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SPORTS
Tigers show appreciation to Medicine Hat fans in year-end celebration
Hundreds of fans celebrated the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place on Monday in bittersweet send-off to mark the end of a historic season. The Tigers were fresh off a Memorial Cup final loss to the London Knights on Sunday night in Rimouski, Que. Tigers game host Jesse Christianson reminded the crowd that even though t...
Jun 03, 2025
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Medicine Hat Tigers hosting final send off at Co-op Place tonight
Supporters of the Medicine Hat Tigers will be able to give the Western Hockey League champions a final send off at Co-op Place on Monday evening. There will be a quick presentation and a chance for fans to say goodbye to players after campaign that stretched for nine months. It's taking place at 7 p.m. and is open to t...
Jun 02, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Medicine Hat Tigers fall short at Memorial Cup, Knights win 4-1
The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of Memorial Cup glory Sunday after failing to battle back from a dominant second frame by the London Knights - a heartbreaking end for a team that rarely struggled in 2025. The Knights won 4-1, claiming their third-ever Canadian Hockey League title and bouncing back after losing a yea...
Jun 02, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Thousands of Medicine Hat Tigers fans reserve tickets for Memorial Cup watch party
Supporters will be let back into Co-op Place to cheer on the Medicine Hat Tigers one last time this season. The City of Medicine Hat is hosting a free Tigers watch party for Sunday's Memorial Cup final - and the city said that over 4,400 fans have acquired tickets as of Sunday afternoon. The facility's doors will open ...
Jun 01, 2025
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Hundreds of fans celebrated the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place on Monday in bittersweet send-off to mark the end of a historic season. The Tigers were fresh off a Memorial Cup final loss to the London Knights on Sunday night in Rimouski, Que. Tigers game host Jesse Christianson reminded the crowd that even though t...
Jun 03, 2025
Supporters of the Medicine Hat Tigers will be able to give the Western Hockey League champions a final send off at Co-op Place on Monday evening. There will be a quick presentation and a chance for fans to say goodbye to players after campaign that stretched for nine months. It's taking place at 7 p.m. and is open to t...
Jun 02, 2025
The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of Memorial Cup glory Sunday after failing to battle back from a dominant second frame by the London Knights - a heartbreaking end for a team that rarely struggled in 2025. The Knights won 4-1, claiming their third-ever Canadian Hockey League title and bouncing back after losing a yea...
Jun 02, 2025
Supporters will be let back into Co-op Place to cheer on the Medicine Hat Tigers one last time this season. The City of Medicine Hat is hosting a free Tigers watch party for Sunday's Memorial Cup final - and the city said that over 4,400 fans have acquired tickets as of Sunday afternoon. The facility's doors will open ...
Jun 01, 2025
It has been 13,532 days since the Medicine Hat Tigers were last Memorial Cup champions. That can change tonight as the Medicine Hat Tigers battle the London Knights in the final of the 105th Memorial Cup. An undefeated round-robin pushed the Medicine Hat Tigers straight through to the final, ironically with a 3-1 win o...
Jun 01, 2025
Sports
Tigers tango with Knights in 105th Memorial Cup final
It has been 13,532 days since the Medicine Hat Tigers were last Memorial Cup champions. That can change tonight as the Medicine Hat Tigers battle the London Knights in the final of the 105th Memorial Cup. An undefeated round-robin pushed the Medicine Hat Tigers straight through to the final, ironically with a 3-1 win o...
Jun 01, 2025
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Sports
Medicine Hat Tigers sit one win away from junior hockey immortality
The path to a championship is never easy. Often filled with highs and lows, peaks and valleys, and at times seemingly insurmountable adversity. That was the case for the 2024-25 Medicine Hat Tigers. The construction of the team we know and love today began this past off-season. With three 20-year-old defenseman, Rhett ...
May 31, 2025
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ANALYSIS
Tiger 20-year-olds prepare for one final game on junior hockey's biggest stage
As the Medicine Hat Tigers prepare for their final game of the season Sunday, it comes bittersweet for some. For Oasiz Wiesblatt, Harrison Meneghin, and Mathew Ward, it will be the final time they lace up the skates in their junior hockey careers. Ward began his Western Hockey League career for the Swift Current Bronco...
