GAME DAY: Hurricanes Open Homestand Against Oil Kings
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes open a four-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:00pm to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (3-11-0-1) enters on a three-game losing streak after dropping all three games on an East Division road trip. Lethbridge suffered a 7-0 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Saturday in the trip finale at Assiniboine Credit Union Place. It marked the second time this season that the ‘Canes were shutout as Leif Oaten made 28-saves. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 1-5-0-1 record at home this year as the Hurricanes sit last in the Eastern Conference.
The Oil Kings (9-4-1-1) enter on a four-game losing streak having gone 0-2-1-1 in that span. Edmonton is coming off a 3-2 loss to the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Place. Andrew O’Neill and Poul Andersen scored in the defeat while Ethan Simcoe made 21-saves in the setback. The Oil Kings enter tonight with a 5-3-0-0 record on the road this year.
Tonight will be the second of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Edmonton so far this season. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre’s, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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VS. OIL KINGS: Tonight will be the second of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. The ‘Canes have posted an 0-1-0-0 record against the Oil Kings so far this season. Last year, Lethbridge went 4-4-0-0 against Edmonton. Over the last three seasons, Lethbridge has posted a 7-8-0-0 record against Edmonton. The Hurricanes are 52-53-4-4 all-time record against the Oil Kings while having gone 26-24-2-4 all-time against Edmonton on home ice.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 13th/2025 – at Edmonton (6-2 EDM)
October 29th/2025 – at Lethbridge
December 16th/2025 – at Lethbridge
December 28th/2025 – at Edmonton
December 30th/2025 – at Lethbridge
February 16th/2026 – at Edmonton
February 28th/2026 – at Edmonton
March 20th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 20th/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
January 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (7-3 EDM)
January 4th/2025 – at Edmonton (5-2 EDM)
January 5th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 SO LET)
January 26th/2025 – at Edmonton (2-1 LET)
February 1st/2025 – at Lethbridge (2-0 EDM)
February 15th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 EDM)
March 21st/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (8) – Shane Smith, Luke Cozens
Assists (10) – Logan Wormald
Points (17) – Shane Smith, Luke Cozens
PIMS (31) – Shane Smith
Plus/Minus (+1) – Logan Wormald
Wins (2) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.877) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (4.12) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Season):
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-2a); 4 of 7 games (2g-2a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 of 3 games (2a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 of 6 games (2g-6a); 8 of 11 games (5g-9a); 16 of 22 games (8g-21a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 3 of 5 games (5g-1a); 5 of 9 games (5g-4a); 10 of 15 games (8g-9a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 4 games (2a); 3 of 6 games (3a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 4 games (3a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 6 games (4g-2a); 5 of 9 games (4g-6a); 10 of 15 games (8g-9a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 4 of 9 games (1g-3a)
– Mykolas Skadauskas has points in 2 of 5 games (2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 18 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 36 games away from 100 career games
– Shane Smith is 32 games away from 250 career games
– Shane Smith is 18 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Wormald is 9 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 24 points away from 250 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 9 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 5 points away from 50 career points
– Owen Berge is 11 games away from 150 career games
– Koen Cleaver is 14 games away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 15: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 3-11-0-1 record (7 points) on the season after 15 games. The ‘Canes are 1-5-0-1 at home and 2-6-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 9-5-1-0 record after 15 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-8-0-1 record in the month of October.
Berge In, Toogood Out: On October 27th, the Hurricanes acquired 2006-born forward Owen Berge from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for an eighth-round draft pick in 2028. The Edmonton, AB, product appeared in 139 regular season games with the Warriors amassing 33 points (15g-18a) and 55 penalty minutes. The ‘Canes also released 2007-born forward Jack Toogood.
Top-20 Worm: Logan Wormald suited up in 250th WHL game on October 24th in Moose Jaw. He enters tonight having collected 16 points (6g-10a) along with eight penalty minutes in 15 games. He sits 18th all-time in Hurricanes point scoring with 226 career points (91g-135a) in 250 games. Wormald enters 11 points shy of Brad Rubachuk for 17th all-time in points. He sits tied for 18th all-time in goals (91) with Travis Brigley (91) for 18th all-time while sitting 19th all-time in games played sitting one game shy of Mark Smith and Calen Addison (252) for 18th all-time in games played.
B-Smit: On October 17th, the Hurricanes acquired 2007-born defenceman Brayden Smith from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fifth-and-eighth round draft picks. The Saskatoon, SK, product appeared in 61 career games with the Pats amassing nine points (2g-7a) with 30 penalty minutes. Brayden made his ‘Canes debut on October 22nd in Regina against his former team.
On The List: The NHL Central Scouting listed two Hurricanes on their Preliminary Players to Watch List as both Koen Cleaver and Gavin Lesiuk earned a ‘W’ ranking as a potential sixth-or-seventh round draft pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, ‘Canes prospects Dayne Beuker and Logan Stuart were ranked as ‘B’ Skaters while Filip Novak was listed as a ‘C’ Skater. A total of 89 WHL players were listed.
Near The Top: Shane Smith and Luke Cozens enter tonight tied for the Hurricanes lead in both goals (8) and points (17) in 15 games this season. The duo enters sitting tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring while sitting in the top-20 among all WHL skaters. Both Smith and Cozens rank tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference in goals.
Canada Calling: Leif Oaten is currently attending the 2025 Under-17 World Challenge. He was named to the Canada Red for the tournament. Oaten becomes the first Hurricanes player to attend the U17 tournament since 2023 when Koen Cleaver and Will Sharpe appeared for Canada White. The tournament will take place in Truro, Nova Scotia from October 31 until November 8.
