GAME DAY: Hurricanes End February in Brandon Against Wheat Kings Tonight
Brandon, MB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end the month of February tonight at 6:00pm MT as they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings at Westoba Place in the third of a four-game East Division road trip.
The Hurricanes (37-19-2-1) enter on a three-game winning streak after a come-from-behind 2-1 overtime win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday at the Art Hauser Centre. Brayden Yager scored in regulation before Shane Smith scored in overtime; Jackson Unger made 26-saves in the victory. Lethbridge outshot Prince Albert 32-27 in the game. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 16-13-1-1 record on the road this season and are 13-3-1-0 in their last 17 away from home.
The Wheat Kings (31-18-4-3) enter with a 7-2-1-0 record in their last 10 games after earning a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday. Adam Belusko, Marcus Nguyen, Giorgos Pantelas and Joby Baumuller scored in the win while Carson Bjarnason made 46-saves in the victory. Brandon was outshot 47-40 in the game by Edmonton. The Wheaties enter tonight with a 15-7-4-2 record on home ice this year.
Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings; Lethbridge has posted a 2-0-0-0 record against Brandon this year after going 0-3-1-0 against the Wheat Kings last season. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. WHEAT KINGS: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings. The ‘Canes are 2-0-0-0 against the Wheat Kings so far this season. Last year, Lethbridge posted an 0-3-1-0 record in the four game season series against Brandon, being shutout three times while being outscored 15-1. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 77-85-4-1 with 10 ties against the Wheat Kings. Lethbridge is 30-55-1-1 with three ties all-time in Brandon.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
November 11th/2024 – at Brandon (3-0 LET)
February 28th/2025 – at Brandon
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 11th/2023 – at Lethbridge (1-0 OT BRD)
January 20th/2024 – at Brandon (6-0 BRD)
February 9th/2024 – at Brandon (4-1 BRD)
March 8th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-0 BRD)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (48) – Brayden Yager
Points (72) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (83) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (23) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.900) – Jackson Unger & Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.91) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 straight games (1g-4a); 4 of 7 games (1g-5a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 7 of 8 games (5g-5a); 8 of 11 games (6g-5a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 5 of 6 games (5a); 9 of 12 games (1g-10a); 34 of 57 games (11g-36a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-4a); 10 of 12 games (9g-15a); 35 of 46 games (22g-48a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 4 games (2g); 5 of 9 games (3g-2a); 7 of 12 games (7g-4a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-2a); 16 of 21 games (9g-14a); 40 of 56 (25g-42a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 3 games (2a)
– Vojtech Port has points in 2 of 3 games (2a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 11 games (8g-7a); 12 of 15 games (10g-9a); 37 of 48 (28g-29a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 5 of 7 games (3g-6a); 25 of 44 games (22g-15a)
– 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 8 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 4 assists away from 100 career assists
– Shane Smith is 6 games away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 8 points away from 200 career points
– Trae Johnson is 4 games away from 250 career games
– Leo Braillard is 3 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Brayden Yager is 6 assists away from 200 career assists
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 59: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 37-19-2-1 record (77 points) on the season after 59 games. The ‘Canes are 21-6-1-0 at home and 16-13-1-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 28-26-5-0 record after 59 games. The ‘Canes were 29-26-5-0 last year after 60 games.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs with a 2-0 victory in Saskatoon 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 on 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 in Calgary, Brayden Yager reached the 300-point mark in his WHL career with his fourth career hat-trick. The Winnipeg Jets prospect became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 322 points (128g-194a) in 257 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 322 points ranks him 117th all-time in WHL scoring with sitting one point behind Phil Huber and Curt Fraser.
35+ Wins: The Hurricanes earned their 35th victory of the season on February 21st against the Kamloops Blazers marking the 14th time they’ve reached 35 wins in their 38 seasons in Lethbridge. The ‘Canes 30+ victories marks the ninth-straight season that the ‘Canes have reached the 30-win plateau adding to their team record for consecutive 30-win seasons. The previous long was five-straight seasons from 1989-90 until 1993-94. Lethbridge is on pace for 43 wins this season which would be the seventh most in team history.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.79 goals against per game, trailing Everett (2.67) and Calgary (2.75) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 19 of 24 games while allowing two-or-less in 15 of those 24 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 28 of their last 36 games.
PP Rollin’: The ‘Canes power play had been red hot in the month of February. Lethbridge has gone 12/38 in February with a success rate of 31.2%. The Hurricanes have gone 17/53 (32.1%) in their last 16 games while having scored at least one power play goal in five of their last eight games and eight of their last 12. Lethbridge’s power play ranks ninth overall in the WHL.
Penalty Killed: In their last 37 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 18 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 111/129 for a kill percentage of 86.1% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just eight power play goals in their last 20 games going 56/64 (87.5%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 28 of 29 games and 35 of 37 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked third overall.
