Game Preview: Round 1 – Game 3 AT Pats
Medicine Hat, AB – The Tigers and Regina Pats faced off four times during the regular season. Medicine Hat swept the season series with four wins. Liam Ruck (7G, 5A) led the team with 12 points in the series.
2025-26 Season Series:
| Regina 0 @ Medicine Hat 6 (Mar 10 2026) | Medicine Hat 4 @ Regina 3 (Nov 14 2025) |
| Medicine Hat 11 @ Regina 2 (Mar 3 2026) | Regina 2 @ Medicine Hat 5 (Sep 20 2025) |
2025-26 Standings:
| Medicine Hat | Regina |
| 50-10-5-3 | 25-34-7-2 |
| Central – 1st | East Div. – 4th |
| East – 2nd | East Conf. – 7th |
| League – 3rd | League – 16th |
| Home – 28-3-2-1 | Home – 15-13-4-2 |
| Away – 22-7-3-2 | Away – 10-21-3-0 |
Round 1 Schedule:
- Game 1 – Regina 2 @ Medicine Hat 6
- Game 2 – Regina 4 @ Medicine Hat 2
- Game 3 – Medicine Hat @ Regina – Tuesday, March 31 (7:00pm ST)
- Game 4 – Medicine Hat @ Regina – Wednesday, April 1 (7:00pm ST)
- Game 5 – Regina @ Medicine Hat – Saturday, April 4 (7:00pm MT)
- Game 6 – Medicine Hat @ Regina – Sunday, April 5 (6:00pm ST)*
- Game 7 – Regina @ Medicine Hat – Tuesday, April 7 (7:00pm MT)*
*If necessary
Previous Game: The Tigers fell to the Pats 4-2 on Saturday, March 28th in Co-op Place as the Pats evened up the series 1-1. Markus Ruck and Ethan Neutens led the team with one goal each while Jordan Switzer stopped 16 of 19 shots faced.
Special Teams (Playoffs):
| Medicine Hat | Regina |
| Power Play: 16.7% (T-9th) | Power Play: 0.0% (T-13th) |
| Penalty Kill: 100.0% (T-1st) | Penalty Kill: 83.3% (T-6th) |
2025-26 Tigers Statistical Leaders (Playoffs):
| Skater Stats | Goalie Stats |
| Points – Jonas Woo (5) | GAA – Jordan Switzer (2.52) |
| Goals – Jonas Woo (3) | Save % – Jordan Switzer (.865) |
| Assists – Andrew Basha (3) | Wins – Jordan Switzer (1) |
| PIMs – Four Players Tied (4) | |
| Plus/Minus – Jonas Woo (+5) |
League Top 10s (Playoffs):
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Points | Jonas Woo – (T-3rd) |
| Goals | Jonas Woo – 3 (T-2nd) |
| Assists | Andrew Basha – 3 (T-5th) |
| Power Play Goals | Bryce Pickford – 1 (T-4th) |
| Power Play Assists | Andrew Basha – 1 (T-10th)
Markus Ruck – 1 (T-10th) |
| Game Winning Goals | Jonas Woo – 1 (T-3rd) |
| First Goals | Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll – 1 (T-3rd) |
| Insurance Goals | Bryce Pickford – 1 (T-1st) |
| Plus/Minus | Jonas Woo – +5 (T-1st) |
| Wins | Jordan Switzer – 1 (T-7th) |
Special Teams (Regular Season):
| Medicine Hat | Regina |
| Power Play: 32.2% (1st) | Power Play: 24.9% (8th) |
| Penalty Kill: 78.6% (11th) | Penalty Kill: 72.8% (18th) |
2025-26 Tigers Statistical Leaders (Regular Season):
| Skater 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 (Regular Season):
| Stat Categories | Player (Rank) |
| Points | Markus Ruck – 108 (1st)
Liam Ruck – 104 (2nd) Jonas Woo – 86 (T-10th) |
| Goals | Bryce Pickford – 45 (T-2nd)
Liam Ruck – 45 (T-2nd) |
| Assists | Markus Ruck – 87 (1st)
Liam Ruck – 59 (5th) Jonas Woo – 57 (6th) |
| Power Play Goals | Bryce Pickford – 19 (1st)
Liam Ruck – 16 (T-3rd) |
| Power Play Assists | Markus Ruck – 38 (1st)
Liam Ruck – 23 (T-7th) |
| Short Handed Goals | Jonas Woo – 4 (T-1st)
Liam Ruck – 3 (T-8th) |
| Game Winning Goals | Bryce Pickford – 11 (T-1st)
Liam Ruck – 10 (T-3rd) |
| Insurance Goals | Liam Ruck – 6 (T-3rd)
Bryce Pickford – 5 (T-8th) |
| Penalty Minutes | Cam Parr – 102 (T-9th) |
| Plus/Minus | Jonas Woo – +63 (2nd)
Bryce Pickford – +55 (7th) |
| Wins | Jordan Switzer – 30 (3rd) |
Roster Makeup: 25 Players – 15 Forwards – 7 Defence – 3 Goaltenders
| 2005 | Neutens, Van Mulligen, Basha |
| 2006 | Reschny, Cunningham, Woo, Väisänen, Muhonen, Pickford, Parr, Cozens |
| 2007 | Kor, McCann, Bryzgalov, Stengrim, Moss, Casey, Switzer |
| 2008 | Gordon-Carroll, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Davidson, Steen |
| 2009 | Ruptash, Christie |
Geographical Breakdown:
| Alberta (8) | Kadon McCann, Carter Cunningham, Ethan Neutens, Josh Van Mulligen, Bryce Pickford, Jordan Switzer, Andrew Basha, Luke Ruptash |
| British Columbia (5) | Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Tyson Moss, Riley Steen, Cash Christie |
| U.S.A. (5) | Gavin Kor, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll, Kade Stengrim, Noah Davidson, Carter Casey |
| Manitoba (2) | Cam Parr, Jonas Woo |
| Finland (2) | Veeti Väisänen, Niilopekka Muhonen |
| Yukon (1) | Luke Cozens |
| Saskatchewan (1) | Dayton Reschny |
| Belarus (1) | Yaroslav Bryzgalov |
NHL Drafted Players:
| NHL Team | Player | Drafted |
| Calgary Flames | Andrew Basha | 2024, Round 2, 41st Overall |
| Montreal Canadiens | Bryce Pickford | 2025, Round 3, 81st Overall |
| Dallas Stars | Niilopekka Muhonen | 2024, Round 5, 158th Overall |
| Utah Mammoth | Veeti Väisänen | 2024, Round 3, 96th Overall |
Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings (North American Skaters):
| Ranking | Player |
| #26 | Liam Ruck |
| #31 | Markus Ruck |
| #99 | Yaroslav Bryzgalov |
| #188 | Riley Steen |
| #215 | Kadon McCann |
Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings (North American Goaltenders):
| Ranking | Player |
| #12 | Carter Casey |
Tigers Schedule:
| Last Five | Results | Next Five | Time |
| VS Regina Pats | 4-2 L | @ Regina Pats – Wednesday, April 1 | 7:00pm ST |
| VS Regina Pats | 6-2 W | VS Regina Pats – Saturday, April 4 | 7:00pm MT |
| VS Red Deer Rebels | 8-3 W | *@ Regina Pats – Sunday, April 5 | 6:00pm ST |
| @ Red Deer Rebels | 9-3 W | *VS Regina Pats – Tuesday, April 7 | 7:00pm MT |
| VS Lethbridge Hurricanes | 6-5 OTW |
*If necessary
