Tigers sign 2009-born forward selected in U.S. Draft

sports@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers announced the signing of forward Nolan Marto on Thursday. Marto, a 38th overall pick of the Tigers in the 2024 U.S. Priority Draft, played 27 games last season with Grand Forks Central High, tallying 22 goals and 52 points. The year before he head 64 goals and 126 points in The post Tigers sign 2009-born forward selected in U.S. Draft appeared first on Medicine Hat News .

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 17, 2026. sports@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers announced the signing of forward Nolan Marto on Thursday.

Marto, a 38th overall pick of the Tigers in the 2024 U.S. Priority Draft, played 27 games last season with Grand Forks Central High, tallying 22 goals and 52 points. The year before he head 64 goals and 126 points in 50 games with the U15AA Grand Forks Bantam. “Nolan brings a lot of qualities we value in a forward.

He has a natural goal-scoring touch, knows how to finish, and uses his straight-line speed to create offence,” assistant general manager Bobby Fox said in a release. “He’s competitive, smart, strong in possession, and committed to playing the right way in all three zones. We believe his skill set and two-way approach will fit our identity very well.”

The 5-foot-8 2009-born forward is the seventh signing and ninth player added by the Tigers this offseason. He is the third forward, joining 2026 first-round import selection Arvid Drott (2007) and 2026 first-round pick Max OsGood (2011). Medicine Hat has signed three defencemen, 2010-born blue liners Jake Burmis and Hunter Saddleback and 2011-born D-man Nash Springer.

They’ve also put pen to paper with 2010-born goaltender Ben Meyer. The Tigers have made a pair of trades to date, acquiring forward Brayden Holberton from the Seattle Thunderbirds in May and picking up the WHL playing rights to Calgary Flames defence prospect Mace’o Phillips from the Portland Winterhawks in July.