A CHL phenom is using a lesson he learned as a 16-year-old to rewrite the junior hockey record books.

Medicine Hat Tigers star Gavin McKenna is in the midst of a 53-game point streak, the longest in modern league history. Over that stretch, the 2026 NHL Entry Draft top prospect has tallied 135 points.

Last season, he began pushing himself more away from the rink.

“Going into the second half of the year, I think I started to work a little harder off the ice and put in the extra time,” he said on Friday morning ahead of Game 1 of the WHL dinals versus Spokane. “Doing that stuff, you become more consistent and it just becomes more natural.”

You can catch Game 1 between the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Spokane Chiefs LIVE on Friday night at 9 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT on TSN1, the TSN App, and TSN.ca.

Tigers head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins praised McKenna for his work ethic and how he treats teammates.

“The thing about Gavin that’s so unbelievable is how much he likes to win,” Desjardins said. “He just........

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