Tigers Bounce Back With 8-1 Win Over Brandon

Category: ArticleOctober 17, 2026

Brandon, MB – The Tigers wrapped up their weekend road trip on Saturday, October 17th in the Assiniboine Credit Union Place as they took on the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Coming off of two straight 6-1 losses, the Tigers were looking to make a statement and attempt to generate some momentum to get back in the win column.

Brayden Holberton set the tone early, dropping the gloves just 2:54 into the game to spark some energy in the Tigers bench.

The Tigers definitely felt a jolt of energy as they proceeded to put 19 shots on goal in the first frame.

Owen Hayes was the first to capitalize on the plethora of scoring opportunities for the Tigers, tallying his first career goal at 7:55 off of a tic-tac-toe play with Kadon McCann and Jake Burmis.

Medicine Hat doubled their lead with a power play goal from Luke Cozens at 16:51. Cozens’ third goal in three games broke a long power play drought for the Tigers, scoring their first in five games to make it 2-0.

The Wheat Kings cut the lead in half just before the end of the first period as Kris Muissu scored his fifth of the year at 18:12.

The Tiger led 2-1 at the first intermission.

Their dominant play continued into the middle frame as they scored four straight goals to widen their lead on the Wheat Kings.

Markus Ruck was the first on the board as he one-timed a pass from Josh Evaschesen who battled for the puck in the corner. Ruck’s third goal of the year came at 3:16.

Dayton Reschny was the next on the board as he walked in from the point and sniped a wrist shot through traffic for his second of the year at 4:19.

The third goal of the period from the Tigers came at 7:18 after Cozens fired a wrist shot from the point through traffic. The shot may have deflected off of a body or two, but found the back of the net regardless, putting the Tigers up 5-1.

Cozens was once again the focal point of another Tigers goal as he one-timed a pass from Mace’o Phillips ay 10:15 to make it 6-1 Tigers.

While the Tigers were running up the scoreboard and totalled 14 shots in the second period, Brandon still put 13 shots on goal but couldn’t find their way past Carter Casey. Casey had a highlight reel cross-crease save in the second period on a Wheat Kings 2-on-1 opportunity that kept the momentum in the Tigers favour.

The Tigers carried a 6-1 lead into the second intermission.

Medicine Hat kept up the pressure in the third period, adding two more goals to their lead for the eventual win.

Riley Steen scored his first of the year at 5:39 after McCann sent a pass through a defenders legs.

The Wheat Kings never stopped fighting and put a lot of pressure on the Tigers in the third period. They posted 14 shots to Medicine Hat’s 12 in the final 20 minutes, but Casey continued to stand his ground.

Jake Burmis scored the final tally of the night as he caused a turnover and sniped a wrist shot from a sharp angle for his first WHL goal at 14:27.

After scoring six unanswered goals the Tigers closed out their 8-1 victory to get back in the win column.

Casey had an unbelievable showing on Saturday night, stopping 32 of 33 shots faced.

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