Cubs visit Rimbey Royals on Saturday night
The Medicine Hat Cubs take their three-game winning streak on the road to face the Rimbey Royals at Vern Poffenroth Memorial Arena on Saturday night, with puck drop set for 8:30 p.m.
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Medicine Hat enters at 4-1-0 with eight points, sitting fourth in the Gary Wournell South Division and seventh overall in the league through five games. The Cubs have scored 24 goals while allowing 12 on the season and are 2-0-0 on the road.
Their recent run includes an 8-1 home win over the Rocky Mountain House Rams on Oct. 2, a 4-1 road win at the Cochrane Generals on Oct. 3, and a 3-2 overtime victory at the Strathmore Wheatland Kings on Oct. 9.
Defenceman Brodie Heimbecker leads the Cubs with five goals and six points through five games. Forward Cole Fisher has eight points — three goals and five assists — in three games played. Colby Gulliver has seven points on three goals and four assists, while Jesse Klimosko has five points and Brennan Finke four.
Rimbey enters Saturday winless at 0-8-0 through eight games, last in the Don Lunn North Division and 12th in the league. The Royals have scored eight goals and allowed 71 this season, going 0-4-0 both at home and on the road.
Reed Toussaint leads Rimbey with four points on one goal and three assists in eight games. Zander Morrill and Brayden Nicolas each have two goals for the season.
The game streams live on FloHockey, which requires a subscription. The Cubs return to action the following afternoon, visiting the Sylvan Lake Wranglers at Diamond Valley Pressure Services Arena on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 2:45 p.m. MDT.
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