GAME 44: TIGERS VS LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES

VS LETHBRIDGE: This is the sixth of eight meetings between these two Central Division rivals. This season Medicine Hat has posted a 3-2-0-0 record versus the Hurricanes (2-0-0-0 at home and 1-2-0-0 in Lethbridge). Curtis Valk (3G, 4A) leads the Tigers with seven points over the previous five games. Goaltenders Marek Langhamer (0-1-0-0), Dawson MacAuley (1-0-0-0) and Cam Lanigan (2-1-0-0) have split the games in net. Langhamer has started once and came in relief once allowing three goals (1.96 GAA) on 45 shots (.933 Save %). MacAuley won in the Tigers’ home opener allowing one goal (1.00 GAA) on 24 shots (.958 Save %).  Lanigan has started the most recent games allowing 12 goals (4.62 GAA) on 102 shots (.882 Save %). On the power play the Tigers have gone 6 for 26 (23.1%), while killing off 23 of 28 Hurricane opportunities (82.1%). 

 

2012-13 WHL RANKINGS:

• Record (19-21-2-1).       
• Central Div. – 5th.   
• Eastern Con. – 8th.        
• Home (13-7-0-0).   
• Away (6-14-2-1).

 

MILESTONES: Hunter Shinkaruk recorded his 100th assist against the Vancouver Giants on Jan 8th. In 168 career games, Shinarkuk has scored 86 goals and assisted on 100 others for 186 points. Elgin Pearce and Dylan Bredo both also recently hit career milestones. Pearce scored his 50th career goal in his 220th WHL game. Bredo picked up his 50th career assist in his 233rd game with the Tigers.

 

STREAKS: Elgin Pearce and Jacob Doty have been dominant over their last batch of games. Pearce has scored seven times and added eight assists while recording a point in each of the last nine games. Doty has shown that he’s much more than an enforcer picking up points in his last six games (4G, 2A).

 

NEW SEASON HIGHS:

• Dylan Bredo – Goals (10)
• Trevor Cox – Goals (12), Assists (16) and Points (28)
• Jacob Doty – Goals (8), Assists (11) and Points (19)
• Spenser Jensen – Goals (1) and Points (7)
• Cam Lanigan – Wins (14)
• Boston Leier – Assists (21)
• Tyler Lewington – Assists (16) and Points (16)
• Logan McVeigh – Goals (11), Assists (16) and Points (27)
• Elgin Pearce – Assists (31) and Points (49)

 

ATB PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hunter Shinkaruk was named the ATB Tiger of the Week for the week ending January 6th. It was his second player of the week honour of the season. Shinkaruk scored three goals, assisted on four others and had a +1 rating in four games.

 

CLUB LEADERS:

• Goals (24) Curtis Valk                                            
• Assists (31) Elgin Pearce                                    
• Points (54) Curtis Valk        
• PIM (69) Tyler Lewington                                      
• Plus/Minus (4) Logan McVeigh                          
• Wins (14) Cam Lanigan

 

SPECIAL TEAMS:

• POWER PLAY: 49 – 217 – 22.6%
• PENALTY KILL: 135 – 171 – 78.9%

 

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 24 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders, 7 Defencemen and 15 Forwards, including 12 rookies.

AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 – 20 year olds, 5 – 19 year olds, 6 – 18 year olds, 7 – 17 year olds and 3 – 16 year old.

 

NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Marek Langhamer (Phoenix Coyotes)

 

TIGERS SCHEDULE

 

LAST FIVE:	RESULTS:
@ Prince Albert Raiders	5-2 Win
@ Regina Pats	3-2 SO L
@ Brandon Wheat Kings	4-2 Win
Vs Vancouver Giants	4-0 Win
@ Kootenay Ice	7-5 Loss

 

NEXT FIVE:	TIME:
Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes, Sat. Jan 12	7:30 PM (MT)
Vs Edmonton Oil Kings, Sun. Jan 13	6:00 PM (MT)
@ Edmonton Oil Kings, Fri. Jan 18	7:00 PM (MT)
Vs Calgary Hitmen, Sat. Jan 19	7:30 PM (MT)
Vs Red Deer Rebels, Sun. Jan 20	6:00 PM (MT)