Game Day Preview: Game 16 @ Brandon Wheat Kings

Category: ArticleNovember 2, 2024

Vs Wheat Kings: Tonight’s matchup is the second of four matchups between the Tigers and Wheat Kings this season. The Tigers won the previous game 6-1 with four players tied for the lead with two points each.

2024-25 Season Series:

Brandon 1 @ Medicine Hat 6 (Oct 11 2024)

2024-25 Standings:

9-6-0-0
Central Div. – 1st
Eastern Con. – 2nd
Home – 6-3-0-0
Away – 3-3-0-0

2024-25 Tigers Statistical Leaders:

Goals – Hunter St. Martin (12)
Assists – Gavin McKenna (20)
Points – Gavin McKenna (29)
PIMs – Oasiz Wiesblatt (42)
Plus/Minus – Gavin McKenna / Jonas Woo (+12)
Wins – Harrison Meneghin (5)
Save % – Harrison Meneghin (.893)
GAA – Harrison Meneghin (2.85)
Shutouts – Harrison Meneghin (1)

Special Teams:

Power Play: 14 – 60 – 23.3%
Penalty Kill: 51 – 65 – 78.5%

Recent Milestones: Oasiz Wiesblatt had four assists against the Regina Pats on November 1st. His second assist was his 200th career point as a Tiger. Harrison Meneghin also recently hit a major milestone winning his 50th career WHL game on October 23rd against the Calgary Hitmen.

Current Streaks: Gavin McKenna’s six game point streak has shot him to the top of the league’s point leaders with 29. Over the six games, he’s scored 7 goals and added 9 assists.

Recent Transactions: The Tigers recently traded goaltender Ethan McCallum to Saskatoon for a 4th round pick (2027) and a conditional 4th round pick (2028) and signed 2006 born forward Carter Cunningham to a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement. The Tigers also have forward Brayden Ryan-MacKay called up from SAHA’s U18 Prep Team.

Roster Makeup: The Tigers currently have 25 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defencemen and 15 Forwards, including 8 rookies.

Age Breakdown: 3 – 20-year-olds, 4 – 19-year-olds, 8 – 18-year-olds, 6 – 17-year-olds and 4 – 16-year-old.

NHL Drafted / Signed Players: Andrew Basha (Calgary Flames), Cayden Lindstrom (Columbus Blue Jackets), Harrison Meneghin (Tampa Bay Lightning), Niilopekka Muhonen (Dallas Stars), Ryder Ritchie (Minnesota Wild), Hunter St. Martin (Florida Panthers), Veeti Vaisanen (Utah Hockey Club)

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