Trailing 31, the tigers tied the game up midway through the final frame with goals from alternate captains bryan lockner and ryan chyzowski. Trevor linden, obc born april 11, 1970, in medicine hat, alberta is a canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Born in medicine hat alberta, trevor linden played junior hockey with the medicine hat tigers, where he won two 2 memorial cups. He would go on to lead the tigers to two memorial cups 1987, 1988 as well as winning the gold medal for canada at the world juniors championship. Trevor john linden was born april 11th 1970, in medicine hat, alberta, canada. Trevor linden president at national hockey league vancouver, canada area 0 connections.
The hiring of trevor linden brought both criticism and positivity. Linden grew up watching the tigers and idolized lanny mcdonald, who played in medicine hat before he joined the nhl. Get the best deals for medicine hat tigers jersey at. April 29, 2009 western hockey league whl medicine hat tigers news release edmonton, ab medicine hat tigers. Linden grew up idolizing lanny mcdonald who played for the medicine hat tigers greatly influencing his decision to stay and play there linden scored 4 hat tricks over his career linden came into the league as a right winger but was switched to center in 1992 after the canucks lost some key centerman. Trevor linden medicine hat tigers vancouver, canada.
Former medicince hat tiger and vancouver canucks captain will have his no. Statistics of trevor linden, a hockey player from medicine hat, alta born apr 11. When he was developing up, he always chosen to play hockey but was thinking about other sports aswell, such as for example basketball. Before he joined the nhl in 1988, linden helped the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league whl. Retire trevor lindens medicine hat tigers jersey home. Last seen in the 20072008 season with the vancouver canucks nhl.
Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. It was the ohls turn to play host, and it chose to have its two regularseason division winners play in a bestofseven super series. Since then, the team has made its presence felt in not just the whl but the wider chl. Medicine hat tigers memorial cup champions 1988 hockeygods.
Rare team signed medicine hat tigers 2007 memorial cup whl chl hockey jersey nwt. Trevor linden joins exclusive club medicine hat tigers. Unfollow medicine hat tigers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Whiteboard willie in his time as head coach with the medicine hat tigers. Trevor linden was born in medicine hat, alberta, canada, and excelled in multiple sports throughout his school years, including hockey, baseball, volleyball, basketball, golf, and speed skating. Medicine man for vancouver sports illustrated vault. At 21 trevor linden was named the captain of a team that started to climb out of obscurity under pat quinn. He was offered a scholarship to princeton university for both. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 198788 medicine hat tigers playing in the whl. The tigers became the only albertabased team to ever win backtoback memorial cup championships. Here is a nice photo of a young trevor linden in his medicine hat tigers jersey. A model student and an exceptional athlete, trevor was offered a scholarship to princeton university to play for the hockey team. Before joining the nhl in 1988, linden helped the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league whl win consecutive memorial cup championships. A number of big names will be back in the gas city on july 18th.
Trevor grew up watching the tigers and idolized lanny mcdonald, who played in medicine hat before he joined the nhl. Dale derkatch fourth pat to join whl top 50 regina pats. Trevor linden player profile, stats and championships. Throughout his career, linden was recognized as a respected leader on. After selecting trevor linden of the western hockey league medicine hat tigers second overall in yesterdays entry draft, the canucks revealed they had the 6foot3, 185pound right winger. Dave dawson catches up with communications of the medicine. He would go on to lead the tigers to two memorial cups 1987, 1988 as well as winning the gold medal for canada at the world juniors championship 1988, all while. The article continues on by relating the story of how linden decided to stick to his roots by shunning a scholarship to princeton university to play for the medicine hat tigers. Dave dawson catches up with communications of the medicine hat tigers. Before joining the nhl in 1988, trevor helped the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league whl win consecutive memorial cup championships.
