MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – It was nothing short of a memorable finish in the final regular-season game ever at Medicine Hat Arena. Tyler Lewington scored once and added two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Saskatoon Blades 6-2 in a penalty filled game on Saturday night in Western Hockey League action.
A combined 135 penalty minutes were handed out between the two clubs as the Tigers said farewell to their home for the last 45 years.
Ty Stanton, Zach Fischer, Steven Owre, Alex Mowbray and Trevor Cox supplied the rest of the offence for Medicine Hat (45-23-4).
Ryan Graham and Brett Stovin replied for the Blades (19-49-4), who lost their ninth straight.
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The Tigers finished the game with 86 penalty minutes, 32 of those coming from Tyler Lewington at 13:03 of the third period. He was ejected after receiving an instigator, two majors for fighting, a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct.
Marek Langhamer started in goal for Medicine Hat and got the win, stopping all 10 shots he faced in 40 minutes. Nick Schneider went the rest of the way and turned aside 8-of-10 shots. Brock Hamm suffered the loss, making 27 saves.
The Tigers were scoreless on six power plays while Saskatoon went 2 for 4.
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