May 30, 2025
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Sports
Medicine Hat Tigers await winner of Friday night's Memorial Cup semifinal
The Medicine Hat Tigers are one win away from claiming their third Memorial Cup title in franchise history. Their opponent? Unknown. They know it will be either the OHL champion London Knights (2-1) or QMJHL champion Moncton Wildcats (1-2) who tango in Friday night's semifinal for the right to get a second chance again...
May 29, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Medicine Hat Tigers secure spot in Memorial Cup final with 3-1 win over London
The Medicine Hat Tigers booked their ticket to the Memorial Cup final Tuesday night after holding off a late London Knights comeback attempt, defeating the Knights 3-1. Knights winger Kasper Halttunen got London on the board three and a half minutes into the opening frame, capitalizing on an early Tiger penalty. London...
May 28, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Medicine Hat Tigers to battle London for a spot in the Memorial Cup final
The Medicine Hat Tigers (2-0) will wrap up their round-robin action for the 105th Memorial Cup tonight against the London Knights (2-0) with a ticket to Sunday's Memorial Cup final on the line. The Tigers are coming off a 3-1 victory over the Moncton Wildcats Monday night, where Minnesota Wild prospect Ryder Ritchie fo...
May 27, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Tigers tame Wildcats 3-1, have chance to advance to the Memorial Cup final Tuesday
Ryder Ritchie found the back of the net twice while adding an assist, as the Medicine Hat Tigers toppled the Moncton Wildcats 3-1. The Tigers poured 41 shots onto the net of Wildcats netminder Mathis Rosseau, who faced over 40 shots for the second consecutive game. Ritchie opened the scoring for the second straight gam...
May 27, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Medicine Hat Tigers take on Wildcats in battle of league champs
The Medicine Hat Tigers are preparing for their second game of the 2025 Memorial Cup as they get set to take on the QMJHL champion Moncton Wildcats. The Wildcats, who are 0-1, dropped their opening game of the tournament in overtime to the 2-0 London Knights and will try to avoid joining the Rimouski Oceanic in the dou...
May 26, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
Late Hunter St. Martin tally lifts Tigers to thrilling 5-4 comeback win over Oceanic
The Medicine Hat Tigers kicked off the 105th Memorial Cup in style, with a thrilling 5-4 come-from-behind win against the Rimouski Oceanic. Forward Hunter St. Martin scored the game-winner with 2:21 left in regulation, his fourth goal in as many games. Draft-eligible defenseman Bryce Pickford found the back of the net ...
May 24, 2025
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Sports
Tigers open 105th Memorial Cup against hosting Oceanic
One week removed from claiming their sixth WHL championship in franchise history, the Medicine Hat Tigers now aim to add another trophy to the mantle, the Memorial Cup. Last having claimed the Memorial Cup in 1988, it has been 37 years since the Tigers last held the most prized possession in all of Canadian junior hock...
May 23, 2025
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MEMORIAL CUP
No stranger to pressure, Gavin McKenna embraces Memorial Cup spotlight
Gavin McKenna is ready to step into the Memorial Cup spotlight - and he doesn't plan to blink. After all, the 17-year-old phenom is no stranger to wall-to-wall media coverage and sky-high expectations. "My whole life has kind of prepared me for this," he said in a phone interview. "Growing up, I've kind ...
May 22, 2025
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SPORTS
Medicine Hat Tigers, fighting for Memorial Cup glory, face the unknown
The Medicine Hat Tigers say one of the biggest challenges at the Memorial Cup is facing the unknown elements of the other teams as they attempt to win the Canadian Hockey League title for a third time in franchise history. -The Tigers arrived in Rimouski, Que. late on Wednesday after winning the Western Hockey League t...
May 22, 2025
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THE MEMORIAL CUP
Five things to know for the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski
Medicine Hat Tigers phenom Gavin McKenna headlines a stacked field at this year's Memorial Cup. The top competition in Canadian junior hockey runs Friday through June 1 in Rimouski, Que. The Rimouski Oceanic, Moncton Wildcats and London Knights join the Tigers in the tournament. The same teams filled out the top four i...
