The Story Coming In The Tigers host the Hitmen tonight for the third meeting in the course of a week between these two hockey clubs. The Tigers defeated the Hitmen 3-1 Saturday in Medicine Hat before falling 4-2 on Wednesday in Calgary. The Orange and Black are 23-11-1-1 and they are led by their James Hamblin with 55 points (19G, 36A) and veteran forward Brett Kemp with 43 points (16G, 27A). After tonight’s game, the Tabbies will host the Thunderbirds on Saturday before departing early next week to to take on the Tuesday and the ICE on Wednesday.

Tigers vs. Hitmen Tonight’s game between the Tigers and the Hitmen will be their third meeting in seven days and their fifth battle of the season. The Hitmen won all three games played at the Saddledome and the Tabbies have won the lone game played at the Canalta . After tonight, Medicine Hat and Calgary will not meet again until March 6th at the Canalta Centre. The Tigers are 11-9-2-0 against the Hitmen over the past five years and 7-2-1-0 when playing at home. A trio of Tigers have four points in the four games played in the series so far – Ryan Chyzowksi (3G, 1A), James Hamblin (1G, 3A) and Cole Sillinger (1G, 3A).

View from Calgary Tonight’s game against the Tigers will be the ’s fifth game in eight days since returning from their holiday break. The Hitmen are 2-1-1-0 since returning from the break and 18- 11-4-1 overall this season. Calgary is led by veteran forward Riley Stotts with 36 points (16G, 20A) and their captain Mark Kastelic with 34 points (19G, 15A). After tonight’s game with the Tigers, the Hitmen will travel to to play the Hurricanes Saturday before returning home to host the Warriors Sunday.

Tiger Talent Lukas Svejkovsky is a very skilled player with high end speed. The 2020 NHL Draft Eligible from Roberts, WA, has high hockey IQ and he is very responsible away from the puck. Svejkovsky joined the Tabbies in December from the Giants along with veteran Dylan Plouffe. In his eight games played for the Orange and Black, Svejkovsky has 4 points (3G, 1A) including the first WHL of the 2020 decade.

Captain’s Corner Captain James Hamblin is the Tigers top point producer with 55 points (19G, 36A). The 20-year- old product is third in the league in scoring and second in the league for assists with 36. Hamblin was drafted by the Tigers in the 2014 WHL bantam draft and he has suited up for 297 games, scored 98 goals and collected 149 assists. He is one of the Tigers most consistent players, a fierce forechecker and a tireless worker. Look for Hamblin to make an impact in tonight’s tilt.

Quick Hits  Cole Sillinger is the WHL Rookie of the Month for December. The 16-year-old Regina product put up 17 points (2G, 15A) in 9 games played in December. Sillinger is leading the league in rookie scoring with 37 points (12G, 25A) in 31 games played.  Veteran forward Ryan Chyzowski is leading the league in power play goals with 11 while Cole Sillinger sits in third in the league for power play assists with 16 and Captain James Hamblin sits in fourth in the league for power play assists with 15.  Two Tigers defencemen are in the top 15 in scoring by a defenceman. Dylan Plouffe is in 10th with 25 points (6G, 19A) while Daniel Baker is in 13th with 23 points (8G, 15A).  The Tigers’ Skills Competition brought to you by A&W will be Thursday, January 16th. Doors will open at 6 PM and the event will start at 7 PM. Entry to the event will be by donation to the local MS Society at the door.  The Home Depot on the Bench contest is open. Enter your minor hockey team for a chance to practice with the Tigers online at http://www.homedepotonthebench.com

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About the Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior hockey team in the (WHL) who play out of Medicine Hat, AB and were established in 1970. In 49 seasons of playing major junior hockey, the Tigers have won 2 Scotty Munro Memorial Trophies, as well as, 212 playoff games which led to winning 43 playoff series, raising 33 banners, winning five Cups and two Memorial Cups.