Tanner Molendyk (R) pictured with Marcus Pacheco (39) and Bryce Pickford (10) of the Medicine Hat Tigers. (Image Credit: WHL)

By Victor Kaisar

WHL Champions

McBride’s Tanner Molendyk wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers

May 17, 2025 | 8:24 AM

SPOKANE, WASH. — Tanner Molendyk is a Western Hockey League champion.

The McBride native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007.

The 16-2 Tigers also beat the Swift Current Broncos in five games in the first round of playoffs, and followed that up with sweeps over the Prince Albert Raiders and the Lethbridge Hurricanes in rounds two and three.

The 20-year-old Molendyk joined the Tigers in a trade in January after falling short in the Eastern Conference Finals as a member of the Saskatoon Blades in the 2023-24 season. The Blades fell in seven games to eventual 2024 WHL champions, the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Molendyk finished with five goals and 26 points in 28 games for the Tigers this season. He added four goals and 20 points in 18 playoff games.

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A first round pick of the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL Draft, Molendyk is expected to turn professional next season, though he is eligible to return to the WHL as an overage player.