Playoffs Game 1: March 28 vs. Red Deer
Published on March 28, 2015 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
VS. REBELS : Tonight will mark the sixth time in Tigers history that Red Deer and Medicine Hat face off in the playoffs with the last time being in 2010-11 when the Tigers defeated their opponent in the semifinals. This season the Tigers took control of the season series, posting a 4-2-0-0 record, including a 3-0-0-0 mark at home. Trevor Cox lead all active Tigers against the Rebels with 10 points in 6 contests.
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:
Medicine Hat finished the season on a 7-2-1-0 streak, including being unbeaten in their past 5 games Tigers Captain Tyler Lewington will be suspended for Game 1 as he serves time for his game misconduct in the final game Saturday Medicine Hat ranked 3rd in goals for and saw an outburst of goals during the month of March, outscoring their opponents 30-22
PLAYOFF SERIES
Best of 7 series tied at 0-0 HOME (0-0-0) AWAY (0-0-0)
TIGERS FAST FACTS:
Red Deer is 6-7-2-0 in Medicine Hat at The Arena over the past 5 seasons Multiple Tigers are on point streaks to end the regular season, Ty Stanton rides a 4 game point streak (5 points), Tyler Lewington sports a 5 game point streak (7 points), Steven Owre also has a 5 game streak (9 points), Chad Butcher has a 5 game streak (6 points) and Trevor Cox has a 7 game point streak (10 points) Tigers goaltender Marek Langhamer has started the last 8 of 9 games for Medicine Hat, posting 2 shutouts in that span
LAST GAME: Medicine Hat had a historic night last Saturday, closing out the Medicine Hat Arena's final regular season home game. The game was full of old school action including multiple fights and scrums which resulted in over 100 PIM being handed out combined between the teams. Tyler Lewington had 3 points in the victory, with a goal and 2 assists to lead the way for the Tigers. Marek Langhamer picked up his 30th victory of the season, stopping 10 shots before taking the rest of the night off before the playoffs. For Langhamer it was the first time he reached the 30 win plateau in his career. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 6-2 victory and fans were treated to a spectacular ceremony post game.
HAMMER TIME: For any team in the postseason, goaltending is crucial for success. In Medicine Hat they have one of the best netminder in the league with Czech import Marek Langhamer. The "Hammer" as he is known to many fans has been the backstop for the past two seasons and was instrumental in the clubs run to the Eastern Conference Final last season. This year Langhamer broke the 30 win plateau for the first time in his career and has been looking in playoff form heading down the stretch, winning 6 of his last 8 starts, including 2 shut outs.
REGULAR SEASON CLUB LEADERS:
Goals (50) Cole Sanford Assists (80) Trevor Cox - WHL Points (109) Trevor Cox
PIM (113) Tyler Lewington Plus/Minus (+35) Kyle Burroughs Wins (30) Marek Langhamer
REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS:
POWER PLAY: 68/326 - 20.9% (ranked 11th in WHL) HOME: 21.1% (Ranked 14th in WHL), AWAY: 20.5% (Ranked 6th in WHL) PENALTY KILL: 216/267 - 81.3% (ranked 7th in WHL) HOME: 86.4% (Ranked 4TH in WHL), AWAY: 77.4% (Ranked 12th in WHL)
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 24 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defenseman and 14 forwards
AGE BREAKDOWN : 3 - 20 year olds, 10 - 19 year olds, 4 - 18 year olds, 5 - 17 year olds and 2 - 16 year olds
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Marek Langhamer (Phoenix Coyotes), Tyler Lewington (Washington Capitals), Tommy Vannelli (St. Louis Blues) and Kyle Burroughs (New York Islanders)
ATB FINANCIAL - TIGERS BROADCAST: Listen to legendary Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one Tigers' Game in Team history since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in 1970.
LAST FIVE: RESULTS:
VS. Edmonton Oil Kings 6-3 WIN
VS. Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 OTL
@ Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 WIN
@ Saskatoon Blades 3-1 WIN
VS. Saskatoon Blades 6-2 WIN
NEXT FIVE: TIME:
Game #1 vs. Red Deer Rebels Saturday March 28 7:30 PM (MT)
Game #2 vs. Red Deer Rebels Sunday March 29 6:00 PM (MT)
Game #3 @ Red Deer Rebels Wednesday April 1 7:00 PM (MT)
Game #4 @ Red Deer Rebels Thursday April 2 7:00 PM (MT)
Game #5 vs. Red Deer Rebels Saturday April 4** 7:30 PM (MT)
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