Game Day Preview February 4 vs Lethbridge
February 4, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
LAST GAME 6-4 W @ Regina Pats: A four goal third period comeback lead the Tigers to their first win of the season series against Regina, Bogdans Hodass lead the way with a career high four point night with two goals & two assists. While Pasha Bocharov, Andrew Basha, Brayden Boehm along with Tomas Mrsic netting the game winner with 3:19 left to go in the 3rd was enough to give the Tigers the victory
VS LETHBRIDGE: Tonight's game marks the 6th of 8 meetings between the Tigers & Hurricanes with Lethbridge winning five straight games with the most recent being on December 27th at the Enmax Centre in a tightly contested 3-2 victory. Logan Wormald scored the winner as part of a two goal performance for Lethbridge.
In the season series Andrew Basha leads all Tigers in scoring with three goals and four assists playing in all five games, while Captain Owen & Oasiz Wiesblatt both have five points with mirroring stat lines of two goals and three assists.
Dating back to the 1987-88 WHL Season, the Tigers hold a 158-124-8-4 record with 6 ties, at home against the Hurricanes 87-58-1-2 with three ties.
HEAD TO HEAD
Sept 23 @ MH (9-1 W) Dec 27 @ LET (3-2 L)
Sept 30 @ LET (5-4 L) Feb 4 @ MH
Nov 5 @ MH (3-2 L) Feb 10 @ LET
Dec 9 @ LET(5-3 L) Feb 11 @ MH
TALE OF THE TAPE
MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (19-21-7-1) 46pts
5TH in Central Division
9TH in Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 40/208 - 19.2% - Home 19/95 - 20.0%
Vs LET - 3/8 - 37.5% @ LET - 2/15 - 13.3%
PK - Overall 152/206 -73.8% - Home 69/89 -77.5%
Vs LET - 12/13 - 92.3% @ LET 9/13 - 69.2%
LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES (22-20-1-1) 46pts
2ND in Central Division
5TH in Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 39/196 - 19.9% - Away 23/91 - 25.3%
Vs MH - 4/13 - 30.7% @MH - 1/13 - 7.6%
PK -Overall 152/190 -80.0% - Away 68/92 - 79.3%
Vs MH - 13/15 - 86.6 @MH - 5/8 - 62.5%
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals - Lee (20) Assists - Basha (30)
Points - Basha (41) +/- Basha (+15)
PIMS - Wiesblatt (62) Wins - Langkow (17)
Shutouts - N/A Save % - May .884%
GAA - Langkow (3.29)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Andrew Basha 47 GP: 11-30-41 PTS - Oasiz Wiesblatt 48 GP: 17-23-40 PTS
- Brayden Boehm 48 GP: 18-16-34 PTS - Dru Krebs 47 GP: 5-24-29 PTS
- Cayden Lindstrom 41 GP: 13-15-28 PTS (06 Born) - Dallon Melin 47 GP: 12-19-31 PTS
- Shane Smith 48 GP: 16-7-21 PTS - Gavin McKenna 9 GP: 0-6-6 6 PTS (07 Born)
-Hunter St. Martin 41: 4-10-14 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH
- Dru Krebs: 8 GP away from 200 GP - Andrew Basha: 5 GP away from 100 Career GP
- Owen MacNeil: 22 GP away from 200 Career GP - Bogdans Hodass: 7 GP from 100 Career GP
- Rhett Parsons: 19 GP from 150 Career GP - Oasiz Wiesblatt: 15 GP from 150 Career GP
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 127 points (33 goals, 94 assists)
The Chetwynd Kid: Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 41 games played.
From Cessford with Love: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith is 3rd in Rookie goal scoring with 16.
Man Down, No Problem: Going into tonight's game against Swift Current, the Tigers are 7th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 8, (Smith x2, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm x2, MacNeil, Lee)
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. As he returns to the Tigers line-up in 27 GP, Hodass has 7 goals & 13 assists for 20 points.)
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.
HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT
WHL Draft (11): 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 - 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
Sun Jan 22 Vs Swift Current Broncos (4-3 OTL Sat Feb 4 Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes (7pm)
Sat Jan 28 @ Moose Jaw Warriors (3-2 OTL) Sun Feb 5 Vs Regina Pats (4pm)
Sun Jan 29 @ Regina Pats (6-4 W) Sat Feb 11 Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes (4pm)
Western Hockey League Stories from February 4, 2023
- Palmer Stops 35 in 1-0 Shutout of T-Birds - Everett Silvertips
- Tigers Score Four Unanswered In 4-2 Win Over Hurricanes - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Winterhawks Clinch Playoff Berth with 4-1 Victory - Portland Winterhawks
- Oil Kings Pound Hitmen - Calgary Hitmen
- Oil Kings Hammer the Hitmen - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Rymon, Shtrom Named SnoCo CASA Silvertips of the Month for January - Everett Silvertips
- Chiefs to Host Red Deer Rebels for First Time Since 2019 on Saturday - Spokane Chiefs
- Game Day Hub: February 4 vs Tri-City - Portland Winterhawks
- Game Day Preview February 4 vs Lethbridge - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Preview: Americans Head to Portland Looking for Another Win against Winterhawks - Tri-City Americans
- Americans Surge Past Winterhawks in 6-1 Victory - Tri-City Americans
- Game #45 - ICE at Saskatoon - Winnipeg Ice
- Hawks Strike First But Fall 6-1 in Kennewick - Portland Winterhawks
- Cougars Soar To 8-1 Clobbering Over Victoria - Prince George Cougars
- Rockets Stop Giants - Kelowna Rockets
- Thunderbirds Jet Past Everett - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Broncos End U.s. Division Trip With Win Over Chiefs - Swift Current Broncos
- Pats Battle Back in the Third to Beat Hurricanes 3-2 - Regina Pats
- Giants Unable to Overcome Rockets Friday - Vancouver Giants
- Berezowski Sets Record, Tips Grab Point in 6-5 Overtime Loss in Kent - Everett Silvertips
- Pats Battle Back in the Third to Beat Hurricanes 3-2 - Regina Pats
- Penalty Kill Trips Up The Chiefs Again As Spokane Falls To Swift Current, 3-1 - Spokane Chiefs
- Royals Fall to Division Rival Cougars - Victoria Royals
- Raiders Drop First Game in BC 6-4 to Blazers - Prince Albert Raiders
- Portland Strikes Early But Falls to Tri-City - Portland Winterhawks
- Strong Start Sparks Warriors in Edmonton Friday - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Oil Kings Thwarted by Warriors - Edmonton Oil Kings
- ICE Win in OT - Winnipeg Ice
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
