GAME DAY PREVIEW MARCH 3 VS EDMONTON
GAME DAY LINE-UP DIGITAL GAME NOTES & PROGRAM WHL MEDIA KIT
LAST GAME 6-4 W Vs Winnipeg ICE: After giving up two straight goals 5:24 into the game Wednesday, the Medicine Hat Tigers were able to rally and eventually take out the top team in the WHL in the ICE, thanks to a four point night from Oasiz Wiesblatt & Reid Andresen. Wiesblatt scored a pair of markers, while Andresen, Andrew Basha, Hunter St. Martin & Cru Hanas (1st WHL goal) while goaltender Evan May made 40 saves for the win.
Vs EDMONTON: This is the 4th of six meetings between the Tigers & Oil Kings, with the Tigers running a perfect 3-0 record against the defending WHL Champions. The most recent match-up came on January 6 at Rogers Place where Pasha Bocharov would tip home the GWG with 2:52 left in regulation for a 3-2 road win for the Orange & Black.
Oasiz Wiesblatt and Andrew Basha lead the way for the Tigers in scoring during the season series both registering five points in three games.
Head to Head going back to the 1996-97 season the Tigers in 96 games are 56-36-3-2, while at home sport a 29-17-2 record in 48 games.
HEAD TO HEAD
Nov 23 @ MH (6-1 W)
Dec 6 @ EDM (4-2 W)
Jan 6 @ EDM (3-2 W)
Mar 3 @ MH
Mar 17 @ EDM
Mar 22 @ MH
TALE OF THE TAPE
MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (25-24-8-1) 59pts EDMONTON OIL KINGS (8-46-3-0) 19pts
3RD in Central Division 6TH in Central Division
7TH in Eastern Conference 12TH in Eastern Conference
PP – Overall 50/250 – 20.0% – Home 25/121 – 20.7% PP – Overall 32/253 – 12.6% – Away 13/103 – 12.6%
Vs EDM – 2/3 – 66.6% @ EDM – 2/7 – 28.5% Vs MH – 2/7 28.5% @MH – 0/2 – 0.0%
PK -Overall 183/255 -71.8% – Home 92/127 – 72.4% PK – Overall 170/243 -70.0% – Away 70/103 -68.0%
Vs EDM – 2/2 – 100.0% @ EDM – 5/7 – 71.4% Vs MH – 5/7 -71.4% @MH – 1/3 -33.3%
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals – Lee (25) Wins – Langkow (21)
Assists – Basha (36) Shutouts – N/A
Points – Wiesblatt (55) Save % – May (.886)
+/- Basha (+22) GAA – Langkow (3.22)
PIMS – Wiesblatt (90)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
– Andrew Basha 57 GP: 15-36-51 PTS – Oasiz Wiesblatt 58 GP: 24-31-55 PTS
– Brenden Lee 47 GP: 25-20-45 PTS – Cayden Lindstrom 51 GP: 16-19-35 PTS
– Dallon Melin 57 GP: 13-25-38 PTS – Bogdans Hodass 46 GP: 10-19-29 PTS
– Dru Krebs 57 GP: 5-30-35 PTS – Reid Andresen 58 GP: 7-25-32 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH
– Owen MacNeil: 13 GP away from 200 GP – Rhett Parsons: 9 GP from 150 career GP
– Oasiz Wiesblatt: 5 GP from 150 career GP – Reid Andresen: 17 GP from 150 career GP
– Dallon Melin: 5 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
Sat Feb 25 Vs Kamloops Blazers (7-3 W) Fri Mar 3 Vs Edmonton Oil Kings (7pm)
Tue Feb 28 Vs Swift Current Broncos (5-2 L) Tue Mar 7 @ Winnipeg ICE (6pm)
Wed Mar 1 Vs Winnipeg ICE (6-4 W) Wed Mar 8 @ Brandon Wheat Kings (6pm)
NEWS & NOTES
Slip On Down To The Oasiz!: Tigers F Oasiz Wiesblatt is currently riding a 6 game point streak (4 goals, 7 assists) Leading the Tigers in points with 55. (24 goals, 31 assists)
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 155 points (40 goals, 115) assists)
Just Like He Dru It Up: Tigers defenceman and Washington Capitals prospect Dru Krebs is tied for 19th in WHL Defencemen points (5 goals, 30 assists) in 57 games.
Bend It Like Beckett: Tigers goaltender Beckett Langkow is 17th among WHL goaltenders, while he’s 2nd amongst WHL goaltenders with minutes played, 2610, as well as he leads in games played with 45. 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.
The Chetwynd Kid: Tigers Centre Cayden Lindstrom is 8th in WHL Rookie scoring with 35 points (16 goals, 19 assists) in 51 games played.
The Cessford Shooter: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith is tied for 3rd in Rookie goal scoring with 18.
Man Down, No Problem: Going into tonight’s game against Swift Current, the Tigers are 7th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 9, (Smith x2, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm x2, MacNeil, Lee, Melin)
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.
