1980-81 Medicine Hat Tigers Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 40-29-3 - 83 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Pat Ginnell (40-29-3)
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1980-81 Medicine Hat Tigers Statistics

The Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 40 wins and 29 losses and 3 ties for 83 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Tigers netted 358 goals and allowed 302. Ken Solheim scored 68 goals for Medicine Hat, while Mike Lay and Steve Tsujiura tallied 30 or more also. Steve Tsujiura accounted for 84 assists. Kelly Hrudey earned 32 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.97 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Pat Ginnell coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Tom AdamsLWNovember 14, 19606'1"185LBeaverlodge, AB CAN
Curt BroadheadCFebruary 1, 19606'2"181RHay River, NT Canada
Rod BuskasDJanuary 7, 19616'1"206RWetaskiwin, AB Canada
Kelly CarsonFJune 20, 19626'1"235N. Battleford, SASK Canada
Murray CravenLJuly 20, 19646'3"195LMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Derek DavisDMarch 30, 19605'10"183RFlin Flon, MB Canada
Rod EdmundsCApril 5, 19626'1"180L
Bob FlemingRWMay 18, 19616'1"205RCalgary, AB Canada
Kevin GinnellCDecember 5, 19616'3"201ROmaha, NE USA
Bruce GordonRNovember 14, 19625'10"185RMarsden, SASK Canada
Kelly HrudeyGJanuary 13, 19615'10"189LEdmonton, AB Canada
Roger Krchnak
Mike LayMarch 22, 1963Meadow Lake, SASK Canada
Gary LeachDMarch 11, 19625'11"188RLloydminster, SASK Canada
Kevin MalchukLWJune 13, 19636'0"185LBrandon, MB Canada
Tom McMurchyRDecember 2, 19635'9"165LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Dan OlsenLMarch 17, 19616'0"185LCalgary, ALTA Canada
Tony PontarolloF
Dennis SalamandykCDecember 14, 19616'2"184LThompson, MAN Canada
Brent SapergiaRWNovember 16, 19625'11"203RMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Colin SolheimWFebruary 28, 19625'10"175LGrande Prairie, ALTA Canada
Ken SolheimLMarch 27, 19616'3"210LHythe, AB Canada
Chris St. CyrDSeptember 14, 19635'10"190LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Peter SteblykDMarch 25, 19616'0"183LEdmonton, ALTA Canada
Damien SteiertDApril 17, 19616'1"187REmpress, ALTA Canada
Steve TsujiuraCMarch 4, 19635'5"163LCoaldale, ON Canada
George WalterFFebruary 25, 19615'11"170Burnaby, BC Canada
Stu WenaasDJanuary 22, 19646'0"201RRobsart, AB Canada
Randy WickwareLWSeptember 3, 19616'2"205LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mike WintherCJune 16, 19616'0"187Prince George, BC Canada
Brian ZieglerLWJanuary 7, 19615'10"181LCalgary, AB Canada



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