Tigers veteran Ward commits to Northern Michigan University
Medicine Hat, Alta.- Medicine Hat Tigers forward Mathew Ward has announced his commitment to Northern Michigan University.
The 20-year-old will join the Wildcats for the 2025-26 season upon the completion of his WHL eligibility.
The 5-foot-9, 166-pound centreman has 11 goals (including two game-winners and a shorthanded tally) to go along with 19 assists for 29 points in 38 games this season.
He sits fifth on the Tigers in points and sixth in goals and assists.
Mat Ward tallies three against his old team!@tigershockey | #WHLHatTricks pic.twitter.com/QsdGp3gNZ0
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 5, 2025
Ward has consistently averaged roughly 20 goals a season over his WHL career.
Originally drafted by the Swift Current Broncos with the 14th overall pick in the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft, Ward is in his first season with the Tigers.
The Kamloops, B.C. product has tallied 237 points (84G-153A) in 237 career regular season games and is also a point-per-game in eight postseason matches (1G-7A).
Ward was also named an alternate captain for the Broncos in the 2022-23 season.
He recently recorded his first five-point game in the WHL with a hat trick and pair of assists against his former club in a 5-2 win for the Tigers on January 4.
Even more impressive, he scored two goals just six seconds apart.
Welcome to the history books, Mat Ward 🫡 pic.twitter.com/2N9zF0y7Ux
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 5, 2025
Ward’s feat is tied for the second-fastest consecutive goals by one player in WHL history.
Medicine Hat (23-15-2-0) sits first in the competitive Central Division and first in the Eastern Conference with a 7-2-1-0 record in the team’s last 10 games.
The Tabbies look for a third straight victory as they host the Red Deer Rebels (15-18-3-2) on Friday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. MST.
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