Game Preview: Game 13 AT Chiefs
Medicine Hat, AB – The Tigers return to Spokane for the first time since 2025 WHL Championship Series where they took home their sixth Ed Chynoweth Cup. Medicine Hat has a 3-1-0-0 regular season record against the Chiefs over the last five years. Yaroslav Bryzgalov (1 G, 2A) led the team with three points last time the two clubs met.
2025-26 Season Series:
- Spokane 2 @ Medicine Hat 3 (Oct 14 2025) Final
When We Last Met: The Tigers took on the Chiefs on October 14th, 2025 in Co-op Place and secured a 3-2 win. Yaroslav Bryzgalov (1G, 2A) led the team with three points. Kyle Heger and Gavin Kor scored the other goals for the Tigers. Jordan Switzer got the start and stopped 27 of 29 shots faced.
2026-27 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Spokane |
| 6-5-0-1 | 10-1-0-0 |
| Central – 4th | U.S. – 1st |
| East – 8th | West – 1st |
| League – 13th | League – 1st |
| Home – 2-2-0-1 | Home – 5-1-0-0 |
| Away – 4-3-0-0 | Away – 5-0-0-0 |
| Last 10 – 4-5-0-1 | Last 10 – 9-1-0-0 |
| Streak – L2 | Streak – W5 |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Spokane |
| 50-10-5-3 | 36-30-2-0 |
| Central – 1st | U.S. – 2nd |
| East – 2nd | West – 6th |
| League – 3rd | League – 12th |
| Home – 28-3-2-1 | Home – 18-15-1-0 |
| Away – 22-7-3-2 | Away – 18-15-1-0 |
2026-27 Special Teams:
| Medicine Hat | Spokane |
| Power Play: 18.4% (12th) | Power Play: 20.8% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill: 78.2% (15th) | Penalty Kill: 85.4% (3rd) |
Previous Game: The Tigers fell to the Wild 7-2 in the Town Toyota Center on Wednesday, October 28th. Liam Ruck and Luke Cozens each found the back of the net for the Tigers.
2026-27 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Markus Ruck (14) | GAA – Carter Casey (3.39) |
| Goals – Luke Cozens (8) | Save % – Carter Casey (.875) |
| Assists – Markus Ruck (10) | Wins – Carter Casey (5) |
| PIMs – Brayden Holberton (28) | |
| Plus/Minus – Luke Cozens (+8) |
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 – 8 (T-8th) |
| Short Handed Goals | Liam Ruck – 2 (T-2nd) |
| Game Winning Goals | Luke Cozens – 2 (T-6th) |
| First Goals | Josh Evaschesen – 2 (T-3rd) |
| Wins | Carter Casey – 5 (T-8th) |
Roaring Runs:
| Player Name | Streak |
| Markus Ruck | 4 Game Point Streak – 7 Points |
| Reily Pickford | 2 Game Point Streak – 4 Points |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player Name | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll | 50 Career Assists | 47 Career Assists |
| Gavin Kor | 50 Career Games Played | 46 Career Games Played |
| Kadon McCann | 50 Career Assists | 45 Career Assists |
| Josh Evaschesen | 50 Career Assists | 45 Career Assists |
Roster Makeup: 24 Players – 14 Forwards – 8 Defence – 2 Goaltenders
| 2006 (3) | Reschny, Cozens, Evaschesen |
| 2007 (9) | Kor, McCann, Bryzgalov, Drott, Holberton, Moss, Phillips, Pickford, Casey |
| 2008 (6) | Gordon-Carroll, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Davidson, Steen, Pasler |
| 2009 (5) | Ruptash, Hayes, Craig, Warrener, Christie |
| 2010 (1) | Burmis |
How They Were Built:
| WHL Draft (7) | McCann (2022), L. Ruck (2023), M. Ruck (2023), Steen (2023), Ruptash (2024), Christie (2024), Warrener (2025) |
| U.S. Priority Draft (4) | Gordon-Carroll (2023), Davidson (2023), Hayes (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 (4) | Cozens (LET), Holberton (SEA), Phillips (POR), Evaschesen (KAM) |
Geographical Breakdown:
| U.S.A (8) | Kor, Gordon-Carroll, Hayes, Davidson, Phillips, Burmis, Warrener, Casey |
| British Columbia (6) | L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Holberton, Moss, Steen, Christie |
| Alberta (5) | McCann, Ruptash, Evaschesen, Craig, Pickford |
| Saskatchewan (1) | Reschny |
| Yukon (1) | Cozens |
| Belarus (1) | Bryzgalov |
| Sweden (1) | Drott |
| Russia (1) | Pasler |
NHL Drafted Players:
| Player | Drafted |
| Liam Ruck | 2026, Round 1, 22nd Overall |
| Markus Ruck | 2026, Round 2, 39th Overall |
| Mace’o Phillips | 2025, Round 3, 80th Overall |
| Yaroslav Bryzgalov | 2026, Round 4, 97th Overall |
| Arvid Drott | 2025, Round 6, 192nd Overall |
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| @ Wenatchee Wild | 7-2 L | @ Tri-City – Sat, Oct 31 | 6:00pm PDT |
| VS Calgary Hitmen | 5-2 L | @ Portland – Wed, Nov 4 | 7:00pm PDT |
| @ Calgary Hitmen | 5-4 W | @ Everett – Fri, Nov 6 | 7:05pm PST |
| @ Brandon Wheat Kings | 8-1 W | @ Seattle – Sat, Nov 7 | 6:05pm PDT |
| @ Regina Pats | 6-1 L | VS Calgary – Fri, Nov 13 | 7:00pm MDT |
