Tigers complete sweep of Hurricanes, will advance to WHL championship series

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted May 1, 2025 12:03 pm

Updated May 1, 2025 12:05 pm

1 min read

If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us.

WATCH ABOVE: Highlights from Game 4 of the series between the Tigers and the Hurricanes.

Mathew Ward scored twice, Gavin McKenna extended his point streak to 53 games and the Medicine Hat Tigers topped the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-3 on Wednesday to complete the sweep and advance to the Western Hockey League championship.

Misha Volotovskii, Bryce Pickford and Gavin McKenna, with an empty-net goal and an assist, also contributed to the offence for Medicine Hat. Harrison Meneghin made 18 saves.

The Tigers will next face the winner between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks. Spokane leads the best-of-seven Western Conference championship series 3-0, with Game 4 going on Thursday.

Get breaking National news

For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Anthony Wilson, Kash Andresen and Logan Wormald replied for Lethbridge, which made it a one-goal game before McKenna’s empty-netter after entering the third period down 4-1.

Jackson Unger turned away 34-of-38 shots.