Game Preview: Game 63 vs Kelowna Rockets

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Game Preview: Game 63 vs Kelowna Rockets

March 4, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Tonight's Matchup: Tonight's matchup is the only meeting between the Tigers and Kelowna Rockets this season. The Tigers won the lone game last season 9-2 in Kelowna. Shane Smith (3G,1A) led the Tigers with four points in game.

Past 5 Meetings:

Medicine Hat 9 @ Kelowna 2 (Oct 14 2023)

Kelowna 1 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Dec 17 2022)

Medicine Hat 8 @ Kelowna 5 (Nov 8 2019)

Kelowna 2 @ Medicine Hat 1 (Dec 15 2018)

Medicine Hat 2 @ Kelowna 5 (Jan 30 2018)

Previous Game: The Tigers shutout the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-0 on Saturday night at Westoba Place. Oasiz Wiesblatt (2G), Carter Cunningham (2A), Ryder Ritchie (2A) and Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll (2A) led the Tigers with a pair of points each. Marcus Pacheco, Liam Ruck, and Mathew Ward also scored for the Tigers. Harrison Meneghin had a fantastic game in net for the Tigers. He made 26 saves to pick up with third shutout and 18th win of the season.

2024-25 Standings:

41-17-3-1

Central Div. - 1st

Eastern Con. - 1st

Home (22-7-2-0)

Away (19-10-1-1)

2024-25 Tigers Statistical Leaders:

Skater Stats Goalie Stats

Goals - Hunter St. Martin (36) Wins - Jordan Switzer (22)

Assists - Gavin McKenna (74) Save % - Jordan Switzer (.901)

Points - Gavin McKenna (106) GAA - Harrison Meneghin (2.61)

PIMs - Oasiz Wiesblatt (133) Shutouts - Jordan Switzer (4)

Plus/Minus - Gavin McKenna (+47)

Special Teams:

Power Play: 61 - 221 - 27.6%

Penalty Kill: 189 - 240 - 78.8%

League Leaders:

Stat Categories Player (Rank)

Points Gavin McKenna - 106 (2nd)

Points Oasiz Wiesblatt - 88 (8th)

Goals Hunter St. Martin - 36 (Tied 8th)

Goals (Defencemen) Bryce Pickford - 20 (2nd)

Goals (Rookies) Liam Ruck - 19 (Tied 4th)

Assists Gavin McKenna - 74 (Tied 1st)

Assists Oasiz Wiesblatt - 57 (Tied 8th)

Power Play Assists Gavin McKenna - 24 (7th)

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

Game Winning Goals Oasiz Wiesblatt - 8 (4th)

First Goals Hunter St. Martin - 6 (Tied 7th)

Insurance Goals Gavin McKenna - 5 (Tied 7th)

Plus/Minus Gavin McKenna - +47 (Tied 1st)

Penalty Minutes Oasiz Wiesblatt - 133 (2nd)

Wins Jordan Switzer - 22 (8th)

Goals Against Average Harrison Meneghin - 2.61 (1st)

Goals Against Average Jordan Switzer - 2.67 (3rd)

Shutouts Jordan Switzer - 4 (Tied 2nd)

Shutouts Harrison Meneghin - 3 (Tied 4th)

Roaring Runs:

Player Name Streak

Gavin McKenna 35 Game Point Streak - 77 Points

Oasiz Wiesblatt 6 Game Point Streak - 8 Points

Marcus Pacheco 3 Game Goal Streak - 3 Goals

Jordan Switzer 4 Game Win Streak

Jordan Switzer 3 Game Shutout 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 248 Career Points

Oasiz Wiesblatt 100 Career Goals 96 Career Goals

Jonas Woo 100 Career Points 99 Career Points

Roster Makeup: 26 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders - 7 Defencemen - 17 Forwards

20 Years Old (2004) Meneghin, Ward, Weisblatt

19 Years Old (2005) Basha, Molendyk, Neutens, Pacheco, St. Martin, Van Mulligen, Volotovskii

18 Years Old (2006) Cunningham, Lindstrom, Muhonen, Pickford, Ritchie, Vaisanen, Woo

17 Years Old (2007) McCann, McKenna, Moss, Switzer

16 Years Old (2008) Gordon-Carroll, M. Ruck, L. Ruck, Ryan-MacKay, Watson

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

Calgary Hitmen 1 6-0-1-0 39-15-3-3 7-2-0-1

Kelowna Rockets 1 N/A 17-37-4-2 1-8-0-1

Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 3-3-0-0 38-19-2-2 6-3-0-1

Red Deer Rebels 2 2-4-0-0 23-28-5-2 6-3-1-0

Tigers Schedule:

Last Five Results Next Five Time

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)

@ Edmonton 5-3 Win @ Lethbridge - Fri. Mar. 14 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Regina 2-0 Win Vs Red Deer - Sat. Mar 15 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Brandon 5-0 Win Vs Lethbridge - Sat. Mar 22 7:00 PM (MST)

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