What league does Medicine Hat Tigers play in?

Medicine Hat Tigers play in the WHL.

When was Medicine Hat Tigers founded?

Medicine Hat Tigers was founded in 1970 in Medicine Hat, AB, CAN, Canada.

Where is Medicine Hat Tigers based?

Medicine Hat Tigers is based in Medicine Hat, AB, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Medicine Hat Tigers?

The head coach of Medicine Hat Tigers is Willie Desjardins.

Who is the captain of Medicine Hat Tigers?

The captain of Medicine Hat Tigers is Oasiz Wiesblatt.

What arena does Medicine Hat Tigers play in?

Medicine Hat Tigers play their home games at Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat, AB, CAN.

What are the team colors of Medicine Hat Tigers?

The team colors of Medicine Hat Tigers are Black + White + Orange.

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2024-2025 Medicine Hat Tigers Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
WHL
1.	Gavin McKenna (LW)	56	41	88	129	19	60	16	9	29	38	6	14
2.	Oasiz Wiesblatt (C/LW)	66	36	67	103	148	47	18	14	15	29	30	15
3.	Ryder Ritchie (RW)	53	29	32	61	23	20	18	9	9	18	22	9
4.	Hunter St. Martin (LW/RW)	65	39	20	59	62	35	18	7	10	17	14	7
5.	Bryce Pickford (D)	48	20	27	47	65	34	18	13	11	24	12	23
6.	Mathew Ward (F)	64	19	25	44	83	8	18	5	7	12	30	7
7.	Jonas Woo (D)	57	11	32	43	35	38	18	0	11	11	6	19
8.	Liam Ruck (F)	61	25	16	41	6	17	18	6	4	10	8	1
9.	Andrew Basha (LW/RW)	23	9	20	29	30	1	5	2	3	5	0	4
10.	Markus Ruck (F)	62	8	21	29	6	12	14	1	3	4	6	1
11.	Marcus Pacheco (F)	63	13	14	27	24	16	16	0	5	5	4	7
12.	Josh Van Mulligen (D)	50	3	24	27	31	13	18	3	3	6	6	3
13.	Tanner Molendyk (D)	28	5	21	26	8	21	18	4	16	20	4	8
14.	Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll (F)	55	6	19	25	8	24	17	2	3	5	4	0
15.	Veeti Väisänen (D)	58	4	20	24	37	41	18	1	4	5	10	2
16.	Kadon McCann (F)	64	11	7	18	54	5	18	2	4	6	16	3
17.	Niilopekka Muhonen (D)	60	4	13	17	45	20	18	1	2	3	14	0
18.	Misha Volotovskii (F)	29	4	8	12	6	11	17	3	3	6	4	4
19.	Ethan Neutens (F)	47	4	6	10	22	6	18	2	3	5	10	6
20.	Jack Kachkowski (D)	37	0	8	8	23	4
21.	Carter Cunningham (RW)	38	1	6	7	27	11	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.	Matthew Paranych (D)	20	3	3	6	2	4
23.	Nate Corbet (D)	20	1	4	5	49	-3
24.	Hayden Harsanyi (F)	7	1	3	4	0	-1
25.	Tyson Moss (D)	23	0	3	3	10	9
26.	Shane Smith (F)	3	0	2	2	4	-3
27.	Brayden Ryan MacKay (LW)	19	1	0	1	4	0
28.	Brayden Boehm (C/W)	4	0	1	1	13	-1
29.	Cayden Lindstrom (C/LW)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	4	6	3
30.	Koray Bozkaya (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
31.	Avery Watson (F)	5	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Luke Ruptash (F)	7	0	0	0	0	-1
33.	Riley Steen (D)	17	0	0	0	6	1
Memorial Cup
1.	Gavin McKenna (LW)	4	3	3	6	0	2
2.	Ryder Ritchie (RW)	4	4	1	5	4	1
3.	Oasiz Wiesblatt (C/LW)	4	0	5	5	4	0
4.	Tanner Molendyk (D)	4	0	4	4	0	3
5.	Bryce Pickford (D)	4	2	0	2	2	1
6.	Ethan Neutens (F)	4	1	1	2	0	2
7.	Hunter St. Martin (LW/RW)	4	1	1	2	4	2
8.	Veeti Väisänen (D)	4	0	2	2	0	2
9.	Jonas Woo (D)	4	0	2	2	2	0
10.	Mathew Ward (F)	4	1	0	1	4	2
11.	Misha Volotovskii (F)	4	0	1	1	0	2
12.	Andrew Basha (LW/RW)	4	0	1	1	2	1
13.	Carter Cunningham (RW)	0	0	0	0	0	-
14.	Markus Ruck (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-
15.	Kadon McCann (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
16.	Marcus Pacheco (F)	3	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Cayden Lindstrom (C/LW)	3	0	0	0	4	0
18.	Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll (F)	4	0	0	0	0	0
19.	Niilopekka Muhonen (D)	4	0	0	0	0	1
20.	Liam Ruck (F)	4	0	0	0	0	0
21.	Josh Van Mulligen (D)	4	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
WHL
1.	Jordan Switzer (G)	32	2.65	.901	23	6	2	4	1813:21	731	4	3.48	.865
2.	Harrison Meneghin (G)	35	2.56	.901	23	9	2	3	2012:00	779	16	2.35	.906
3.	Zach Zahara (G)	1	4.00	.871	0	1	0	0	60:00	27
4.	Ethan McCallum (G)	5	4.09	.835	1	1	0	0	190:48	66
Memorial Cup
1.	Harrison Meneghin (G)	4	2.54	.906	3	1	0	0	236:00	96
2.	Jordan Switzer (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2024-2025 Medicine Hat Tigers Staff

