Game Preview: Game 2 VS Hurricanes
Medicine Hat, AB – Tonight’s matchup will be the second of eight meetings between the Tigers and their Highway 3 rivals, the Lethbridge Hurricanes this season. The Tigers have a 1-0-0-0 record against the Canes this season. Josh Evaschesen (2G), Kadon McCann (1G, 1A) and Arvid Drott (2A) lead the team with two points each against Lethbridge.
2026-27 Season Series:
- Medicine Hat 5 @ Lethbridge 2 (Sep 18 2026)
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)
2026-27 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge |
| 1-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Central – 1st | Central – 5th |
| East – 2nd | East – 11th |
| League – 2nd | League – 22nd |
| Home – | Home – 0-1-0-0 |
| Away – 1-0-0-0 | Away – |
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:
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge |
| Power Play: 33.3% (T-3rd) | Power Play: 20.0% (8th) |
| Penalty Kill: 80.0% (16th) | Penalty Kill: 66.7% (20th) |
Previous Game: The Tigers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-2 in their season opener at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday, September 18th. Josh Evaschesen (2G), Kadon McCann (1G, 1A) and Arvid Drott (2A) led the team with two points each. Cam Parr and Tyson Moss also found the back of the net for the Tigers. Carter Casey got the start in net and had a stellar performance stopping 25 of 27 shots faced.
2026-27 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Three Players Tied (2) | GAA – Carter Casey (2.00) |
| Goals – Josh Evaschesen (2) | Save % – Carter Casey (.926) |
| Assists – Arvid Drott (2) | Wins – Carter Casey (1) |
| PIMs – Five Players Tied (2) | |
| Plus/Minus – Three Players Tied (+3) |
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) |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player Name | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll | 100 Career Games Played | 97 Career Games Played |
| Liam Ruck | 150 Career Points | 147 Career Points |
| Luke Cozens | 50 Career Assists | 49 Career Assists |
| 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 |
| VS Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5-2 W | @ Red Deer – Sat, Sep 26 | 6:00pm MT |
| @ Swift Current Broncos | 3-2 SOW | @ Edmonton – Sun, Sep 27 | 4:00pm MT |
| VS Swift Current Broncos | 4-3 SOL | VS Prince Albert – Sat, Oct 3 | 7:00pm MT |
| VS Lethbridge Hurricanes | 7-3 W | VS Edmonton – Fri, Oct 9 | 7:00pm MT |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5-3 W | VS Victoria – Sat, Oct 10 | 7:00pm MT |
