Game Preview: Game 4 @ Oil Kings
Medicine Hat, AB – Tonight’s matchup will be the first of eight games between the two Central Division Clubs. The Tigers had a 4-3-0-1 record against the Oil Kings during the 2025-26 season. Jonas Woo (5G, 6A) led the team with 11 points in seven games played against their divisional opponent.
2025-26 Season Series:
- Medicine Hat 1 @ Edmonton 6 (Mar 7 2026) Final
- Medicine Hat 10 @ Edmonton 6 (Feb 24 2026) Final
- Edmonton 4 @ Medicine Hat 2 (Feb 4 2026) Final
- Edmonton 3 @ Medicine Hat 7 (Jan 16 2026) Final
- Medicine Hat 3 @ Edmonton 2 (Jan 14 2026) Final SO
- Edmonton 4 @ Medicine Hat 3 (Nov 7 2025) Final SO
- Medicine Hat 1 @ Edmonton 6 (Nov 1 2025) Final
- Edmonton 2 @ Medicine Hat 5 (Oct 8 2025) Final
When We Last Met: The Tigers fell to the Oil Kings 6-1 on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 in Rogers Place for their eight matchup of the 2025-26 season. Bryce Pickford (1G) scored the lone goal for the Tigers. Jordan Switzer manned the crease for the Tigers, stopping 25 of 31 shots faced.
2026-27 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Edmonton |
| 2-1-0-0 | 1-1-1-0 |
| Central – 3rd | Central – 4th |
| East – 5th | East – 8th |
| League – 10th | League – 15th |
| Home – 1-0-0-0 | Home – 0-0-1-0 |
| Away – 1-1-0-0 | Away – 1-1-0-0 |
| Last 10 – 2-1-0-0 | Last 10 – 1-1-1-0 |
| Streak – L1 | Streak – L2 |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Edmonton |
| 50-10-5-3 | 45-18-3-2 |
| Central – 1st | Central – 2nd |
| East – 2nd | East – 3rd |
| League – 3rd | League – 5th |
| Home – 28-3-2-1 | Home – 24-6-2-2 |
| Away – 22-7-3-2 | Away – 21-12-1-0 |
2026-27 Special Teams:
| Medicine Hat | Edmonton |
| Power Play: 12.5% (17th) | Power Play: 28.6% (4th) |
| Penalty Kill: 88.9% (T-5th) | Penalty Kill: 79.0% (14th) |
Previous Game: The Tigers fell to the Red Deer Rebels 3-1 for their first loss of the season on Saturday, September 26th in the Marchant Crane Centrium. Liam Ruck scored the lone goal for the Tigers in his first game of the season. Carter Casey got the nod in net for the Tabbies and stopped 32 of 35 shots faced.
