Playoffs Game 2: March 29 vs. Red Deer
Published on March 29, 2015 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
VS. REBELS : The Tigers currently lead the playoff best of 7 series 1-0 after a 2-1 victory last night. The victory extended the Tigers unbeaten streak to 6 games dating back to the regular season. Marek Langhamer stopped 31 shots in the victory last night while Trevor Cox added to his point totals against the Rebels, marking 11 points in 7 games.
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:
Medicine Hat is now unbeaten in their past 6 games and have won their past 3 home games overall The Tigers did not give up a power play in last night's game, marking only the second time this season that has occurred Goaltenders Rylan Toth and Marek Langhamer have played in all 7 games against each other this season
PLAYOFF SERIES
Tigers lead Best of 7 series 1-0 HOME (1-0-0) AWAY (0-0-0)
TIGERS FAST FACTS:
Red Deer is 5-8-2-0 in Medicine Hat at The Arena over the past 5 seasons Steven Owre extended his point streak to 6 games last night and line mate Trevor Cox also extended his point streak to 8 games with an assists on the Sanford game winner Tigers goaltender Marek Langhamer has started the last 9 of 10 games for Medicine Hat, posting 2 shutouts in that span
LAST GAME: The Tigers opened their 2015 postseason in dramatic fashion on Saturday night as the Red Deer Rebels came to town looking to spoil the party. The Tigers and Rebels met 5 times in their franchises history in the playoffs, with the Tigers holding a slight edge. The game was fast paced and hard hitting as the Rebels tried to take advantage of the Tigers size and punish anything into the boards. Medicine Hat was not intimidated and pushed back on the visitors and were rewarded when Kyle Becker wristed home his 3rd career playoff goal. The lead would be extended on the game's first power play in the second period when the 50 goal man Cole Sanford potted his 1st of the postseason after a nifty play by Trevor Cox setup the goal. The Rebels would come close adding a late third period marker but the Tigers would take this one 2-1.
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 7 of his last 9 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. Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 OTL
@ Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 WIN
@ Saskatoon Blades 3-1 WIN
VS. Saskatoon Blades 6-2 WIN
VS. Red Deer Rebels 2-1 WIN
NEXT FIVE: TIME:
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)
Game #6 @ Red Deer Rebels Sunday April 5** 5:00 PM (MT)
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