GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Homestand Against Americans
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a three-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Tri-City Americans at 7:00pm at the ENMAX Centre on Military Appreciation Night.
The Hurricanes (13-4-0-3) enter on a four-game winning streak after earning a come-from-behind 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night. Oliver Okuliar, Dylan Cozens and Alex Cotton scored in the third period to erase a 3-0 deficit before D-Jay Jerome scored the shootout winner. The win for the ‘Canes extended their point-streak to 12-straight games going 10-0-0-2 in that span.
The Americans (9-6-0-1) began a three-game Central Division road trip with a 4-3 shootout win over the Calgary Hitmen last night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Beck Warm was strong in goal for Tri-City as he made 46 saves in the game while stopping all three Calgary shooters in the shootout. The Americans have won three out of their last four games entering tonight.
Tonight will be the only meeting on the season between the Hurricanes and the Americans. Lethbridge has lost three-straight games against Tri-City dating back to February of 2016. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328), online at www.enmaxcentre.ca or in person by visiting the ENMAX Centre or Yates Memorial Theatre Ticket Centre’s.
VS. AMERICANS: Tonight will be the only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and the Oil Kings. Lethbridge has lost the last three meetings head-to-head against Tri-City dating back to February 12th, 2016 when the ‘Canes earned a 5-3 win at the ENMAX Centre on the back of a Tyler Wong hat-trick. Hurricanes have gone 0-1-1-1 in the three meetings since that victory.
2018-19 REGULAR SEASON SERIES: TOP 5 SEASON SCORERS
December 8th/2018 – at TRI (8-7 OT TRI) Dylan Cozens – 13G, 15A – 28 points Oliver Okuliar – 16G, 11A – 27 points
2019-20 REGULAR SEASON SERIES: Alex Cotton – 5G, 16A – 21 points
November 9th/2019 – at Lethbridge Calen Addison – 4G, 14A – 19 points D-Jay Jerome – 8G, 9A – 17 points
2019-2020 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (16) – Oliver Okuliar Assists (16) – Alex Cotton
Points (28) – Dylan Cozens
PIMS (25) – Koletrane Wilson Plus/Minus (+19) – Oliver Okuliar
Wins (7) – Carl Tetachuk Shutouts (1) – Carl Tetachuk
Save % (.930) – Carl Tetachuk Goals Against Average (2.11) – Carl Tetachuk
2019 PRE-SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (3) – Rylan Thiessen Assists (3) – Four players
Points (4) – Chase Wheatcroft & Alex Thacker
PIMS (11) – Koletrane Wilson Plus/Minus (+2) – Chase Wheatcroft & Oliver Okuliar
Wins (1) – Carl Tetachuk Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.905) – Carl Tetachuk Goals Against Average (2.38) – Carl Tetachuk
WHO’S HOT:
– Oliver Okuliar has points in 10 straight games (12g-6a); 11 of 12 games (14g-7a)
– Okuliar has goals in 8 of 9 games (12g)
– Dylan Cozens has points in 7 straight games (5g-9a); 12 of 13 games (8g-11a); 16 of 18 games (13g-15a)
– Calen Addison has points in 5 straight games (1g-8a); 9 of 12 games (2g-11a); 12 of 18 games (4g-14a)
– Alex Cotton has points in 4 straight games (2g-6a); 6 of 8 games (2g-10a); 7 of 10 games (4g-11a)
– Dino Kambeitz has points in 3 straight games (3a); 7 of 9 games (4g-4a); 10 of 17 games (5g-6a)
– D-Jay Jerome has points in 3 of 4 games (4g-3a); 4 of 7 games (4g-4a); 7 of 11 games (6g-7a)
– Danila Palivko has points in 3 of 4 games (3a); 4 of 7 games (4a)
– Ty Prefontaine has points in 3 of 4 games (3a)
– Jett Jones has points in 5 of 11 games (2g-5a); 6 of 14 games (2g-6a)
– Alex Thacker has points in 2 of 5 games (1g-1a)
– Koletrane Wilson has points in 4 of 9 games (1g-6a); 5 of 11 games (1g-8a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Calen Addison is 4 assists away from 150 career assists
– Calen Addison is 19 points away from 200 career points
– Oliver Okuliar is 16 games away from 100 career CHL games
– D-Jay Jerome is 13 games away from 200 career games
– Dylan Cozens is 4 games away from 150 career games
– Dylan Cozens is 4 assists away from 100 career assists
– Koletrane Wilson is 3 games away from 150 career games
