The Swift Current Broncos and Medicine Hat Tigers battle in the first half of a home-and-home that will help decide the WHL's Central Division on Friday.
The Broncos are coming off a 4-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday and have won nine of their last 10 games. They have a 5-1-1 record against Medicine Hat this season with the two clubs playing on Friday and Saturday to close out their season series. Leading the Broncos' backend is captain Owen Pickering who was drafted 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-4 left-shot leads Broncos defencemen in scoring with six goals and 38 points with a plus-15 rating.
Rookie forward Gavin McKenna leads the team in scoring with 31 goals and 90 points in 58 games. The Whitehorse, Yukon native became just the third player to be granted exceptional status to play in the WHL last season, joining Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard and Buffalo Sabres prospect Matthew Savoie.
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