GAME DAY: Hurricanes Begin Homestand Against Warriors
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will begin a season-long five-game homestand tonight at 7:30pm MT as they welcome the Moose Jaw Warriors to the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (21-14-0-1) enter after earning a 4-2 victory on Sunday in Edmonton over the Oil Kings. Tristan Zandee, Cole Shepard, Tristen Doyle and Brayden Edwards scored in the win while Harrison Meneghin made 31-saves. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 7-3-0-0 record in their last ten games and are 11-6-0-1 on home ice this year. The ‘Canes sit fifth in the Eastern Conference with 43 points.
The Warriors (22-13-0-0) enter having earned a 6-2 victory in Brandon over the Wheat Kings on New Years Eve. Jagger Firkus scored twice while Ryder Korczak, Atley Calvert, Eric Alarie and Harper Lolacher add the others in the win. Moose Jaw has posted an 11-5-0-0 record on the road this season. Warriors sit fourth in the Eastern Conference with 44 points.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Moose Jaw so far this year after suffering a 4-3 defeat back in October. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, the Yates Memorial Theatre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com.
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VS. WARRIORS: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors. The ‘Canes have posted an 0-1-0-0 record against the Warriors so far this year after posting a record of 4-2-0-0 in six contests against Moose Jaw, including winning the final four meetings. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 84-76-5-1 with six ties, including a 52-48-4-0 with one tie at home.
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 15th/2022 – at Moose Jaw (4-3 MJ)
January 4th/2023 – at Lethbridge
February 1st/2023 – at Lethbridge
February 21st/2023 – at Moose Jaw
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 5th/2021 – at Lethbridge (4-1 MJ)
November 14th/2021 – at Moose Jaw (3-2 MJ)
February 9th/2022 – at Moose Jaw (2-1 LET)
February 15th/2022 – at Lethbridge (1-0 SO LET)
March 12th/2022 – at Moose Jaw (5-2 LET)
April 15th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-4 OT LET)
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (14) – Jett Jones & Logan Wormald
Assists (18) – Three Players
Points (31) – Jett Jones & Cole Shepard
PIMS (51) – Joe Arntsen
Plus/Minus (+7) – Chase Pauls
Wins (17) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (1) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.915) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.61) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Cole Shepard has points in 4 straight games (2g-4a); 5 of 6 games (3g-5a); 23 of 35 games (13g-18a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 straight games (2g)
– Jett Jones has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 10 of 14 games (6g-11a); 16 of 24 games (10g-15a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 5 of 9 games (1g-6a); 7 of 15 games (2g-6a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 4 of 8 games (1g-3a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 5 of 12 games (3g-3a)
– Tyson Zimmer has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a); 13 of 17 games (9g-11a); 20 of 34 games (11g-18a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 of 4 games (3g); 7 of 10 games (7g-5a); 19 of 32 games (12g-14a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 6 of 13 games (1g-9a); 9 of 24 games (1g-12a)
– Tyson Laventure has points in 8 of 10 games (7g-8a); 14 of 20 games (10g-13a)
– Nolan Bentham has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-2a); 4 of 9 games (3g-2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Nolan Bentham is 15 games away from 150 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 5 assists away from 50 career assists
– Jett Jones is 9 games away from 200 career games
– Jett Jones is 3 goals away from 50 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 9 games away from 100 career games
– Cole Shepard is 19 points away from 100 career points
– Cole Shepard is 1 assist away from 50 career assists
– Tyson Laventure is 21 points away from 100 career points
– Tyson Laventure is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
– Bryan Thomson is 5 games away from 100 career games
– Bryan Thomson is 4 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 36: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a record of 21-14-0-1 (43 points) on the season after 36 games. The ‘Canes are 11-6-0-1 at home while posting a record of 10-8-0-0 on the road. In 2021-2022, Lethbridge had gone 15-18-1-2 after 36 contests. Lethbridge went 6-4-0-0 December and are 1-0-0-0 in January.
2022 Calendar: The Hurricanes ended the 2022 calendar year on Friday with a 4-3 loss to the Swift Current Broncos. In 2022, the ‘Canes posted a 44-31-2-2 record in 79 regular season games played. Lethbridge posted a record of 21-14-0-2 at home while going an impressive 23-17-2-0 on the road in 2022.
Streakin’: The Hurricanes enter play tonight having won seven of their last 10 games. Lethbridge has posted a 16-6-0-1 record in their last 23 games. The ‘Canes are equally as hot on home ice having gone an impressive 9-3-0-1 in their last 13 games on home ice while going 7-3-0-0 in their last ten away.
PP Clickin’: Entering tonight, the Hurricanes have scored at least one power play goal in eight of 13 games, going 14-for-52 (26.9%) in that stretch. The ‘Canes have scored a power play goal in 17 of their last 24 games in which they’ve had a PP opportunity. Lethbridge is 16-5-0-1 this season when scoring a power play goal and are 6-0-0-0 when they score two-or-more in a contest. But are 5-9-0-0 without a PPG.
Goals Galore: Over the last 13 games, the Hurricanes have scored a total of 47 goals, averaging 3.62 goals per game during that stretch. During the same 13-game span, the ‘Canes have allowed 41 goals against, for an average of 3.15 goals against per game. Lethbridge’s season average is 2.78 GFPG.
Two New Faces: On December 26th, the Hurricanes added 2006-born forward Trae Wilke and 2005-born forward Nolan Viesner to their roster for the remainder of the 2022-2023 season. Wilke, who was drafted in the second-round in 2021 while Viesner, who was listed and signed in 2021, has yet to make his WHL debut after missing the first half recovering from injury.
Rookie Tendy: Hurricanes netminder Harrison Meneghin was named the WHL Goaltender of the Month for November going 7-0-0-1 with a 1.96 goals against average and a .936 save percentage. Meneghin enters tonight with a 17-7-0-1 record, sitting four wins shy of becoming the 14th goalie in ‘Canes history to reach 20-wins in a season – he would become just the fourth rookie goaltender to reach that mark. He enters tonight 15-4-0-1 record in his last 20 starts.
Faceoff King: Jett Jones enters tonight as the WHL leader in faceoffs taken this season with 924 draws taken, averaging 25.7 draws per game. Jones has won 20+ faceoffs in a game four times this season, becoming the first Hurricanes centre-man to accomplish that feat on four occasions since the WHL began tracking faceoffs in 2017, surpassing Jake Leschyshyn and Giorgio Estephan – who both did it twice.
