GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Regular Season in Medicine Hat Against Tigers
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end the regular season tonight at 7:00pm as they visit the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place.
The Hurricanes (42-20-3-2) enter after ending a two-game losing streak on Friday with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Brayden Edwards scored twice while Kash Andresen and Leo Braillard added the others; Jackson Unger made 23-saves in the win. Lethbridge ended the season with a 25-7-2-0 record at home. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 17-13-1-2 road record this season.
The Tigers (45-17-3-1) enter on an eight-game winning streak after earning a 7-3 victory over the Red Deer Rebels last Saturday. Gavin McKenna and Oasiz Wiesblatt combined to score six goals and totaled 12 points in the win; Tanner Molendyk scored the other goal in the win while Harrison Meneghin made 28-saves. Medicine Hat enters tonight with a 24-7-2-0 record on home ice this season.
Tonight will be the final of eight regular season meetings between the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge has posted a 3-3-1-0 record in the previous seven meetings. The game can be streamed on WHL Live and FREE on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. TIGERS: Tonight will be the final of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers. Lethbridge has posted a 3-3-1-0 record against Medicine Hat this season as the home team has won all six prior meetings. Lethbridge posted a 5-3-1-0 record in nine meetings against Medicine Hat last season. Over the last three seasons, the ‘Canes have posted a record of 21-8-2-1 in the 32 meetings while going 13-1-2-0 at home and 8-7-0-1 on the road in that span. Lethbridge is 145-149-7-11 with seven ties all-time against Medicine Hat while going 62-88-4-3 with four ties all-time on the road.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (7-6 LET)
December 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
December 14th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
December 15th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 28th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (4-0 MH)
February 17th/2025 – at Medicine Hat (5-1 MH)
March 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-5 OT MH)
March 22nd/2025 – at Medicine Hat
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 (4-3 OT LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (31) – Brayden Edwards
Assists (57) – Brayden Yager
Points (82) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (92) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+35) – Logan Wormald
Wins (26) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.902) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.87) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 8 straight games (4g-5a); 10 of 11 games (5g-6a); 23 of 29 games (14g-24a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 8 straight games (6g-4a); 11 of 12 games (8g-6a); 48 of 64 (31g-46a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a); 7 of 9 games (2g-5a); 40 of 65 games (13g-40a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 8 of 9 games (2g-9a); 10 of 12 games (2g-13a); 42 of 54 games (23g-57a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 7 of 8 games (4g-5a); 12 of 15 games (7g-11a); 32 of 52 games (26g-20a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 6 of 7 games (2g-11a); 15 of 19 games (10g-19a); 43 of 56 (30g-40a)
– Jordan Gustafson has points in 3 of 5 games (4-2a); 4 of 7 games (5g-3a); 13 of 17 games (13g-8a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 of 4 games (4g); 9 of 14 games (9g-5a); 10 of 17 games (10g-5a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-4a); 6 of 11 games (2g-8a); 7 of 15 games (2g-9a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-4a); 4 of 9 games (2g-4a); 10 of 20 games (8g-9a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 3 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 15 points away from 150 career points
– Kooper Gizowski is 3 points away from 100 career points
– Kooper Gizowski is 2 goals away from 50 career goals
– Leo Braillard is 1 goal away from 50 career CHL goals
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 67: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 42-20-3-2 record (89 points) on the season after 67 games. The ‘Canes are 25-7-2-0 at home and 17-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 32-28-7-0 record after 67 games.
Home Ice Advantage: Lethbridge will finish fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and will hold home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs. It marks the first time since 2019 that the ‘Canes will open the post-season at home. In their history, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 14-3 in 17 all-time series when holding home-ice advantage – a series win percentage of 82.4%.
40+ Wins: The Hurricanes earned their 40th victory of the season on March 7th with a 3-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. It’s just the eighth time in the ‘Canes 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve earned 40+ wins and the first time since 2018-2019. Lethbridge enters on pace for 42 victories this year which would be the seventh most in team history.
80-Point Club: With a 5-1 victory on March 1st in Regina against the Pats, the Hurricanes reached the 80-point mark on the season. It marks just the 11th time in their 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve recorded 80-or-more points and the first since 2019-2020 season. The ‘Canes all-time record is 106 points in 1989-1990 when they finished the season with a 51-17-4-0 record, marking the only time in team history finishing a season with over 100-points.
Comeback ‘Canes: Lethbridge enters tonight with a league-best seven victories this season when trailing after forty minutes of play. The ‘Canes are 7-19-2-1 this season while having collected a total of 17 points when trailing after two periods of play. Last year they had just six come-from-behind victories.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs on February 25th. It marks the ninth-straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season while it will be the eighth-straight season they will compete in the playoffs. The nine-straight seasons in the playoffs is the longest streak playoff streak in team history; their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
300 Club: On February 2nd, Brayden Yager became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 332 points (129g-203a) in 265 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 332 points ranks him tied for 102nd all-time in WHL scoring tied with Chad Hinz.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.79 goals against per game, trailing Everett (2.67) and Calgary (2.71) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 24 of 32 games while allowing two-or-less in 19 of those 32 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 33 of their last 44 games.
