GAME 21: @ RED DEER
@ REBELS: Tonight the Tigers continue their month on the road making their final visit to Red Deer this season. In the month of November the Tigers will have played 9 road games, currently they are 3-1-0-0. Tonight will be the Rebels first home game since these two teams met at the Centrium October 28th. Red Deer went 2-5-1-0 on their 8 game road swing.
BY THE NUMBERS
NOVEMBER 18th, 2016
2016-17 WHL RANKINGS:
OVERALL: (14-5-1-0)
HOME: 6-3-1-0
AWAY: 8-2-0-0
Central Division: 1st
Eastern Conference: 2nd
INJURY UPDATES:
NONE
16-17 SEASON SERIES VS. REBELS
OVERALL: 2-0-0-0
HOME: 0-0-0-0
AWAY: 2-0-0-0
LAST 5 SEASONS: 9-9-0-2
LAST WIN: Oct. 28, 2016 – 5-2
2016-17 CLUB LEADERS:
GOALS: ZACH FISCHER (13)
ASSISTS: MASON SHAW (27)
POINTS: MASON SHAW (32)
PIM: ZACH FISCHER (55)
PLUS MINUS: MATT BRADLEY (+11)
WINS: NICK SCHNEIDER (13)
16-17 CLUB COMPARISON:
| TIGERS | REBELS | |
| PP HOME | 28.0% | 12.5% |
| PP AWAY | 36.7% | 25.0% |
| PP OVERALL | 32.3% (1ST) | 19.6% (11TH) |
| PK HOME | 84.8% | 73.9% |
| PK AWAY | 88.4% | 76.7% |
| PK OVERALL | 86.5% (1ST) | 75.5% (20TH) |
| AT HOME | 6-3-1-0 | 6-2-1-0 |
| ON ROAD | 8-2-0-0 | 4-7-1-1 |
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP:
- Medicine Hat sports the Eastern Conference’s best road record with an 8-2-0-0 mark, while Red Deer has the Central Division’s best home record, just edging out the Tigers with a 6-2-1-0 record
- Medicine Hat is the second highest scoring team in the league with 96 goals in 20 games (4.8 per game), just 8 goals shy of the Regina Pats who hit the century mark last weekend
- Red Deer has the WHL’s worst goals against allowing an average of 4.00 goals per game (88 in 22 games)
- Over the past 5 seasons the Tigers have reach 14 or more victories in their first 20 games 3 times (13-14, 14-15, 16-17)
TIGERS FAST FACTS:
- Medicine Hat has the WHL’s best power play this season, scoring 32 goals (which is a league high), the Tigers have only gone 2 games this season without scoring a power play goal
- The Tigers have scored 96 goals this season, 60% of those goals have been scored by 5 different players (Bradley, Rassell, Quenneville, Fischer, Gerlach)
- The Tigers are also the only team in the WHL who have 5 or more 10 goal scorers on their roster
TOUGHNESS AND SKILL: Tigers forward Zach Fischer ended his 2015-16 on a tear, recording 9 points in his last 13 games. Turn the page to 16-17 and the power forward has already set new career highs in all offensive categories but what draws him more attention is his WHL high 7 fighting majors and 55 penalty minutes to go along with his 13 goals and offensive prowess.
BRADLEY: Flying under the radar for the Tigers through 20 games is forward Matt Bradley as he quietly has recorded 23 points on the year and is sitting on a 7 game point streak, scoring 4 goals his last 2 games and 9 points over the streak.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On November 18th, 2005 Medicine Hat took on the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Bridge City. 5 Tigers recorded multi-point games including a hat trick from Brett Robertson (7, 8, 9) as they chased ‘Canes goaltender Kevin Opsahl from the net. Matt Keetley stopped 29 of 30 shots as Medicine Hat won 6-1.
WHO TO WATCH: Tigers – David Quenneville: With a team high 4 points against the Rebels this season, including 3 goals, Quenneville is red hot with 3 consecutive multi-point games. Rebels – Josh Mahura: After years of injury trouble, Mahura was still drafted by the Anaheim Ducks last season and has had a breakout year with 21 points in 20 games, good for 5th in the WHL
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Matt Bradley (Montreal Canadiens), Nick Schneider (Calgary Flames), John Dahlstrom (Chicago Blackhawks), David Quenneville (New York Islanders)
ATB FINANCIAL – TIGERS BROADCAST: Listen to legendary Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one Tigers’ Game in Team history since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in 1970.
| LAST FIVE REGULAR SEASON | RESULTS: | NEXT FIVE: | TIME: |
| Nov 2 @ Prince George Cougars | 6-4 WIN | @ Red Deer Rebels Friday November 18 | 7:00 PM (MT) |
| Nov 4 @ Kamloops Blazers | 5-2 LOSS | VS. Swift Current Broncos Saturday November 19 | 7:30 PM (MT) |
| Nov 5 @ Kelowna Rockets | 6-2 WIN | @ Moose Jaw Warriors Tuesday November 22 | 6:00 PM (MT) |
| Nov 12 VS. Saskatoon Blades | 6-3 WIN | @ Brandon Wheat Kings Wednesday November 23 | 6:00 PM (MT) |
| Nov 15 @ Kootenay Ice | 5-2 WIN | @ Prince Albert Raiders Friday November 26 | 6:00 PM (MT) |
