WHL Medicine Hat Tigers

Game Preview: Game 60 at Edmonton Oil Kings

February 23, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


Tonight's Matchup: Tonight's matchup is the eighth and final meeting between the Tigers and Edmonton Oil Kings this season. The Oil Kings hold the edge in the season series four games to three. Gavin McKenna (1G,8A) leads the Tigers with nine points in the season series.

2024-25 Season Series:

Edmonton 2 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Sep 21 2024)

Edmonton 4 @ Medicine Hat 2 (Nov 8 2024)

Medicine Hat 2 @ Edmonton 1 (Nov 13 2024)

Medicine Hat 2 @ Edmonton 3 (Nov 22 2024)

Edmonton 7 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Dec 7 2024)

Medicine Hat 6 @ Edmonton 1 (Jan 11 2025)

Edmonton 5 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Feb 21 2025)

Previous Game: The Tigers shutout the Kamloops Blazers 5-0 on Saturday night at Co-op Place. Gavin McKenna (2A), Hunter St. Martin (2G) and Oasiz Wiebslatt (2A) led the Tigers with a pair of points each. Kadon McCann, Niilopekka Muhonen and Ryder Ritchie all added a goal in the win. Jordan Switzer had a fantastic game in net for the Tigers. He made 22 saves to record his 21st win and third shutout of the season.

2024-25 Standings:

38-17-3-1

Central Div. - 1st

Eastern Con. - 1st

Home (22-7-2-0)

Away (16-10-1-1)

2024-25 Tigers Statistical Leaders:

Skater Stats Goalie Stats

Goals - Hunter St. Martin (35) Wins - Jordan Switzer (21)

Assists - Gavin McKenna (73) Save % - Jordan Switzer (.896)

Points - Gavin McKenna (103) GAA - Harrison Meneghin (2.70)

PIMs - Oasiz Wiesblatt (133) Shutouts - Jordan Switzer (3)

Plus/Minus - Gavin McKenna (+45)

Special Teams:

Power Play: 60 - 213 - 28.2%

Penalty Kill: 182 - 231 - 78.8%

League Leaders:

Stat Categories Player (Rank)

Points Gavin McKenna - 103 (2nd)

Points Oasiz Wiesblatt - 85 (7th)

Goals Hunter St. Martin - 35 (9th)

Goals (Defencemen) Bryce Pickford - 20 (Tied 1st)

Goals (Rookies) Liam Ruck - 18 (Tied 4th)

Assists Gavin McKenna - 73 (1st)

Assists Oasiz Wiesblatt - 57 (Tied 5th)

Power Play Assists Gavin McKenna - 24 (5th)

Short Handed Goals Hunter St. Martin - 6 (1st)

Game Winning Goals Oasiz Wiesblatt - 7 (Tied 4th)

Game Winning Goals Hunter St. Martin - 5 (Tied 10th)

First Goals Hunter St. Martin - 5 (Tied 10th)

Insurance Goals Gavin McKenna - 5 (Tied 6th)

Plus/Minus Gavin McKenna - +45 (2nd)

Plus/Minus Jonas Woo - +35 (Tied 9th)

Penalty Minutes Oasiz Wiesblatt - 133 (2nd)

Wins Jordan Switzer - 21 (Tied 6th)

Goals Against Average Harrison Meneghin - 2.70 (1st)

Goals Against Average Jordan Switzer - 2.76 (Tied 5th)

Shutouts Jordan Switzer - 3 (Tied 2nd)

Shutouts Harrison Meneghin - 2 (Tied 5th)

Roaring Runs:

Player Name Streak

Gavin McKenna 34 Game Point Streak - 74 Points

Ryder Ritchie 10 Game Point Streak - 16 Points

Oasiz Wiesblatt 3 Game Point Streak - 5 Points

Jordan Switzer 3 Game Win Streak

Upcoming Milestones:

Player Upcoming Milestone Currently At

Cayden Lindstrom 100 Career Games 99 Career Games

Cayden Lindstrom 50 Career Goals 46 Career Goals

Mathew Ward 250 Career Points 246 Career Points

Jonas Woo 100 Career Points 99 Career Points

Roster Makeup: 25 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders - 8 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, Steen

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)

Push To The Playoffs:

Opponent Games Against Season Series Opponent Record Past 10 Games

Brandon Wheat Kings 1 2-1-0-0 30-18-4-3 7-2-1-0

Calgary Hitmen 1 6-0-1-0 37-15-3-2 7-3-0-0

Edmonton Oil Kings 1 3-4-0-0 31-20-2-2 6-3-1-0

Kelowna Rockets 1 N/A 17-33-4-2 1-8-0-1

Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 3-3-0-0 34-17-2-1 6-3-1-0

Red Deer Rebels 2 2-4-0-0 21-28-5-2 5-4-1-0

Regina Pats 1 4-0-0-0 15-35-5-2 2-7-1-0

Tigers Schedule:

Last Five Results Next Five Time

@ Prince Albert 3-1 Win @ Edmonton - Sun. Feb 23 6:00 PM (MST)

Vs Regina 1-0 Win @ Edmonton - Fri. Feb 28 6:00 PM (MST)

Vs Lethbridge 5-1 Win @ Brandon - Sat. Mar 1 6:00 PM (MST)

Vs Edmonton 5-4 Loss Vs Kelowna - Tues. Mar 4 7:00 PM (MST)

Vs Kamloops 5-0 Win @ Red Deer - Fri. Mar. 7 7:00 PM (MST)

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