GM/Head CoachWillie Desjardins
Assoc. CoachJoey Frazer
Asst. CoachJosh Maser
Athletic TherapistMikki Lanuk
Dir. of Player PersonnelBobby Fox
Equipment ManagerMikki Lanuk
European ScoutJakub Hromada
Goalie ConsultantMatthew Wong
Media ManagerJosh Dubuc
ScoutRick Carriere
ScoutAshley Glover
ScoutAlex Hancock
ScoutAndrew Howard
ScoutRod Huff
ScoutKaden Moore
ScoutGary Olson

2024-2025 Medicine Hat Tigers Captains

"C"

Oasiz Wiesblatt

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2024-2025 Medicine Hat Tigers Demographics

Medicine Hat Tigers Facts

Plays in: Western Hockey League
Team Colors: Black + White + Orange
Town: Medicine Hat, AB, CAN Map
Founded: 1970

2024-2025 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Medicine Hat Tigers: 2 805 GP
Liiga: 50 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Canalta Centre
Location: Medicine Hat, AB, CAN
Capacity: 6 500
Construction Year: 2015

Medicine Hat Tigers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/04/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Medicine Hat Tigers	Prince Albert Raiders	6 - 7	WHL
05/02/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Prince Albert Raiders	Medicine Hat Tigers	6 - 3	WHL
04/30/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Medicine Hat Tigers	Prince Albert Raiders	3 - 6	WHL
04/29/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Medicine Hat Tigers	Prince Albert Raiders	2 - 1 (OT 64:07)	WHL
04/26/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Prince Albert Raiders	Medicine Hat Tigers	0 - 5	WHL

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Luke Bodtker (F)

Joining fromCalgary Edge School U18 Prep

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Shane Regehr (D)

Joining fromCalgary Northstars U15 AAA

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Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll (F)

Leaving forUniv. of Michigan

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Carter Cunningham (F)

Leaving forPenticton Vees

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Josh Evaschesen (F)

Joining fromKamloops Blazers

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Reily Pickford (D)

Joining fromGrande Prairie Storm

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Denis Pasler (D)

Joining fromAKM Tula

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07/28/2026

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Jordan Switzer (G)

