WHL Game Day Speaker Series - Medicine Hat Tigers

MEDICINE HAT - Hockey Alberta is proud to partner with the Western Hockey League to present another installment of the WHL Game Day Speaker Series with the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday, February 15.

This seminar is open to all local minor hockey coaches registered with Hockey Alberta. The seminar will allow for coaches to attend a Medicine Hat Tigers home game, where participants will get a behind-the-scenes experience to talk and learn from WHL coaches. With both practical and theoretical learning experiences, this is a great educational opportunity for coaches.

The seminar costs $50 per coach, and includes:

• Tigers game ticket
• One drink voucher
• Pre-game appetizers
• Souvenir Medicine Hat Tigers hat
• Coach resource package from Hockey Alberta

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The seminar takes place at the home of the Tigers, the Canalta Centre, and feature a pre-game presentation from Hockey Alberta, a visit from Victoria Royals’ Head Coach, Dave Lowry, a ticket to watch the Tigers game, and a Q&A session after the game with members of the Medicine Hat Tigers coaching staff.

The seminar has a maximum capacity of 30 participants, and registration is on a first come, first serve basis.

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Date: Wednesday, February 15 vs Victoria
Visiting team presenter: Dave Lowry, Royals Head Coach

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Coach Bios

Shaun Clouston

Shaun is in his 14^th season with the Medicine Hat Tigers. He has been the Head Coach for seven seasons, and the General Manager for five seasons.

He has also been the Assistant Coach for Team Canada’s U18 squad at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament, and was the Head Coach for Team Canada at the U18 World Championships.

Dave Lowry

Dave has been the Head Coach of the Victoria Royals for the past 5 seasons. Last season, Dave won the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as the WHL Coach of the Year. He was also the Head Coach of Team Canada at the 2016 World Junior Championships and was an assistant at the 2015 World Junior Championships (winning gold).

Prior to his coaching career Dave played in 1084 NHL games with Vancouver, St. Louis, Florida, San Jose and Calgary.

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For more information, please contact Matt Weninger, Consultant, Regional Centre South

RED DEER/STRATHMORE - The inaugural Alberta Female Hockey League All-Star celebrations were a huge success, with the Midget Elite South and Bantam Elite North teams coming out on top in their respective games.

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In the Midget Elite All-Star game, which was hosted in Red Deer, the South team used a three-goal second period to defeat the North team 5-1, with five different players (Shaelynne Bilodeau, Paige Koochin, Rebecca Toney, Brooklyn Palmer and Hannah Chase) lighting the lamp for the South. Payden Bialowas scored the lone marker for the North.

Gabriella Durante, Jenna Patrician and Jayda Thompson each spent a period in goal for the South, while Natasha Borrett, Rebecca Bridge and Sara McNamara shared duties for the North.

AFHL Midget Elite All-Star Rosters >

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In Strathmore for the Bantam Elite All-Star Game, the North edged the South in an exciting 1-0 contest. Justine Brady scored the lone goal of the game for the North, with Holly Borett, Elle Boyko and Molly Mitchell all combining for the shutout win. Jessica Flegel and Jocelynn Pearce split time in goal for the South.

AFHL Bantam Elite All-Star Rosters >

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Click below for photos from the AFHL All-Star Games:

Photo Gallery >

The Alberta Female Hockey League would like to thank all the parents, players and coaches for making the AFHL All-Star games such a success. The AFHL would also like to thank all of the event sponsors: ATB Financial Strathmore, Canadian Tire, Longball Inc, Stantec, and Looker Office Furniture.

RED DEER - NHL Central Scouting has released its midterm rankings for the 2017 NHL draft, with 24 Albertans on the list.

Cale Makar (Brooks Bandits, AJHL) is the highest-ranked Albertan, coming it at number 10. Jaret-Anderson Dolan (Spokane Chiefs, WHL) and Ian Mitchell (Spruce Grove Saints, AJHL) also cracked the top 50, sitting at number 40 and 45, respectively.

A total of 19 Albertans made NHL Central Scouting’s list of top-ranked North American skaters, while three netminders are among the top 31 North American goaltenders, with Ian Scott (Prince Albert Raiders, WHL) leading the way as the second highest-ranked goaltender.

The full list of Albertans appearing in the NHL Central Scouting midterm rankings can be found below:

North American Skaters

Midterm Rank	Player	Position	Last Amateur Club	League
10	Cale Makar	Defenceman	Brooks Bandits	AJHL
40	Jaret Anderson-Dolan	Center	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
45	Ian Mitchell	Defenceman	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL
58	Kyle Olson	Right Wing	Tri-City Americans	WHL
63	Mason Shaw	Center	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL
70	Lane Zablocki	Right Wing	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
87	Ryan Peckford	Left Wing	Victoria Royals	WHL
110	Dylan Plouffe	Defenceman	Vancouver Giants	WHL
120	Brayden Gorda	Defenceman	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL
129	Kale Howarth	Left Wing	Trail Smoke Eaters	BCHL
130	Brett Leason	Center	Tri-City Americans	WHL
134	Matthew Wedman	Center	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
138	Tyler Steenbergen	Center	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
141	Ethan Mcindoe	Left Wing	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
152	Zackary Hayes	Defenceman	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
163	Josh Patterson	Center	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
175	Brayden Burke	Left Wing	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
177	Ryan Hughes	Center	Portland Winterhawks	WHL
212	Brinson Pasichnuk	Defenceman	Arizona State	ACHA
213	Jarrod Gourley	Defenceman	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL

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North American Goalies

Midterm Rank	Player	Position	Last Amateur Club	League
2	Ian Scott	Goalie	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
9	Stuart Skinner	Goalie	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
24	Matthew Murray	Goalie	Fargo	USHL
31	Dawson Weatherill	Goalie	Spokane Chiefs	WHL

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