Game Preview: Game 1 AT Hurricanes
Medicine Hat, AB – Tonight’s matchup will be the first of eight meetings between the Highway 3 rivals this season. Jonas Woo (3G, 12A) led the team with 15 points in seven games against the Canes during the 2025-26 season. The Tigers had a perfect 8-0-0-0 record against their divisional rival last year.
2025-26 Season Series:
- Lethbridge 5 @ Medicine Hat 6 (Mar 14 2026) OT
- Medicine Hat 6 @ Lethbridge 3 (Mar 13 2026)
- Lethbridge 3 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Feb 21 2026) OT
- Medicine Hat 3 @ Lethbridge 0 (Feb 20 2026)
- Lethbridge 4 @ Medicine Hat 8 (Jan 31 2026)
- Lethbridge 4 @ Medicine Hat 7 (Jan 10 2026)
- Medicine Hat 5 @ Lethbridge 1 (Dec 27 2025)
- Medicine Hat 4 @ Lethbridge 2 (Oct 3 2025)
When We Last Met: The Tigers beat the Hurricanes 7-3 on Saturday, September 5th in Co-op Place for the second game of the 2026-27 pre-season. Former Hurricanes Luke Cozens (1G, 2A) led the team with three points. Six other Tigers found the back of the net including Gavin Kor, Morgan Chorley, Yaroslav Bryzgalov, Dayton Reschny, Josh Evaschesen and Ty Hynes. Carter Casey guarded the crease stopping 25 of 28 shots faced.
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge |
| 50-10-5-3 | 17-44-2-1 |
| Central – 1st | Central – 5th |
| East – 2nd | East – 11th |
| League – 3rd | League – 23rd |
| Home – 28-3-2-1 | Home – 11-22-0-1 |
| Away – 22-7-3-2 | Away – 6-25-3-0 |
Special Teams (2026-27 Pre-Season):
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge |
| Power Play: 41.7% (1st) | Power Play: 20.0% (15th) |
| Penalty Kill: 84.6% (4th) | Penalty Kill: 69.2% (20th) |
Previous Game: The Tigers beat the Swift Current Broncos 3-2 in a shootout to wrap up their pre-season on Saturday, September 12th in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Reily Pickford and Luke Ruptash each found the back of the net for the Tigers during regulation. Ben Meyer and Cash Christie split the crease on Saturday night. Meyer opened the game stopping 11 of 12 shots faced, while Christie closed out the win stopping 17 of 18 shots.
2025-26 Tigers Statistical Leaders (Regular Season):
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Markus Ruck (108) | GAA – Jordan Switzer (2.85) |
| Goals – Liam Ruck & Bryce Pickford (45) | Save % – Jordan Switzer (.889) |
| Assists – Markus Ruck (87) | Wins – Jordan Switzer (30) |
| PIMs – Cam Parr (102) | Shutouts – Jordan Switzer & Carter Casey (2) |
| Plus/Minus – Jonas Woo (+63) |
2026-27 Tigers Statistical Leaders (Pre-Season):
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Luke Cozens & Jake Burmis (4) | GAA – Cash Christie (2.29) |
| Goals – Liam Ruck (3) | Save % – Cash Christie (.914) |
| Assists – Jake Burmis (4) | Wins – Three Goalies Tied (1) |
| PIMs – Luke Ruptash (14) | |
| Plus/Minus – Dayton Reschny (+4) |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player Name | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll | 100 Career Games Played | 96 Career Games Played |
| Liam Ruck | 150 Career Points | 147 Career Points |
| Luke Cozens | 50 Career Assists | 49 Career Assists |
| Cam Parr | 50 Career Points | 49 Career Points |
| Brayden Holberton | 300 Career PIMs | 295 Career PIMs |
Roster Makeup: 29 Players – 17 Forwards – 10 Defence – 2 Goaltenders
| 2006 (4) | Reschny, Cozens, Evaschesen, Parr |
| 2007 (9) | Kor, McCann, Bryzgalov, Drott, Holberton, Moss, Phillips, Pickford, Casey |
| 2008 (8) | Gordon-Carroll, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Davidson, Steen, Pasler, Krooshoop, Bozkaya |
| 2009 (6) | Ruptash, Marto, Hayes, Craig, Warrener, Christie |
| 2010 (1) | Burmis |
| 2011 (1) | Osgood |
How They Were Built:
| WHL Draft (9) | McCann (2022), L. Ruck (2023), M. Ruck (2023), Bozkaya (2023), Steen (2023), Ruptash (2024), Christie (2024), Warrener (2025), Osgood (2026) |
| U.S. Priority Draft (5) | Gordon-Carroll (2023), Davidson (2023), Hayes (2024), Marto (2024), Burmis (2025) |
| CHL Import Draft (3) | Bryzgalov (2025), Drott (2026), Pasler (2026) |
| Signed/Listed (6) | Moss (2024), Craig (2025), Casey (2025), Kor (2025), Reschny (2025), Pickford (2026) |
| Trade (5) | Parr (SPO), Cozens (LET), Holberton (SEA), Phillips (POR), Evaschesen (KAM) |
Geographical Breakdown:
| U.S.A (10) | Kor, Gordon-Carroll, Marto, Osgood, Hayes, Davidson, Phillips, Burmis, Warrener, Casey |
| British Columbia (7) | L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Holberton, Moss, Steen, Bozkaya, Christie |
| Alberta (6) | McCann, Ruptash, Evaschesen, Craig, Pickford, Krooshoop |
| Manitoba (1) | Parr |
| Saskatchewan (1) | Reschny |
| Yukon (1) | Cozens |
| Belarus (1) | Bryzgalov |
| Sweden (1) | Drott |
| Russia (1) | Pasler |
NHL Drafted Players:
| NHL Team | Player | Drafted |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Liam Ruck | 2026, Round 1, 22nd Overall |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Markus Ruck | 2026, Round 2, 39th Overall |
| Calgary Flames | Mace’o Phillips | 2025, Round 3, 80th Overall |
| Vancouver Canucks | Yaroslav Bryzgalov | 2026, Round 4, 97th Overall |
| Florida Panthers | Arvid Drott | 2025, Round 6, 192nd Overall |
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| @ Swift Current Broncos | VS Lethbridge – Sat, Sep 19 | 7:00pm MT | |
| VS Swift Current Broncos | @ Red Deer – Sat, Sep 26 | 6:00pm MT | |
| VS Lethbridge Hurricanes | @ Edmonton – Sun, Sep 27 | 4:00pm MT | |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | VS Prince Albert – Sat, Oct 3 | 7:00pm MT | |
| VS Edmonton – Fri, Oct 9 | 7:00pm MT |
