GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look for First Win in Rematch Against Tigers
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look for their first victory of the season tonight as they visit the Medicine Hat Tigers at 7:00pm at Co-op Place.
The Hurricanes (0-1-0-0) enter after suffering a 5-2 loss to the Tigers in their Dairy Queen Home Opener on Friday at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Dayne Beuker and Owen Berge scored in the loss while Koen Cleaver made 31-saves. Lethbridge dropped their second-straight season opener. The ‘Canes went 1/5 on the power play in the game.
The Tigers (1-0-0-0) opened with the road victory on Friday which marked their 21st straight win against the Hurricanes including pre-season, regular season and playoffs. Josh Evaschesen scored twice while Tyson Moss, Cam Parr and Kadon McCann scored for the Tigers; Carter Casey made 25-saves in the win. Medicine Hat was 1/3 with the man advantage in the game.
Tonight will be the second of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge is 0-3-0-0 against Medicine Hat this season, pre-season and regular season combined. The game can be streamed for free on YouTube, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD MEDIA KIT: 2026-09-19 – LET at MH
VS. TIGERS: Tonight will be the second of eight regular season meetings between the Hurricanes and Tigers. This year, the Hurricanes are 0-1-0-0 against the Tigers after posting a record of 0-6-2-0 against Medicine Hat. It was the first time in Hurricanes history they were held winless in a season series against the Tigers. The ‘Canes have lost 21-straight games (pre-season, regular season and playoffs combined) to their Highway-3 rivals dating back to the 2024-2025 season. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 145-158-8-11 with seven ties against Medicine Hat.
2026-2027 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 18th/2026 – at Lethbridge (5-2 MH)
September 19th/2026 – at Medicine Hat
December 12th/2026 – at Medicine Hat
December 30th/2026 – at Medicine Hat
January 2nd/2027 – at Lethbridge
January 8th/2027 – at Lethbridge
March 27th/2027 – at Lethbridge
March 28th/2027 – at Medicine Hat
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 MH)
December 27th/2025 – at Lethbridge (5-1 MH)
January 10th/2026 – at Medicine Hat (7-4 MH)
January 31st/2026 – at Medicine Hat (8-4 MH)
February 20th/2026 – at Lethbridge (3-0 MH)
February 21st/2026 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT MH)
March 13th/2026 – at Lethbridge (6-3 MH)
March 14th/2026 – at Medicine Hat (6-5 OT MH)
2026-2027 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (1) – Owen Berge & Dayne Beuker
Assists (1) – Four Players
Points (2) – Owen Berge & Dayne Beuker
PIMS (4) – Logan Stuart
Plus/Minus (+1) – Tyden Lafournaise
Wins (0) – N/A
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.886) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (4.00) – Koen Cleaver
2026 PRESEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (2) – Three Players
Assists (1) – 15 Players
Points (3) – Oliver Sichtar
PIMS (11) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+1) – Five Players
Wins (0) – N/A
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.875) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (3.73) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (dating back to last season):
– Kade Duell has points in 5 of 6 games (2g-3a); 8 of 11 games (4g-6a); 16 of 23 games (7g-12a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 6 of 8 games (2g-9a); 9 of 12 games (4g-10a); 19 of 28 games (7g-21a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 4 of 6 games (2g-2a); 5 of 12 games (3g-2a)
– Owen Berge has points in 6 of 8 games (3g-7a); 8 of 12 games (4g-10a); 14 of 21 games (13g-10a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 3 of 8 games (1g-3a); 5 of 11 games (3g-4a); 17 of 34 games (7g-14a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 8 games (3g-2a); 3 of 12 games (3g-3a); 5 of 17 games (4g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 15 games away from 150 career games
– Gavin Lesiuk is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 7 games away from 200 career games
– Owen Berge is 22 points away from 100 career points
INJURY REPORT:
– Jake Stuart (day-to-day, lower-body injury)
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 1: The Hurricanes enter tonight with an 0-1-0-0 record (0 points) on the season after on game. Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record at home while having yet to play a road contest this season. In 2025-2026, the Hurricanes had posted an 0-1-0-0 record after one game.
Oh, Captain: Prior to their home opener, the Hurricanes announced their 2026-2027 leadership group which is led by overage forward Owen Berge who was named the 34th Captain in team history. Carsen Adair, Kyle Heger, Dayne Beuker and Logan Stuart will all serve as Alternate Captains for the year.
Home Opener: The Hurricanes dropped a 5-2 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers in their home opener on Friday night. It was the ‘Canes 40th home opener and 24th time they opened their home schedule agains Medicine Hat. The ‘Canes fell to 13-10-0-1 all-time against Medicine Hat in their home openers while their overall record slipped to 23-14-0-1 with two ties in their history in home openers while going 20-18-0-1 with one tie in season opening contests.
The 40th: The ‘Canes are celebrating their 40th anniversary in Lethbridge during the 2026-2027 season. The Hurricanes began playing in the windy city in the 1987-1988 season after the Calgary Wranglers were relocated to Lethbridge. The franchise spans back to the originally Western Canadian Hockey League dating back to 1967 beginning as the originally Winnipeg Jets before changing names to the Winnipeg Club and Winnipeg Monarchs before the franchise moved to Calgary in 1977.
Four-Pack: The ‘Canes ended the 2026 Pre-Season schedule with an 0-4-0-0 record after suffering a 7-3 loss to Calgary on Sunday afternoon at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. Lethbridge posted a record of 0-2-0-0 on home ice and on the road, including a pair of defeats to the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Balanced Attack: During the 2026 Pre-Season, the Hurricanes had a very balanced offensive attack scoring 10 goals in four games – an average of 2.50 goals per game. Oliver Sichtar led the ‘Canes in exhibition scored with three points (2g-1a) in three games. Of the 36 skaters that dressed for at least one game in the pre-season, 20 players recorded at least one point.
Back from Camp: A quartet of Hurricanes players have returned to Lethbridge after attending National Hockey League Rookie Camps. Logan Stuart and Gavin Lesiuk attended the Washington Capitals Rookie Camp, Dayne Beuker was with the New York Rangers while Kyle Heger participated with the Edmonton Oilers Rookie Camp. Stuart, Lesiuk and Beuker also attended summer development camps with their teams.
Returners: Of the Hurricanes 25-man roster, a total of 16 players are returning from last season, including two goaltenders, six defencemen and eight forwards. Of the 16 players, five of the top-six scorers from last year return for another season including Easton Daneault, Owen Berge, Kade Duell and Kyle Heger.
Top-3: The ‘Canes enter the 2026 Pre-Season schedule with just three overage players on their roster. Owen Berge, Kade Duell and Nathan Maloney return as the three 2006-born players the Hurricanes will carry to begin the season. Of the three, only Maloney sat outside the top-5 in team scoring last year.
