GAME DAY: Hurricanes End 2025 Against Oil Kings
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end the calendar year of 2025 tonight as they welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (11-24-0-1) enter on a two-game losing streak after suffering a 5-2 loss in Edmonton against the Oil Kings on Sunday afternoon. Jake Evans scored his first WHL goal in the game while Easton Daneault added the other in the loss; Leif Oaten made a career-high 41-saves in the defeat. The ‘Canes fell to 1-5-0-0 in their last six games. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 6-10-0-1 at home this year while going 6-5-0-1 in their last 12 at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Oil Kings (23-7-3-1) enter on a two-game winning streak after their 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Sunday at Rogers Place. Miroslav Holinka scored his first WHL hat-trick, including the game-winning goal, while Lukas Sawchyn and Dylan Dean added the other goals in the win; Parker Snell made 14-saves in the game. Edmonton enters tonight with a 13-5-1-0 record on the road this year.
Tonight will be the fifth of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings; Lethbridge has posted a 1-3-0-0 record against Edmonton this season while going 1-1-0-0 on home ice. 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 fifth of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-3-0-0 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 8-10-0-0 record against Edmonton. The Hurricanes are 53-55-4-4 all-time record against the Oil Kings.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 13th/2025 – at Edmonton (6-2 EDM)
October 29th/2025 – at Lethbridge (8-6 EDM)
December 16th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT LET)
December 28th/2025 – at Edmonton (5-2 EDM)
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 (16) – Luke Cozens
Assists (25) – Luke Cozens
Points (41) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (57) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (-1) – Fraser Leonard
Wins (7) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.877) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.30) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Fraser Leonard has points in 4 of 5 games (4a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 3 of 6 games (1g-4a); 20 of 36 games (16g-25a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 3 games (2g); 6 of 10 games (5g-1a); 7 of 15 games (6g-2a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 4 of 6 games (1g-3a); 15 of 24 games (6g-11a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 3 of 6 games (3a); 5 of 12 games (5a); 12 of 21 games (1g-16a)
– Owen Berge has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-3a); 9 of 15 games (4g-6a); 11 of 19 games (6g-8a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 of 5 games (1g-1a); 3 of 8 games (3g-1a); 6 of 12 games (3g-3a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 5 of 11 games (3g-6a); 7 of 17 games (5g-6a)
– Grady Pichette has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 4 of 8 games (2g-3a); 5 of 11 games (2g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 21 games away from 100 career games
– Luke Cozens is 3 games away from 150 career games
– Luke Cozens is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 5 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 28 points away from 100 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 10 points away from 50 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
– Andrew Petruk is 3 games away from 150 career games
– Owen Berge is 3 points away from 50 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 36: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 11-24-0-1 record (23 points) on the season after 36 games. The ‘Canes are 6-10-0-1 at home and 5-14-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
20-14-1-1 record after 36 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-7-0-0 record in the month of December.
2025 Year in Review: Lethbridge will conclude their 2025 portion of their 2025-2026 season tonight against Edmonton. In the calendar year of 2025, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 35-32-2-1 in 70 regular season games. The ‘Canes have gone 17-15-1-1 at home while going 18-17-1-1 on the road this year.
Bronze Medalist: Hurricanes forward Mykolas Skadauskas earned a Bronze medal at the World Junior Championship Division II tournament with Lithuania. The 18-year-old appeared in five games collecting three points (1g-2a) along with a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes. Skadauskas has three assists in 17 games this year with the ‘Canes.
Home Cookin’: The ‘Canes are in a stretch of 11 of 15 games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes have posted a record of 6-5-0-1 in their last 12 home games dating back to October 17th. Lethbridge has posted a 6-10-0-1 on home ice this season.
Veteran Adds: On Friday, December 12th, the Hurricanes signed veterans WHLers Andrew Petruk and Fraser Leonard from the British Columbia Hockey League. The overage forward Petruk had appeared in 19 games split between the Langley Rivermen and Vernon Vipers while the 19-year-old Leonard had skated in 24 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings this season. The duo both made their ‘Cane debuts on December 12th against the Saskatoon Blades at SaskTel Centre.
Worm Dealt: On Sunday, December 7th, the Hurricanes announced the trade of captain Logan Wormald to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2026 (WEN), a third-round draft pick in 2026 (SPO), a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 (LET) and a fourth-round draft pick in 2028 (SPO). Wormald finished his career having recorded 243 points (99g-144a) in 266 career games finishing 17th all-time in points, 16th all-time in goals, 13th all-time in assists and 12th all-time in games played in ‘Canes history.
Break Out Season: Luke Cozens enters tonight leading the Hurricanes in goals (16), assists (25) and points (41) having smashed his previous career-high when he recorded 10 points (3g-7a) in 64 games. The former seventh-round draft pick is on pace to collect 30 goals and 78 points this season. He has skated in a total of 147 regular season games with the Hurricanes.
November Reflections: The Hurricanes ended their 11-game month of November with a 6-5-0-0 record ending the month with a 6-3 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on November 28th. The ‘Canes posted a record of 3-1-0-0 at home and a 3-4-0-0 record on the road during the month. Lethbridge averaged 3.82 goals per game during the month which is a 0.61 goals per game increase from their season average.
