Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers are a professional Canadian ice hockey team from Medicine Hat, Alberta, which plays in the junior Western Hockey League.
Play their home games in the franchise of the 4,000 -seater from Medicine Hat Arena.
History
The team was founded in 1970 and won twice so far the Memorial Cup, the official Canadian junior ice hockey championship. In addition, the Tigers won the championship twice the WHL and seven division titles.
In spring 2007, many hoped fans, the city of Medicine would guide the construction of a new, 90 million Canadian dollars expensive arena with 6,500 seats in the ways Hat. These plans failed, however, because the city was not in a position to finance such a large sum.
Reached in 2007, the Medicine Hat Tigers again the final of the Memorial Cup, but with this lost 1-3 against the Vancouver Giants. Two weeks earlier, the Tigers had beaten the Giants in the WHL final. Since Vancouver hosted the final games, the Giants were able to take part in the tournament for the Memorial Cup alongside the masters of Canada's three top junior leagues.
In the 2007 /08 season the team played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the WHL.
Logos
Logo 1998-2003
News Logo since 2003
Achievements
- Memorial Cup: 1987 and 1988
- Ed Chynoweth Cup ( WHL champion ): 1973, 1987, 1988, 2004 and 2007
- Master regular season WHL: 1986 and 2006
- Division Title: 1977, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Seasons
GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = shutout defeats, P = Points, GF = gates, GA = Goals against
Well-known former players
Different players who spent their time in the Junior Rockets made , and later in the National Hockey League career. Some of them are:
- Johnathan Aitken
- Cam Barker
- Craig Berube
- Jay Bouwmeester
- Jason Chimera
- Shane Churla
- Dean Chynoweth
- Martin Cibak
- David Cooper
- Murray Craven
- Rob DiMaio
- Vernon Fiddler
- Mark Fitzpatrick
- Bob Gassoff
- Josh Green
- Travis Green
- Justin Hocking
- Ken Holland
- Doug Houda
- Kelly Hrudey
- Gordon Hynes
- Eddie Johnstone
- Dan Kordic
- Mark Lamb
- Jamie Linden
- Trevor Linden
- Joffrey Lupul
- Tom Lysiak
- Clarke MacArthur
- Alan May
- Wayne McBean
- Bryan McCabe
- Lanny McDonald
- Ryan McGill
- John McKenzie
- Barry Melrose
- Don Murdoch
- Rob Niedermayer
- Jim Nill
- Jaroslav Obsut
- Chris Osgood
- Mark Pederson
- Pete Peeters
- Mike Rathje
- Stacy Roest
- Kris Russell
- Brent Thompson
- Rocky Thompson
- Neil Wilkinson