Game 46: January 23 vs. Prince George
January 23, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
VS. COUGARS : This will be the first of two meetings for the Tigers and Cougars this season. The two teams don't really get to see each other often, dating back 5 seasons; the clubs have played only 7 games, 4 in Medicine Hat and 3 in Prince George. The Tigers are a solid 6-1-0-0 in those seven games. In their only meeting last season, Matt Staples, Cole Sanford and Trevor Cox each recorded 2 points in a 6-1 victory.
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:
Prince George comes into tonight having lost 5 straight games and are winless in their past 7 games and only have one victory in their past 10 games Cougars captain and defenceman Sam Ruopp has been suspended 5 games for his actions in a game January 20th and will not be in the lineup tonight against the Tigers The Cougars are the most penalized team in the WHL with 941 penalty minutes in 48 games (average 20 minutes per game)
2014-15 WHL RANKINGS:
Record (31-12-1-1). Central Div. - 1st Eastern Con. - 2nd
HOME (18-5-1-0) AWAY (13-7-0-1)
TIGERS FAST FACTS:
With a goal Saturday, Dryden Hunt currently has the WHL's longest active point streak, sitting at 17 games dating back toDecember 10th when he was with the Regina Pats (8G, 18A for 26 points over 17 games) Multiple Tigers players are currently on point streaks, Tommy Vannelli is on a 3 game point streak (3A), Matt Bradley is on a 3 game point streak (1G, 5A), Chad Butcher is on a 3 game point streak (1G, 5A), Trevor Cox is on a 6 game point streak (4G, 6A) and Kyle Burroughs is on a 5 game point streak (7A) Nick Schneider broke a personal 2 game losing streak with Wednesday's victory against Vancouver
LAST GAME: The Tigers looked for revenge against the visiting Vancouver Giants on Wednesday night, after losing in Vancouver just two weeks ago. The Tigers broke the game open in the third period, scoring 4 goals and finally ending the see saw battle between the two as the Giants always seemed to cut into the Tigers lead in the first 40 minutes. The Tabbies got multi-goal games from Dryden Hunt, Markus Eisenschmid and Cole Sanford. Matt Bradley and Chad Butcher also chipped in offensively with 3 assist nights in an 8-4 victory.
TIGER MOJO: Wednesday night marked the 9th game this season where the Tigers have scored 6 or more goals in a game and are 9-0-0-0 when they do so. This type of "mojo" was more prominent in the first half of the season when it was happening every other game, nowadays it seems to happen sporadically. Tigers fans are hoping the Tigers mojo will continue after Wednesday's game and the goals continue to pour in. The Tigers are 2nd in goal for in the Eastern Conference and 3rd in the WHL.
CLUB LEADERS:
Goals (37) Cole 0 Assists (57) Trevor Cox Points (75) Trevor Cox
PIM (76) Tyler Plus/Minus (+34) Kyle Burroughs Wins (22) Marek Langhamer
SPECIAL TEAMS:
POWER PLAY: 46/214 - 21.5% (ranked 11th in WHL) HOME: 22.1% (Ranked 12th in WHL), AWAY: 20.7% (Ranked 7th in WHL) PENALTY KILL: 136/170 - 80.0% (ranked 11th in WHL) HOME: 85.7% (Ranked tied for 5th in WHL), AWAY: 74.4% (Ranked 18th in WHL)
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 24 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defenseman and 14 forwards
AGE BREAKDOWN : 3 - 20 year olds, 10 - 19 year olds, 4 - 18 year olds, 5 - 17 year olds and 2 - 16 year olds
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Marek Langhamer (Phoenix Coyotes), Tyler Lewington (Washington Capitals), Tommy Vannelli (St. Louis Blues) and Kyle Burroughs (New York Islanders)
ATB FINANCIAL - TIGERS BROADCAST: Listen to legendary Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one Tigers' Game in Team history since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in 1970.
LAST FIVE: RESULTS:
@ Kelowna Rockets 5-3 WIN
VS. Regina Pats 6-1 LOSS
@ Saskatoon Blades 5-4 LOSS
@ Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 WIN
VS. Vancouver Giants 8-4 WIN
NEXT FIVE: TIME:
VS. Prince George Cougars Friday January 23 7:30 PM (MT)
@ Edmonton Oil Kings Sunday January 25 4:00 PM (MT)
VS. Lethbridge Hurricanes Tuesday January 27 7:00 PM (MT)
@ Tri-City Americans Friday January 30 8:05 PM (MT)
@ Spokane Chiefs Saturday January 31 8:05 PM (MT)
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