GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Homestand Against Broncos
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a three-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Swift Current Broncos to the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (14-11-2-0) enter after suffering a 3-1 loss last Friday at home against the Saskatoon Blades in the Canadian Tire Toque and Teddy Toss. Miguel Marques scored the teddy bear goal while Harrison Meneghin made 30-saves in the setback. The defeat ended a two-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes. Lethbridge enters 7-4-2-0 at the ENMAX Centre this season.
The Broncos (14-11-1-2) enter on a four-game point streak after earning a 6-5 victory at Scotiabank Saddledome over the Calgary Hitmen on Wednesday. Caleb Wyrostok scored twice while four others added singles; Joey Rocha made 34-saves in the victory. Swift Current enters 5-3-2-0 in their last ten games while having posted a 5-8-0-1 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the third of eight meetings on the year between the Hurricanes and Broncos; Lethbridge has posted a 2-0-0-0 record so far this season after earning an opening weekend sweep against Swift Current.
Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.enmaxcentre.ca.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2023-12-07 – LET vs. SC
VS. BRONCOS: Tonight will be the second of eight meetings between the Hurricanes and the Broncos this season. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-0-0-0 record against the Broncos so far this year after earning an opening weekend sweep. Last year, the Hurricanes posted a 5-2-0-0 record in seven meetings while going 2-2-0-0 in Swift Current. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 94-100-7-3 with 12 ties against the Broncos while going 62-34-5-2 with five ties all-time at home against Swift Current.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 22nd/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
September 23rd/2023 – at Swift Current (5-2 LET)
December 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge
December 9th/2023 – at Swift Current
December 27th/2023 – at Lethbridge
January 3rd/2024 – at Lethbridge
January 31st/2024 – at Swift Current
February 14th/2024 – at Swift Current
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 22nd/2022 – at Swift Current (3-2 LET)
October 26th/2022 – at Swift Current (5-4 SC)
November 12th/2022 – at Lethbridge (2-1 LET)
December 6th/2022 – at Lethbridge (7-2 LET)
December 10th/2022 – at Swift Current (4-3 SO LET)
December 30th/2022 – at Swift Current (4-3 SC)
January 11th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (13) – Brayden Edwards
Assists (18) – Miguel Marques
Points (30) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (56) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+15) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (13) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (2) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.921) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.44) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Elias Knoester has points in 6 straight games (2g-4a); 8 of 10 games (4g-5a); 9 of 13 games (4g-6a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (5g-4a); 6 of 8 games (8g-7a); 13 of 24 games (12g-15a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 7 of 8 games (4g-9a); 8 of 10 games (4g-10a); 13 of 17 games (6g-15a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-3a); 6 of 9 games (6g-5a); 14 of 22 games (11g-11a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-2a); 8 of 10 games (8g-2a); 10 of 14 games (11g-2a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 2 of 3 games (3g-1a); 3 of 7 games (3g-2a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 of 4 games (3a); 4 of 7 games (2g-3a); 17 of 25 games (6g-14a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 6 of 9 games (3g-6a); 12 of 16 games (6g-12a)
– Tyson Zimmer has points in 3 of 8 games (2g-3a); 4 of 11 games (3g-4a); 12 of 26 games (8g-8a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 13 points away from 100 career points
– Logan McCutcheon is 10 games away from 200 career games
– Chase Pauls is 15 games away from 200 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 5 points away from 100 career points
– Kooper Gizowski is 2 points away from 50 career points
– Kooper Gizowski is 13 games away from 150 career games
– Miguel Marques is 4 games away from 100 career games
– Logan Wormald is 11 games away from 150 career games
– Logan Wormald is 8 goals away from 50 career goals
– Brayden Edwards is 9 games away from 150 career games
– Brayden Edwards is 1 assist away from 50 career assists
– Brayden Edwards is 18 points away from 100 career points
– Tyson Zimmer is 11 points away from 100 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 27: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 14-11-2-0 record (30 points) on the season after 27 games. The ‘Canes are 7-4-2-0 at home and 7-7-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 15-11-0-1 record after 27 games.
Swiss Pick: Leo Braillard was named as one of 28 players to attend Switzerland’s National Junior Team Selection Camp for the upcoming 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. Braillard has been terrific since joining the Hurricanes via CHL waivers from the QMJHL’s Shawinigan Cataractes. The 2005-born import forward has recorded 18 points (6g-12a) in 16 games while recording a point in all but three of those games. Braillard has 22 points (8g-14a) in 23 CHL games this season split between Shawinigan and Lethbridge.
Back Home: The Hurricanes are in the midst of a three-game homestand after a season-long five-game BC Division road trip that spanned nearly 4,000 kilometres. The ‘Canes posted a 3-2-0-0 record on their longest road trip of the season. Lethbridge will play five of their last seven before Christmas at home.
Three Amigos: The trio of Miguel Marques, Brayden Edwards and Logan Wormald have been red-hot for the Hurricanes of late. The ‘Canes top line has combined for a whopping 35-points, including 14 goals, over the last seven games – an average of five points per game. Marques leads the team with 30 points on the season while Edwards (27) and Wormald (22) are second and third in team scoring.
Giz-SCORE-ski: Third year forward Kooper Gizowski enters tonight with points in three of his last four games having collected three points (1g-2a) in that span. The Edmonton, AB, product has racked up 11 goals in his last 14 games. Gizowski has 14 points (12g-2a) in 24 games this season. He has the fifth best shooting percentage in the WHL at 24.0%.
PP Key: The Hurricanes enter play tonight having gone 2-for-16 (12.5%) on the power play in their last four games while sitting with an overall power play rate of 17.0% on the season. The ‘Canes have posted a record of 7-2-0-0 this season when they score at least one power play goal in a game while going 5-2-0-0 with scoring 2-or-more in a contest. Lethbridge is 7-12-2-0 without a power play goal this year.
The Work-horse: Hurricanes netminder Harrison Meneghin has been stellar this season. The Surrey, BC, product enters tonight with a 13-9-2-0 record on the season with a 2.44 goals against average and a .921 save percentage with two shutouts. Meneghin has started 13 of the last 14 games and 21 of the previous 23 games for the Hurricanes. He leads the WHL in minutes played (1,341), games played (23) and wins (13).
