The Medicine Hat Tigers kicked of the Yukon Showcase on Friday, taking on the Kelowna Rockets in Whitehorse.

Friday was the first of two games held at Takhini Arena in Whitehorse, the hometown of former Tigers’ forward Gavin McKenna and Ottawa Senators forward and Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni Dylan Cozens. Current Hurricanes’ forward Luke Cozens, in his third season in the WHL, also represents Whitehorse.

Due to a trio of forward injuries (Ethan Neutens, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Luke Ruptash), the Tigers skated with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Friday’s game was the preseason debut for a pair of overagers, forward Misha Volotovskii and defenceman Josh Van Mulligen. Markus and Liam Ruck also drew into their first preseason games off the fall, as did goaltender Carter Casey who was

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