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Game Day Preview February 20 at Red Deer

February 20, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


LAST GAME 5-4 OTL Vs Red Deer Rebels: Shane Smith lead the way with a pair of goals, along with Cayden Lindstrom & Brenden Lee but it was Kai Uchacz scoring a pair of goals including the OT winner at 3:34 to make it a 5-4 win for the extra point. The Tigers were 2/3 on the power play while the Rebels were 4/5 on their attempts with the man advantage.

VS RED DEER: This is the final meeting between the Tigers and Rebels with Red Deer holding the season series advantage with four wins and a shootout loss to the Tigers. The most recent match-up fell on February 18th at Co-op Place, Shane Smith scored a pair of goals along with Cayden Lindstrom & Brenden Lee but it was Kai Uchacz scoring a pair of goals including the OT winner at 3:34 to make it a 5-4 win for the extra point.

Head to Head All-time, the Tigers are 86-73-6-4 with 4 ties, while on the road Medicine Hat holds a 39-38-1-4 record with 2 ties.

HEAD TO HEAD

Oct 21 @ MH (4-2 L)

Nov 25 @ RD (3-2 SOW)

Dec 7 @ RD (5-2 L)

Dec 16 @ MH (6-4 L)

Feb 18 @ MH (5-4 OTL)

Feb 20 @ RD

TALE OF THE TAPE

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (22-22-8-1) 53pts

5TH in Central Division

9TH in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 43/224 - 19.2% - Away 21/117 - 17.9%

Vs RD - 3/20 - 30.0% @ RD - 2/11 - 18.1%

PK - Overall 167/230 -72.6% - Away 86/121 -71.1%

Vs RD - 7/9 - 77.7% @ RD - 8/10 - 80.0%

RED DEER REBELS (37-12-3-2) 79pts

1ST in Central Division

2ND in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 67/244 - 27.5% - Home 34/117 - 29.1%

Vs MH - 2/10 - 20.0% @MH - 6/13 - 46.1%

PK -Overall 201/247 -81.4% - Home 95/115 - 82.6%

Vs MH - 9/11 - 81.8 @MH - 6/7 - 85.7%

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS

Goals - Lee (22) Assists - Basha (33)

Points - Wiesblatt (45) +/- Basha (+15)

PIMS - Wiesblatt (78) Wins - Langkow (19)

Shutouts - N/A Save % - May .889%

GAA - Langkow (3.23)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

- Andrew Basha 52 GP: 11-34-45 PTS - Oasiz Wiesblatt 53 GP: 20-25-45 PTS

- Brenden Lee 42 GP: 22-18-40 PTS - Pasha Bocharov 53: 11-13-24 PTS

- Cayden Lindstrom 46 GP: 15-17-32 PTS - Dallon Melin 52 GP: 13-21-34 PTS

- Bogdans Hodass 41 GP: 9-15-24 PTS - Dru Krebs 52 GP: 5-27-32 PTS

MILESTONE WATCH

- Dru Krebs: 2 GP away from 200 GP - Owen MacNeil: 17 GP away from 200 GP

- Bogdans Hodass: 3 GP from 100 career GP - Rhett Parsons: 13 GP from 150 career GP

- Oasiz Wiesblatt: 11 GP from 150 career GP

HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT

WHL Draft (12): Andresen, Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Smith, 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 - 12 - 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 Feb 10 Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-0 L) Mon Feb 20 @ Red Deer Rebels (2pm)

Sat Feb 11 Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-2 SOW) Wed Feb 22 @ Regina Pats (6pm)

Sat Feb 18 Vs Red Deer Rebels (5-4 OTW) Sat Feb 25 Vs Kamloops Blazers (7pm)

NEWS & NOTES

Defenders Attack: The Tigers defence core of Kurtis Smythe, Rhett Parsons, Bogdans Hodass, Dru Krebs, Pasha Bocharov, Josh Van Mulligen & Reid Andresen have contributed to 136 points (37 goals, 101R) assists)

Nice Shooting Soldier!: Tigers Defenceman Pasha Bocharov is second in WHL defenceman when it comes to shooting percentage at 12.1% on 91 shots.

Just Like He Dru It Up: Tigers defenceman and Washington Capitals prospect Dru Krebs is tied for 19th in WHL Defencemen points (5 goals, 27 assists) in 51 games.

Bend It Like Beckett: Tigers goaltender Beckett Langkow is 16th among WHL goaltenders, while he's 2nd amongst WHL goaltenders with minutes played, 2430, as well as he leads in games played with 42. Langkow is also tied for the league lead with shootout wins with 3.

The Chetwynd Kid: Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) in 45 games played.

From Cessford with Love: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith is 2nd in Rookie goal scoring with 18.

Man Down, No Problem: Going into tonight's game against Swift Current, the Tigers are 7th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 9, (Smith x2, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm x2, MacNeil, Lee, Melin)

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.

Latvian Leap: Second year defenceman Bogdans Hodass represented Team Lativa at the completed 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the second straight year. Hodass had 4 points (2 goals, 2 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.

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.

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