GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Homestand Against Wheat Kings
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a four-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Brandon Wheat Kings to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (4-13-0-1) enter with a 1-2-0-0 record on their homestand after falling 2-1 to the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday. Shane Smith scored the lone goal for the ‘Canes while Koen Cleaver made 27-saves in the loss. Lethbridge was outshot 29-26 in the contest by Prince Albert. The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 2-7-0-1 record on home ice this year while having gone 0-5-0-0 against East Division opponents.
The Wheat Kings (7-7-1-0) enter with a 7-3-0-0 record in their last ten games after earning a 9-4 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Wednesday. Jaxon Jacobson, Joby Baumuller and Cameron Allard all scored twice while Carter Klippenstein, Nicholas Johnson and Jimmy Egan added the others; Filip Ruzicka made 27-saves in the win. Brandon enters with a record of 5-1-0-0 record in their last six games.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Brandon this year after going 3-0-0-1 against the Wheat Kings last year. 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. WHEAT KINGS: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings. The ‘Canes have posted an 0-1-0-0 record against the Wheat Kings this season after posting a 3-0-0-1 record against Brandon in the 2024-2025 regular season. Lethbridge eliminated Brandon in five-games in the first round of the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The Hurricanes have posted a 78-86-4-2 record with 10 ties all-time against the Wheat Kings in the regular season while going 48-30-3-0 with seven ties at home.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 25th/2025 – at Brandon (7-0 BRD)
November 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
December 10th/2025 – at Brandon
January 21st/2026 – at Lethbridge
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 (4-3 SO BRD)
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (11) – Shane Smith
Assists (13) – Logan Wormald
Points (22) – Shane Smith
PIMS (33) – Shane Smith
Plus/Minus (+2) – Logan Wormald
Wins (3) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.872) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (4.28) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Shane Smith has points in 3 straight games (3g-2a); 6 of 9 games (7g-4a); 13 of 18 games (11g-11a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 3 straight games (6a); 5 of 8 games (8a); 7 of 11 games (1g-9a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 straight games (2g); 3 of 6 games (3g-1a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-3a); 3 of 4 games (2g-3a); 12 of 17 games (7g-13a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 3 games (4a); 4 of 6 games (7a); 8 of 16 games (11a)
– Owen Berge has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (1g-3a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 of 3 games (2g)
– Luke Cozens has points in 4 of 8 games (7g-3a); 11 of 18 games (10g-11a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 4 of 9 games (2g-2a)
– Kade Duell has points in 3 of 6 games (4a)
– Will Scott has points in 2 of 4 games (3a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 15 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 34 games away from 100 career games
– Shane Smith is 29 games away from 250 career games
– Shane Smith is 13 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Wormald is 8 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 20 points away from 250 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 6 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 5 points away from 50 career points
– Owen Berge is 8 games away from 150 career games
– Koen Cleaver is 11 games away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 18: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 4-13-0-1 record (9 points) on the season after 18 games. The ‘Canes are 2-7-0-1 at home and 2-6-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 12-5-1-0 record after 18 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-1-0-0 record in the month of November.
Big-3: Logan Wormald, Shane Smith and Luke Cozens have combined for 28 goals and 63 points this season for the Hurricanes. The trio has combined to score 42% of Lethbridge’s goals this season. Smith sits second in the Eastern Conference in scoring while Cozens sits fourth and Wormald eighth in the East.
Coz Doubed: 19-year-old forward Luke Cozens is having a career year for the Hurricanes having amassed a team-high 21 points (10g-11a) in 18 games. The Whitehorse, YT, product has already tripled his goal total from last year while doubling his points total from 2024-2025.
Berge In, Toogood Out: On October 27th, the Hurricanes acquired 2006-born forward Owen Berge from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for an eighth-round draft pick in 2028. The Edmonton, AB, product appeared in 139 regular season games with the Warriors amassing 33 points (15g-18a) and 55 penalty minutes. The ‘Canes also released 2007-born forward Jack Toogood. Berge made his ‘Canes debut on October 29th against Edmonton scoring in the contest.
Top-20 Worm: Logan Wormald suited up in 250th WHL game on October 24th in Moose Jaw. He enters tonight having collected 20 points (7g-13a) along with eight penalty minutes in 18 games. He sits 18th all-time in Hurricanes point-scoring with 230 career points (92g-138a) in 253 games. Wormald enters seven points shy of Brad Rubachuk for 17th all-time in points. He sits 18th all-time in goals (92) sitting three goals back of Dylan Cozens for 17th all-time. He also sits 18th all-time in games played (254), tied with Igor Merezhko for 17th all-time, one game shy of Brady Ramsay (255) for 16th all-time.
On The List: The NHL Central Scouting listed two Hurricanes on their Preliminary Players to Watch List as both Koen Cleaver and Gavin Lesiuk earned a ‘W’ ranking as a potential sixth-or-seventh round draft pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, ‘Canes prospects Dayne Beuker and Logan Stuart were ranked as ‘B’ Skaters while Filip Novak was listed as a ‘C’ Skater. A total of 89 WHL players were listed.
Canada Calling: Leif Oaten is currently attending the 2025 Under-17 World Challenge. He was named to the Canada Red for the tournament. Oaten becomes the first Hurricanes player to attend the U17 tournament since 2023 when Koen Cleaver and Will Sharpe appeared for Canada White. The tournament will take place in Truro, Nova Scotia from October 31 until November 8.
