Linden was born in the hat, and grew up dreaming of playing junior hockey with the tigers. Last seen in the 20072008 season with the vancouver canucks nhl. Trevor linden player profile, stats and championships. 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. Get the best deals for medicine hat tigers jersey at. 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. Former medicince hat tiger and vancouver canucks captain will have his no. Boniface seals, herb burron, pete patch couture, george gordon. Almost from the start, the tigers were a competitive team in the league. Trevor linden ice hockey wiki fandom powered by wikia. Linden grew up watching the tigers and idolized lanny mcdonald, who played in medicine hat before he joined the nhl.
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. Dale derkatch fourth pat to join whl top 50 regina pats. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 198687 medicine hat tigers playing in the whl. 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. Born in medicine hat alberta, trevor linden played junior hockey with the medicine hat tigers, where he won two 2 memorial cups. Dave dawson catches up with communications of the medicine hat tigers. Rare team signed medicine hat tigers 2007 memorial cup whl chl hockey jersey nwt. Trevor john linden was born april 11th 1970, in medicine hat, alberta, canada. He was offered a scholarship to princeton university for both his academic work and for his ability on the ice. During its second season, the medicine hat tigers won 35 games and finished above. Statistics of trevor linden, a hockey player from medicine hat, alta born apr 11. Before he joined the nhl in 1988, linden helped the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league whl. At 21 trevor linden was named the captain of a team that started to climb out of obscurity under pat quinn. 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, 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. Trevor linden president at national hockey league vancouver, canada area 0 connections. The next season, at the age of 16, he made the team fulltime. The tigers became the only albertabased team to ever win backtoback memorial cup championships. Unfollow medicine hat tigers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. The hiring of trevor linden brought both criticism and positivity. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 198788 medicine hat tigers playing in the whl. 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 linden is still a legend in his hometown of medicine hat. The team has won two national memorial cups, five whl league championships and seven division titles, and continues to rally for the cup annually. 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.
Linden joined the whl medicine hat tigers for the final five games of the 198586 regular season, where he scored two goals. Before joining the nhl in 1988, linden helped the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league whl win consecutive memorial cup championships. Medicine hat tigers tickets the medicine hat tigers is one of the oldest teams in the whl. Medicine man for vancouver sports illustrated vault.
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. Trevor linden medicine hat tigers vancouver, canada. He was offered a scholarship to princeton university for both. Dale kushner, kirby lindal, trevor linden, mike macwilliam, wayne mcbean. When he was developing up, he always chosen to play hockey but was thinking about other sports aswell, such as for example basketball. See more ideas about nhl, hockey and vancouver canucks.
They are two of the greatest players to ever come out of the club. 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. 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. 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. Medicine hat tigers memorial cup champions 1988 hockeygods. Congratulations to this most deserving franchise, the medicine hat tigers. Trevor linden was drafted second over all by the vancouver canucks. 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. Medicine hat tigers vs prince albert raiders line brawl jan 1594 duration.
During his amateur career he also won a world junior gold with canada in 1988. Trevor linden joins exclusive club medicine hat tigers. A number of big names will be back in the gas city on july 18th. Before joining the nhl in 1988, trevor helped the medicine hat tigers of the western hockey league whl win consecutive memorial cup championships. Since then, the team has made its presence felt in not just the whl but the wider chl. Whiteboard willie in his time as head coach with the medicine hat tigers. Trailing 31, the tigers tied the game up midway through the final frame with goals from alternate captains bryan lockner and ryan chyzowski. 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. 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.
A model student and an exceptional athlete, trevor was offered a scholarship to princeton university to play for the hockey team. He played centre and right wing with four different teams. Antique hat pins 14k yellow gold tigers eye mini mosaic lot of 5 coral stick. Retire trevor lindens medicine hat tigers jersey home. 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. The 1987 memorial cup was the first threeteam tournament since 1982. 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. April 29, 2009 western hockey league whl medicine hat tigers news release edmonton, ab medicine hat tigers. Kevin costner signed detroit tigers hat jsa full coa for love of the game auto. Medicine hat tigers, medicine hat tigers history, medicine hat tigers roster, trevor linden history, 1988 medicine hat tigers, 1988 medicine hat tigers roster.
Tigers playbyplay man bob ridley above describes linden as the type of player you would like to watch forever. Trevor linden, obc born april 11, 1970, in medicine hat, alberta is a canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Trevor linden played centre and right wing with four different teams. 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. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. Trevor linden was born in medicine hat, alberta, canada, and excelled in. Trevor grew up watching the tigers and idolized lanny mcdonald, who played in medicine hat before he joined the nhl. Trevor linden cap hit, salary, contracts, contract history, earnings, aav, free agent status.
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