GAMEDAY PREVIEW – APRIL 5 vs SASKATOON
GAMEDAY LINEUP FULL GAME NOTES PACKAGE FULL WHL MEDIA KIT
VS SASKATOON: Tonight is the fourth and final appearance this season between the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Saskatoon Blades. The Blades are 3-0-0-0 vs the Tigers this season, with the most recent meeting being a 9-2 Saskatoon victory in Saskatoon on January 21st. The Blades are 35-25-3-1 this season and currently sit in fifth spot in the Eastern Conference and third in the East Division. Kyle Crnkovic leads the blades in scoring this season with 37 goals and 54 assists which gives the Chestermere, AB product a career high 91 points and puts him fourth in league scoring. The Blades are 3-7-0-0 in their last 10, while the Tabbies are 1-9-0-0.
2021-21 WHL RANKINGS:
Record (11-48-3-1)
| Home (8-24-1-0) | Central Division – 6th |
| Away (3-24-2-1) | Eastern Conference – 12th |
VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have an 8-31-1-0 record vs Central Division opponents.
VS EAST DIVISION: The Tigers have a 3-17-2-1 record vs East Division opponents.
LAST GAME: Medicine Hat hosted the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Bob Ridley Night. A night where the Tigers celebrated the Legendary voice of the Tigers, Bob Ridley. Garin Bjorklund stopped 31 of 37 shots in the 6-1 loss. Tigers forward Ashton Ferster was able to spoil Bryan Thomson’s shutout bid with only 2 seconds left on the clock as he deflected a Logan Barlage shot past the ‘Canes keeper for his 9th goal of the season. Logan Barlage and Brayden Boehm were credited with the assists.
MILESTONES: Tigers Forward Logan Barlage notched his 100th career WHL assist against his former team, the Lethbridge Hurricanes on February 26th in Lethbridge, and forward Carter Chorney played in his 200th career WHL Game on the same evening. Captain Daniel Baker played in his 200th career WHL game on January 21st in Saskatoon. Owen MacNeil appeared in his 100th career WHL game vs the Prince Albert Raiders the following night. Garin Bjorklund needs six appearances to reach his 100th in the WHL and Noah Danielson needs just three games to break the 100 game milestone.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Pasha Bocharov was acquired by the Tigers in a deal with the Blades in January. Bocharov has proven to be a valuable asset for the Tigers on the back end, helping mentor some of the younger D-squad and eating up some very big minutes both five on five and special teams. Bocharov, a native of Escondido, CA has great vision and does well breaking the puck out of his zone. He also has an accurate hard shot that helps create offensive opportunities. Bocharov is a hard worker and that hard work has paid off on the ice as the 17-year-old has three goals and nine assists through 64 combined games.
| CLUB LEADERS | LEADING SCORERS: | |||
| · Goals | Logan Barlage (14) | · Logan Barlage | 14G, 19A, 33 PTS | |
| · Assists | Tyler MacKenzie (21) | · Oasiz Wiesblatt | 10G, 17A, 27 PTS | |
| · Points | Logan Barlage (30) | · Owen MacNeil | 9G, 16A, 25 PTS | |
| · PIMs | Rhett Parsons (104) | · Daniel Baker | 5G, 20A, 25 PTS | |
| · Plus/Minus | Tyler MacKenzie (-9) | · Bogdans Hodass | 7G, 17A, 24 PTS | |
| · Wins | Garin Bjorklund (8) | · Tyler MacKenzie | 3G, 21A, 24 PTS | |
| ROOKIE LEADERS | · Noah Danielson | 10G, 12A, 22 PTS | ||
| · Goals | Bogdans Hodass (7) | · Brendan Lee | 10G, 11A, 21 PTS | |
| · Assists | Bogdans Hodass (17) | · Teague Patton | 10G, 11A, 21 PTS | |
| · Points | Bogdans Hodass (24) | · Oren Shtrom | 9G, 10A, 19 PTS | |
| · PIMs | Bogdans Hodass (41) | · Ashton Ferster | 9G, 9A, 18 PTS | |
| · Plus/Minus | Steven Arp (-12) | · Dru Krebs | 4G, 14A, 18 PTS |
SPECIAL TEAMS:
- POWER PLAY: 38 / 218 – 17.4% – 19th
- PENALTY KILL: 196 / 266 – 72.6% – 21st
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 27 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defencemen and 17 Forwards
AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 – 20-year-olds, 3 – 19-year-olds, 8 – 18-year-olds, 6 – 17-year-olds, 5 – 16-year-olds, 2 – 15-year-olds
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Garin Bjorklund (Washington Capitals), Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals)
TIGERS SCHEDULE:
| LAST FIVE: | RESULTS: | NEXT FIVE: | TIME: |
| vs Lethbridge Hurricanes | 6-1 Loss | @ Brandon Wheat Kings, Fri, Apr 8 | 6:00 PM (MDT) |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | 6-3 Loss | @ Winnipeg, Sat, Apr 9 | 6:00 PM (MDT) |
| @ Calgary Hitmen | 3-2 Loss | @ Winnipeg, Sun, Apr 10 | 4:00 PM (MDT) |
| vs Calgary Hitmen | 2-0 Loss | vs Edmonton, Fri, Apr 15 | 7:00 PM (MDT) |
| @ Red Deer Rebels | 3-0 Loss |
