Tigers close preseason 3-0-0-1 with shootout win over Broncos
Jake Burmis scored the deciding shootout goal in the fifth round as Medicine Hat beat Swift Current 3-2 in Shaunavon, Sask.
The Medicine Hat Tigers wrapped up their preseason with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Swift Current Broncos in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, avenging a shootout loss to the same team the previous night. Ty Menuier opened the scoring for Swift Current 1:48 into the second period before Reily Pickford and Luke Ruptash answered for Medicine Hat to put the Tigers ahead 2-1.
Brendan Rudolph tied the game 2-2 for the Broncos late in the second period on a 5-on-3 power play. Neither team scored in the third period or overtime, sending the game to a shootout for the second straight night. It again took five rounds to decide a winner, with Jake Burmis scoring the deciding goal for Medicine Hat.
Head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins praised the performances of Burmis, goaltender Osgood and forward Craig following the win. The result gave the Tigers a 3-0-0-1 preseason record.
With the preseason complete, the WHL's 23 teams will vote on whether to keep the league's piloted 'No Return' overtime rule for the regular season, with a decision expected from the WHL head office next week. The Tigers open their regular season on Friday, September 18th, against the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
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