Game Day Preview October 8 at Portland
October 8, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
2022-2023 TIGERS RECORD: 2-2-0-0 Home: 1-1-0-0 Road: 1-1-0-0
2021-2022 TIGERS RECORD: 11-53-3-1 Home: 8-25-1-0 Road: 3-28-2-1
LAST GAME: 6-3 W at Everett Silvertips: For the first time in four years the Medicine Hat Tigers had road game in Everett and just like the last time, the Tigers came away with a victory, this time thanks to Cayden Lindstrom & Shane Smith’s 1st WHL goals along with Alex Drover, Andrew Basha, Brenden Lee & Brayden Boehm helping ensure Medicine Hat’s 6-3 over Everett, Beckett Langkow got the win and his second on the campaign making 34 saves.
VS WINTERHAWKS:
Like their last meeting against Everett, the Tigers haven’t played in Portland since February 19, 2019 in a 2-1 shootout victory and the Winterhawks last game in Medicine Hat on October 8, 2019 where former Tiger James Hamblin scored a goal and an assist in the win, Hamblin is still with the Edmonton Oilers looking to crack the opening night roster in the NHL. The Overall Record for the Tigers against the Winterhawks going back to the 1996-97 season is 28 games played, 13 wins, 14 losses, one overtime loss and two shootout wins.
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (4) – Oasiz Wiesblatt Assists (5) – Basha
Points (8) – Andrew Basha
PIMS (27) – Oasiz Wiesblatt Plus/Minus (7) – Rhett Parsons
Wins (2) – Beckett Langkow Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.884) – Beckett Langkow Goals Against Average (3.30) – Beckett Langkow
WHO’S HOT
– Andrew Basha 4 GP: 3G 5A – 8 PTS
– Bogdans Hodass: 3 GP: 1G 5A – 6 PTS
– Rhett Parsons 3 GP: 1G 4A – 5 PTS
– Oasiz Wiesblatt 3 GP: 4G – 4PTS
– Tyler MacKenzie 3 GP: 3G-1A – 4 PTS
MILESTONE WATCH:
Oasiz Wiesblatt, 1 point away from 40 career points
Rhett Parsons, 3 games away from 90 in his career
Reid Andresen, 1 game away from 80 in his career
Willie Desjardin, 9 wins away from 400 as Tigers Head Coach
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 4: The Medicine Hat Tigers are sporting a 2-2 record in the 2022-23 WHL Season so far after winning their season opener against Lethbridge, the Tigers have lost two straight to Lethbridge (5-4 Sept 30) & Winnipeg (5-2 Oct 1). This is the Tigers first US road trip since February 2019. They snapped their two game losing skid with a 6-3 win in Everett (Oct 7)
New Blood: The Tigers will have one of their newest prospects on the road trip for the next 10 days, Defenceman Matthew Paranych who was drafted in the 3rd Round of this year Prospects Draft has been playing with the SAHA Academy in Medicine Hat.
Calgary Cowboys: The line of Andrew Basha, Oasiz Wiesblatt & Owen MacNeil are off to a great start in the Tigers season. Responsible for 8 of the Tigers first 22 goals scored this year.
Behind the Bench: This is Tigers Head Coach Willie Desjardins’ 11th season coaching the Tigers in two different tenures and is just 9 wins away from 400 while coaching the Orange & Black
Pick Up That Puck!: In Friday’s win over the Everett Silvertips, both Cayden Lindstrom (06) & Shane Smith (05) scored their 1st Western Hockey League goals.
HOW THE TIGERS WERE BUILT:
WHL Draft (12): Andresen, Parsons, Shtrom, Wiesblatt, Ekren-Bratton*, MacKenzie, Krebs, St. Martin, Boehm, Van Mulligen, Mrsic, Lindstrom, Basha, McKenna, McCallum
Trade (3): Bocharov, Lee, MacNeil
CHL Import Draft (1): Hodass (18)
Listed/Signed (2): Langkow, Hanas
Waivers (1): Drover, Melin
GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (* indicates rookie):
Alberta – 11 – Parsons, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Krebs, Langkow, St. Martin *, Smith *, Melin, Van Mulligen *, MacNeil, Basha
BC – 3 – Lindstrom *, Mrsic *, Boehm *
Saskatchewan – 2 – Andresen, Ekren-Bratton *
Manitoba – 1 – McCallum *
Newfoundland – 1 Drover
Yukon – McKenna *
USA – 3 – Hanas, Shtrom, Bocharov Latvia – 1 – Hodass
ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN (* indicates rookie):
2002 – 3 – (Drover, Melin, Lee,)
2003 – 5 – (Langkow, Parsons, Krebs, Hodass, MacNeil
2004 – 5 – (Shtrom, Wiesblatt, MacKenzie, Bocharov, Boehm)
2005 – 7 – (Andresen, Ekren-Bratton *, St. Martin *, Smith *, Hanas *, Van Mulligen *, Basha)
2006 – 2 – (McCallum*, Mrsic *, Lindstrom *)
2007 – 2 – McKenna AP & Paranych AP
Previous Three Games Next Three Games (all times MT)
Fri, Sept 30th – at Lethbridge Hurricanes (5-4 Loss) Fri Oct. 8th – at Portland Winterhawks (7:00pm)
Sat, Oct 1st – vs Winnipeg ICE (5-2 Loss) Tues, Oct. 11th – at Seattle Thunderbirds (8:00pm)
Fri, Oct 7th – at Everett (6-3 Win) Wed, Oct. 12th – at Tri City Americans (8:00pm)
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