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Game Day Preview December 2 at Calgary

December 2, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


LAST GAME: 4-2 L Vs Prince Albert Raiders: The Tigers dropped their second game in a row at Co-op Place on Sunday, after Oasiz Wiesblatt opened the scoring in the 2nd, the Raiders would score four unanswered from Cole Peardon, Sloan Stanick, Evan Herman & Stanick again to end the period. Dallon Melin would make things interesting in the 3rd scoring his fifth of the year at 12:16. Tikhon Chaika make 20 saves in the Raiders victory.

VS CALGARY: It's the third meeting of the 2022-23 season between the Tigers and Hitmen, the 1st meeting occurred on November 4th at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex where the Hitmen would manage a 5-1 win on home ice. Tigers defenceman Pasha Bocharov scored the lone Tigers goal just 26 seconds into the contest. In the first Tigers home game against Calgary November 26, it was again Medicine Hat opening the scoring thanks to Cayden Lindstrom in the 1st period before Zac Funk, Sean Tschigerl, David Adasnyski and Riley Fiddler-Schultz would score four straight on route to a 5-2 win at Co-op Place. Shane Smith would close out the scoring for the Tigers for his 8th of the campaign.

In the Head to Head Match-up going back to the 1996-97 season the Tigers have a record of 78-77-9-5 with 3 ties in 172 games played, on the road at the Saddledome or 7 Chiefs Sportsplex the Tigers are 31-44-4-2 with two ties in 86 games played.

HEAD TO HEAD

2021-22 2022-23

Nov 13 @ MH (4-2 L) Nov 4 @ CGY (5-1 L)

Nov 14 @ CGY (4-3 OTL) Nov 26 @ MH (5-2 L)

Dec 28 @ CGY (3-1 L) Dec 2 @ CGY

Dec 30 @ MH (3-2 L) Jan 21 @ MH

Jan 2 @ CGY (4-2 L) Mar 18 @ MH

Jan 29 @ MH (6-5 L) Mar 19 @ CGY

Mar 26 @ MH (2-0 L)

Mar 30 @ CGY (3-2 L)

TALE OF THE TAPE

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (8-12-4-1) 21pts

5TH in East Division

8TH in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 26/115 - 22.6% - Away 12/50 - 24.0%

Vs CGY - 0/6 - 0% @ CGY - 0/6 - 0%

PK - Overall 92/120 - 76.7 - Away 42/57 - 73.7%

Vs CGY - 5/8 - 62.5% @ CGY 6/8 - 75%

CALGARY HITMEN (12-6-3) 28pts

3rd in Central Division

6th in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 17/98 - 17.3% - Away 9/50 -18.0%

Vs MH - 2/8 - 25% @MH - 3/8 - 37.5%

PK - Overall 89/100 - 89.0% - Home - 43/51 -84.3%

Vs MH - 6/6 - 100% @MH - 6/6 - 100%

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS

Goals - Lee (14) Assists - Basha (20)

Points - Basha (26) +/- - Parsons & Basha (+9)

PIMS - Parsons (39) Wins - Langkow (8)

Shutouts - N/A Save % - Langkow .892%

GAA - Langkow (2.98)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

- Andrew Basha 24 GP: 6-20-26 PTS - Oasiz Wiesblatt 25 GP: 10-10-20 PTS

- Brenden Lee 25 GP: 14-11-25 PTS (9 PPG) - Brayden Boehm 25 GP: 9-7-16 PTS

- Tyler MacKenzie 25 GP: 9-7-16 PTS - Dru Krebs 24 GP: 1-10-11 PTS

- Reid Andresen 25 GP:4-10-14 PTS

MILESTONE WATCH

Dru Krebs - 5 points away from 60 in his career Braydon Boehm - 4 points away from 70 in career

Owen MacNeil - 4 points from 50 in his career Hunter St. Martin - 11 GP from 50 career GP

Tyler MacKenzie - 5 games away from 100 GP

HC/GM Willie Desjardins - 3 wins away from 400 as Tigers Head Coach

NEWS & NOTES

Defenders Attacking: The Tigers defence core of Rhett Parsons, Bogdans Hodass, Dru Krebs, Pasha Bocharov, Josh Van Mulligen, Reid Andresen & Josh Van Mulligen have contributed to 63 points (14 goals, 49 assists)

Silver Lining: Tigers forward Tomas Mrsic returns to the Tigers after taking home a silver medal at the World U17s in Langley, BC. Mrsic had one goal and one assists for Team Canada Red. Cayden Lindstrom also participated in the U17s as a member of Team White scoring two goals and two assists in the tournament.

Smith, Shane Smith: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith, leads all Tiger rookies in scoring with 9 points (8 goals, 2 assists), while the Cessford, AB product is 13th in WHL Rookie Scoring and 2nd in Rookie goals this season.

Go Shorty: Going into tonight's game in Red Deer, the Tigers are 6th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 4, (Smith, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm)

Lee's Laser: Coming into action tonight, Tigers forward Brenden Lee is tied for 1st in the Western Hockey League with 9 power play goals but also 2nd in the entire Canadian Hockey League.

Behind the Bench: This is Tigers Head Coach Willie Desjardins' 11th season coaching the Tigers in two different tenures and is just 3 wins away from 400 while coaching the Orange & Black.

MacNeil's Navy: The Tigers announced their leadership group for the 2022-23 WHL Season, Owen MacNeil was named the 39th Captain in Tigers history, while Rhett Parsons, Dru Krebs, Tyler MacKenzie & Dallon Melin will all wear alternate captain's A's on their jerseys this season.

HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT

WHL Draft (10): Andresen, Parsons, Shtrom, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, St. Martin, Boehm, Van Mulligen, Mrsic, Lindstrom, Basha, McKenna

Trade (5): Bocharov, Lee, MacNeil, Smythe & May

CHL Import Draft (1): Hodass

Listed/Signed (2): Langkow, Hanas

Waivers (1): Melin

ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN (* indicates rookie):

Alberta - 11 - Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Langkow, St. Martin *, Smith *, Melin, Van Mulligen *, MacNeil, Basha

BC - 5 - Smythe, Lindstrom *, Mrsic *, Boehm & May

Saskatchewan- 1 - Andresen

Yukon-McKenna*

USA - 2 - Hanas, Bocharov Latvia - 1 - Hodass

PREVIOUS THREE GAMES NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD

Fri Nov 25 @ Red Deer Rebels (3-2 SOW) Fri Dec 2 @ Calgary Hitmen (7pm)

Sat Nov 26 Vs Calgary Hitmen (5-2 L) Sat Dec 3 Vs Saskatoon Blades (7pm)

Sun Nov 27 Vs Prince Albert Raiders (5-2 L) Tue Dec 6 @ Edmonton Oil Kings (7pm)

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