GAME DAY: Hurricanes Continue Homestand Against Raiders
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes welcome the Prince Albert Raiders tonight at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (40-19-2-2) enter on a three-game winning streak after a 3-1 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday. Logan Wormald led all scorers with a goal and two assists while Brayden Edwards and Caden Price scored the other goals in the win; Jackson Unger made 24-saves. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 23-6-1-0 record on home and have collected points in seven-straight games.
The Raiders (34-22-5-1) enter on a two-game losing streak after back-to-back losses to the Saskatoon Blades. Prince Albert fell 4-1 to Saskatoon on Saturday in their last outing. Oli Chenier scored the lone goal in the loss while Max Hildebrand made 36-saves. The Raiders enter tonight with a 15-13-1-1 on the road this season, but are 1-3-2-0 in their last six games overall.
Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; Lethbridge has posted a 2-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert this year. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial Theatre or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Lethbridge is 2-1-0-0 against Prince Albert so far this season after posting a 1-2-1-0 record in the four meetings last season against the Raiders. The ‘Canes are 3-3-1-0 in their last seven games against the Raiders while having gone 10-16-1-0 in their last 27 meetings dating back to the 2017-2018 season. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 90-76-3-1 with six ties against the Raiders while going 52-31-1-0 with four ties all-time at home.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 30th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-2 PA)
February 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-1 LET)
February 26th/2025 – at Prince Albert (2-1 OT LET)
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-2 PA)
February 7th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-0 PA)
February 18th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 OT PA)
March 2nd/2025 – at Prince Albert (4-3 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (29) – Logan Wormald & Brayden Edwards
Assists (52) – Brayden Yager
Points (77) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (90) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+30) – Logan Wormald
Wins (24) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.902) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.87) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Brayden Yager has points in 5 straight games (2g-4a); 7 of 8 games (2g-8a); 39 of 50 games (23g-52a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 straight games (4g); 7 of 8 games (6g-2a); 44 of 60 games (29g-42a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 4 straight games (2g-4a); 9 of 11 games (5g-10a); 29 of 48 games (24g-19a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 straight games (1g-5a); 12 of 15 games (9g-13a); 40 of 52 (29g-34a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 straight games (2g-2a); 3 of 5 games (2g-3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 straight games (3a); 4 of 7 games (5a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 5 games (1g-3a); 8 of 10 games (1g-7a); 37 of 61 games (12g-38a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-2a); 4 of 7 games (3g-2a)
– Anthony Wilson has points in 3 of 4 games (3a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 5 of 7 games (1g-7a); 6 of 11 games (1g-8a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-3a); 3 of 5 games (2g-3a); 9 of 16 games (8g-8a)
– Trae Johnson has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-2a); 4 of 11 games (3g-3a)
– Vojtech Port has points in 3 of 7 games (3a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 7 of 10 games (5g-5a); 8 of 13 games (6g-5a)
– Jordan Gustafson has points in 2 of 3 games (4g); 3 of 5 games (5g-1a); 12 of 15 games (13g-6a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 5 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 2 assists away from 100 career assists
– Shane Smith is 2 games away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 4 points away from 200 career points
– Brayden Yager is 2 assists away from 200 career assists
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 63: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 40-19-2-2 record (84 points) on the season after 63 games. The ‘Canes are 23-6-1-0 at home and 17-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 31-27-5-0 record after 63 games. The ‘Canes were 31-28-5-0 last year after 63 games.
40+ Wins: The Hurricanes earned their 40th victory of the season on March 7th with a 3-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. It’s just the eighth time in the ‘Canes 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve earned 40+ wins and the first time since 2018-2019. Lethbridge enters on pace for 43 victories this year which would be the seventh most in team history.
80-Point Club: With a 5-1 victory on March 1st in Regina against the Pats, the Hurricanes reached the 80-point mark on the season. It marks just the 11th time in their 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve recorded 80-or-more points and the first since 2019-2020 season. The ‘Canes all-time record is 106 points in 1989-1990 when they finished the season with a 51-17-4-0 record, marking the only time in team history finishing a season with over 100-points.
Magic Number: Lethbridge enters tonight sitting just three points away from clinching home-ice advantage in the first-round of the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The ‘Canes have not held home-ice in a playoff series since 2019. In their history, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 14-3 in 17 all-time series when holding home-ice advantage – a series win percentage of 82.4%.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs on February 25th. It marks the ninth-straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season while it will be the eighth-straight season they will compete in the playoffs. The nine-straight seasons in the playoffs is the longest streak playoff streak in team history; their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Comeback ‘Canes: Lethbridge enters tonight with a league-best seven victories this season when trailing after forty minutes of play. The Hurricanes earned their third win when trailing after two periods in their last seven games with a 2-1 overtime win in Prince Albert last Wednesday. The ‘Canes are 7-19-2-1 this season when trailing after two periods of play. Last year they had just six come-from-behind victories.
300 Club: On February 2nd, Brayden Yager became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 327 points (129g-198a) in 261 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 327 points ranks him tied for 108th all-time in WHL scoring tied with Tom Lysiak (MH) and Tyler Soy (VIC).
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.78 goals against per game, trailing Calgary (2.65) and Everett (2.70) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 21 of 28 games while allowing two-or-less in 17 of those 28 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 30 of their last 40 games.
February Review: The ‘Canes ended a busy month of February with a record of 8-4-1-1. Lethbridge posted a 4-2-0-0 record at home while going 4-2-1-1 on the road during the month. The ‘Canes have posted a record of 20-7-1-1 in their last 29 games dating back to the turn of the calendar.
