Game Day Preview – October 1 vs Winnipeg ICE
October 1, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
VS WINNIPEG: Last season the Medicine Hat Tigers were unable to register a win against the Winnipeg ICE, dropping all six contests including losses at home on November 20, 2021 (4-2), January 1, 2022 (6-2) & February 25, 2022 (6-2). The All-time record for Medicine Hat against the Winnipeg/Kootenay/Edmonton ICE franchise is 157 GP: 73-74-5-0 with 5 ties going back to 1996.
2022-23 WHL RANKINGS: Record (1-1-0-0). Central Div. – 3rd. Eastern Con. – 7th. Home (1-0-0-0). Away (0-1-0-0)
VS EAST DIVISION: This will be the Tigers 1st game against an Eastern Division foe this year.
VS EASTERN CONFERENCE: The Tigers are 1-1 against the Conference with a win and a loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes
MILESTONES: Forward Owen MacNeil is just two games away from 135 on his career and just reached 40 career WHL Points.Defenceman Bogdan Hodass will play in career game number 60 tonight with the Orange & Black, Oasiz Wiesblatt played in Game #90 last night in Lethbridge. Oren Shtrom is one point away from career number 40,. Defenceman Dru Krebs is just five games away from career game 150. Tigers Head Coach Willie Desjardins is 10 wins away from 400 behind the Tigers bench.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Oasiz Wiesblatt, Wiesblatt has goals in the first two games of the season to lead the team with 3 and Andrew Basha leads the team with 5 points.
CLUB LEADERS –
REGULAR SEASON LEADING SCORERS:
– Goals Oasiz Wiesblatt (3) – Andrew Basha 2G, 3A, 5 PTS
– Assists Gavin McKenna (4) – Rhett Parsons 1G, 3A, 4 PTS
– Points Andrew Basha (5) – Bogdans Hodass 1G, 3A, 4 PTS
– PIMs Parsons (16) – Gavin McKenna 0G, 4A, 4 PTS
– Plus/Minus Wiesblatt (+6) – Oasiz Wiesblatt 3G, 10, 3 PTS
– Wins Beckett Langkow (1) – Reid Andresen
– Owen MacNeil 1G, 2A, 3 PTS
1G, 1A 2 PTS
SPECIAL TEAMS THIS SEASON:
POWER PLAY: 5/ 14 – 35.7% – 4th
PENALTY KILL: 9 / 14 – 64.2% – 14th
ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals)
TIGERS SCHEDULE:
LAST FIVE: RESULTS: NEXT FIVE: TIME: (MST)
Vs Lethbridge *Preseason Won 5-4 Vs Winnipeg 7:00
@ Swift Current *Preseason Won 6-3 @ Everett 8:05
Vs Swift Current * Preseason Won 3-0 @ Portland 7:00
Vs Lethbridge Won 9-1 @ Spokane 7:00
@ Lethbridge Loss 5-4 Vs Red Deer 7:00
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