Game Day Preview March 1 vs Winnipeg
March 1, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
LAST GAME 5-2 L Vs Swift Current Broncos: Special Teams was the difference as the Swift Current Broncos took the latest match-up in an all Central Division match-up Tuesday Night at Co-op Place, Lead by a two goal effort from Josh Filmon (2 PPG) & a 4 point night from Owen Pickering, The Broncos came away with a 5-2 win over the Tigers. Tyler MacKenzie (PPG) & Oasiz Wiesblatt hit the scoresheet with their 16th and 22nd goals of the season.
Vs WINNIPEG: This is the 3rd of four meetings between the Tigers and ICE with Winnipeg taking the first two, with the most recent pairing happening on January 14th at the Wayne Fleming Arena where the ICE took out the Tigers 8-3, Medicine Hat saw goals from three different members (Hodass, Lindstrom& Mrsic) in the loss.
Head to Head since the 1996-97 the Tigers are 73-76-5-0 with 5 ties against the Winnipeg, Kootenay & Edmonton ICE organization. At home the Tigers are 41-29-1-1 with three ties, the most recent game came on October 1, 2022 when the ICE came away with a 5-2 win at Co-op Place.
HEAD TO HEAD
Oct 1 @ MH (5-2 L)
Jan 14 @ WPG (8-3 L)
TALE OF THE TAPE
MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (24-24-8-1) 57pts
4TH in Central Division
8TH in Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 49/247 - 19.6% - Home 24/118 - 20.3%
Vs WPG - 0/3 - 0.0% @ WPG - 1/4 - 25.0%
PK -Overall 179/249 -71.8% - Home 88/121 - 72.7%
Vs WPG - 3/4 - 75.0% @ WPG - 3/6 - 50.0%
WINNIPEG ICE (48-7-1-0) 97pts
1ST in East Division
1ST in Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 56/227 - 24.6% - Away 26/120 - 21.7%
Vs MH - 3/6 50.0% @MH - 1/4 - 25.0%
PK - Overall 181/223 -81.2% - Away 95/127 -74.8%
Vs MH - 3/4 -75.0% @MH - 3/3 -100.0%
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals - Lee (25) Wins - Langkow (21)
Assists - Basha (36) Shutouts - N/A
Points - Wiesblatt (51) Save % - Langkow .884%
+/- Basha (+19) GAA - Langkow (3.22)
PIMS - Wiesblatt (86)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Andrew Basha 56 GP: 14-36-50 PTS - Oasiz Wiesblatt 57 GP: 21-30-51 PTS
- Brenden Lee 46 GP: 25-19-44 PTS - Cayden Lindstrom 50 GP: 16-17-33 PTS
- Dallon Melin 56 GP: 13-23-36 PTS - Bogdans Hodass 45 GP: 10-19-29 PTS
- Dru Krebs 56 GP: 5-30-35 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH
- Owen MacNeil: 14 GP away from 200 GP - Rhett Parsons: 10 GP from 150 career GP
- Oasiz Wiesblatt: 6 GP from 150 career GP - Reid Andresen: 18 GP from 150 career GP
- Dallon Melin: 6 GP from 250 GP
HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT
WHL Draft (13): 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 Manitoba - McCallum Yukon-1-McKenna*
USA - 3 - Lee, Hanas & Bocharov Latvia - 1 - Hodass
PREVIOUS THREE GAMES NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD
Wed Feb 22 @ Regina Pats (6-3 L) Wed Mar 1 Vs Winnipeg ICE (7pm)
Sat Feb 25 Vs Kamloops Blazers (7-3 W) Fri Mar 3 Vs Edmonton Oil Kings (7pm)
Tue Feb 28 Vs Swift Current Broncos (5-2 L) Tue Mar 7 @ Winnipeg ICE (6pm)
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 151 points (39 goals, 112) assists)
Just Like He Dru It Up: Tigers defenceman and Washington Capitals prospect Dru Krebs is tied for 19th in WHL Defencemen points (5 goals, 30 assists) in 56 games.
Bend It Like Beckett: Tigers goaltender Beckett Langkow is 17th among WHL goaltenders, while he's 2nd amongst WHL goaltenders with minutes played, 2610, as well as he leads in games played with 45. Langkow is also tied for the league lead with shootout wins with 3.
Young Bucks: Tigers Rookie forwards Hunter St. Martin & Shane Smith are tied for first in WHL Rookie Shorthanded scoring with 3 points.
The Chetwynd Kid: Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists) in 50 games played.
The Cessford Shooter: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith is tied for 3rd 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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