Game Preview: Game 17 VS Americans
Medicine Hat, AB – Tonight is the first and only meeting between the Tigers and the Americans this season. Medicine Hat won the lone matchup against Tri-City in the 2024-25 regular season 3-1. Gavin McKenna (2A) led the Tigers with two points.
2024-25 Season Series:
| Medicine Hat 3 @ Tri-City 1 (Jan 25 2025) |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Tri-City |
| 10-5-1-0 | 5-7-1-0 |
| Central – 2nd | U.S. – 5th |
| East – 4th | West – 11th |
| Home – 6-0-0-0 | Home – 3-3-0-0 |
| Away – 4-5-1-0 | Away – 2-4-1-0 |
2024-25 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Tri-City |
| 47-17-3-1 | 32-29-6-1 |
| Central – 1st | U.S. – 4th |
| East – 1st | West – 7th |
| Home – 25-7-2-0 | Home – 17-13-3-1 |
| Away – 22-10-1-1 | Away – 15-16-3-0 |
Previous Game: The Tigers dropped their second matchup of the season with the Oil Kings 6-1 on Saturday, November 1st in Rogers Place. Jonas Woo (1G) and Kadon McCann (1A) led the Tigers with one point each in the matchup.
2025-26 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
| Skater Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Markus Ruck (15) | GAA – Carter Casey (2.52) |
| Goals – Misha Volotovskii (8) | Save % – Carter Casey (.911) |
| Assists – Markus Ruck (13) | Wins – Jordan Switzer (7) |
| PIMs – Carter Cunningham (23) | Shutouts – Carter Casey (1) |
| Plus/Minus – Bryce Pickford (+13) |
Special Teams:
- Power Play: 20.8%
- Penalty Kill: 82.2%
League Top 10s:
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Assists | Markus Ruck – 13 (T-8th) |
| Power Play Assists | Markus Ruck – 8 (T-2nd) |
| Short Handed Goals | Jonas Woo – 2 (T-1st)
Bryce Pickford – 1 (T-4th) Carter Cunningham – 1 (T-4th) |
| Game Winning Goals | Liam Ruck – 2 (T-2nd) |
| First Goals | Misha Volotovskii – 2 (T-6th) |
| Insurance Goals | Dayton Reschny – 2 (T-1st) |
| Plus/Minus | Bryce Pickford – +13 (T-3rd)
Misha Volotovskii – +12 (T-5th) Jonas Woo – +12 (T-5th) |
| Goals Against Average | Carter Casey – 2.52 (10th) |
| Save Percentage | Carter Casey – .911 (10th) |
| Wins | Jordan Switzer – 7 (T-3rd) |
| Shutouts | Carter Casey – 1 (T-3rd) |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Luke Ruptash | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Luke Ruptash | First Career Point | 0 Career Points |
| Luke Warrener | First Career Goal | 0 Career Goals |
| Josh Van Mulligen | 100 Career Penalty Minutes | 98 Career Penalty Minutes |
| Jordan Switzer | 5 Career Shutouts | 4 Career Shutouts |
| Kadon McCann | 50 Career Points | 47 Career Points |
Roster Makeup: 25 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders – 9 Defencemen – 14 Forwards
| 2005 | Volotovskii, Neutens, Van Mulligen |
| 2006 | Reschny, Cunningham, Woo, Väisänen, Muhonen, Pickford, Parr |
| 2007 | Kor, McCann, Bryzgalov, Stengrim, Moss, Heger, Casey, Switzer |
| 2008 | Gordon-Carroll, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Davidson, Steen |
| 2009 | Ruptash, Warrener |
2025 NHL Draft:
- Bryce Pickford – 81st overall (3rd round) – Montreal
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| @ Edmonton Oil Kings | 6-1 L | VS Edmonton Oil Kings – Fri. Nov 7 | 7:00PM (MST) |
| @ Penticton Vees | 3-1 W | VS Brandon Wheat Kings – Sat. Nov 8 | 7:00PM (MST) |
| @ Kelowna Rockets | 4-3 OTW | @ Regina Pats – Fri. Nov 14 | 7:00PM (ST) |
| @ Kamloops Blazers | 5-4 OTL | @ Brandon Wheat Kings – Sat. Nov 15 | 6:00PM (CST) |
| @ Prince George Cougars | 6-3 W | @ Calgary Hitmen – Wed. Nov 19 | 7:00PM (MST) |
