WHL Medicine Hat Tigers

Game Day Preview: Pre Season Game 3 vs Swift Current

September 15, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


LAST GAME: The Medicine Hat Tigers swept their pre season home at home series with the Lethbridge Hurricanes last week with a 7-3 victory on September 5 & their most recent triumph on September 9 at Co-op Place by a 5-4 score. The Tigers had five different goal scorers in Brayden Boehm, Cayden Lindstrom, Markus Ruck, Josh Van Mulligen & Hayden Harsanyi.

VS SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS: The Tigers went 2-4-2 against Swift Current during the 2022-2023 including a 4-3 victory March 25 to help the Tigers punch their ticket to the 2023 WHL Playoffs. During the 2022 pre season the Tigers swept the Broncos with 6-3 & 3-0 on September 16 & 17 2022.

HEAD TO HEAD (Pre-Season)

2022-2023 (Pre-Season) 2023-24 Pre-Season

Sept 16, 2022 @ SC - 6-3 W Sept 15, 2023 Vs SC -

Sept 17, 2022 vs SC - 3-0 W Sept 16, 2023 @ SC -

TALE OF THE TAPE

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (2-0-0-0) 4pts SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS (1-1-0-0) 2pts

T-1st in Central Division T-3rd in Central Division

T-1st in Eastern Conference T-3rd in Eastern Conference

PP - Overall 5/10 - 50.0% - Home 4/5 - 80.0% PP - Overall 0/1 - 0.0% - Away - 0/1 0.0%

PK - Overall 7/9 -77.8% - Home 2/3 -66.6% PK - Overall 8/10 - 80.0%- Away 2/4 -50.0%

2023-24 PRE-SEASON STAT LEADERS

Goals - Boehm (3) Assists - St. Martin (3)

Points - Boehm (5) +/- Bozkaya +3

PIMS - Smith (4) Wins - May (1)

Shutouts - N/A Save % - McCallum (0.895%)

GAA - McCallum (3.93)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

- Gavin McKenna 16 GP: 4-14-18 (Regular Season) - Kadon McCann 1 GP: 1-1-2 PTS

- Hunter St. Martin 2 GP: 0-3-3 - Shane Smith 2 GP: 2-1-3 PTS

- Hayden Harsanyi 2 GP: 1-2-3 - Matt Paranych 1 GP: 0-2-2 PTS - Evan May 19 GP: 5-9-1 - 3.43 GAA .888% - Brayden Boehm 2 GP: 3-2-5 PTS

NEWS & NOTES

Off to Camp!: Tigers Centre Oasiz Wiesblatt & Defenceman Josh Van Mulligen have been invited to NHL Rookie Camps starting next week. Wiesblatt will be participating in Columbus Blue Jackets camp, while Van Mulligen will be at Edmonton Oilers Camp.

Le Sim Lativa: Bruno Petrovics is the 2nd Latvian to play for the Tigers in as many years, selected in the 1st Round of the 2023 CHL Import Draft.

BC Boys: Tigers Prospects Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Koray Bozkaya & Riley Steen will represent Team BC at the WHL Cup in Red Deer October 17-22.

Bringing an Edge: Tigers 07' forward Hayden Harsanyi, along with the Edge School U18 Prep Program were winners of the Men's U18 Prep Division of the Canada Sport School Hockey League.

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD

Sept 15, 2023 Vs Swift Current Broncos 7PM

Sept 16, 2023 @ Swift Current Broncos 7PM

Sept 22, 2023 @ Calgary Hitmen 7PM

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