Brad Voth (born February 25, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
24-693: Voth played junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League from 1996 to 2001. In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft he was selected 157th overall in the 6th round by St. Louis Blues . He spent two season with the Blues organization, playing for their American Hockey League affiliate the Worcester IceCats and their ECHL affiliate the Peoria Rivermen . After being released by
48-537: A 3–1 victory over the Tigers to secure the team's first Memorial Cup championship. Lucic was named tournament MVP. In 2023, the 2007 Giants team was inducted into the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame. The Giants would set franchise records with 57 wins 119 points in 2008–09 and make consecutive runs to the Conference finals in 2009 and 2010. However, after the 2010, the team failed to win another playoff series until they returned to
72-657: The 2007-08 season , when he scored 24 goals and 16 assists for 40 points in 50 games. He was also named captain of the team in January 2007 and held it for three years before being relieved of it in February 2010. Voth sustained a nerve injury in a game against the Belfast Giants in December 2011 and sat out for several weeks until 4 February 2012 when Cardiff announced that Voth would retire with immediate effect and would begin work with
96-537: The Everett Silvertips in the second round. Along with the Giants' improving play, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to a boost in attendance for the club—nearly 9,000 fans attended the team's season-opener, and the team averaged 8,400 spectators that season; Toigo later stated that the lockout was a definite factor in "putting us on the map". The Giants capitalized by putting together a string of successful seasons that saw
120-703: The Memorial Cup as Canadian junior champions in 2007 . The team was based in the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver , the former arena of the National Hockey League 's Vancouver Canucks , until moving to the Langley Events Centre in 2016. British Columbia-based businessman Ron Toigo was granted a WHL expansion franchise for the city of Vancouver ahead of the 2001–02 season . In the following years,
144-745: The Blues in 2003, Voth spent a further two seasons in the ECHL, spending the 2003-04 season with the Columbus Cottonmouths and the 2004-05 season with the Texas Wildcatters . In 2005, Voth moved to the United Kingdom and signed for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League . An imposing figure at 6'5” and 235 lbs, Voth played tough hockey, in a style not always seen in
168-498: The EIHL. His role in the Cardiff Devils was an enforcer , demonstrated by his significant penalty minutes (PIM) totals during his stint, a total 1,762 in exactly 300 EIHL league games and was the EIHL's Most Penalised Player four out of his five years in the league. However, Voth was also an offensive presence within the team, eventually scoring 209 points for the Devils. His standout season was
192-592: The Fire Service. Following his retirement, his jersey number #26 was retired by the Devils. Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) based in Medicine Hat , Alberta . Established in 1970, the team has won the second most Ed Chynoweth Cups as league champion with five, and has gone on to win two Memorial Cup titles. The Tigers also have seven Division titles. Since 2015,
216-463: The Giants captured their first league championship, defeating the Moose Jaw Warriors in the league final in four games, with Brule earning most valuable player honours. The win advanced the Giants to their first Memorial Cup tournament, in which they were eliminated in the semifinal by the host Moncton Wildcats . Despite the loss, Brule recorded 12 points in the tournament, the highest total in
240-401: The Giants hired Manny Viveiros as their new head coach. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts, SOL = Shootout losses Pts, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Canadian Hockey League champion Western Hockey League playoff champion First place in regular season List of National Hockey League (NHL) alumni: List of players on
264-636: The Giants win only 13 games, the team rapidly improved. In 2002, the Giants selected Gilbert Brule first overall in the WHL Bantam Draft —Brule would go on to become the team's first major star player, beginning with winning the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL's rookie of the year in 2004. That season, the team won its first playoff round, defeating the Kamloops Blazers before losing to
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#1732858568928288-457: The Raiders won 3–2 in overtime, marking the second game seven overtime defeat in the finals in Giants history. In 2022, the Giants made history by selecting Chloe Primerano in the thirteenth round of the WHL prospects draft, making Primerano the first-ever female skater selected in a Canadian Hockey League draft. In 2023, when Michael Dyck left the organization to join the professional ranks,
