck finished 2nd in the CHL scoring race this past season, registering 45 goals, 59 assists for 104 points, only trailing his twin brother, Markus, who won the CHL's Top Scorer Award. Liam joins M...