May 22, 2025
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Hundreds of supporters send off Medicine Hat Tigers to Memorial Cup
Hundreds of fans gathered at Co-op Place on Wednesday morning to send off the Medicine Hat Tigers as the team started the voyage to Rimouski, Que. for the Memorial Cup. Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services, Medicine Hat Police Service, Redcliff RCMP, Willie's Towing and a Zamboni all part of the bus escort out of t...
May 21, 2025
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WHAT TO KNOW
Here's how to watch the Tigers leave Medicine Hat for the Memorial Cup
The Medicine Hat Tigers are off to play for junior hockey's most coveted championship. Supporters will have a brief opportunity to line the roads of Medicine Hat to wish the team well as they leave to play in the Memorial Cup tournament in Quebec. The Tigers will leave Co-op Place at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, travelling nor...
May 21, 2025
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Sports
Tigers netminder Harrison Meneghin signed by Tampa Bay Lightning
Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin has put pen to paper on a three-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Meneghin was the MVP of the 2025 WHL Playoffs, helping backstop the Medicine Hat Tigers to their sixth title in franchise history, going 14-1-0 while boasting a 2.35 GAA and 0.906 SV%...
May 19, 2025
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Sports
Medicine Hat Tigers claim sixth WHL title in franchise history
The Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs on Friday to claim the Western Hockey League championship and book a ticket to the Memorial Cup in Rimouski. The 4-2 Game 5 victory added a sixth WHL title to the franchise's collection and their first since 2007. Now, the Tigers will go in search of a third Memorial Cup ...
May 17, 2025
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Sports
Tigers defeat Chiefs 5-2, move one win away from sixth WHL Title
A four-goal second period helped lift the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 5-2 Game 4 victory, moving them just one win away from clinching their sixth WHL Title in franchise history. The game began with a bang as the clubs traded goals in the opening minute, with Ryder Ritchie and Asanali Sarkenov scoring 17 seconds apart. Th...
May 15, 2025
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Sports
Tigers aim to take 3-1 series lead in WHL Finals
The Medicine Hat Tigers lead the WHL Finals 2-1 following a shutout victory Tuesday night over the Spokane Chiefs. It was just the second time the Chiefs have been held off the scoresheet all season, a great bounceback for Medicine Hat following a 6-2 Game 2 defeat. The Cats were aided by six goals from six different g...
May 14, 2025
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Sports
Tigers stun Chiefs with 6-0 Game 3 victory
Harrison Meneghin made 28 saves en route to his third shutout of these playoffs as the Medicine Hat Tigers blanked the Spokane Chiefs 6-0 in Game 3 of the WHL Finals. The Tigers scored a pair of goals in each frame and surpassed their combined shot total from games 1 and 2 in the win, outshooting the Chiefs 45-28. Cayd...
May 14, 2025
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SPORTS
Medicine Hat Tigers get send off as they head to Spokane
The Medicine Hat Tigers had a send off Monday morning as the Western Hockey League Championship Series shifts to Spokane, Washington for games three through five.-READ: Here are the venues screening the Tigers away games----The Tigers split the first two games of the series on home ice, including a 6-2 defeat to the Ch...
May 12, 2025
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SPORTS
Medicine Hat Tigers aim to bounce back after WHL final series tied
The Medicine Hat Tigers are looking to bounce back after a weekend of mixed results. That's as a best of seven series against the Spokane Chiefs for the Western Hockey League final is back to even. Andrew Basha returned to the lineup for the first time since 2024 to notch the opening goal on Friday, getting the series ...
May 12, 2025
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Sports
Spokane Chiefs beat Medicine Hat Tigers 6-2, series now square at one
The Medicine Hat Tigers weren't able to recover after the Spokane Chiefs came out strong in the first period, with both teams coming off the weekend with a win each in the Western Hockey League final. Cayden Lindstrom found the back of the net for the first time since March 30, 2024, to get the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The C...
May 12, 2025
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SPORTS
Basha and Lindstrom aid in return as Tigers tackle Chiefs in Game 1 of the WHL final
Medicine Hat Tigers forward Andrew Basha scored on his first shot back from injury less than a minute into Game 1 to kick off the Western Hockey League Championship series with a bang. It set the tone for the rest of Game 1 inside Co-op Place which saw a strong Tigers squad battle the Spokane Chiefs to a 4-1 victory. ...
May 10, 2025
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