Medicine Hat News

A series of slow starts put the Medicine Hat Tigers behind Saturday on the road.

The Tigers couldn’t rebounded from early goals in each period by the Oil Kings, falling 6-1 in Edmonton. The loss was the final of a seven-game road trip for the Tigers coming off a 3-2-1 B.C. division road trip.

The Oil Kings rattled off a pair of goals early in the opening frame.

Just 2:08 into the contest, Edmonton had pressure in the Tigers end. Adam Jecho had the puck behind the Tigers net and he sent a pass to the slot where Landon Hanson slid in behind the defence and scored on starter Jordan Switzer. Josh Lee had the second assist on Hanson’s fourth of the year.

They made it a 2-0 lead 2:03 later. On a three-on-two rush, Miroslav Holinka centred the puck for Joe Iginla who carrie

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