Game Day Preview: Game 4 @ Lethbridge
Lethbridge, AB – Tonight is the first of eight matchups between the Highway 3 rivals this season. The Tigers won both pre-season matchups against the Hurricanes this year and had a record of 5-3-0-0 against Lethbridge in the 2024-25 regular season. Koray Bozkaya (5A) led the Tigers with five points against the Hurricanes in the 2025-26 pre-season series, while Gavin McKenna (5G, 11A) led the Tigers in the 2024-25 regular season series with 16 points.
2024-25 Season Series:
| Medicine Hat 6 @ Lethbridge 7 (Nov 6 2024) | Lethbridge 0 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Dec 28 2024) |
| Medicine Hat 3 @ Lethbridge 4 (Dec 6 2024) | Lethbridge 1 @ Medicine Hat 5 (Feb 17 2025) |
| Lethbridge 2 @ Medicine Hat 3 (Dec 14 2024) | Medicine Hat 6 @ Lethbridge 5 (Mar 14 2025) OT |
| Medicine Hat 1 @ Lethbridge 4 (Dec 15 2024) | Lethbridge 1 @ Medicine Hat 10 (Mar 22 2025) |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge |
| 2-1-0-0 | 1-3-0-0 |
| Central – 2nd | Central – 5th |
| East – 4th | East – 9th |
| Home – 2-0-0-0 | Home – 0-2-0-0 |
| Away – 0-1-0-0 | Away – 1-1-0-0 |
2024-25 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge |
| 47-17-3-1 | 42-21-3-2 |
| Central – 1st | Central – 3rd |
| East – 1st | East – 3rd |
| Home – 25-7-2-0 | Home – 25-7-2-0 |
| Away – 22-10-1-1 | Away – 17-14-1-2 |
Previous Game: The Tigers beat the Blades 4-1 on Saturday, September 27th in Co-op Place. Markus Ruck (2A) led the team with two points. Kadon McCann, Liam Ruck, Dayton Reschny, and Bryce Pickford found the back of the net for the Tigers. Jordan Switzer had a fantastic night in net boasting a .968 save percentage and a 1.00 goals against average to earn himself the first star of the night.
2025-26 Tigers Regular Season Statistical Leaders:
| Skater Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Goals – Bryce Pickford (4) | Wins – Jordan Switzer (2) |
| Assists – Yaroslav Bryzgalov & Markus Ruck (3) | Save % – Jordan Switzer (.912) |
| Points – Bryce Pickford (6) | GAA – Jordan Switzer (2.39) |
| PIMs – Bryce Pickford (9) | |
| Plus/Minus – Bryce Pickford & Jonas Woo (7) |
2025-26 Tigers Pre-Season Statistical Leaders:
| Skater Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Goals – Noah Davidson & Kadon McCann (3) | Wins – Cruz Chase & Jordan Switzer & Carter Casey (1) |
| Assists – Koray Bozkaya (5) | Save % – Cruz Chase (.950) |
| Points – Liam Ruck (6) | GAA – Cruz Chase & Jordan Switzer (2.00) |
| PIMs – Kyle Heger (8) | |
| Plus/Minus – Seven Players Tied (+4) |
Special Teams (Regular Season):
- Power Play: 11.1%
- Penalty Kill: 76.9%
Special Teams (Pre-Season):
- Power Play: 31.6%
- Penalty Kill: 70.0%
League Top 10s (Regular Season):
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Points | Bryce Pickford – 6 (T-9th) |
| Goals | Bryce Pickford – 4 (T-3rd) |
| Power Play Goals | Kade Stengrim – 1 (T-7th) |
| Short Handed Goals | Bryce Pickford – 1 (T-1st)
Jonas Woo – 1 (T-1st) |
| Game Winning Goals | Bryce Pickford – 1 (T-2nd)
Jonas Woo – 1 (T-2nd) |
| First Goals | Kade Stengrim – 1 (T-1st)
Misha Volotovskii – 1 (T-1st) Kadon McCann – 1 (T-1st) |
| Insurance Goals | Noah Davidson – 1 (T-1st)
Dayton Reschny – 1 (T-1st) |
| Penalty Minutes | Bryce Pickford – 9 (T-10th) |
| Plus/Minus | Bryce Pickford – +7 (T-2nd)
Jonas Woo – +7 (T-2nd) |
| Goals Against Average | Jordan Switzer – 2.39 (10th) |
| Wins | Jordan Switzer – 2 (T-2nd) |
Roaring Runs:
| Player Name | Streak |
| Bryce Pickford | 3 Game Points Streak – 6 Points |
| Jonas Woo | 3 Game Point Streak – 4 Points |
| Dayton Reschny | 3 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Yaroslav Bryzgalov | 3 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Kyle Heger | 2 Game Point Streak – 2 Points |
| Bryce Pickford | 3 Game Goal Streak – 4 Goals |
| Jonas Woo | 2 Game Goal Streak – 2 Goals |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Josh Van Mulligen | 100 Career Penalty Minutes | 98 Career Penalty Minutes |
| Misha Volotovskii | 50 Career Points | 47 Career Points |
| Liam Ruck | 50 Career Points | 45 Career Points |
| Niilopekka Muhonen | 50 Career Penalty Minutes | 47 Career Penalty Minutes |
| Bryce Pickford | 10 Career Power Play Goals | 9 Career Power Play Goals |
| Jordan Switzer | 5 Career Shutouts | 4 Career Shutouts |
| Gavin Kor | First Career Game Played | 0 Career Games Played |
| Gavin Kor | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Yaroslav Bryzgalov | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Luke Ruptash | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Tyson Moss | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Riley Steen | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Luke Warrener | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
Roster Makeup: 27 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders – 9 Defencemen – 16 Forwards
| 2005 | Volotovskii, Neutens, Van Mulligen |
| 2006 | Reschny, Sullivan, Cunningham, Woo, Väisänen, Muhonen, Pickford, Parr |
| 2007 | Kor, McCann, Bryzgalov, Stengrim, Moss, Heger, Casey, Switzer |
| 2008 | Gordon-Carroll, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Davidson, Ryan-Mackay, Steen |
| 2009 | Ruptash, Warrener |
2025 NHL Draft:
- Bryce Pickford – 81st overall (3rd round) – Montreal
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| VS Saskatoon Blades | 4-1 W | VS Calgary Hitmen – Sat. Oct 4 | 7:00 PM (MDT) |
| @ Swift Current Broncos | 6-3 L | VS Edmonton Oil Kings – Wed. Oct 8 | 7:00 PM (MDT) |
| VS Regina Pats | 5-2 W | @ Calgary Hitmen – Fri. Oct 10 | 7:00 PM (MDT) |
| VS Kelowna Rockets (Pre-Season) | 5-2 W | VS Portland Winterhawks – Sat. Oct 11 | 7:00PM (MDT) |
| @ Kelowna Rockets (Pre-Season) | 8-4 W | VS Spokane Chiefs – Tue. Oct 14 | 7:00PM (MDT) |
