Game Preview: Game 19 VS Wheat Kings
Medicine Hat, AB – Tonight is the first of four meetings between the two eastern conference teams this season. The Tigers had a record of 3-1-0-0 against the Wheat Kings in the 2024-25 regular season. Oasiz Wiesblatt (4G, 2A) led the team with six points in the series.
2024-25 Season Series:
| Medicine Hat 5 @ Brandon 0 (Mar 1 2025) | Medicine Hat 0 @ Brandon 3 (Nov 2 2024) | |
| Brandon 5 @ Medicine Hat 7 (Nov 29 2024) | Brandon 1 @ Medicine Hat 6 (Oct 11 2024) |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Brandon |
| 10-5-2-1 | 7-8-1-0 |
| Central – 3rd | East Div.– 4th |
| East – 4th | East Conf. – 7th |
| Home – 6-0-1-1 | Home – 6-5-1-0 |
| Away – 4-5-1-0 | Away – 1-3-0-0 |
2024-25 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Brandon |
| 47-17-3-1 | 38-23-4-3 |
| Central – 1st | East Div.– 2nd |
| East – 1st | East Conf. – 5th |
| Home – 25-7-2-0 | Home – 19-9-4-2 |
| Away – 22-10-1-1 | Away – 19-14-0-1 |
Previous Game: The Tigers lost 4-3 to the Oil Kings in a shootout on Friday, November 7th in Co-op Place. Kadon McCann (1G, 1A), Jonas Woo (1G, 1A), and Bryce Pickford (1G, 1A) led the Tigers with two points each. Jordan Switzer stopped 20 of 23 shots on goal. The Oil Kings won the game in the sixth shootout frame.
2025-26 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
| Skater Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Markus Ruck (18) | GAA – Carter Casey (2.73) |
| Goals – Misha Volotovskii & Bryce Pickford (8) | Save % – Carter Casey (.902) |
| Assists – Markus Ruck (15) | Wins – Jordan Switzer (7) |
| PIMs – Bryce Pickford (25) | Shutouts – Carter Casey (1) |
| Plus/Minus – Bryce Pickford (+16) |
Special Teams:
- Power Play: 24.6%
- Penalty Kill: 81.8%
League Top 10s:
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Assists | Markus Ruck – 15 (T-9th) |
| Power Play Assists | Markus Ruck – 10 (T-1st) |
| 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-3rd) |
| First Goals | Misha Volotovskii – 2 (T-6th) |
| Insurance Goals | Dayton Reschny – 2 (T-2nd) |
| Plus/Minus | Bryce Pickford – +16 (3rd)
Jonas Woo – +15 (4th) |
| Goals Against Average | Carter Casey – 2.73 (8th) |
| Wins | Jordan Switzer – 7 (T-6th) |
| Shutouts | Carter Casey – 1 (T-3rd) |
Roaring Runs:
| Player Name | Streak |
| Jonas Woo | 3 Game Point Streak – 6 Points |
| Bryce Pickford | 2 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Markus Ruck | 2 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Liam Ruck | 2 Game Point Streak – 2 Points |
| Jonas Woo | 3 Game Goal Streak – 4 Goals |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| 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 |
| Jordan Switzer | 50 Career Games Played | 46 Career Games Played |
| Kadon McCann | 50 Career Points | 49 Career Points |
| Markus Ruck | 50 Career Points | 47 Career Points |
| Bryce Pickford | 100 Career Points | 98 Career Points |
| Veeti Väisänen | 50 Career penalty Minutes | 48 Career Penalty Minutes |
Roster Makeup: 24 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders – 9 Defencemen – 13 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 | Warrener |
2025 NHL Draft:
- Bryce Pickford – 81st overall (3rd round) – Montreal
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| VS Edmonton Oil Kings | 4-3 SOL | @ Regina Pats – Fri. Nov 14 | 7:00PM (ST) |
| VS Tri-City Americans | 4-3 OTL | @ Brandon Wheat Kings – Sat. Nov 15 | 6:00PM (CST) |
| @ Edmonton Oil Kings | 6-1 L | @ Calgary Hitmen – Wed. Nov 19 | 7:00PM (MST) |
| @ Penticton Vees | 3-1 W | @ Red Deer Rebels – Fri. Nov 21 | 7:00PM (MST) |
| @ Kelowna Rockets | 4-3 OTW | VS Calgary Hitmen – Sat. Nov 22 | 7:00PM (MST) |
