TIGERS DOUBLE UP PATS 4-2

Medicine Hat, AB — The Medicine Hat Tigers were back home after splitting their 2 game Eastern Conference road trip. Tonight they welcomed the Regina Pats. Matt Bradley (Regina Pats), Jordan Hollett (Medicine Hat Tigers) were playing against their former team for the first time since being traded during the offseason. Jordan Hollett made his Tigers debut tonight in front of 3524 fans, at the other end Tyler Brown started in net for the Pats.

Wyatt Sloboshan tested his former teammate Jordan Hollett early, as he came down the wing with the shot on goal. Hollet turned that one aside. Max Gerlach fires a bullet that stung Tyler Brown right in the shoulder. Tyler Preziuso opened the scoring for the Tigers as he redirects David Quenneville’s point shot. The Pats answered right back as Oksanen first shot was kicked out by Hollett, but Sloboshan was on the door step to clean up the rebound knotting the game up at one. David Quenneville chipped the puck over three Pats defenders, finding Mark Rassell streaking towards the net, as the Tigers captain slides the puck five-hole on Brown to take a 2-1 lead after one.

Early in the 2nd period, George King deflected Macro Creta’s point shot past Hollett tying the game. The game started to open up as the back and forth action continued. It was a goaltenders duel as they kept this a 2-2 game after 40 minutes of play. Jordan Hollett making 6 saves in the frame, as Tyler Brown made 11. Setting up a tense final frame.

Kristians Rubins flew into the Pats zone 1 on 3, doing a little spin-o-rama putting the puck just wide of the net. Ryan Chyzowski gave he Tigers the lead in the third period, as his shot from below the goal line fooled Brown finding the back of the net. David Quenneville add his 3rd assist of the night on Chyzowski’s tally. Zach Fischer’s original shot was saved by Brown, Fischer muscles his way through to the front of the net as he buries his own rebound. Jordan Hollett shut the door the rest of the way finishing the game with 19 saves, defeating his former team 4-2 earning his first victory as a Tiger.

TIGERS STAT LINES

Tyler Preziuso 1G, 1A

Mark Rassell 1G

Ryan Chyzowski 1G

Zach Fischer 1 G

David Quenneville 3A

Linus Nassen 1A

James Hamblin 1A

3 STARS

David Quenneville (MH)

Jordan Hollett (MH)

Sam Steel (REG)

The Tigers will do it all over again tomorrow starting at 7:30pm, as they will look for some revenge after losing to Prince Albert last weekend 4-2.