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...

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...

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 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...

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...

The Kelowna Rockets will host the 2026 Memorial Cup, the Canadian Hockey League revealed Wednesday, bringing an end to Medicine Hat's hopes to win the bid. The B.C. franchise first hosted the CHL championship in 2004. It was slated to return to Kelowna in 2020 before the tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. Th...

The winning bid to host the Canadian Hockey League's 2026 Memorial Cup will be announced on Wednesday.A press conference has been scheduled by the Medicine Hat Tigers for 3 p.m. Wednesday regardless of the outcome of the bid.READ: Medicine Hat Tigers declare intent to bid for 2026 Memorial CupThere are five cities bein...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have a pair of defensemen this year from across the Atlantic Ocean. A few months into the Western Hockey League season, they have both had a chance to settle in with the team, the city, and the North American game. Patrolling the Tigers blueline you will notice the imposing presence of 6-foot-5 ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are into the third and final game of their road trip, taking on the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place. Coming into the contest the Tigers hold the top spot in the Central Division standings with a record of 13 wins and 10 losses, good for 26 points. Sitting at the bottom of the division is the ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back in action Wednesday night in Prince Albert to face former teammate Tomas Mrsic and the Raiders.Mrsic took WHL player of the week honour for last week with five goals and two assists in two games. This will also be the return to Prince Albert for current Tigers forward Ryder Ritchie who ...

Cayden Lindstrom has undergone a minor back surgery and is expected to play again this season after rehabilitation, an official with the Columbus Blue Jackets said Wednesday, teasing a return for one of the Medicine Hat Tigers' star forwards. The Blue Jackets organization expects the surgery to be a one-time procedure ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are aiming to extend a winning streak Tuesday evening as they take on the Saskatoon Blades to kick off a three-game road trip.Capt. Oasiz Wiesblatt expects the Blades, ranked No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, to be a challenge."They're a quick transition team," he told CHAT News in an i...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back at Co-op Place tonight taking on the Victoria Royals for only meeting of the Western Hockey League regular season.The Tigers and Royals have both won back to back games heading into the contest as the Royals start the first of a five games Alberta road trip.Tigers play-by-play voice Wil...

The Medicine Hat Tigers have made a trade with the Kelowna Rockets to help with their forward depth and stock up on draft picks.Defenseman Nate Corbet born in 2006 was sent to the Rockets for forward Ethan Neutens born in 2005, a 2025 third-round pick, and a 2028 fifth-round pick.Corbet was a third round pick of the Ti...

Will Bryant, the play-by-play commentator for the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wild 94.5 radio, joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon to talk about how he got into his career and preserving a team legacy.

A pair of familiar twins will be back for the Medicine Hat Tigers Wednesday night as they head to Edmonton to Take on the Oil Kings.Liam and Marcus Ruck returned to Medicine Hat earlier this week after taking home the Gold Medal playing for Team Canada White at the U17 World Challenge.The Ruck twins both finished with ...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are taking on the Moose Jaw Warriors at home on Saturday evening as they look to bounce back after a loss the night before and shake off its penalty problems. Head Coach Willie Desjardins, speaking after Friday's 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings, kept it simple. "Can't take penalties,&quo...

The Medicine Hat Tigers are back on home ice at Co-op Place Friday night taking on the Edmonton Oil Kings.The same Oil Kings team they hosted and defeated 4-2 in their season opener back on Sept. 21, marking their 13th straight victory over the Oil Kings.The roster configurations for this one, will be a lot different a...