2026-27 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Four Players Tied (3) | GAA – Carter Casey (2.01) |
| Goals – Luke Cozens (3) | Save % – Carter Casey (.935) |
| Assists – Four Players Tied (2) | Wins – Carter Casey (2) |
| PIMs – Kadon McCann (10) | |
| Plus/Minus –Mace’o Phillips (+5) |
2025-26 Tigers Statistical Leaders (Regular Season):
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Markus Ruck (108) | GAA – Jordan Switzer (2.85) |
| Goals – Liam Ruck & Bryce Pickford (45) | Save % – Jordan Switzer (.889) |
| Assists – Markus Ruck (87) | Wins – Jordan Switzer (30) |
| PIMs – Cam Parr (102) | Shutouts – Jordan Switzer & Carter Casey (2) |
| Plus/Minus – Jonas Woo (+63) |
League Top 10s:
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Goals | Luke Cozens – 3 (T-4th) |
| Power Play Goals | Josh Evaschesen – 1 (T-8th) |
| Short Handed Goals | Liam Ruck – 1 (T-1st) |
| Game Winning Goals | Luke Cozens – 1 (T-4th)
Josh Evaschesen – 1 (T-4th) |
| First Goals | Josh Evaschesen – 1 (T-2nd)
Gavin Kor – 1 (T-2nd) |
| Insurance Goals | Cam Parr – 1 (T-1st)
Luke Cozens – 1 (T-1st) |
| Penalty Minutes | Kadon McCann – 10 (5th) |
| Plus/Minus | Mace’o Phillips – +5 (T-1st)
Tyson Moss – +4 (T-8th) |
| Save Percentage | Carter Casey – .935 (7th) |
| Wins | Carter Casey – 2 (T-1st) |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player Name | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll | 100 Career Games Played | 99 Career Games Played |
| Liam Ruck | 150 Career Points | 148 Career Points |
| Luke Cozens | 50 Career Assists | 49 Career Assists |
| Brayden Holberton | 300 Career PIMs | 295 Career PIMs |
Roster Makeup: 28 Players – 16 Forwards – 10 Defence – 2 Goaltenders
| 2006 (4) | Reschny, Cozens, Evaschesen, Parr |
| 2007 (9) | Kor, McCann, Bryzgalov, Drott, Holberton, Moss, Phillips, Pickford, Casey |
| 2008 (8) | Gordon-Carroll, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Davidson, Steen, Pasler, Krooshoop, Bozkaya |
| 2009 (6) | Ruptash, Marto, Hayes, Craig, Warrener, Christie |
| 2010 (1) | Burmis |
How They Were Built:
| WHL Draft (8) | McCann (2022), L. Ruck (2023), M. Ruck (2023), Bozkaya (2023), Steen (2023), Ruptash (2024), Christie (2024), Warrener (2025) |
| U.S. Priority Draft (5) | Gordon-Carroll (2023), Davidson (2023), Hayes (2024), Marto (2024), Burmis (2025) |
| CHL Import Draft (3) | Bryzgalov (2025), Drott (2026), Pasler (2026) |
| Signed/Listed (6) | Moss (2024), Craig (2025), Casey (2025), Kor (2025), Reschny (2025), Pickford (2026) |
| Trade (5) | Parr (SPO), Cozens (LET), Holberton (SEA), Phillips (POR), Evaschesen (KAM) |
Geographical Breakdown:
| U.S.A (9) | Kor, Gordon-Carroll, Marto, Hayes, Davidson, Phillips, Burmis, Warrener, Casey |
| British Columbia (7) | L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Holberton, Moss, Steen, Bozkaya, Christie |
| Alberta (6) | McCann, Ruptash, Evaschesen, Craig, Pickford, Krooshoop |
| Manitoba (1) | Parr |
| Saskatchewan (1) | Reschny |
| Yukon (1) | Cozens |
| Belarus (1) | Bryzgalov |
| Sweden (1) | Drott |
| Russia (1) | Pasler |
NHL Drafted Players:
| NHL Team | Player | Drafted |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Liam Ruck | 2026, Round 1, 22nd Overall |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Markus Ruck | 2026, Round 2, 39th Overall |
| Calgary Flames | Mace’o Phillips | 2025, Round 3, 80th Overall |
| Vancouver Canucks | Yaroslav Bryzgalov | 2026, Round 4, 97th Overall |
| Florida Panthers | Arvid Drott | 2025, Round 6, 192nd Overall |
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| @ Red Deer Rebels | 3-1 L | VS Prince Albert – Sat, Oct 3 | 7:00pm MT |
| VS Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5-1 W | VS Edmonton – Fri, Oct 9 | 7:00pm MT |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5-2 W | VS Victoria – Sat, Oct 10 | 7:00pm MT |
| @ Swift Current Broncos | 3-2 SOW | @ Regina – Fri, Oct 16 | 7:00pm CST |
| VS Swift Current Broncos | 4-3 SOL | @ Brandon – Sat, Oct 17 | 6:00pm CDT |
