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Round 1 Game 4 vs. Brandon

March 28, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


@ BRANDON - The Medicine Hat Tigers will play game four of the Eastern Conference Quarter Final tonight in Dauphin, MB, against the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Wheat Kings won game three 5-3 last night but the Tigers took games one and two at home, 7-2 and 7-3 respectively.

Who to Watch

Medicine Hat Tigers - Jaeger White has been putting in strong performances during the playoffs, picking up at least one point in the three games played so far, for a total of 5 points (2G, 3A). White is a speedy, elusive forward with good vision that plays the transition well. Look for the 19-year-old Medicine Hat native to help the Tigers get on the scoreboard in game 4.

Brandon Wheat Kings - Ty Lewis was the Wheat Kings top point producer during the regular season and he has notched 3 goals in the last two playoff games. Lewis has good instincts and will pounce on the loose puck giving the opportunity.

Regular Season Memorable Moments

Dawson Heathcote scored a hat trick in his rookie season October 20th, 2017 vs Kootenay ICE.

After beating the Red Deer Rebels at home on December 30th, 2017, Shaun Clouston became the winningest coach in franchise history with 324 wins, surpassing former coach and mentor Willie Desjardins' mark of 323.

David Quenneville recorded his 197th career point as a Medicine Hat Tiger February 9th, 2018, against the Calgary Hitmen, setting a new franchise record for points by a defenceman, passing Kris Russell's previous mark of 196 points.

Mark Rassell scored his 100th Career WHL Goal February 24, 2018 vs the Wheat Kings. He is the 31st Tiger to score 100 goals in their career

Mark Rassell scored his 50th goal of the season March 9, 2018 vs. the Edmonton Oil Kings.

David Quenneville was named to the Eastern Conference 1st All-Star Team.

Career Highs

Mark Rassell and David Quenneville had banner years for the Orange and Black while tying for top point producing Tigers with 80 points each. Rassell scored 50 goals and picked up 30 assists while Quenneville netted 26 goals and had 54 assists.

Six other Tigers also reached career highs in goals and assists this season including

Ryan Chyzowski (21G, 31A)

Ryan Jevne (20G, 27A)

Gary Haden (17G, 25A)

Jaeger White (10G, 24A)

Dylan MacPherson (4G, 18A)

Dalton Gally (2G, 10A)

Tyler Preziuso and Kristians Rubins reached career highs in goals and points this season.

Preziuso scored 17 goals, combined with his 16 assists, he reached a career high of 33 points.

Rubins netted 7 goals himself and assisted on another 20 goals for a career high of 27 points.

James Hamblin reached career highs in assists and points this season. Hamblin nearly doubled his assist production picking up 43 on the year and along with his 21 goals, he reached a career high of 64 points.

New Kids on the Block

Hayden Ostir scored a total of 9 goals and picked up 17 assists this season, 6 goals and 14 assists while wearing Orange and Black.

Elijah Brown became a Tiger before the trade deadline and scored more goals (7) in Orange and Black than in his career as Thunderbird (6).

Bryan Lockner reached career highs in goals (14) and assists (12) this season. Lockner joined the Tigers at trade deadline and scored 7 goals while picking up 7 assists in Orange and Black.

Youth Movement

Our Tigers Rookies contributed to the success of the season putting up a combined total of 25 goals and 65 assists during the regular season.

Josh Williams 11G, 9A

Dawson Heathcote 6G, 3A

Henry Rybinski 3 G, 9 A

Cole Clayton 2G, 5A

Linus Nassen 1G, 25A

Baxter Anderson 1G, 4 A

Joel Craven 1G, 6A

Trevor Longo 0G, 4A

Protecting the Paint:

During the regular season:

Jordan Hollett sported a 16-13-4 record with a 3.43 GAA and a .896 SV%

Michael Bullion had a 20-15-3 record with a 3.19 GAA and a 0.891 SV%

During the playoffs:

Jordan Hollett 2-1-0 record with 3.36GAA and 0.892 SV%

Injury Report:

Linus Nassen - upper body (day to day)

Trevor Longo - upper body (TBD)

Dylan MacPherson - lower body (week to week)

Mason Shaw - lower body (week to week)

James Hamblin - upper body (indefinite)

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