GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Regular Season in Medicine Hat
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will conclude the 2023-2024 regular season tonight at 7:00pm as they visit the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place.
The Hurricanes (32-28-7-0) enter after suffering a second-straight 3-2 overtime loss on Friday falling to the Tigers at the ENMAX Centre. Logan Wormald and Brayden Edwards scored in the defeat while Harrison Meneghin made a career-high 53-saves. The ‘Canes extended their point-streak to four-straight games in the loss. Lethbridge enters with a 5-0-1-0 record in their last six road games while they sit with a 14-18-1-0 record on the road this season.
The Tigers (37-23-5-2) earned their second-straight win with the 3-2 victory in Lethbridge on Friday. Bogdans Hodass and Gavin McKenna scored in regulation before Oasiz Wiesblatt scored his 10th game-winning goal of the season in overtime; Ethan McCallum was strong making 33-saves in the win. Medicine Hat enters tonight with a 21-7-4-1 record at home this season having won their last two at Co-op Place.
Tonight will be the final meeting of the season and the final game of the regular season for both the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge has posted a 4-3-1-0 record against Medicine Hat so far this season. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2024-03-23 – LET at MH
VS. TIGERS: Tonight will be the final of nine meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers. Lethbridge is 4-3-1-0 against Medicine Hat this season after posting a 5-2-0-1 record in eight regular season meetings last year. The ‘Canes posted a perfect 8-0-0-0 record against the Tigers in 2021-2022. The Hurricanes have posted a 141-146-6-11 record with seven ties all-time against the Tigers.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 3rd/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT LET)
December 13th/2023 – at Lethbridge (6-2 MH)
December 14th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (7-2 MH)
December 30th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-2 LET)
January 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-2 LET)
January 13th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
March 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-1 LET)
March 22nd/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT MH)
March 23rd/2024 – at Medicine Hat
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 24th/2022 – at Medicine Hat (9-1 MH)
September 30th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-4 LET)
November 5th/2022 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 LET)
December 9th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
December 27th/2022 – at Lethbridge (3-2 LET)
February 4th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-2 MH)
February 10th/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-0 LET)
February 11th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 SO MH)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (31) – Brayden Edwards
Assists (44) – Miguel Marques & Noah Chadwick
Points (72) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (120) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+28) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (27) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.919) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.58) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 straight games (4a); 4 of 6 games (5a); 8 of 15 games (12a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 straight games (2g-1a); 9 of 11 games (10g-4a); 41 of 62 (27g-36a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-2a); 4 of 7 games (2g-3a); 32 of 47 games (24g-33a)
– Braeden Wynne has points in 2 of 3 games (2a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 of 6 games (1g-3a); 8 of 11 games (4g-6a); 31 of 47 games (17g-31a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 6 games (1g-5a); 5 of 8 games (1g-7a); 37 of 65 games (12g-44a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 2 of 6 games (2g-1a); 4 of 9 games (4g-2a); 17 of 32 games (13g-11a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 8 games (3a); 4 of 13 games (2g-5a)
– Hayden Pakkala has points in 5 of 11 games (4g-4a); 6 of 15 games (4g-5a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 7 games (2g-1a); 5 of 14 games (4g-3a); 23 of 47 games (13g-21a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 4 of 10 games (1g-6a); 6 of 14 games (1g-8a); 15 of 34 games (14g-16a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 3 of 9 games (1g-2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 4 assists away from 100 career assists
– Noah Chadwick is 5 games away from 150 career games
– Dylan Sydor is 2 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
– Miguel Marques is 2 points away from 100 career points
– Sean Tschigerl is 5 goals away from 100 career goals
– Hayden Pakkala is 5 games away from 200 career games
– Leo Braillard is 7 games away from 100 career CHL games
– Harrison Meneghin is 4 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 67: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 32-28-7-0 record (71 points) on the season after 67 games. The ‘Canes went 18-10-6-0 at home and 14-18-1-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 36-2-3-3 record after 66 games. Lethbridge has posted a 6-2-2-0 record in the month of March after going 3-6-2-0 in February.
Clinched: The ‘Canes clinched a berth in the 2024 WHL Playoffs on Saturday with a 3-2 overtime win in Red Deer against the Rebels. It marks the eighth straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season – the longest stretch in team history. Lethbridge will face the Swift Current Broncos in the first-round of the 2024 WHL Playoffs beginning on Friday, March 29th.
Gone Streakin’: The Hurricanes enter tonight having posted a 7-2-2-0 record in their last 11 games while having won five of their last six road games going 5-0-1-0 in that span. Lethbridge has gone 8-3-2-0 in their last 13 outings as they have outscored the opposition 45-34 in that span. The ‘Canes have outscored the opposition 39-16 in their last seven wins.
The Cap: Joe Arntsen skated in his 250th career WHL game, all with the Hurricanes, on February 9th in Brandon against the Wheat Kings. The former second-round draft pick (35th overall) in the 2018 WHL Draft. He has recorded 105 career points (27g-78a) along with 315 penalty minutes. Arntsen currently sits 10th all-time in Hurricanes games played (267). The Dinsmore, SK product will finish his ‘Canes career sitting in sole possession of 10th all-time in team history in games played.
Home Sweet Home: The Hurricanes finished the 2023-2024 regular season with a record of 18-10-6-0 record at the ENMAX Centre. The ‘Canes collected points in 11 of their last 14 games at home posting an
8-3-3-0 record in that span while outscoring the opposition 47-33 in those 14 contests. Lethbridge posted a 10-4-4-0 record in their last 18 games at home.
Climbing Ranks: Harrison Meneghin reached the 25-win plateau on March 2nd in Prince Albert becoming just the ninth goaltender in Hurricanes history to reach that mark in a season. Meneghin enters tonight with a record of 27-20-5-0 on the year with a 2.58 GAA and a .919 SV% and three shutouts. He sits ninth all-time in Hurricanes history in victories (46). Meneghin sits one win shy of Dusty Imoo (47) for eighth all-time.
NHL Ink: Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 22nd. The Saskatoon, SK, product was a sixth-round (185th overall) selection by the Leafs in the 2023 NHL Draft. He became the first ‘Cane since Dylan Cozens (BUF) to sign an ELC deal. Chadwick has recorded 56 points (12g-44a) in 65 games with the Hurricanes this season. He became the first ‘Canes defenceman to record 50+ points in a season since Alex Cotton (67) and Calen Addison (52) accomplished the feat during the 2019-2020 regular season.
