Tigers season comes to an end in 5-2 loss to Rebels
Medicine Hat, AB – The Red Deer Rebels scored five unanswered goals on route to a 5-2 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarter Final over the Medicine Hat Tigers Friday night.
The Rebels got the scoring starting early just 2:56 in as Carson Latimer would fire home his 3rd of the series beating starting goaltender Zach Zahara (Rockyview, AB). After a Medicine Hat power play that could equalize the game, Rebels winger Dwayne Jean Jr. would make it 2-0 Red Deer, spelling the end of the night for Zahara and in would come in Ethan McCallum (Brandon, MB). Rebels would outshoot the Tigers 11-7 in the frame.
Despite a 5 on 3 in the second period and another power play opportunity the Tigers could not solve Chase Wutzke with 18 shots in the period, all turned aside. While the Rebels countered on a turnover for the Tigers as Frantisek Formanek would tap-in his first of the playoffs with 4:12 left in the second and Red Deer would take the 3-0 lead to the third period.
Into the third period, the Rebels would put up two more in a mere 29 seconds starting at the 4:37 mark as Kai Uchacz would get a opportune bounce at the side of the Tigers net banking in his first of the playoffs at 4:37. Then Talon Brigley would fire off his first of the playoffs to make it 5-0 Rebels.
The Tigers would finally solve Chase Wutzke as Andrew Basha (Calgary, AB) would bang in his 3rd of the playoffs from Dru Krebs (Okotoks, AB) at 10:57. Then Nate Corbet (Calgary, AB) would re-direct a Reid Andresen (Saskatoon, SK) point shot to cut the deficit to 5-2. Tyler MacKenzie (Red Deer, AB) but that’s as close as the Tigers would get as the Rebels would be triumphant in the series win at Medicine Hat.
With 5263 in attendance the Medicine Hat Tigers organization would like to thank-you all our fans for a great season and appreciate all your patronage and can’t wait for next season.
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