Game Day Preview November 8 vs Prince Albert
November 8, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
LAST GAME: 3-2 L Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes: It was the third meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers with the Hurricanes coming away with a 3-2 regulation win over Medicine Hat. The Tigers got goals from Andrew Basha just 5 seconds into the 3rd period down 2-0 and with that goal the Tigers broke a WHL record of fastest goal to start a second or third period that stood since 2005. Dallon Melin would score late to give the Tigers a shot at extending the game to overtime but couldn't finish the comeback against their rivals down the road.
VS PRINCE ALBERT: This is the first of four meetings this season between the Raiders, these two clubs will face each other three times in the month of November and will close out the season series on December 14. In the 2021-22 season both the Tigers and Raiders had a record of 2-2 with both teams winning at home and away. Tigers forward Oasiz Wiesblatt lead the team in scoring against Prince Albert scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in all four games. While Brenden Lee managed 4 points in 7 games while with the Tigers and Saskatoon Blades last year. Goaltender Beckett Langkow was 1-0-0-1 with a .940 save percentage and a 1.92 GAA. Since 1996-97 the Tigers have a 54-38-7-2 record with 2 ties. At home the Tigers are 31-15-4 with two ties, when it comes to overtime or a shootout the Tigers are 6-7 in OT while 4-2 in the shootout.
HEAD TO HEAD
2021-2022 2022-23
Oct 16, 2021 @ PA (3-2 SOL) Nov 8, 2022 @ MH
Oct 22, 2021 @ MH (6-2 W) Nov 19, 2022 @ PA
Jan 22, 2022 @ PA (6-4 W) Nov 27, 2022 @ MH
Feb 21, 2022 @ MH (4-1 L) Dec 14, 2022 @ PA
TALE OF THE TAPE
PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS (4-11-2) (10pts) MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (4-8-3) (11pts)
6th - East Division 5th - Central Division
11th - Eastern Conference 10th - Eastern Conference
PP - Overall 18/85 - 21.2% - Away 5/43 - 11.6% PP - Overall 17/69 - 24.6% - Home 8/39-20.5%
PK - Overall 55/70 - 78.6% - Away 33/43 - 76.7% PK - Overall 60/76 - 78.9% -Home 35/41-85.4%
PP Vs MH - @ MH - PP Vs PA - PP @ PA -
PK Vs MH - @ MH - PK Vs PA - PK @ PA -
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (6) - Lee & Wiesblatt Assists (10) - Hodass
Points (13) - Basha PIMS (37) - Parsons
Plus/Minus (8) -Parsons Wins (4) - Beckett Langkow
Shutouts (0) - N/A Save % (.897) - Evan May
Goals Against Average (3.06) - May
PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Bogdans Hodass: 15 GP: 2G 10A - 12 PTS - Andrew Basha 15 GP: 5G 8A - 13 PTS
- Brenden Lee 15 GP: 6G-5A - 11 PTS (6 PPG) - Oasiz Wiesblatt 15 GP: 6G-4A - 10 PTS
- Dru Krebs 14 GP: 0G-9A - 9 PTS - Pasha Bocharov 15: 4G-6A -10 PTS
- Brayden Boehm 15 GP: 5G-4A - 9 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH:
- Pasha Bocharov, played in career game #100 Saturday against Lethbridge
- Brayden Boehm, 4 games away from 100 games played
- Rhett Parsons, 2 games away from 100 games played
- Dru Krebs, 2 games away from 160 games played
- Brenden Lee, 2 games away from career game 140
- Tyler MacKenzie, 4 games away from career game 100
- Dallon Melin, one point away from 60 on his career
- Willie Desjardins, 7 wins away from 400 as Tigers Head Coach
NEWS & NOTES:
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.
Smith, Shane Smith: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith, leads all Tiger rookies in scoring with 7 points (5 goals, 2 assist), while the Cessford, AB product is 10th in WHL Rookie Scoring and 2nd in Rookie goals this season.
Mr. 200: Tigers Forward Dallon Melin played in his 200th game last night against the Hitmen. In Melin's first 199 WHL games he's accumulated 25 goals & 32 assists along with 176 penalty minus and a career +/- of -1. In his only season with the Tigers thus far he's scored 3 goals & 4 assists.
Lee's Laser: Coming into action tonight, Tigers forward Brenden Lee leads not just the Western Hockey League with power play goals but also has the Canadian Hockey League mark of 6 PPG.
OT Woes: The Medicine Hat Tigers are 0-3 when it comes to overtime games this season, dropping two straight to Victoria & Vancouver on Oct 29 & Nov 1
O' Canada: Tigers forward Tomas Mrsic will represent Team Canada Red at the World U-17's in Langley BC in November, Mrsic has 5 points (2g, 3a) in 6 GP with the Tigers this season.
Lindstrom Late Addition: Joining Tomas Mrsic at the U17's is Cayden Lindstrom who was added to Team Canada White and will be in action against Sweden Thursday.
Behind the Bench: This is Tigers Head Coach Willie Desjardins' 11th season coaching the Tigers in two different tenures and is just 7 wins away from 400 while coaching the Orange & Black
HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT:
WHL Draft (10): Andresen, Parsons, Shtrom, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, St. Martin, Boehm, Van Mulligen, Mrsic, Lindstrom, Basha, McKenna
Trade (5): Bocharov, Lee, MacNeil, Smythe & May
CHL Import Draft (1): Hodass (18)
Listed/Signed (2): Langkow, Hanas
Waivers (1): Melin
GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (* indicates rookie):
Alberta - 11 - Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Langkow, St. Martin *, Smith *, Melin, Van Mulligen *, MacNeil, Basha
BC - 5 - Smythe, Lindstrom *, Mrsic *, Boehm & May
Saskatchewan - 1 - Andresen
Yukon - McKenna *
USA - 2 - Hanas, Bocharov Latvia - 1 - Hodass
ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN (* indicates rookie):
2002 - 3 - (Melin, Lee,Smythe)
2003 - 5 - (Langkow, Parsons, Krebs, Hodass, MacNeil
2004 - 5 - (May, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Bocharov, Boehm)
2005 - 6 - (Andresen, *, St. Martin *, Smith Hanas *, Van Mulligen *, Basha)
2006 - 2 - (Mrsic *, Lindstrom *)
2007 - 2 - McKenna AP
Previous Three Games Next Three Games (all times MT)
Tues, Nov 1st - vs Vancouver Giants (3-2 OTL) Tues, Nov 8th - vs Prince Albert Raiders (7:00pm)
Fri, Nov 4th - @ Calgary Hitmen (5-1 L) Fri, Nov 11th - vs Moose Jaw Warriors (7:00pm)
Sat, Nov 4th - Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-2 L) Sat, Nov 12th - vs Moose Jaw Warriors (6:00pm)
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