
Gameday Preview - February 16 vs Brandon
February 16, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
VS BRANDON: This is the fifth of six meetings this season between the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers are 1-3-0-0 vs the Wheat Kings this season, with the Tigers having won the most recent match-up in overtime by a 4-3 margin. The Tigers are 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games, while Brandon is 5-2-2-1. Brandon currently sits in fourth in the East Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference with a record of 22-15-3-2. Ottawa Senators 1st round draft pick Ridly Greig leads Brandon in scoring this season with 44 points (23G, 21A).
2021-21 WHL RANKINGS:
Record (9-29-3-1)
Home (6-13-1-0) Central Division - 6th
Away (3-16-2-1) Eastern Conference - 12th
LAST GAME: The Tigers took on the Edmonton Oil Kings at Co-op Place last Saturday. The Tigers were able to take a 3-1 lead in the game, but the high powered Oil Kings out lasted the young Tabbies squad and came away with a hard fought 5-3 victory. Dru Krebs had the first multi-goal game of his career notching his third and fourth goals of the campaign, while rookie Steven Arp tickled the twice to get his second goal of the season. Beckett Langkow made 30 saves in his 19th appearance of the 2021-22 season.
MILESTONES: Tigers Captain Daniel Baker played in his 200th career WHL game on January 21st in Saskatoon. Owen MacNeil appeared in his 100th career WHL game vs the Prince Albert Raiders the following night. Rhett Parsons, Oren Shtrom, Oasiz Wiesblatt, Tyler MacKenzie, Pavel Bocharov, Teague Patton and Brayden Boehm, Ashton Ferster and Reid Andresen have each recently played in their 50th career games.
PLAYER TO WATCH: DRU KREBS had his first career multi-goal game on Saturday vs the Oil Kings, giving the Washington Capitals prospect a career high four goals on the season. Krebs, a native of Okotoks, AB is a leader for the Tigers on and off the ice. The 18-year-old defenceman has seven career goals to go with 28 assists in 118 games. Krebs is a very smart defender that is also capable of starting the rush, or finding a winger on a seam pass to create chances.
CLUB LEADERS LEADING SCORERS:
- Goals Logan Barlage (12) - Daniel Baker 5G, 19A, 24 PTS
- Assists Daniel Baker (19) - Logan Barlage 12G, 11A, 23 PTS
- Points Daniel Baker (24) - Noah Danielson 10G, 10A, 20 PTS
- PIMs Rhett Parsons (81) - Oasiz Wiesblatt 8G, 12A, 20 PTS
- Plus/Minus Oren Shtrom (-2) - Tyler MacKenzie 2G, 18A, 20 PTS
- Wins Garin Bjorklund (6) - Brendan Lee 8G, 11A, 19 PTS
ROOKIE LEADERS - Bogdans Hodass 3G, 16A, 19 PTS
- Goals Bogdans Hodass (3) - Owen MacNeil 6G, 12A, 18 PTS
- Assists Bogdans Hodass (16) - Ashton Ferster 8G, 7A, 15 PTS
- Points Bogdans Hodass (19) - Oren Shtrom 7G, 8A, 15 PTS
- PIMs Bogdans Hodass (27) - Brayden Boehm 5G, 9A, 14 PTS
- Plus/Minus Steven Arp (-5) - Teague Patton 8G, 5A, 13 PTS
SPECIAL TEAMS:
POWER PLAY: 29 / 147 - 19.7% - 15th
PENALTY KILL: 132 / 177- 74.6% - 20th
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 23 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 7 Defencemen and 15 Forwards, including 7 rookies
AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 - 20-year-olds, 3 - 19-year-olds, 8 - 18-year-olds, 6 - 17-year-olds, 3 - 16-year-olds
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Garin Bjorklund (Washington Capitals), Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals)
TIGERS SCHEDULE:
LAST FIVE: RESULTS: NEXT FIVE: TIME:
vs Edmonton 5-3 Loss @ Swift Current, Fri, Feb 18 6:00 PM (MST)
vs Moose Jaw 5-2 Loss vs Lethbridge, Sat, Feb 19 7:00 PM (MST)
@ Edmonton 6-2 Loss vs Prince Albert, Mon, Feb 21 2:00 PM (MST)
vs Red Deer 3-2 WIN @ Regina, Wed, Feb 23 6:00 PM (MST)
vs Calgary Hitmen 6-5 Loss vs Winnipeg, Fri, Feb 25 7:00 PM (MST)
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- Warriors Fall 1-0 in a Shootout to Lethbridge on Tuesday - Moose Jaw Warriors
- T-Birds Trip up Tri-City - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Wheat Kings Win OT Thriller in Swift - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Broncos Comeback Falls Short in Overtime Loss to Brandon - Swift Current Broncos
- Winterhawks Pull Away from Chiefs in Third Period, 4-2 - Spokane Chiefs
- Hawks Return to Winning Form, Top Chiefs 4-2 in Spokane - Portland Winterhawks
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