Game Day Preview December 28 vs Swift Current
December 28, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
LAST GAME: 3-2 L @ Lethbridge Hurricanes: Logan Wormald would be the hero Tuesday night at the Enmax Centre as the Lethbridge Hurricanes defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 3-2 for their 4th straight win against the Tigers. Brenden Lee and Owen MacNeil would score in a losing cause for the Tigers while Beckett Langkow made 15 saves in the Tigers net.
VS SWIFT CURRENT: It's the 1st of 8 meetings this season between the Broncos & Tigers. Last season the Tigers were 2-6 against the Broncos, winning one of their games in overtime on October 19, 2021. Tigers Defenceman and Latvian world junior Bogdans Hodass lead the way for the tabbies scoring 2 goals and 7 assists in the 8 game set. While Captain Owen MacNeil would put up 6 points (3 goals, 3 assists) in 8 GP against Swift Current. Bronco forward Matthew Ward was the top point getter for Swift Current in 8 games against Medicine Hat scoring 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) while just behind him was Raphael Pelletier with 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists).
Broncos goaltender Reid Dyck was 2-0-1 against Medicine Hat last season with a .910 save percentage and a 2.63 goals against average.
Since the 1996-97 season the Tigers 71-60-5-1 with one tie in 139 games played while at home Medicine Hat is 43-21-3-0 with two ties.
HEAD TO HEAD
2021-2022 2022-23
Oct 1 @ SC (2-0 L) Dec 28 @ MH
Oct 2 @ MH (3-2 L) Dec 31 @ SC
Oct 19 @ MH (5-4 OTW) Jan 7 @ MH
Nov 5 @ SC (3-2 L) Jan 10 @ SC
Feb 18 @ SC (7-2 L) Jan 18 @ SC
Mar 5 @ MH (2-0 W) Feb 28 @ MH
Mar 18 @ SC (5-1 L) Mar 24 @ SC
Mar 19 @ MH (2-0 L) Mar 25 @ MH
TALE OF THE TAPE
MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (13-18-4-1) 31pts
4TH in Central Division
8TH in Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 32/160 - 20.0% - Home 16/76 - 21.0%
PK - Overall 121/160 -75.6% - Home 58/75 -77.3%
SWIDT CURRENT BRONCOS (14-15-01) 29pts
5th in Central Division
9th in Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 30/116 - 20.7% - Away 13/45 - 28.9%
PK - Overall 130/166 -78.3% - Away 60/72 -83.3%
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals - Lee (19) Assists - Basha (25)
Points - Lee (34) +/- Parsons (+12)
PIMS - Bocharov (50) Wins - Langkow (13)
Shutouts - N/A Save % - Langkow .887%
GAA - Langkow (3.11)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Andrew Basha 35 GP: 7-25-32 PTS - Oasiz Wiesblatt 36 GP: 15-13-28 PTS
- Brenden Lee 36 GP: 19-15-34 PTS (12 PPG) - Brayden Boehm 36 GP: 13-10-23 PTS
- Tyler MacKenzie 36 GP: 12-11-23 PTS - Dru Krebs 35 GP: 3-16-19 PTS
- Reid Andresen 36 GP: 5-15-20 PTS - Cayden Lindstrom 28 GP: 9-9-18 PTS (06 Born)
MILESTONE WATCH
Beckett Langkow - 1 GP from 60 Career GP Hunter St. Martin - 4 GP from 50 career GP
Reid Andresen - 2 PTS away from 40 Career PTS Brenden Lee - 1 PTS away from 75 Career PTS
NEWS & NOTES
Latvian Leap: Second year defenceman Bogdans Hodass will represent Team Lativa at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the second straight year. In 24 GP this season, Hodass has 4 goals and 11 assists for 15 points. At this summer's World Juniors in Edmonton, Hodass had 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games making it to the Quarter Finals.
Mr. 400: Tigers Head Coach & Willie Desjardins notched his 400th win as a Head Coach with the Medicine Hat Tigers December 10th in a 6-3 win at home against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Desjardins record in his 13 seasons coaching in the WHL. Desjardins first win as Tigers Head Coach was a 4-3 win on September 24, 2002 against the Saskatoon Blades.
Busy Beckett:Tigers Goaltender Beckett Langkow leads the WHL in minutes played with 1695 including a stretch of ten straight starts from September 24 to October 2.
Latvian Leap: Second year defenceman Bogdans Hodass will represent Team Lativa at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the second straight year. In 24 GP this season, Hodass has 4 goals and 11 assists for 15 points. At this summer's World Juniors in Edmonton, Hodass had 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games making it to the Quarter Finals.
Defenders Attacking: The Tigers defence core of Rhett Parsons, Bogdans Hodass, Dru Krebs, Pasha Bocharov, Josh Van Mulligen & Reid Andresen have contributed to 88 points (20 goals, 68 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.
The Lindstrom Lightning: Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 18 points (9 goals, 9 assists) in 28 games played.
From Cessford with Love: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith is 3rd in Rookie goal scoring with 11 goals.
Man Down, No Problem: Going into tonight's game in Red Deer, the Tigers are 9th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 5, (Smith, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm, MacNeil)
Lee's Laser: Coming into action tonight, Tigers forward Brenden Lee is 2nd in the Western Hockey League with 12 power play goals but also 2nd in the entire Canadian Hockey League.
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 (9): Andresen, Parsons, 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-1-McKenna*
USA - 3 - Lee, Hanas & Bocharov Latvia - 1 - Hodass
PREVIOUS THREE GAMES NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD
Fri Dec 16 Vs Red Deer Rebels (6-4 L) Wed Dec 28 Vs Swift Current Broncos (7pm)
Sat Dec 17 Vs Kelowna Rockets (4-1 W) Sat Dec 31 @ Swift Current Broncos (6pm)
Tue Dec 27 @ Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-2 L) Fri Jan 6 @ Edmonton Oil Kings (7pm)
Western Hockey League Stories from December 28, 2022
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- Giants Shut Out 3-0 At Home Wednesday - Vancouver Giants
- Hitmen Extend Win Streak With Win Over Oil Kings - Calgary Hitmen
- Wheat Kings Shut Out Pats Wednesday - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Korczak's Hat Trick Leads Warriors Past ICE - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Oil Kings Downed by Hitmen - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Moose Jaw Stops ICE - Winnipeg Ice
- Wheat Kings Blank Pats 4-0 - Regina Pats
- Warriors to Play in One CHL TV Game of the Week During Second Half of 2022-23 - Moose Jaw Warriors
- WHL Announces Postponement of Broncos Game in Medicine Hat - Swift Current Broncos
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- Pats Open Second-Half at Home Versus Brandon - Regina Pats
- Thunderbirds Prevail Late in Battle of the Sound - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Chiefs Put up Fight, Fall 7-5 to Seattle in First of Back-To-Back Contests - Spokane Chiefs
- Royals' Late Push Falls Short in 3-2 Loss to Giants - Victoria Royals
- Rockets Suffer 6-4 Loss - Kelowna Rockets
- Game #31 - ICE at Moose Jaw - Winnipeg Ice
- G-Men Win Fourth Straight vs Royals - Vancouver Giants
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