Leaving forMoose Jaw Warriors

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Medicine Hat Tigers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WHL	68	50	10	-	-	8	348	208	108	1.59	1	Conference Final loss
2024-2025	WHL	68	47	17	-	-	4	300	193	98	1.44	1	Champion
2023-2024	WHL	68	37	23	-	-	8	280	231	82	1.21	2	First round loss
2022-2023	WHL	68	30	29	-	-	9	248	224	69	1.01	4	First round loss
2021-2022	WHL	68	11	53	-	-	4	154	315	26	0.38	6	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	WHL	23	14	8	-	-	1	87	69	29	1.26	2	No playoffs held
2019-2020	WHL	63	41	19	-	-	3	265	182	85	1.35	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	WHL	68	35	27	-	-	6	217	222	76	1.12	4	First round loss
2017-2018	WHL	72	36	28	-	-	8	260	252	80	1.11	1	First round loss
2016-2017	WHL	72	51	20	-	-	1	350	248	103	1.43	1	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	WHL	72	30	37	-	-	5	223	287	65	0.9	4	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	WHL	72	45	23	-	-	4	268	213	94	1.31	2	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	WHL	72	44	24	-	-	4	260	196	92	1.28	3	Conference Final loss
2012-2013	WHL	72	36	33	-	-	3	243	244	75	1.04	4	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	WHL	72	42	24	-	-	6	255	209	90	1.25	3	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	WHL	72	46	16	4	-	4	265	196	100	1.39	2	Conference Final loss
2009-2010	WHL	72	41	23	-	-	8	276	232	90	1.25	9	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	WHL	72	36	29	-	-	7	249	242	79	1.1	9	Conference SF loss
2007-2008	WHL	72	43	22	-	-	7	234	198	93	1.29	7	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	WHL	72	52	17	-	-	3	264	175	107	1.49	2	Champion
2005-2006	WHL	72	47	16	-	-	9	257	171	103	1.43	1	Conference Final loss
2004-2005	WHL	72	45	21	4	-	2	234	143	96	1.33	3	Conference SF loss
2003-2004	WHL	72	40	20	9	-	3	277	216	92	1.28	2	Champion
2002-2003	WHL	72	29	34	2	-	7	278	314	67	0.93	11	Conference SF loss
2001-2002	WHL	72	30	36	4	-	2	277	316	66	0.92	15	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	WHL	72	24	40	5	-	4	271	316	56	0.78	16	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	WHL	72	21	39	6	-	6	222	295	54	0.75	17	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	WHL	72	15	56	1	-	-	185	323	31	0.43	18	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	WHL	72	16	50	6	-	-	188	340	38	0.53	18	Did not make playoffs

Medicine Hat Tigers Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Memorial Cup	4	3	1	-	-	0	12	10	6	1.5	2	Final loss
2006-2007	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	6	4	4	1.33	1	Final loss
2003-2004	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	4	6	2	0.67	3	Semifinal loss
1987-1988	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	16	9	4	1.33	2	Champion
1986-1987	Memorial Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	7	7	2	1	2	Champion
1972-1973	Memorial Cup	2	1	1	-	-	-	6	9	2	1	3	Did not make playoffs

Medicine Hat Tigers Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lukas Svejkovsky (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	3	4	2	6	2
2.	Bogdans Hodass (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	4	1	1	2	4
3.	Dylan MacPherson (D)	2026-2027	HC Plzeň	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	0
4.	Vasyl Spilka (F)	2026-2027	Bili Tygri Liberec U20	Extraliga junioru	2	1	0	1	12
5.	Vasyl Spilka (F)	2026-2027	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1. liga	1	0	1	1	0
6.	Linus Nässén (D)	2026-2027	HIFK	Liiga	3	0	1	1	0
7.	Kristians Rubins (D)	2026-2027	HC Plzeň	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	0
8.	Gleb Ivanov (D)	2026-2027	AKM Tula Region	VHL	1	0	0	0	0
9.	Luke Warrener (D)	2026-2027	Rocky Mountain District	USA-S17	6	0	0	0	9
10.	Jonas Woo (D)	2026-2027	Arizona State Univ.	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	18.40
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.12
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	18.60
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	18.72
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	18.81

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Al Conroy (F)	266	158	288	446
2.	Michael Lay (F)	334	195	231	426
3.	Stacy Roest (F)	290	141	268	409
4.	Mark Pederson (F)	277	197	204	401
5.	Steve Tsujiura (F)	254	133	259	392

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kevin Riehl (F)	286	199	172	371
2.	Mark Pederson (F)	277	197	204	401
3.	Michael Lay (F)	334	195	231	426
4.	Don Murdoch (F)	140	170	136	306
5.	Jason Miller (F)	275	165	205	370

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Al Conroy (F)	266	158	288	446
2.	Stacy Roest (F)	290	141	268	409
3.	Steve Tsujiura (F)	254	133	259	392
4.	Michael Lay (F)	334	195	231	426
5.	Chris St. Jacques (F)	310	152	216	368

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Brett Scheffelmaier (D)	273	11	47	1061
2.	Clayton Norris (F)	319	90	199	891
3.	Rocky Thompson (D)	249	17	56	816
4.	Blair St. Martin (D)	274	8	74	804
5.	Brad Voth (F)	215	27	57	785

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ben Thomson (F)	352	136	181	317
2.	Mark Polak (F)	351	122	159	281
3.	Dylan Bredo (D)	341	24	113	137
4.	Michael Lay (F)	334	195	231	426
5.	Henry Kuster (F)	325	117	148	265

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Rod Stafford (F)	3	33	46	15.33
2.	Don Murdoch (F)	140	170	306	2.19
3.	Tim Leier (F)	1	1	2	2.00
4.	Steve Dulac (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Lanny McDonald (F)	136	112	253	1.86

