February 26, 2021 - 9:28 PM
Corson Hopwo completed his hat trick in overtime as the Medicine Hat Tigers opened the 2020-21 Western Hockey League season with a 5-4 comeback win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday.
Medicine Hat trailed 4-1 in the third period, but Hopwo struck twice and Lukas Svejkovsky added another goal at 19:19 to force extra time.
Nick McCarry also scored while Garin Bjorklund made 29 saves for the Tigers (1-0-0).
Jayden Grubbe, Ethan Rowland, Kyle Masters and Chris Douglas had the Rebels (0-0-1) up three goals 4:36 into the third before Medicine Hat stormed back.
Ethan Anders stopped 26-of-31 shots for Red Deer.
WHL Roundup: Corson Hopwo leads Tigers over Rebels in first game of season
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WHL Roundup: Corson Hopwo leads Tigers over Rebels in first game of season
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2019-20 Division Finish: Fifth Place
2019-20 Top Scorers: LW Arshdeep Bains (18-33–51); RW Ben King (20-26–46); C Josh Tarzwell (32-9–41)
20-year-olds: RW Chris Douglas (12-23–35); Tarzwell; G Ethan Anders (12-18-1-2)
2020-21 Season Opener:
Last Game:
Overview: The youth movement is on in full force in Red Deer, with some high-profile WHL Draft selections entering the fray for the abbreviated 24-game season. Forward Kalan Lind – the younger brother of former Kelowna Rocket Kole Lind – joins the Rebels after being selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2020 WHL Draft. On the blueline, a pair of second rounders from the 2019 WHL Draft will look to get a feel for the game. Hunter Mayo, hailing from Saskatoon, was selected 23rd overall, while Jace Weir of Coldstream, B.C., was selected 38th overall.
2020-21 WHL Season Preview: Red Deer Rebels – WHL Network
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