GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Homestand Tonight Against Broncos
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a two-game homestand tonight when they welcome the Swift Current Broncos at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (16-39-2-1) enter on a six-game losing streak after a 7-2 loss on Wednesday to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Kade Duell and Easton Daneault scored in the loss while Koen Cleaver made 23-saves. Shots were 30-30 in the game as the ‘Canes went 0/3 on the power play. The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 10-18-0-1 record on home ice while having gone 3-3-0-0 in their last six games at home.
The Broncos (13-38-3-3) enter on a six-game losing streak of their own after a 3-1 defeat to the Penticton Vees on Tuesday at InnovationPlex. Marek Rocak scored the lone goal in the defeat while Aiden Eskit made 36-saves in the defeat. Swift Current was outshot 39-12 in the game by Penticton. The Broncos enter tonight with a 3-22-1-2 on the road this season.
Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Broncos; Lethbridge has posted a record of 1-2-0-0 against Swift Current this 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. BRONCOS: Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Broncos. Lethbridge has posted a 1-2-0-0 record against Swift Current his year after going 3-1-0-0 in four meetings last season. Over the last four seasons, the ‘Canes have posted a record of 13-8-1-0 in the last 22 head-to-head meetings against the Broncos. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 100-106-8-3 with 12 ties against the Broncos while going 67-34-6-2 with five ties against Swift Current at home.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 8th/2025 – at Swift Current (5-2 SC)
January 2nd/2026 – at Lethbridge (4-3 OT LET)
January 3rd/2026 – at Swift Current (7-3 SC)
February 27th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 27th/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-3 LET)
October 25th/2024 – at Swift Current (4-1 SC)
October 30th/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
January 10th/2025 – at Swift Current (2-1 OT LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (20) – Owen Berge
Assists (30) – Easton Daneault
Points (41) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (100) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+5) – Oli Chenier
Wins (10) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.879) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.08) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 straight games (2g-1a); 5 of 7 games (3g-3a); 21 of 36 games (11g-15a)
– Kade Duell has points in 4 of 6 games (2g-4a); 9 of 13 games (4g-7a); 22 of 35 games (13g-15a)
– Owen Berge has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-1a); 7 of 11 games (9g-1a); 22 of 37 games (16g-12a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a); 6 of 13 games (2g-6a); 13 of 24 games (4g-11a)
– Oli Chenier has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-4a); 5 of 12 games (5g-5a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-2a); 4 of 9 games (1g-4a); 8 of 19 games (4g-5a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-2a); 5 of 10 games (2g-6a); 19 of 38 games (5g-20a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-2a); 4 of 10 games (2g-2a); 5 of 13 games (3g-2a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 6 games (2a); 4 of 10 games (1g-3a); 6 of 14 games (2g-5a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 18 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 12 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 14 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 2 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 27 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 7 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 14 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 19 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 19 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 58: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 16-39-2-1 record (35 points) on the season after 58 games. The ‘Canes are 10-18-0-1 at home and 6-21-2-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
36-18-3-1 record after 58 games. The ‘Canes are 1-5-2-0 in the month of February after going 4-9-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 19 victories this year.
10 Left: Lethbridge enters tonight with 10 games remaining in the regular season. Of their final 10 contests, the Hurricanes will play five at home and five on the road. The ‘Canes currently sit 12 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings. In the final 10 games, the Hurricanes will face the Medicine Hat Tigers, Regina Pats and Edmonton Oil Kings each twice while having one game remaining against the Swift Current Broncos, 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 10 goals in his last 13 games. Berge currently leads the Hurricanes with 20 goals this year while sitting tied for second in points with 37. Since joining Lethbridge, he has recorded 32 points (19g-13a) in 43 games. He’s on pace for 24 goals and 44 points this season.
Pickin’ Points: Entering tonight, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 4-6-2-0 in their last 12 games after a 7-2 defeat to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday night. The ‘Canes have dropped their last six games but have earned points in two of those losses going 0-4-2-0 in that span. Lethbridge has posted a record of 3-4-0-0 in their last six games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 17-for-66 (25.7%) over their last 18 games having scored at least one power play goal in 10 of those 18 games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 55-for-73 (75.3%) over the last 23 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in eight of those 23 games.
4-or-More: The Hurricanes have found their scoring touch of late. Entering tonight, Lethbridge has scored at least four goals in seven of their last 13 games having totaled 41 goals in those 13 games averaging 3.15 goals per game. The ‘Canes have posted a 13-7-0-0 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.