312-460: The Tigers have missed the playoffs only twice, but have failed to advance past the second round of the playoffs, even despite securing division titles in 2016–17 and 2017–18. In 2015, the team moved from the old Arena to the new Co-op Place. In 2024, Gavin McKenna became the fourth Tiger and the first since Neil Brady in 1986 to be named the winner of the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of
336-563: The Tigers play at Co-op Place after forty-five seasons at the Medicine Hat Arena . Medicine Hat was granted a team in the Western Canada Hockey League ahead of its fifth season, and the Tigers began play in 1970–71 . Although the team struggled in its inaugural season, the Tigers rapidly improved, led by the scoring exploits of Tom Lysiak —who won league scoring titles in 1972 and 1973— Lanny McDonald . The team made
360-533: The Tigers would capture back-to-back championships and Memorial Cup titles in 1987 and 1988. Because of their success, the championship Tigers' teams were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame . The Tigers won two more league titles in a four-year span between 2004 and 2007. In 2004, Medicine Hat put together the best record in the Eastern Conference and advanced to the final, where they swept
384-484: The championship final in 2019. During that stretch, Bonner stepped down as manager after 15 seasons, replaced first by Glen Hanlon and then, in 2018, by Barclay Parneta, who hired Michael Dyck as head coach. In the 2019 final, the Giants faced the regular season champion Prince Albert Raiders ; the Giants fell behind in the series three games to one before forcing a decisive game seven in Prince Albert. In game seven,
408-509: The club's ownership group would grow to include Sultan Thiara, former Vancouver Canucks head coach Pat Quinn , the estate of Hockey Hall of Fame member Gordie Howe , and singer Michael Bublé . The team was first based out of Pacific Coliseum, the former Canucks arena in downtown Vancouver; in 2016, after 15 seasons, the team moved to the Langley Events Centre. After a dismal inaugural season, typical for an expansion team, that saw
432-538: The expansion Everett Silvertips. In 2005–06, the Tigers secured their second regular season title, before losing the Conference Final against the Moose Jaw Warriors . The following season, they would return to the championship series, where they faced the Vancouver Giants . Backstopped by goaltender Matt Keetley , the Tigers defeated the Giants in double-overtime of game seven to win the title. Because Vancouver
456-500: The playoffs in its second season, and in its third made it to the championship final. In the final, they defeated the Saskatoon Blades to win their first title. The Tigers' next significant run of success came in the latter half of the 1980s. In 1986, the team secured its first regular season title and advanced to its first of three consecutive league finals. Led by the likes of Trevor Linden , Wayne McBean , and Mark Pederson ,
480-473: The series in the second overtime period of game seven. However, the Giants were selected to host the 2007 Memorial Cup , which secured them a berth in the tournament despite their championship series defeat. The Giants secured a spot in the tournament final with an 8–1 semifinal win over the Plymouth Whalers , setting up a rematch with the Tigers. In the final, the Giants avenged their WHL title defeat with
504-472: The team capture five consecutive B.C. Division titles between 2005 and 2010. The run of success began with the hiring of former NHL coach Don Hay as head coach, replacing Dean Evason . Then, in 2005, general manager Scott Bonner acquired a number of key players including Kenndal McArdle , Wacey Rabbit , and goaltender Dustin Slade , who, along with Brule, would lead the team to its first championship. In 2006,
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#1732858568928528-477: The tournament since 1997 and enough to secure the Ed Chynoweth Trophy as the leading scorer. With the breakthrough of second-year forward Milan Lucic helping to make up for the off-season loss of Brule, the Giants returned to the WHL championship series in 2007 in a playoff run that also featured the debut of future star Evander Kane . In the final, they faced the Medicine Hat Tigers , narrowly losing
552-534: The year. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Vancouver Giants The Vancouver Giants are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team playing based in Langley, British Columbia , and playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Founded in 2001, the Giants won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league champions in 2006 and
576-400: Was hosting the 2007 Memorial Cup , both teams advanced to the tournament. The Tigers again defeated the Giants in overtime during the preliminary round in order to advance directly to the final, which wound up being a re-match between the two rivals. In the final, the host Giants avenged their earlier losses, defeating the Tigers 3–1 at Pacific Coliseum . Since their last title run in 2007,
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