GAMEDAY PREVIEW – MARCH 5 vs SWIFT CURRENT
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VS SWIFT CURRENT: This is the sixth of eight meetings this season between the Broncos and the Tigers. Swift Current has the edge in the season series with a 4-0-1-0 record vs Medicine Hat this year. The Broncos currently have a record of 20-27-5-2, which is good enough for 47 points and a share of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current is in a dog fight with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Calgary Hitmen for the final two playoff spots in the conference. Matthew Ward leads the Broncos in scoring with 21 goals and 28 assists. The Broncos are 4-4-1-1 in their last 10 games.
2021-21 WHL RANKINGS:
Record (9-37-3-1)
| Home (6-19-1-0) | Central Division – 6th |
| Away (3-18-2-1) | Eastern Conference – 12th |
VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have a 6-21-1-0 record vs Central Division opponents.
VS EAST DIVISION: The Tigers have a 3-17-2-1 record vs East Division opponents.
LAST GAME: The Medicine Hat Tigers travelled to Edmonton on Wednesday to take on the high powered Oil Kings. Medicine Hat would get on the board first, but ultimately the Oil Kings would overpower the Tabbies by a score of 5-2. Oasiz Wiesblatt (10) and Bogdans Hodass (7) got the markers for the Tigers, while Garin Bjorklund was solid between the pipes, stopping 40 of 45 shots sent his direction.
MILESTONES: Tigers Forward Logan Barlage notched his 100th career WHL assist against his former team, the Lethbridge Hurricanes on February 26th in Lethbridge, and forward Carter Chorney played in his 200th career WHL Game on the same evening. Captain Daniel Baker played in his 200th career WHL game on January 21st in Saskatoon. Owen MacNeil appeared in his 100th career WHL game vs the Prince Albert Raiders the following night. Rhett Parsons, Oren Shtrom, Oasiz Wiesblatt, Tyler MacKenzie, Pavel Bocharov, Teague Patton and Brayden Boehm, Ashton Ferster and Reid Andresen have each recently played in their 50th career games.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Tyler MacKenzie is returning to the lineup tonight, for the first time since going down with an upper body injury on January 22nd. The 17-year-old winger from Red Deer, AB is one of the catalysts of the Tigers offence and the top 6 will be happy to have him back. MacKenzie has a career high 20 points (2G, 18A) in 35 games this season. MacKenzie is a smart, two-way player with a high level of compete. He has good hands, a good shot, and is great at creating space for his teammates. Look for the return of Tyler MacKenzie to have an impact in tonight’s contest.
| CLUB LEADERS | LEADING SCORERS: | |||
| · Goals | Logan Barlage (12) | · Logan Barlage | 12G, 130A, 25 PTS | |
| · Assists | Daniel Baker (20) | · Oasiz Wiesblatt | 10G, 15A, 25 PTS | |
| · Points | Barlage / Baker / Wiesblatt (25) | · Daniel Baker | 5G, 20A, 25 PTS | |
| · PIMs | Rhett Parsons (94) | · Bogdans Hodass | 7G, 16A, 23 PTS | |
| · Plus/Minus | Steven Arp (-10) | · Noah Danielson | 10G, 11A, 21 PTS | |
| · Wins | Garin Bjorklund (6) | · Owen MacNeil | 7G, 14A, 21 PTS | |
| ROOKIE LEADERS | · Tyler MacKenzie | 2G, 18A, 20 PTS | ||
| · Goals | Bogdans Hodass (7) | · Brendan Lee | 8G, 11A, 19 PTS | |
| · Assists | Bogdans Hodass (16) | · Teague Patton | 10G, 8A, 18 PTS | |
| · Points | Bogdans Hodass (23) | · Oren Shtrom | 7G, 9A, 16 PTS | |
| · PIMs | Bogdans Hodass (39) | · Ashton Ferster | 8G, 7A, 15 PTS | |
| · Plus/Minus | Steven Arp (-10) | · Brayden Boehm | 6G, 9A, 15 PTS |
SPECIAL TEAMS:
- POWER PLAY: 33 / 175 – 18.9% – 15th
- PENALTY KILL: 155 / 218 – 71.1% – 22nd
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 24 players on the roster – 3 Goaltenders, 7 Defencemen and 14 Forwards, including 9 rookies
AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 – 20-year-olds, 3 – 19-year-olds, 8 – 18-year-olds, 6 – 17-year-olds, 3 – 16-year-olds, 1 – 15-year-old
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Garin Bjorklund (Washington Capitals), Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals)
TIGERS SCHEDULE:
| LAST FIVE: | RESULTS: | NEXT FIVE: | TIME: |
| vs Red Deer Rebels | 11-2 Loss | vs Swift Current, Sat, Mar 5 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | 9-2 Loss | vs Edmonton, Wed, Mar 9 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
| vs Winnipeg ICE | 6-2 Loss | @ Red Deer, Fri, Mar 11 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
| @ Regina Pats | 2-0 Loss | vs Red Deer, Fri, Mar 12 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
| vs Prince Albert | 4-1 Loss | vs Regina Pats, Tue, Mar 15 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
