Game Preview: Game 3 AT Rebels
Medicine Hat, AB – Tonight’s matchup will be the first of eight games between the two Central Division Clubs. The Tigers had a 6-0-1-1 record against the Rebels during the 2025-26 season. Liam Ruck (6G, 14A) led the team with 20 points in eight games against Red Deer last year.
2025-26 Season Series:
- Red Deer 3 @ Medicine Hat 8 (Mar 21 2026) Final
- Medicine Hat 9 @ Red Deer 3 (Mar 20 2026) Final
- Red Deer 4 @ Medicine Hat 8 (Mar 6 2026) Final
- Red Deer 1 @ Medicine Hat 10 (Feb 16 2026) Final
- Medicine Hat 4 @ Red Deer 5 (Feb 13 2026) Final OT
- Medicine Hat 8 @ Red Deer 0 (Dec 30 2025) Final
- Red Deer 4 @ Medicine Hat 7 (Dec 28 2025) Final
- Medicine Hat 3 @ Red Deer 4 (Nov 21 2025) Final SO
When We Last Met: The final game of the 2025-26 regular season saw the Tigers secure an 8-3 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 in Co-op Place. Liam Ruck (1G, 3A) and Markus Ruck (1G, 3A) led the team with four points, while 20-year-old forward Andrew Basha (2G, 1A) scored twice to help lift the Tigers over Red Deer in his final regular season game. Dayton Reschny, Kade Stengrim, Veeti Väisänen, and Noah Davidson also found the back of the net for the Tigers. Jordan Switzer played a great game stopping 25 of 28 shots faced for his 30th win of the season.
2026-27 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Red Deer |
| 2-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-1 |
| Central – 1st | Central – 4th |
| East – 1st | East – 9th |
| League – 1st | League – 20th |
| Home – 1-0-0-0 | Home – 0-1-0-0 |
| Away – 1-0-0-0 | Away – 0-0-0-1 |
| Last 10 – 2-0-0-0 | Last 10 – 0-1-0-1 |
| Streak – W2 | Streak – L2 |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Red Deer |
| 50-10-5-3 | 26-36-4-2 |
| Central – 1st | Central – 4th |
| East – 2nd | East – 8th |
| League – 3rd | League – 18th |
| Home – 28-3-2-1 | Home – 13-18-3-0 |
| Away – 22-7-3-2 | Away – 13-18-1-2 |
2026-27 Special Teams:
| Medicine Hat | Red Deer |
| Power Play: 16.7% (T-17th) | Power Play: 9.1% (20th) |
| Penalty Kill: 84.6% (4th) | Penalty Kill: 70.0% (14th) |
Previous Game: The Tigers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-1 in their Home Opener on Saturday, September 19th in Co-op Place. Luke Cozens (3G) led the charge against his former team with his first hat-trick as a Tiger. Gavin Kor, Luke Ruptash, and Tyson Moss also found the back of the net for the Tigers. Carter Casey had an outstanding night in net, stopping 30 of 31 shots on goal to secure the win.
2026-27 Tigers Statistical Leaders:
| Player Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Four Players Tied (3) | GAA – Carter Casey (1.50) |
| Goals – Luke Cozens (3) | Save % – Carter Casey (.948) |
| Assists – Four Players Tied (2) | Wins – Carter Casey (2) |
| PIMs – Denis Pasler (8) | |
| Plus/Minus – Tyson Moss & Mace’o Phillips (+5) |
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) |
League Top 10s:
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Points | Luke Cozens – 3 (T-7th)
Josh Evaschesen – 3 (T-7th) Gavin Kor – 3 (T-7th) Tyson Moss – 3 (T-7th) |
| Goals | Luke Cozens – 3 (T-1st)
Josh Evaschesen – 2 (T-5th) |
| Assists | Arvid Drott – 2 (T-6th)
Gavin Kor – 2 (T-6th) Tyson Moss – 2 (T-6th) Mace’o Phillips – 2 (T-6th) |
| Power Play Goals | Josh Evaschesen – 1 (T-3rd) |
| Power Play Assists | Koray Bozkaya – 1 (T-9th)
Reily Pickford – 1 (T-9th) |
| Game Winning Goals | Luke Cozens – 1 (T-1st)
Josh Evaschesen – 1 (T-1st) |
| First Goals | Josh Evaschesen – 1 (T-1st)
Gavin Kor – 1 (T-1st) |
| Insurance Goals | Cam Parr – 1 (T-1st)
Luke Cozens – 1 (T-1st) |
| Penalty Minutes | Denis Pasler – 8 (5th) |
| Plus/Minus | Tyson Moss – +5 (T-1st)
Mace’o Phillips – +5 (T-1st) Josh Evaschesen – +4 (T-4th) Arvid Drott – +3 (T-6th) Gavin Kor – +3 (T-6th) Kadon McCann – +3 (T-6th) Reily Pickford – +3 (T-6th) |
| Goals Against Average | Carter Casey – 1.50 (5th) |
| Save Percentage | Carter Casey – .948 (7th) |
| Wins | Carter Casey – 2 (1st) |
Roaring Runs:
| Player Name | Streak |
| Josh Evaschesen | 2 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Gavin Kor | 2 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Tyson Moss | 2 Game Point Streak – 3 Points |
| Mace’o Phillips | 2 Game Point Streak – 2 Points |
Upcoming Milestones:
| Player Name | Upcoming Milestone | Currently At |
| Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll | 100 Career Games Played | 98 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: 28 Players – 16 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 |
How They Were Built:
| WHL Draft (8) | McCann (2022), L. Ruck (2023), M. Ruck (2023), Bozkaya (2023), Steen (2023), Ruptash (2024), Christie (2024), Warrener (2025) |
| 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 (9) | Kor, Gordon-Carroll, Marto, 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 | 5-1 W | @ Edmonton – Sun, Sep 27 | 4:00pm MT |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5-2 W | VS Prince Albert – Sat, Oct 3 | 7:00pm MT |
| @ Swift Current Broncos | 3-2 SOW | VS Edmonton – Fri, Oct 9 | 7:00pm MT |
| VS Swift Current Broncos | 4-3 SOL | VS Victoria – Sat, Oct 10 | 7:00pm MT |
| VS Lethbridge Hurricanes | 7-3 W | @ Regina – Fri, Oct 16 | 7:00pm CST |
