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Gameday Preview - December 11 at Red Deer

December 11, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


VS RED DEER: This will be the second of eight meetings between these two Central Division rivals. Medicine Hat took the first game by a score of 4-2. Lukas Svejkovsky recorded his first career hat-trick in the victory. The Rebels are 2-3-0-0 in their last five games, most recently coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Calgary against the Hitmen. Arshdeep Bains leads the Rebels offensively with 29 points through 26 games, while Ben King leads the team in goals with 16.

2021-21 WHL RANKINGS: Record (4-16-3-1)

Central Division - 6th

Eastern Conference - 12th

Home (3-6-1-0)

Away (1-10-2-1)

VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have posted a 3-7-1-0 record so far this season versus Central Division opponents.

VS EAST DIVISION: The Tigers have posted a 1-9-2-1 record so far this season versus East Division opponents.

LAST GAME: The Tigers were in Regina to take on the Pats at Brandt Centre on Wednesday. The Tabbies fell 4-2 to Regina as Noah Danielson registered his sixth and seventh goal of the season, while Tigers Captain Daniel Baker had two assists on the night. Connor Bedard had a pair of goals and an assist for the Pats. Garin Bjorklund stopped 35 of 38 shots sent his direction but was tabbed for the loss.

MILESTONES: Lukas Svejkovsky recently played his 150th career WHL game. The Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick now has 113 points (50G, 63A) after scoring his 50th career goal. Corson Hopwo is closing in on his 100th career WHL point. The forward from Duncan, BC needs only 6 points to cross that threshold. Tigers Defenceman Dru Krebs played in his 100th career WHL game on Saturday vs Brandon.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Daniel Baker was recently named the 38th captain in Tigers franchise history. The 6'4 defenceman can be counted upon night in and night out, whether it's blocking shots, making plays with his incredible reach or being a quarterback on the powerplay. The Edmonton, Alberta product is in his fifth season with the Orange and Black and has appeared in 188 games. Baker has 19 goals to his credit to go along with 60 assists, 145 penalty minutes, and is a +21 in goal differential in his career.

CLUB LEADERS LEADING SCORERS:

- Goals Lukas Svejkovsky (11) - Lukas Svejkovsky 11G, 17A, 28 PTS

- Assists Lukas Svejkovsky (17) - Bogdans Hodass 3G, 3A, 16 PTS

- Points Lukas Svejkovsky (28) - Daniel Baker 4G, 11A, 15 PTS

- PIMs Daniel Baker (54) - Corson Hopwo 7G, 7A, 14 PTS

- Plus/Minus 5 Players tied at -2 - Noah Danielson 7G, 7A, 14 PTS

- Wins Bjorklund / Langkow (2) - Ashton Ferster 6G, 5A, 11 PTS

ROOKIE LEADERS - Tyler MacKenzie 0G, 10A, 10 PTS

- Goals Bogdans Hodass (3) - Owen MacNeil 4G, 3A, 7 PTS

- Assists Bogdans Hodass (13) - Teague Patton 4G, 2A, 6 PTS

- Points Bogdans Hodass (16) - Oren Shtrom 3G, 3A, 6 PTS

- PIMs Bogdans Hodass (20) - Brayden Boehm 2G, 4A, 6 PTS

- Plus/Minus Ryan Nolan (-2) - Oasiz Wiesblatt 2G, 4A, 6 PTS

SPECIAL TEAMS:

POWER PLAY: 20 / 90 - 22.2% - 9th

PENALTY KILL: 80 / 105- 76.2% - 19th

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 24 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defenceman and 13 Forwards, including 7 rookies.

AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 - 20-year-olds, 2 - 19-year-olds, 9 - 18-year-olds, 8 - 17-year-olds and 2 - 16-year-olds.

NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Lukas Svejkovsky (Pittsburgh Penguins), Garin Bjorklund (Washington Capitals), Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals),

TIGERS BROADCAST: Catch all the action for home and away games with Scott Roblin on CHAT 94.5 FM. You can also watch live with a subscription on CHL TV.

TIGERS SCHEDULE:

LAST FIVE: RESULTS: NEXT FIVE: TIME:

@ Regina Pats 4-2 Loss @ Lethbridge, Fri, Dec 17 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Brandon Wheat Kings 6-4 Loss vs Lethbridge, Sat, Dec 18 7:00 PM (MST)

vs Brandon Wheat Kings 4-1 Loss @ Calgary, Tue, Dec 28 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Edmonton Oil Kings 8-2 Loss vs Calgary, Thu, Dec 30 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Winnipeg ICE 7-2 Loss vs Winnipeg, Sat Jan 1 7:00 PM (MST)

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