Medicine Hat Tigers

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Medicine Hat Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers Logo.svg
CityMedicine Hat, Alberta
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionCentral
Founded1970
Home arenaCo-op Place
ColoursOrange and Black
   
General managerWillie Desjardins[1]
Head coachWillie Desjardins
ChampionshipsEd Chynoweth Cup
5 (1973, 1987, 1988, 2004, 2007)
Memorial Cup
2 (1987, 1988)
Websitewww.tigershockey.com
playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers

The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) who play in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles, and continues to rally for the Cup annually. Starting in the 2015–16 season, the Tigers have begun play at Co-op Place after forty-five seasons at the Medicine Hat Arena. They had a sell-out streak at The Arena dating back 197 games (as of May 15, 2007).

The Tigers lost the 2007 Memorial Cup championship game 3–1 on May 27, 2007, against the Vancouver Giants, which was hosted by Vancouver at the Pacific Coliseum. This was after beating the Giants in double overtime in Game 7 of the WHL Finals two weeks earlier.

Season-by-season record[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1970–71 66 22 43 1 - 271 351 45 5th West Out of playoffs
1971–72 68 35 30 3 - 351 312 73 4th West Lost in quarter-final
1972–73 68 39 20 9 - 348 254 87 2nd West Won championship
1973–74 68 29 31 8 - 305 314 66 3rd West Lost in quarter-final
1974–75 70 40 22 8 - 380 291 88 2nd West Lost in quarter-final
1975–76 72 38 24 10 - 379 306 86 3rd West Lost in quarter-final
1976–77 72 32 28 12 - 330 304 76 1st Central Lost in preliminary round
1977–78 72 22 41 9 - 293 365 53 3rd Central Lost in Central Division final
1978–79 72 15 50 7 - 270 479 37 4th Central Out of playoffs
1979–80 72 37 30 5 - 344 315 79 3rd East Lost in East Division final
1980–81 72 40 29 3 - 358 302 83 3rd East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1981–82 72 25 46 1 - 308 446 51 7th East Out of playoffs
1982–83 72 37 34 1 - 345 338 75 6th East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1983–84 72 45 26 1 - 404 288 91 2nd East Lost in East Division final
1984–85 72 53 17 2 - 355 224 108 2nd East Lost in East Division final
1985–86 72 54 17 1 - 384 245 109 1st East Lost in final
1986–87 72 48 19 5 - 383 264 101 1st East Won championship and Memorial Cup
1987–88 72 44 22 6 - 353 261 94 2nd East Won championship and Memorial Cup
1988–89 72 41 27 4 - 359 326 86 3rd East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1989–90 72 32 38 2 - 298 331 66 5th East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1990–91 72 40 27 5 - 366 296 85 2nd East Lost in East Division final
1991–92 72 48 24 0 - 336 264 96 2nd East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1992–93 72 29 38 5 - 285 343 63 7th East Lost in East Division semi-final
1993–94 72 33 33 6 - 263 264 72 5th East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1994–95 72 38 32 2 - 244 229 78 5th East Lost in East Division quarter-final
1995–96 72 30 37 5 - 243 288 65 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference quarter-final
1996–97 72 39 32 1 - 270 278 79 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference quarter-final
1997–98 72 16 50 6 - 188 340 38 5th Central Out of playoffs
1998–99 72 15 56 1 - 185 323 31 5th Central Out of playoffs
1999–00 72 21 39 6 6 222 295 54 5th Central Out of playoffs
2000–01 72 24 40 5 3 271 316 56 5th Central Out of playoffs
2001–02 72 30 36 4 2 277 316 66 5th Central Out of playoffs
2002–03 72 29 34 2 7 278 314 67 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2003–04 72 40 20 9 3 277 216 92 1st Central Won championship
2004–05 72 45 21 4 2 234 143 96 1st Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005–06 72 47 16 1 8 257 171 103 1st Central Lost in Eastern Conference final
2006–07 72 52 17 3 0 264 175 107 1st Central Won championship; Lost Memorial Cup final
2007–08 72 43 22 5 2 234 191 93 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09 72 36 29 4 3 249 242 79 2nd Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2009–10 72 41 23 3 5 276 232 90 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2010–11 72 46 18 4 4 265 196 100 2nd Central Lost in Eastern Conference final
2011–12 72 42 24 2 4 255 209 90 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2012–13 72 36 33 2 1 243 244 75 4th Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2013–14 72 44 24 3 1 260 196 92 3rd Central Lost in Eastern Conference final
2014–15 72 45 23 2 2 268 213 94 2nd Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2015–16 72 30 37 3 2 223 287 65 5th Central Lost tiebreaker game vs Edmonton
Out of playoffs
2016–17 72 51 20 1 0 350 248 103 1st Central Lost in Eastern Conference semi-final
2017–18 72 36 28 8 0 260 252 80 1st Central Lost in Eastern Conference quarter-final
2018–19 68 35 27 4 2 217 222 76 4th Central Lost in Eastern Conference quarter-final
2019–20 63 41 19 2 1 265 182 85 2nd Central Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 23 14 8 0 1 87 69 29 2nd Central Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHL Championship history[]

Team records[]

Team records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most points 109 1985–86
Most wins 54 1985–86
Most goals for 404 1983–84
Fewest goals for 185 1998–99
Fewest goals against 143 2004–05
Most goals against 479 1978–79
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Don Murdoch 88 1975–76
Most assists Greg Carroll 111 1975–76
Most points Greg Carroll 171 1975–76
Most points, rookie Don Murdoch 141 1974–75
Most points, defenceman 82 1975–76
Best GAA (goalie) Matt Keetley 1.66 2004–05
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated January 17, 2022.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
2 Canada D L 16 2020 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Eligible 2023
10 Canada LW R 17 2021 Swan River, Manitoba Eligible 2022
4 Canada  (C) D L 20 2016 Edmonton, Alberta Undrafted
28 Canada C R 21 2022 Humboldt, Saskatchewan Undrafted
34 Canada LW L 16 2020 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2024
33 Canada G L 19 2017 Calgary, Alberta 2020, 179th Overall, WSH
12 United States D R 17 2021 Escondido, California Eligible 2022
17 Canada LW L 18 2019 Nanaimo, British Columbia Eiligble 2022
5 Canada RW R 20 2021 Sherwood Park, Alberta Undrafted
14 Canada  (A) C R 19 2017 Olds, Alberta Undrafted
24 Canada RW R 18 2018 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Undrafted
27 Latvia D L 18 2021 Jelgava, Latvia Undrafted
21 Russia D L 18 2021 Moscow, Russia Undrafted
15 Canada D L 18 2018 Okotoks, Alberta 2021, 176th Overall, WSH
35 Canada G L 19 2020 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Undrafted
39 United States LW L 19 2021 Seattle, Washington Undrafted
11 Canada LW L 17 2019 Red Deer, Alberta Eligible 2022
29 Canada C L 18 2021 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted
3 Canada D R 18 2018 Cremona, Alberta Undrafted
23 Canada C R 18 2019 Kelowna, British Columbia Eligible 2022
6 Canada LW L 17 2019 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Eligible 2023
7 Canada C L 17 2019 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2022

NHL alumni[]

See also[]

  • List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

References[]

  1. ^ "Willie Desjardins Named GM & Head Coach". OurSports Central. May 31, 2019.
  2. ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved 2022-01-17

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