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Game Day Preview March 24 at Swift Current

March 24, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


LAST GAME 8-2 W Vs Swift Current Broncos: Brenden Lee scored his first ever WHL Hat-trick Wednesday night leading the charge with a four point night down the Edmonton Oil Kings at Co-op Place. Gavin McKenna, Andrew Basha, Hunter St. Martin & Dallon Melin all found the back of the net while Beckett Langkow made 13 saves in the win helping the Tigers sweep the season series with the Oil Kings 6-0.

Road to the Post Season: The Tigers find themselves 8th the Eastern Conference heading into tonight's game, guarantee a playoff spot of any kind, the Tigers need two points in the next two games against Swift Current. To clinch 7th a combination of two wins with two Calgary losses or 3 wins and one Calgary loss would give the Tigers a shot at 7th place in the conference.

Vs SWIFT CURRENT: It's 7th of 8 meetings between the Tigers & Broncos with the Tigers having a 1-3-2 record against the Broncos. The most recent match-up on February 28th at Co-op Place saw the Broncos come away with a 5-2 victory thanks to a pair of goals from Josh Filmon, Connor Hvidston & Owen Pickering. While Tyler MacKenzie and Oasiz Wiesblatt responded for the Tigers in the loss.

Oasiz Wiesblatt leads the Tigers in scoring against Swift Current this season with 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) while Beckett Langkow has been the goaltender of record going 1-3-2 with .823 save percentage and 4.88 GAA.

Since the 1996-97 WHL Season the Tigers have a 72-63-7-1 record with two ties, while on the road in Swift Current, Medicine Hat is 29-40-3-1.

HEAD TO HEAD

Dec 31 @ SC (4-3 OTL)

Jan 7 @ MH (6-4 L)

Jan 10 @ SC (3-1 L)

Jan 18 @ SC (5-4 SOW)

Jan 22 @ MH (4-3 OTL)

Feb 28 @ MH (5-2 L)

Mar 24 @ SC

Mar 25 @ MH

TALE OF THE TAPE

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (29-28-8-1) 67pts

4TH in Central Division

8TH in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 51/272 - 18.8% - Away 26/142 - 18.3%

Vs SC - 1/17 - 5.8% @ SC - 3/11 - 27.2%

PK -Overall 211/288 -73.3% - Away 104/145 - 71.7%

Vs SC - 9/14 - 64.2% @ SC - 11/14 - 78.5%

SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS (30-32-1-3) 64pts

5TH in Central Division

9TH in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 39/285 - 13.7% - Home 21/125- 19.2%

Vs MH - 4/13 30.7% @MH - 5/13 - 38.4%

PK - Overall 226/288 -76.1% - Home 104/142 -73.2%

Vs MH - 8/11 - 72.7% @MH - 16/17 -94.1%

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS

Goals - Lee (32) Wins - Langkow (24)

Assists - Basha (36) Shutouts - Langkow (1)

Points - Wiesblatt (59) Save % - Langkow & May (.888)

+/- Krebs (+29) GAA - Langkow (3.06)

PIMS - Wiesblatt (111)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

- Andrew Basha 66 GP: 20-36-56 PTS - Oasiz Wiesblatt 66 GP: 25-34-59 PTS

- Brenden Lee 55 GP: 32-26-58 PTS - Cayden Lindstrom 59 GP: 18-23-41 PTS

- Dallon Melin 65 GP: 15-25-40 PTS - Gavin McKenna 14 GP: 3-12-15 PTS

- Dru Krebs 65 GP: 8-32-40 PTS - Reid Andresen 66 GP: 7-28-37 PTS

MILESTONE WATCH

- Owen MacNeil: 5 GP away from 200 GP - Rhett Parsons: 150 career GP

- Reid Andresen: 9 GP from 150 career GP - Oasiz Wiesblatt: 7 pts away from 100 in career

- Brenden Lee: 1 pt away from 100 in career

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 BREAKD OWN (* 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

Sat Mar 18 Vs Calgary Hitmen (2-0 L) Fri Mar 24 @ Swift Current Broncos (7pm)

Sun Mar 19 @ Calgary Hitmen (4-3 L) Sat Mar 25 Vs Swift Current Broncos(7pm) Wed

Mar 22 Vs Edmonton Oil Kings (8-2 W) TBD

NEWS & NOTES

Giddy for Gavin: Tigers #1 pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Gavin McKenna has joined the Tigers on a full-time basis after the conclusion of the 2022-23 CSSHL Season. In 14 games played this season McKenna has 15 points (three goals, twelve assists) and has a three game goal scoring streak.

Slip On Down To The Oasiz!: Tigers F Oasiz Wiesblatt is currently leading the Tigers in points with 59. (25 goals, 34 assists) and has suited up in every single game this season.

When 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 172 points (44 goals, 128) assists)

Bend It Like Beckett: Tigers goaltender Beckett Langkow is 16th among WHL goaltenders, while he's 2nd amongst WHL goaltenders with minutes played, 2965, as well as he's 2nd in games played with 51. 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. While Shane Smith is tied for 6th in WHL Rookie Goal Scoring with 19. Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists) in 59 games played. Hunter St. Martin is T-18th in rookie scoring with 22 points (8 goals, 14 assists)

Man Down, No Problem: Going into tonight's game against Swift Current, the Tigers are tied for 5th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 13, (Smith x2, St. Martin x2, Bocharov, Boehm x2, MacNeil, Lee, Melin, MacKenzie, Krebs)

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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