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Gameday Preview - December 18 vs Lethbridge

Published on December 18, 2021 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


VS LETHBRIDGE: Tonight will be the third of eight meetings between the Tigers and the Hurricanes and will be the final game before the Western Hockey League breaks for the holidays. The Hurricanes are 5th in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 11-11-2-0. The Tigers are 1-4-0-0 in their last five, while the Hurricanes are 3-1-0-1. Justin Hall leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 12 goals and 16 assists through 24 games.

2021-21 WHL RANKINGS: Record (5-17-3-1) - Home (3-6-1-0) - Away (2-11-2-1)

Central Division - 6th

Eastern Conference - 12th

VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have a 4-8-1-0 record this season vs Central Div. opponents.

VS EAST DIVISION: The Tigers have a 1-9-2-1 record this season vs East Conf. opponents.

LAST GAME: The Tigers were looking to build off the momentum they generated in Red Deer last week. jumping out to an early 2-0 1st period lead vs the Hurricanes on Friday night. The two teams would battle hard until late in the third period when Justin Hall got his 2nd of the night and Noah Boyko added the insurance goal to put the game on ice. Lukas Svejkovsky had his team leading 12 goal of the campaign, while Reid Andresen got his second of the year, Oren Shtrom scored his 3rd goal in 2 games and Brayden Boehm got a pp marker for the Tabbies.

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, December 4th vs Brandon.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Oren Shtrom has registered three goals in his last two games, including the first multi-goal effort of the Gilbert, AZ products career. Shtrom is a quick, highly skilled forward that plays with intensity. He has a nose for the net and is equally adept at tipping pucks home as he is with his wrist shot. Through 20 games this season the 5'9 winger has 6 goals and 3 assists this season.

CLUB LEADERS LEADING SCORERS:

- Goals Lukas Svejkovsky (12) - Lukas Svejkovsky 12G, 17A, 29 PTS

- Assists Lukas Svejkovsky (17) - Daniel Baker 4G, 12A, 16 PTS

- Points Lukas Svejkovsky (28) - Bogdans Hodass 3G, 13A, 16 PTS

- PIMs Daniel Baker (56) - Noah Danielson 7G, 8A, 15 PTS

- Plus/Minus Shtrom (1) - Corson Hopwo 7G, 7A, 14 PTS

- Wins Bjorklund (3) - Ashton Ferster 7G, 5A, 12 PTS

ROOKIE LEADERS - Owen MacNeil 4G, 6A, 10 PTS

- Goals Bogdans Hodass (3) - Tyler MacKenzie 5G, 3A, 8 PTS

- Assists Bogdans Hodass (13) - Oren Shtrom 6G, 3A, 9 PTS

- Points Bogdans Hodass (16) - Oasiz Wiesblatt 2G, 7A, 9 PTS

- PIMs Bogdans Hodass (20) - Teague Patton 4G, 2A, 6 PTS

- Plus/Minus Ryan Nolan (-2) - Rhett Parsons 1G, 5A, 6 PTS

SPECIAL TEAMS:

POWER PLAY: 22 / 98 - 22.5% - 10th

PENALTY KILL: 86 / 114- 75.4% - 15th

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 25 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defenceman and 15 Forwards, including 7 rookies.

AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 - 20-year-olds, 2 - 19-year-olds, 9 - 18-year-olds, 8 - 17-year-olds, 2 - 16-year-olds, 1 - 15-year-old.

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

TIGERS SCHEDULE:

LAST FIVE: RESULTS: NEXT FIVE: TIME:

@ Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-4 Loss @ Calgary, Tue, Dec 28 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Red Deer Rebels 4-3 SO Win vs Calgary, Thu, Dec 30 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Regina Pats 4-2 Loss vs Winnipeg, Sat Jan 1 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Brandon Wheat Kings 6-4 Loss vs Calgary, Sun, Jan 2 1:00 PM (MST)

vs Brandon Wheat Kings 4-1 Loss vs Moose Jaw, Sat, Jan 8 7:00 PM (MST)

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