Game Preview: Game 53 vs Prince Albert Raiders
February 8, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
Tonight's Matchup: Tonight's matchup is the third of four meetings between the Tigers and Prince Albert Raiders this season. The Tigers have won both of the previous meetings with Gavin McKenna leading the way with four points (2G,2A).
2024-25 Season Series:
Medicine Hat 3 @ Prince Albert 2 (Nov 20 2024) OT
Prince Albert 4 @ Medicine Hat 7 (Jan 8 2025)
Previous Game: The Tigers fell 5-3 to the Swift Current Broncos on Friday night at Co-op Place. Gavin McKenna (1G,1A) and Oasiz Wieblatt (1G,1A) led the Tigers with a pair of points each. Hunter St. Martin was the other goal scorer picking up his team leading 33rd goal. Harrison Meneghin was in the Tigers' goal. He saved 18 of the 22 shots he faced.
2024-25 Standings:
33-16-2-1
Central Div. - 1st
Eastern Con. - 1st
Home (19-6-1-0)
Away (14-10-1-1)
2024-25 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
Skater Stats Goalie Stats
Goals - Hunter St. Martin (33) Wins - Jordan Switzer (18)
Assists - Gavin McKenna (62) Save % - Harrison Meneghin (.900)
Points - Gavin McKenna (90) GAA - Harrison Meneghin (2.56)
PIMs - Oasiz Wiesblatt (123) Shutouts - Harrison Meneghin (2)
Plus/Minus - Gavin McKenna (+40)
Special Teams:
Power Play: 53 - 192 - 27.6%
Penalty Kill: 165 - 208 - 79.3%
League Leaders:
Stat Categories Player (Rank)
Points Gavin McKenna - 90 (2nd)
Points Oasiz Wiesblatt - 76 (Tied 6th)
Points (Defencemen) Bryce Pickford - 44 (10th)
Goals Hunter St. Martin - 33 (7th)
Goals (Defencemen) Bryce Pickford - 20 (1st)
Assists Gavin McKenna - 62 (1st)
Assists Oasiz Wiesblatt - 52 (Tied 5th)
Power Play Assists Gavin McKenna - 21 (6th)
Short Handed Goals Hunter St. Martin - 6 (1st)
Game Winning Goals Oasiz Wiesblatt - 6 (Tied 4th)
First Goals Hunter St. Martin - 5 (Tied 7th)
Insurance Goals Gavin McKenna - 4 (Tied 8th)
Plus/Minus Gavin McKenna - +40 (3rd)
Penalty Minutes Oasiz Wiesblatt - 123 (1st)
Wins Jordan Switzer - 18 (Tied 8th)
Save Percentage Harrison Meneghin - .900 (Tied 9th)
Goals Against Average Harrison Meneghin - 2.56 (2nd)
Shutouts Harrison Meneghin - 2 (Tied 2nd)
Shutouts Jordan Switzer - 1 (Tied 6th)
Roaring Runs:
Player Name Streak
Gavin McKenna 27 Game Point Streak - 61 Points
Oasiz Wiesblatt 6 Game Point Streak - 14 Points
Hunter St. Martin 5 Game Point Streak - 8 Points
Upcoming Milestones:
Player Upcoming Milestone Currently At
Cayden Lindstrom 100 Career Games 99 Career Games
Cayden Lindstrom 50 Career Goals 46 Career Goals
Cayden Lindstrom 100 Career Points 88 Career Points
Tanner Molendyk 150 Career Points 144 Career Points
Ryder Ritchie 150 Career Games 145 Career Games
Hunter St. Martin 200 Career Games 193 Career Games
Mathew Ward 250 Career Points 243 Career Points
Mathew Ward 250 Career Games 247 Career Games
Jonas Woo 100 Career Points 97 Career Points
Jonas Woo 200 Career Games 197 Career Games
Roster Makeup: 24 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders - 7 Defencemen - 15 Forwards
20 Years Old (2004) Meneghin, Ward, Weisblatt
19 Years Old (2005) Pacheco, St. Martin, Basha, Van Mulligen, Neutens, Molendyk, Volotovskii
18 Years Old (2006) Cunningham, Lindstrom, Ritchie, Vaisanen, Muhonen, Pickford, Woo
17 Years Old (2007) McCann, McKenna, Switzer, Moss
16 Years Old (2008) M. Ruck, L. Ruck, Gordon-Carroll
NHL Drafted / Signed Players: Andrew Basha (Calgary Flames), Cayden Lindstrom (Columbus Blue Jackets), Harrison Meneghin (Tampa Bay Lightning), Niilopekka Muhonen (Dallas Stars), Ryder Ritchie (Minnesota Wild), Hunter St. Martin (Florida Panthers), Veeti Vaisanen (Utah Hockey Club), Tanner Molendyk (Nashville Predators)
NHL Central Scouting Midterm Ranking: Three Medicine Hat Tigers players earned spots on NHL Central Scouting's Mid-Term Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft. Bryce Pickford (73rd), Kadon McCann (101st) and Jonas Woo (147th) were each ranked among the North American skaters.
Push To The Playoffs:
Opponent Games Against Season Series Opponent Record Past 10 Games
Brandon Wheat Kings 1 2-1-0-0 25-16-4-3 5-3-1-1
Calgary Hitmen 1 6-0-1-0 32-13-3-2 8-1-0-1
Edmonton Oil Kings 2 3-3-0-0 26-19-2-2 4-5-1-0
Kamloops Blazers 1 N/A 18-27-4-0 3-6-1-0
Kelowna Rockets 1 N/A 16-28-4-1 1-8-1-0
Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 2-3-0-0 31-16-1-1 8-2-0-0
Prince Albert Raiders 2 2-0-0-0 27-17-3-1 7-2-0-1
Red Deer Rebels 2 2-4-0-0 19-25-4-2 4-5-1-0
Regina Pats 2 3-0-0-0 14-29-4-2 3-7-0-0
Saskatoon Blades 1 1-1-1-0 26-16-3-3 4-4-1-1
Tigers Schedule:
Last Five Results Next Five Time
@ Wenatchee 5-2 Win Vs Prince Albert - Sat. Feb 8 7:00 PM (MST)
@ Everett 7-3 Win @ Saskatoon - Tues. Feb 11 7:00 PM (ST)
@ Portland 7-2 Win @ Prince Albert - Wed. Feb 12 7:00 PM (ST)
@ Seattle 4-3 SOL Vs Regina - Sat. Feb 15 7:00 PM (MST)
Vs Swift Current 5-3 Loss Vs Lethbridge - Mon. Feb 17 2:00 PM (MST)
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