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Greg Carroll (F)	1975-1976	71	60	171
2.	Don Murdoch (F)	1975-1976	70	88	165
3.	Tom Lysiak (F)	1972-1973	67	58	154
4.	Tom Lysiak (F)	1971-1972	68	46	143
5.	Morris Lukowich (F)	1975-1976	72	65	142

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Don Murdoch (F)	1975-1976	70	88	165
2.	Don Murdoch (F)	1974-1975	70	82	141
3.	Ken Solheim (F)	1980-1981	64	68	111
4.	Kirby Lindal (F)	1988-1989	71	67	122
5.	Kevin Riehl (F)	1990-1991	72	66	116

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Greg Carroll (F)	1975-1976	71	111	171
2.	Tom Lysiak (F)	1971-1972	68	97	143
3.	Al Conroy (F)	1984-1985	68	97	138
4.	Tom Lysiak (F)	1972-1973	67	96	154
5.	Gavin McKenna (F)	2024-2025	56	88	129

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Derek Davis (D)	1980-1981	69	42	496
2.	Bob Gassoff (D)	1972-1973	68	62	388
3.	Shane Churla (F)	1984-1985	70	34	370
4.	Blair St. Martin (D)	1997-1998	71	24	366
5.	Owen Lloyd (D)	1976-1977	70	30	354

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent WHL Prospects Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#21	Max Osgood (F)	03/24/2011	Plymouth, MI, USA	5'9"	141 lbs
2	#44	Nash Springer (D)	08/14/2011	Royal Oak, MI, USA	6'0"	165 lbs
3	#55	Shane Regehr (D)	07/28/2011	-	-	-
3	#57	Luke Bodtker (F)	03/05/2011	Denver, CO, USA	5'8"	134 lbs
5	#108	Nixon Mclean (F)	10/11/2011	Chicago, IL, USA	5'9"	146 lbs
5	#113	Tyler Thomas (D)	05/14/2011	-	-	-
6	#136	Ryder Lefaivre (F)	02/19/2011	-	-	-
7	#159	Kelson Hawreluik (F)	02/16/2011	Yorkton, SK, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
8	#164	Max Maas (D)	01/05/2011	-	6'3"	176 lbs
8	#171	Landon Ruck (D)	07/29/2011	Osoyoos, BC, CAN	5'7"	141 lbs
9	#205	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#228	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#251	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#274	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#297	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2025
2	#36	Luke Warrener (D)	01/05/2009	Buffalo, NY, USA	6'3"	190 lbs
3	#67	Hunter Saddleback (D)	01/07/2010	-	6'1"	154 lbs
4	#78	Benjamin Meyer (G)	01/21/2010	Brandon, MB, CAN	5'11"	170 lbs
5	#109	Michael Kuzik (F)	01/01/2010	Langley, BC, CAN	5'9"	148 lbs
5	#115	Duke Lesnar (F)	07/21/2010	Alexandria, MN, USA	5'11"	168 lbs
6	#137	Adam Benassaya (F)	05/12/2010	Paris, FRA	6'0"	181 lbs
7	#143	Trae Alexander (F)	08/23/2010	Fort St. John, BC, CAN	5'4"	130 lbs
7	#160	Eric Savage Keller (F)	09/03/2010	-	-	-
8	#163	Casey Pearson (F)	05/25/2010	Squamish, BC, CAN	5'8"	148 lbs
8	#183	Vladislav Ibragimov (F)	02/18/2009	Moskva, RUS	5'9"	150 lbs
9	#190	Jack Frisky (F)	06/23/2010	Martensville, SK, CAN	5'8"	161 lbs
2024
1	#16	Luke Ruptash (F)	01/02/2009	St. Albert, AB, CAN	5'11"	168 lbs
4	#83	Cash Christie (G)	05/08/2009	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'3"	172 lbs
5	#97	Zack Nieckar (D)	01/14/2009	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	5'11"	163 lbs
5	#105	Noah Alexander (F)	03/15/2009	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'10"	165 lbs
7	#149	Jude Martin (D)	01/15/2009	Oyen, AB, CAN	6'3"	194 lbs
8	#171	Kayne Wright (D)	01/17/2009	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'10"	170 lbs
9	#181	Tayte Hoiland (F)	07/10/2009	Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN	5'9"	161 lbs
9	#193	Kingston King (D)	10/09/2009	Valencia, CA, USA	6'0"	174 lbs
10	#215	Devon Zahara (F)	06/07/2009	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'7"	119 lbs
11	#237	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#259	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#281	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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