In addition to appearing in two nhl allstar games, linden was a member of the 1998 canadian olympic team and participated in the 1996 world cup of hockey. He played centre and right wing with four different teams. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 198687 medicine hat tigers playing in the whl. Together, they were able to identify such talented players as mark fitzpatrick, rob dimaio, mark pederson, dean chynoweth, trevor linden, wayne mcbean and scott mccrady. Trevor linden cap hit, salary, contracts, contract history, earnings, aav, free agent status. Dale kushner, kirby lindal, trevor linden, mike macwilliam, wayne mcbean. Antique hat pins 14k yellow gold tigers eye mini mosaic lot of 5 coral stick. The next season, at the age of 16, he made the team fulltime. See more ideas about nhl, hockey and vancouver canucks. After one season playing with the medicine hat midget tigers of the alberta midget hockey league amhl, linden joined the whl tigers for the final five games. Trevor linden, at age 17, had 46 goals and 110 points in 67 whl regular season games, then followed that up with goals and 25 points in 16 whl postseason games for the memorial cup champion medicine hat tigers. Tigers playbyplay man bob ridley above describes linden as the type of player you would like to watch forever. Vancouver when trevor linden was an nhl rookie in 198889, he lived around the corner from vancouver canucks legend stan smyl, and they used to carpool to the pacific coliseum. After one season playing with the medicine hat midget tigers of the alberta midget hockey league amhl, he joined the whl tigers for the final five games of the 198586 regular season where he scored two goals.
Both tom lysiak and trevor linden have worn that number. Boniface seals, herb burron, pete patch couture, george gordon. Medicine hat tigers tickets the medicine hat tigers is one of the oldest teams in the whl. Trevor linden ice hockey wiki fandom powered by wikia. Trevor linden is still a legend in his hometown of medicine hat.
Trevor was a gritty prairie kid that lived the nhl dream for 19 seasons. Medicine hat, ab the medicine hat tigers kicked off their 50th anniversary season by coming from behind to defeat the lethbridge hurricanes 43 in a shootout friday night at the enmax centre. Before he became a member of this group, trevor linden was using the medication hat tigers of the western hockey group and was instrumental when the group won consecutive memorial glass championships. During its second season, the medicine hat tigers won 35 games and finished above. He was offered a scholarship to princeton university for both his academic work and for his ability on the ice. The medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league ended the 198586 season with a record of 54 wins and 17 losses and 1 ties for 109 points in the whls east division.
Congratulations to this most deserving franchise, the medicine hat tigers. If it wasnt for all these great players who came through the ranks, the medicine hat tigers would not be the team they are today thats for sure, ridley said. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. He led the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league to the last two memorial cup championships, and the tigers general manager at the time, russ farwell, predicted before last years nhl draft that linden would be a team captain in the league within five years. Almost from the start, the tigers were a competitive team in the league. The 1987 memorial cup was the first threeteam tournament since 1982. Ennis, bortolussi and linden capture 200809 whl awards.
During his amateur career he also won a world junior gold with canada in 1988. Trevor linden was drafted second over all by the vancouver canucks. Trevor linden played centre and right wing with four different teams. Medicine hat tigers vs prince albert raiders line brawl jan 1594 duration.
The team has won two national memorial cups, five whl league championships and seven division titles, and continues to rally for the cup annually. Trevor linden was born in medicine hat, alberta, canada, and excelled in. Linden was born in the hat, and grew up dreaming of playing junior hockey with the tigers. Kevin costner signed detroit tigers hat jsa full coa for love of the game auto. Since the turn of the century, names like ennis, lupul, bouwmeester, macarthur, russell, and barker have paved their path to the nhl with the tigers. Sep 16, 2019 i was born the same year as trevor linden and a minor hockey buddy i grew up with also played junior with him in medicine hat. Linden joined the whl medicine hat tigers for the final five games of the 198586 regular season, where he scored two goals.
They are two of the greatest players to ever come out of the club. Very few players get the chance to win the memorial cup but the medicine hat tigers were poised to win two despite an offseason change behind the bench. Trevor is a home grown boy and has represented the city of medicine hat in the hockey world for years and is very proud of where he comes from. The medicine hat tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the western hockey league whl who play out of medicine hat, alberta, canada.
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