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Medicine Hat Tigers Clinch Sixth WHL Championship with Game 5 Victory

The Tigers defeated the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 to secure the Ed Chynoweth Cup and tie the league record for most championships.

NEWS FILE PHOTO The Medicine Hat Tigers lineup on the blueline ahead of the 2007 Memorial Cup Finals game against the Vancouver Giants on May 24, 2007.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS COLTON MCKEE Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman Niilopekka Muhonen is swarmed after scoring his first WHL playoff goal, finding the back of the net in Game 5 of the WHL Championship Series Friday at Spokane against the Chiefs
PHOTO COURTESY LARRY BRUNT/SPOKANE CHIEFS Spokane Chiefs forward Shea Van Olm sits on the bench during Game 4 of the WHL Championship series against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday. Medicine Hat won the game 5-2 to lead the series 3-1.
PHOTO COURTESY JEN SAMLL Medicine Hat Tigers forward Hunter St. Martin pushes off Spokane Chiefs' defenceman Will McIsaac before scoring on a breakaway in the second period of a 5-2 Game 4 win Wednesday in Spokane to lead the WHL Championship series 3-1.

Overview

  • Medicine Hat Tigers won Game 5 of the WHL Championship series 4-2 at Spokane Arena, taking the series 4-1.
  • The victory marks the Tigers' sixth Ed Chynoweth Cup, tying the Kamloops Blazers for the most WHL championships in history.
  • Key players Gavin McKenna and Cayden Lindstrom returned to the lineup for Game 5 after recovering from injuries, bolstering the Tigers' offense.
  • Defenceman Bryce Pickford continued his record-setting playoff performance, scoring in his seventh consecutive game, a modern WHL record for defencemen.
  • This championship is Medicine Hat’s first since 2007, cementing their legacy as a perennial powerhouse in the WHL.