GAME DAY: Hurricanes Begin Homestand Against Tri-City
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin a three-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Tri-City Americans at 7:00pm at the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (26-23-6-0) are coming off a 5-2 win yesterday afternoon in Cranbrook over the Kootenay Ice. Brad Morrison and Jordy Bellerive each had three points in the victory while Logan Flodell made 26 saves. The ‘Canes snapped a two game losing streak with the victory as they earned their 11th road win of the season.
The Americans (27-19-7-1) enter on a four game losing streak after suffering a 6-3 loss on Saturday to the Spokane Chiefs on Saturday. Juuso Valimaki, Michael Rasmussen and Morgan Geekie scored the goals in the losing cause while Beck Warm allowed five goals on 19 shots in the defeat. Tri-City sits in the first Wild Card position in the Western Conference.
Tonight will be the only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Americans. Lethbridge dropped a 6-5 shootout loss in their lone meeting last year. Tonight will be Tri-City’s first visit to Lethbridge since February 12th, 2016 when the Hurricane earned a 5-3 win.
Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased online, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre.
2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (38) – Jordy Bellerive Assists (45) – Calen Addison
Points (76) – Jordy Bellerive
PIMS (70) – Matthew Stanley Plus/Minus (+18) – Ty Prefontaine
Wins (32) – Logan Flodell Shutouts (3) – Logan Flodell
Save % (.911) – Logan Flodell Goals Against Average (3.04) – Logan Flodell
WHO’S HOT:
– Jordy Bellerive has points in 2 straight games (1g-3a); 8 of 9 games (8g-4a); 43 of 53 (36g-37a)
– Brad Morrison has points in 2 straight games (3g-1a); 4 of 5 games (3g-5a); 14 of 17 games (10g-17a)
– Calen Addison has points in 2 straight games (3a); 4 of 5 games (5a); 23 of 39 games (4g-35a)
– Jadon Joseph has points in 2 straight games (3a); 5 of 8 games (2g-6a); 10 of 19 games (4g-10a)
– Dylan Cozens has points in 6 of 7 games (5g-8a); 8 of 12 games (6g-9a); 25 of 38 games (15g-23a)
– Ty Prefontaine has points in 2 of 5 games (1g-1a); 3 of 8 games (1g-2a); 4 of 11 games (1g-3a)
– Zane Franklin has points in 4 of 8 games (6a); 6 of 13 games (2g-8a); 14 of 31 games (6g-14a)
– Keltie Jeri-Leon has points in 5 of 11 games (4g-3a); 6 of 14 games (5g-3a)
– Taylor Ross has points in 7 of 11 games (4g-6a); 10 of 18 games (7g-10a); 14 of 24 games (11g-12a)
– Egor Zudilov has points in 3 of 5 games (3a)
2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS:
– Jordy Bellerive is tied 10th in WHL Scoring with 76 points & is tied 8th in WHL Goals with 38
– Jordy Bellerive is tied 3rd in WHL Power Play Goals with 15 & tied 18th in WHL Power Play Assists with 19
– Calen Addison is tied 9th in WHL Defenseman Scoring with 52 points & tied 2nd in WHL PP Assists with 29
– Calen Addison is 15th in WHL Assists with 45
– Dylan Cozens is tied 2nd in WHL Rookie Scoring with 39 points & tied 1st in WHL Rookie Goals with 16
– Logan Flodell is 3rd in WHL Games Played with 48 & 1st in WHL Minutes by a Goaltender with 2782
– Logan Flodell is 2nd in WHL Shots Faced with 1590 & 2nd in WHL Saves with 1449
– Logan Flodell is tied 1st in WHL Wins with 32 & 4th in Shutouts with 3
MILESTONE WATCH:
– Calen Addison is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Tate Olson is 4 games away from 300 career games
– Taylor Ross is 1 game away from 150 career games
– Jordy Bellerive is 8 assists away from 100 career assists
– Jordy Bellerive is 11 games away from 100 games
– Brad Morrison is 2 points away from 250 career points
– Owen Blocker is 13 games away from 100 career games
– Logan Flodell is 3 games away from 150 career games
