Game Day Preview: Game 8 at Kelowna
October 14, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
Kelowna, BC - A five game, ten day excursion begins for the Medicine Hat Tigers Saturday night starting with their first match-up in four years at Prospera Place against the Kelowna Rockets.
The Tigers look to get back in the win column after dropping their last game on October 7, to the Moose Jaw Warriors by a 4-3 margin, giving themselves a record of 4-2-1 heading into their road-trip out west.
As for their opponent, the Rockets are coming off a 5-4 win Friday night over the Prince George Cougars. In their only meeting of the season during the 2022-2023 season, the Tigers defeated the Rockets 4-1 on December 17, 2022, while the last time the Tigers were in Kelowna was November 8, 2019 where the road-side came in with an 8-5 victory over the Rockets.
You can catch the game on your home of the Tigers WILD 94.5, starting with the pre-game show with Gino De Paoli at 7:45 Mountain Standard Time and puck-drop is set for 8 PM.
Following tonight's game, the Tigers will embark to Vancouver Island and ferry over to face the Victoria Royals on Tuesday, October 17.
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