GAME DAY PREVIEW: PRE-SEASON GAME 1 @ LETHBRIDGE

Category: ArticleSeptember 5, 2023

VS LETHBRIDGE: The Tigers went 3-5 against the Hurricanes during the 2022-23 WHL Regular season with wins on September 24 (9-1), February 4 (4-2) & February 11 (3-2 SOW). Medicine Hat also split their pre-season series with Lethbridge at 1-1. The Tigers victory coming at home September 9, 2022 of a 5-4 OTW.

HEAD TO HEAD (Pre-Season)

2022-2023 (Pre-Season)	2023-24 Pre-Season
Sept 9 2022 Vs LET – 5-4 OTW	Sept 5, 2023 @ LET
Sept 11, 2022 @ LET – 7-3 L	Sept 9, 2023 Vs LET

TALE OF THE TAPE

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (0-0-0-0) 0 pts LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES (0-0-0-0) 0pts

^T-1st   in Central Division                                                               T-1^st in Central Division
^T-1st    in Eastern Conference                                                       T-1^st in Eastern Conference

PP – Overall 0/0 – 0.0% – Away 0/0 – 0.0%                      PP – Overall 0/0 – 0.0% – Home 0/0 – 0.0% – Away 0.0%
Vs LET (2022-23) – 4/18 – 22.2%   @ LET – 2/19 – 10.5% Vs MH – 5/17 – 29.4%     @MH 5/24 – 20.8 %
PK – Overall 0/0 -0.0.4% – Away 0/0 -0.0%                     PK – Overall 0/0 -0.0% – Home 0/0 -0.0% – Away 0/0 –0.0%
Vs LET (2022-23) – 19/24 – 79.1% @ LET- 14/19 – 73.6%        Vs MH – 14/20 – 70.0%      @MH – 16/21 – 76.0 %

2023-24 PRE-SEASON STAT LEADERS
Goals –                                                        Assists –
Points –                                                        +/-
PIMS –                                                        Wins –
Shutouts –                                                   Save % –
GAA –

PLAYERS TO WATCH

– Liam Ruck (OHA U15)   27 GP: 53-37-90 PTS                   – Markus Ruck (OHA U15)    27 GP: 22-65-87 PTS
– Riley Steen (OHA U15)  26 GP: 6-30-36 PTS                     – Koray Bozkaya (YHA U15) 24 GP: 10-10-20 PTS
– Hayden Harsanyi (Edge U18) 33 GP: 19-22-41 PTS         – Bruno Petrovics (U18) 35 GP: 3-9-12PTS
– Ethan McCallum (SAHA U18) 7: 5-1 .891% 3.11 GAA      – Jordan Switzer (NAX U17) 15 GP: 15-0-0 .942% 1.59 GAA

NEWS & NOTES

Gimme a Ruck Yeah!: Tigers first round picks in the 2023 WHL Prospect Draft Liam & Markus Ruck (08) will play tonight, the twins scored a combined 75 goals & 102 assists last season playing for OHA Okanagan U15 Prep (CSSHL). Their father Derek played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes for three seasons from 1998-2001
It’s Elementary: Avery Watson is the newest member of the Medicine Hat Tigers, signing a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement Monday September 4.
Le Sim Lativa: Bruno Petrovics is the 2^nd Latvian to play for the Tigers in as many years, selected in the 1^st Round of the 2023 CHL Import Draft.
Three’s Company: The Tigers will dress three goaltenders tonight, Ethan McCallum (06), Zach Zahara (05) & Jordan Switzer (07).
Plenty of Competition: Of the 2022-23 Tigers Roster, 20 players are eligible returnees to the line-up.
Bringing an Edge: Tigers 07’ forward Hayden Harsanyi, along with the Edge School U18 Prep Program were winners of the Men’s U18 Prep Division of the Canada Sport School Hockey League.

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times MT/SD

Sept 9, 2023 Vs Lethbridge Hurricanes 7PM
Sept 15, 2023 Vs Swift Current Broncos 7PM
Sept 16, 2023 @ Swift Current Broncos 7PM

Central Division