2016-2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 1 – MAJOR MILESTONES
Medicine Hat, AB — As the Tigers season came to a dramatic end on April 18th to the hands of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, many good moments happened throughout the season. Players hit some memorable milestones in their career.
In part 1 of our Year In Review, we breakdown the season’s major milestones:
September
September 24th, 2016 vs. Lethbridge – Chad Butcher records his first career 5+ point game recording 1G and 5A
September 24th, 2016 vs. Lethbridge – Zach Fischer scores his first career hat trick and first ever hat trick at the Canalta Centre
September 24th, 2016 vs. Lethbridge – Duncan McGovern records his first WHL victory stopping 15 of 17 shots
September 30th, 2016 vs. Saskatoon – Kristians Rubins scores the first goal in his WHL career
September 30th, 2016 vs. Saskatoon – Ryan Chyzowski scores his first career WHL goal
September 30th, 2016 vs. Saskatoon – Dalton Gally records his first career WHL point
September 30th, 2016 vs. Saskatoon – John Dahlstrom records his first career WHL point
October
October 5th, 2016 vs. Moose Jaw – John Dahlstrom scores his first career WHL goal
October 11th, 2016 vs. Victoria – Nick Schneider plays in his 100th career WHL game
October 14th, 2016 vs. Calgary – Matt Bradley records his 100th career point with 1G and 1 A
October 14th, 2016 vs. Calgary – Mason Shaw plays in his 100th career WHL game
October 15th, 2016 vs. Vancouver – Zach Fischer plays in his 100th career WHL game
October 19th, 2016 vs. Kootenay – John Dahlstrom scores his first career WHL hat trick
October 19th, 2016 vs. Kootenay – Gary Haden scores his first career WHL goal
October 19th, 2016 vs. Kootenay – Mason Shaw records his first career 5 point game with 5 assists
October 19th, 2016 vs. Kootenay – Dylan MacPherson records his first WHL point
November
November 12th, 2016 vs. Saskatoon – Mason Shaw records his 100th WHL point with a 3 assist game
November 18th, 2016 vs. Red Deer – Brad Forrest plays in his 100th WHL game
November 23rd, 2016 vs. Brandon – David Quenneville records his 100th WHL point with a 1G, 1A performance
December
December 9th, 2016 vs. Lethbridge – Ryan Jevne plays in his 100th WHL game
December 9th, 2016 vs. Lethbridge – Chad Butcher records his 200th WHL point with an assist
December 10th, 2016 vs. Calgary – Clayton Kirichenko plays in his 200th WHL game
January
January 8th, 2017 vs. Edmonton – Tyler Preziuso plays in his 100th WHL game
January 20th, 2017 vs. Regina – Mason Shaw records his 100th WHL assist
January 27th, 2017 vs. Edmonton – Dalton Gally scores his first career WHL goal
January 31st, 2017 vs. Kootenay – Clayton Kirichenko records his 100th WHL point with an assist
February
February 11th, 2017 vs. Lethbridge – Michael Bullion gets his first WHL shut out in a 5-0 victory
February 15th, 2017 vs. Victoria – James Hamblin plays in his 100th WHL game
February 15th, 2017 vs. Victoria – Steven Owre records his 200th WHL point
February 18th, 2017 vs. Edmonton – Max Gerlach scores his 30th goal of the season
February 21st, 2017 vs. Moose Jaw – Josh Williams scores his 1st career WHL goal
February 25th, 2017 vs. Brandon – Matt Bradley plays in his 200th WHL game
February 25th, 2017 vs. Brandon – Mark Rassell scores his 30th goal of the season
March
March 3rd, 2017 vs. Regina – Zach Fischer scores his 30th goal of the season
March 4th, 2017 vs. Moose Jaw – Mark Rassell plays in his 200th WHL game
March 4th, 2017 vs. Moose Jaw – John Dahlstrom scores his 25th goal of the season, breaking the Tigers record for most goals by an Import in one season
March 7th, 2017 vs. Kootenay – Max Gerlach records his 100th WHL point with an assist
March 10th, 2017 vs. Edmonton – Matt Bradley scores his 30th goal of the season
March 14th, 2017 vs. Red Deer – Chad Butcher plays in his 300th WHL game (All with the Tigers), he would finish 8th All-Time in games played
March 17th, 2017 vs. Lethbridge – John Dahlstrom scores his 30th goal of the season
March 17th, 2017 vs. Lethbridge – Chad Butcher records 100 points on the season
March 18th, 2017 vs. Lethbridge – Clayton Kirichenko records a +50 rating and 50 assists, the first Tigers defenseman to do so since David Schlemko in 2006-07
March 18th, 2017 vs. Lethbridge – Mark Rassell records his 100th WHL point
As next season approaches, new faces will join the lineup looking for their 1st ever goal and many familiar faces will look to pad their stats and create new memories for the fans of Medicine Hat.
In part 2 of the Year In Review we will take a look at the biggest games of the season. Stay tuned!
