GAME DAY PREVIEW VS PRINCE ALBERT
GAME DAY LINE-UP FULL GAME NOTES PACKAGE WHL MEDIA KIT
LAST GAME: 5-2 L Vs Calgary Hitmen: Cayden Lindstrom & Shane Smith would score but the Calgary Hitmen on a 3/7 power play efficiency were able to take care of the Tigers 5-2 at Co-op Place. Zac Funk, Sean Tschigerl, David Adanynzski, Riley Fiddler-Schultz and Carter Yakemchuk would score for the Hitmen in the win and have won both match-up against the Tigers this season.
VS PRINCE ALBERT: It’s the 3rd meeting of the season between the Tigers and the Raiders, the Raiders have won the first two match-ups in Medicine Hat November 8th 3-1 thanks to goals from Sloan Stanick, Hayden Pakkala & Carson Latimer, while Tikhon Chaika would steal the show making 32 saves in the win while Tyler MacKenzie would score for the Tigers in the loss. While in their most recent affair in Prince Albert November 19th, Shane Smith, Brenden Lee, Tyler MacKenzie & Cayden Lindstom would score but it wouldn’t be enough as the Tigers fell 5-4 to the Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.
Since 1996-97 the Head to Head match-up between Prince Albert & Medicine Hat has the Tigers with a 54-40-7-2 and two ties while the Tigers at home are 31-16-4-0 with 2 ties.
HEAD TO HEAD
2021-22 2022-23
Oct 16 @ PA (3-2 SOL) Nov 8 @ MH (3-1 L)
Oct 22 @ MH (6-2 W) Nov 19 @ PA (5-4 L)
Jan 22 @ PA (6-4 W) Nov 27 @ MH
Feb 21 @ MH (4-1L) Dec 14 @ PA
TALE OF THE TAPE
MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (8-11-4-1) 21pts
5TH in Central Division
9TH in Eastern Conference
PP – Overall 25/111 – 22.5% – Home 13/61 – 21.3%
Vs PA – 1/3 – 33.33% @ PA – 1/4 – 24%
PK – Overall 85/109 – 78.0 – Home 41/52 – 82.7%
Vs PA – 3/4 – 75.0% @ PA 9/11 – 81.8%
PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS (9-13-2) 20pts
5th in East Division
10th in Eastern Conference
PP – Overall 26/120 – 21.7% – Away 9/64 -14.1%
Vs MH – 2/11 – 18.1% @MH – 1/4 – 25.0%
PK – Overall 78/99 – 78.8% – Away 52/67 -77.6%
Vs MH – 3/4 – 75.0% @MH – 2/3 – 66.66%
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals – Lee (14) Assists – Basha (20)
Points – Basha (26) +/- – Parsons & Basha (+9)
PIMS – Parsons (39) Wins – Langkow (8)
Shutouts – N/A Save % – Langkow .894%
GAA – Langkow (2.98)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
– Andrew Basha 24 GP: 6-20-26 PTS – Oasiz Wiesblatt 24 GP: 9-10-19 PTS
– Brenden Lee 24 GP: 14-10-24 PTS (9 PPG) – Brayden Boehm 24 GP: 9-7-16 PTS
– Tyler MacKenzie 24 GP: 9-7-16 PTS – Dru Krebs 23 GP: 1-10-11 PTS
– Reid Andresen 24 GP:4-10-14 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH
Reid Andresen – 2 games away from 100 GP Dallon Melin – 1 games away from 210 career GP
Beckett Langkow – Playing in career game #50 Dru Krebs – 5 points away from 60 in his career
Braydon Boehm – 4 points away from 70 in career
HC/GM Willie Desjardins – 3 wins away from 400 as Tigers Head Coach
NEWS & NOTES
Defenders Attacking: The Tigers defence core of Rhett Parsons, Bogdans Hodass, Dru Krebs, Pasha Bocharov, Josh Van Mulligen, Reid Andresen & Josh Van Mulligen have contributed to 64 points (11 goals, 55 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.
Smith, Shane Smith: Tigers Rookie Forward Shane Smith, leads all Tiger rookies in scoring with 9 points (8 goals, 2 assists), while the Cessford, AB product is 13th in WHL Rookie Scoring and 2nd in Rookie goals this season.
Go Shorty: Going into tonight’s game in Red Deer, the Tigers are 6th in shorthanded goals for in the WHL with 4, (Smith, St. Martin, Bocharov, Boehm)
Lee’s Laser: Coming into action tonight, Tigers forward Brenden Lee is tied for 1st in the Western Hockey League with 9 power play goals but also is 1st in the entire Canadian Hockey League.
Behind the Bench: This is Tigers Head Coach Willie Desjardins’ 11th season coaching the Tigers in two different tenures and is just 3 wins away from 400 while coaching the Orange & Black.
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.
HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT
WHL Draft (10): Andresen, Parsons, Shtrom, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, 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 – 11 – Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Langkow, St. Martin *, Smith *, Melin, Van Mulligen *, MacNeil, Basha
BC – 5 – Smythe, Lindstrom *, Mrsic *, Boehm & May
Saskatchewan– 1 – Andresen
Yukon–McKenna*
USA – 2 – Hanas, Bocharov Latvia – 1 – Hodass
PREVIOUS THREE GAMES NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD
Wed Nov 23 @ Edmonton Oil Kings (6-1 W) Sun Nov 27 Vs Prince Albert Raiders (4pm)
Fri Nov 25 @ Red Deer Rebels (3-2 SOW Fri Dec 2 @ Calgary Hitmen (7pm)
Sat Nov 26 Vs Calgary Hitmen (5-2 L) Sat Dec 3 Vs Saskatoon Blades (7pm)
(Teddy Bear Toss)