GAME DAY: Hurricanes End February with Final Visit to Edmonton
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will make their final of four trips to Edmonton to face the Oil Kings at 7:00pm tonight at Rogers Place.
The Hurricanes (17-39-2-1) enter after ending a six-game losing streak with a 6-0 shutout victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Friday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Leif Oaten made 21-saves for his first WHL shutout while Kyle Heger scored twice; Grady Pichette, Owen Berge, Kayden Longley and Hudson Kibblewhite added the others in the victory. Lethbridge improved to 5-6-2-0 in their last 13 games with the win. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 6-21-2-0 record on the road this year.
The Oil Kings (37-16-3-2) enter after earning a 2-0 shutout victory in Red Deer over the Rebels on Friday at Marchant Crane Centrium. Lukas Sawchyn and Ethan MacKenzie scored in the win while Parker Snell made 34-saves for the shutout. Red Deer outshot Edmonton 34-23 in the game. The Oil Kings enter tonight with a 5-5-0-0 record in their last ten games while having posted a 17-5-2-2 record at Rogers Place this season.
Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings; Lethbridge has posted a 1-5-0-0 record in the six previous meetings against Edmonton this year. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. OIL KINGS: Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-5-0-0 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 an 8-12-0-0 record against Edmonton. The Hurricanes are 53-57-4-4 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 (7-1 EDM)
February 16th/2026 – at Edmonton (3-2 EDM)
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 (21) – Owen Berge
Assists (30) – Easton Daneault
Points (41) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (100) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+8) – Oli Chenier
Wins (10) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver & Leif Oaten
Save % (.882) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (3.91) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Kade Duell has points in 2 straight games (1g-2a); 5 of 7 games (2g-5a); 10 of 14 games (4g-8a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 2 straight games (2g-1a); 3 of 5 games (3g-2a); 14 of 25 games (6g-11a)
– Owen Berge has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 4 of 6 games (3g-2a); 8 of 12 games (10g-2a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 5 of 8 games (3g-3a); 21 of 37 games (11g-15a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 4 of 8 games (2g-3a); 9 of 20 games (5g-6a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 4 of 8 games (2g-2a); 6 of 11 games (3g-6a); 20 of 39 games (6g-20a)
– Oli Chenier has points in 3 of 7 games (2g-4a); 5 of 13 games (5g-5a)
– Grady Pichette has points in 2 of 7 games (2g-2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 18 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 10 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 14 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 26 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 7 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 13 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 18 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 18 games away from 200 games
INJURY REPORT:
– Brayden Smith: week-to-week (upper-body injury)
– Nathan Maloney: week-to-week (lower-body injury)
– Enzo DiDomenicantonio: week-to-week (lower-body injury)
– Andrew Petruk: week-to-week (upper-body injury)
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 59: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 17-39-2-1 record (37 points) on the season after 59 games. The ‘Canes are 11-18-0-1 at home and 6-21-2-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
36-18-3-2 record after 59 games. The ‘Canes are 2-5-2-0 in the month of February after going 4-9-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 20 victories this year.
Nine Left: Lethbridge enters tonight with nine games remaining in the regular season. Of their final nine contests, the Hurricanes will play four at home and five on the road. The ‘Canes currently sit 10 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The Hurricanes will face the Medicine Hat Tigers, Regina Pats and Edmonton Oil Kings each twice while having one game remaining against the Red Deer Rebels, Moose Jaw Warriors and Calgary Hitmen.
Berge Burying: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Owen Berge enters tonight red hot of late. The Edmonton, AB, product enters having racked up 11 goals in his last 14 games. Berge currently leads the Hurricanes with 21 goals this year while sitting tied for second in points with 39. Since joining Lethbridge, he has recorded 34 points (20g-14a) in 44 games. He’s on pace for 24 goals and 44 points this season.
Pickin’ Points: Entering tonight, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 5-6-2-0 in their last 13 games after a 6-0 shutout victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Friday, ending a six-game losing streak. Lethbridge has posted a record of 4-4-0-0 in their last eight games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 18-for-70 (25.7%) over their last 19 games having scored at least one power play goal in 11 of those 19 games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 59-for-77 (76.6%) over the last 24 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in nine of those 24 games.
4-or-More: The Hurricanes have found their scoring touch of late. Entering tonight, Lethbridge has scored at least four goals in eight of their last 14 games having totaled 47 goals in those 14 games averaging 3.36 goals per game. The ‘Canes have posted a 14-7-0-0 record this year when scoring four-or-more goals.
Top Prospect: Hurricanes defenceman Kyle Heger represented Team East at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in Vancouver on February 18th. The Eagan, Minnesota product was one of 15 rearguards to take part in the game. Heger finished with a plus-1 rating while recording one shot on goal in the game. It was the first WHL Prospects Game held in over 25-years dating back to the 1999-2000 season.
Midterm Ranked: Three Hurricanes players were ranked by NHL Central Scouting on the Midterm Rankings on January 12th. Kyle Heger (67th), Gavin Lesiuk (177th) and Nathan Maloney (220th) were all ranked among North American skaters. Of the three, Maloney was the lone player not ranked by Central Scouting on the Preliminary Players to Watch List in October.
