GAME DAY PREVIEW MARCH 11 VS REGINA
GAME DAY LINE-UP DIGITAL GAME NOTES & PROGRAM WHL MEDIA KIT
LAST GAME 2-0 L Vs Brandon Wheat Kings: Nicolas Jones made 26 saves while Zakhar Polshavkov would score the game winner 5:19 into the second period, giving the Wheat Kings their only win of the season series against the Tigers.
Vs REGINA: This is the 4th and final meeting of the season series between Regina & Medicine Hat. The Tigers have taken two of the three thus far, the Tigers won in Regina January 29 & at Co-op Place in front over 6100 fans on February 5.
Most recently the Pats took the February 22 match-up at the Brandt Centre 6-4. Bogdans Hodass and Oasiz Wiesblatt lead the Tigers in scoring against the Pats with 6 points, (2 goals, 4 assists).
Head to Head dating back to the 1996-97 Season Series against Brandon, the Tigers are 53-42-4-5 with 3 ties and 31-17-2-1 with one tie on the road.
HEAD TO HEAD
Jan 29 @ REG (6-3 W)
Feb 5 @ MH (5-1 W)
Feb 22 @ REG (6-4 L)
Mar 11 @ MH
TALE OF THE TAPE
MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (26-26-8-1) 61pts
3RD in Central Division
7TH in Eastern Conference
PP – Overall 50/257 – 19.5% – Home 25/122 – 20.5%
Vs REG – 0/3 – 0.0% @ REG – 2/8 – 25.0%
PK -Overall 196/267 -72.7% – Home 97/132 – 73.5%
Vs REG – 6/8 – 75.0% @ REG – 3/4 – 75.0%
REGINA PATS (31-26-3-1) 66pts
4TH in East Division
6TH in Eastern Conference
PP – Overall 63/226 – 27.3% – Away 33/117- 27.5%
Vs MH – 3/8 37.5% @MH – 0/3 – 0.0%
PK – Overall 198/260 -76.7% – Away 104/142 -73.2%
Vs MH – 2/2 -100.0% @MH – 9/13 -69.2%
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals – Lee (27) Wins – Langkow (22)
Assists – Basha (36) Shutouts – N/A
Points – Wiesblatt (55) Save % – May (.888)
+/- Basha (+21) GAA – Langkow (3.17)
PIMS – Wiesblatt (103)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
– Andrew Basha 60 GP: 15-36-51 PTS – Oasiz Wiesblatt 61 GP: 24-31-55 PTS
– Brenden Lee 50 GP: 27-21-48 PTS – Cayden Lindstrom 54 GP: 17-19-36 PTS
– Dallon Melin 60 GP: 13-25-38 PTS – Bogdans Hodass 49 GP: 10-19-29 PTS
– Dru Krebs 60 GP: 5-31-36 PTS – Reid Andresen 61 GP: 7-26-35 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH
– Owen MacNeil: 10 GP away from 200 GP – Rhett Parsons: 6 GP from 150 career GP
– Oasiz Wiesblatt: 2 GP from 150 career GP – Reid Andresen: 14 GP from 150 career GP
– Dallon Melin: 3 GP from 250 GP
HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT
WHL Draft (13): Andresen, Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Smith, St. Martin, Boehm, Van Mulligen, Mrsic, Lindstrom, Basha, McKenna,
Trade (5): Bocharov, Lee, MacNeil, Smythe & May CHL Import Draft (1): Hodass
Listed/Signed (2): Langkow, Hanas Waivers (1): Melin
ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN (* indicates rookie):
Alberta – 12 – Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Langkow, St. Martin *, Smith *, Melin, Van Mulligen *, MacNeil, Basha,
BC – 5 – Smythe, Lindstrom *, Mrsic *, Boehm, & May
Saskatchewan– 1 – Andresen Manitoba – McCallum Yukon-1–McKenna*
USA – 3 – Lee, Hanas & Bocharov Latvia – 1 – Hodass
PREVIOUS THREE GAMES NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD
Fri Mar 3 Vs Edmonton Oil Kings (5-2 W) Sat Mar 11 Vs Regina Pats (7pm)
Tue Mar 7 @ Winnipeg ICE (3-1 L) Fri Mar 17 @ Edmonton Oil Kings (7pm)
Wed Mar 8 @ Brandon Wheat Kings (2-0 L) Sat Mar 18 Vs Calgary Hitmen (7pm)
NEWS & NOTES
Slip On Down To The Oasiz!: Tigers F Oasiz Wiesblatt is currently leading the Tigers in points with 55. (24 goals, 31 assists) and has suited up in every single game this season.
Defenders Attack: The Tigers defence core of Kurtis Smythe, Rhett Parsons, Bogdans Hodass, Dru Krebs, Pasha Bocharov, Josh Van Mulligen & Reid Andresen have contributed to 156 points (40 goals, 116) assists)
Just Like He Dru It Up: Tigers defenceman and Washington Capitals prospect Dru Krebs is tied for 20th in WHL Defencemen points (5 goals, 31 assists) in 60 games.
Bend It Like Beckett: Tigers goaltender Beckett Langkow is 16th among WHL goaltenders, while he’s 3rd amongst WHL goaltenders with minutes played, 2670, as well as he’s 2nd in games played with 47. Langkow is also tied for the league lead with shootout wins with 3.
Young Bucks: Tigers Rookie forwards Hunter St. Martin & Shane Smith are tied for first in WHL Rookie Shorthanded scoring with 3 points. While Shane Smith is 5th WHL Rookie Goal Scoring with 19 goals.
The Chetwynd Kid: Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists) in 54 games played.
Man Down, No Problem: Going into tonight’s game against Swift Current, the Tigers are tied 6th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 10, (Smith x2, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm x2, MacNeil, Lee, Melin, MacKenzie)
Mr. 400: Tigers Head Coach & Willie Desjardins notched his 400th win as a Head Coach with the Medicine Hat Tigers December 10th in a 6-3 win at home against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Desjardins record in his 13 seasons coaching in the WHL. Desjardins first win as Tigers Head Coach was a 4-3 win on September 24, 2002 against the Saskatoon Blades.
Latvian Leap: Second year defenceman Bogdans Hodass represented Team Lativa at the completed 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the second straight year. Hodass had 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists
Silver Lining: Tigers forward Tomas Mrsic returns to the Tigers after taking home a silver medal at the World U17s in Langley, BC. Mrsic had one goal and one assists for Team Canada Red. Cayden Lindstrom also participated in the U17s as a member of Team White scoring two goals and two assists in the tournament.
MacNeil’s Navy: The Tigers announced their leadership group for the 2022-23 WHL Season, Owen MacNeil was named the 39th Captain in Tigers history, while Rhett Parsons, Dru Krebs, Tyler MacKenzie & Dallon Melin will all wear alternate captain’s A’s on their jerseys this season.
