McBride’s Tanner Molendyk is the WHL Player of the Week.
He is the seventh defenceman to win the award in 2024-25.
The Nashville Predators prospect erupted for a goal and five assists for six points in two road games to help the Medicine Hat Tigers eliminate the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Championship series
Molendyk sparked a critical comeback in Game 3 as the Tigers erased a three-goal deficit for a dramatic 7-6 overtime win against the Hurricanes on April 29.
He was named first star due to his four-point effort, which is also tied for the highest-scoring game of his career (regular season + playoffs).
Molendyk was just as impactful in Game 4, where he helped break a 1-1 stalemate with a secondary assist on a Pickford powerplay strike.
Tanner. Tigers. Tempo WHL Player of the Week.
What a week it's been for @PredsNHL prospect and @tigershockey blueliner, Tanner Molendyk!
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— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) May 5, 2025
Medicine Hat wouldn’t relinquish the lead after that, though Molendyk would add another helper on a second-period tally from Misha Volotovskii.
Molendyk has registered three goals and 11 assists for 14 points in 13 playoff games as he prepares to battle for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.
The smooth-skating rearguard is a finalist for the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy for WHL Defenceman of the Year.
Medicine Hat acquired Molendyk from the Saskatoon Blades prior to the 2025 WHL Trade Deadline Deal and closed out the regular season with nine goals and 38 assists for 47 points and a +25 rating in 49 games.
The Tigers and Spokane Chiefs kick off the 2025 WHL Championship Series on Friday at Co-op Place in Medicine Hat.
ONE. LAST. DANCE.
A #WHLChampionship collision course between the @spokanechiefs and @tigershockey makes impact on Friday, May 9.
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— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) May 2, 2025
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