GAME DAY: Hurricanes End US Swing Against Thunderbirds
Kent, WA – The Lethbridge Hurricanes look to end a three-game losing streak tonight at 7:00pm MT as they visit the Seattle Thundebirds at the accesso ShoWare Center.
The Hurricanes (12-8-1-0) enter having suffered their third straight loss on Friday with a 6-3 defeat to the Portland Winterhawks at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Brayden Edwards scored twice while Leo Braillard scored the other; Brady Smith made 20-saves in a relief performance. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 4-6-0-0 record on the road this season while having gone 1-3-1-0 against Western Conference opponents.
The Thunderbirds (6-13-2-1) enter on a two-game losing streak after falling 5-2 to the Everett Silvertips last Saturday. Braeden Cootes and Nathan Pilling scored in the defeat while Scott Ratzlaff made 23-saves in the game. Seattle enters tonight with 1-7-1-1 record in their last ten games while having posted a 5-4-1-1 record at home this year.
Tonight will be the only meeting on the season between the Hurricanes and Thunderbirds; Lethbridge earned a convincing 5-0 win against Seattle in their lone meeting last year. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. THUNDERBIRDS: Tonight will be the only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Thunderbirds. Last year, the ‘Canes earned a convincing 5-0 win in the lone meeting against the T-Birds at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Lethbridge has posted an all-time 16-22-5-2 record with three ties against Seattle while going 4-14-3-2 all-time in the Emerald City. The Hurricanes are 2-0-2-0 in the last four meetings against the Thunderbirds. Lethbridge is 3-3-3-1 in the last 10 meetings against Seattle.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 23rd/2024 – at Seattle
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 25th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-0 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (13) – Logan Wormald
Assists (19) – Miguel Marques
Points (28) – Logan Wormald, Brayden Edwards & Miguel Marques
PIMS (35) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+14) – Logan Wormald
Wins (8) – Brady Smith
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.896) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (3.14) – Brady Smith
WHO’S HOT:
– Brayden Edwards has points in 12 of 13 games (9g-11a); 16 of 18 games (12g-16a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 10 of 11 games (7g-9a); 18 of 20 games (12g-16a)
– Logan Wormald has goals in 5 of 7 games (5g); 7 of 10 games (7g); 11 of 17 games (12g)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 4 of 6 games (7a); 5 of 9 games (8a); 8 of 12 games (11a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-3a); 12 of 15 games (8g-16a); 14 of 19 games (9g-19a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 8 games (3g-4a); 5 of 11 games (3g-7a); 8 of 19 games (4g-12a)
– Will Sharpe has points in 5 of 8 games (7a); 6 of 11 games (8a); 11 of 18 games (2g-16a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 4 of 8 games (1g-4a); 5 of 11 games (1g-5a); 11 of 21 games (3g-13a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 7 games (2g-3a); 4 of 12 games (4g-5a); 6 of 15 games (4g-7a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 of 6 games (5a); 3 of 8 games (6a); 7 of 14 games (3g-7a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 5 of 10 games (5g-1a); 10 of 20 games (10g-2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Noah Chadwick is 5 points away from 100 career points
– Tristen Doyle is 8 games away from 150 career games
– Tristen Doyle is 3 points away from 50 career points
– Shane Smith is 6 points away from 100 career points
– Miguel Marques is 3 goals away from 50 career goals
– Miguel Marques is 19 assists away from 100 career assists
– Kooper Gizowski is 6 games away from 200 career games
– Brayden Edwards is 10 assists away from 100 career assists
– Hayden Pakkala is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hayden Pakkala is 20 points away from 100 career points
– Leo Braillard is 28 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Landen Ward is 17 games away from 100 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 21: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 12-8-1-0 record (25 points) on the season after 21 games. The ‘Canes are 8-2-1-0 at home and 4-6-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted an 11-8-2-0 record after 21 games. The ‘Canes were 12-8-2-0 last year after 22 games.
250 & Counting: Overage defenceman Logan McCutcheon suited up in his 250th career WHL game on November 16th against Victoria. His 252 career games for the Hurricanes ranks him tied for 17th all-time in team history in games played with Calen Addison and Mark Smith. The former third-round draft pick (60th overall) in the 2019 draft is also ranked eighth all-time in defenceman scoring in ‘Canes history sitting one point back of Terry Hollinger (126) for seventh in team history.
Trade Winds: The Hurricanes acquired 2005-born import defenceman Vojtech Port on November 15th from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for 2006-born rearguard Ryder Ellis, a second-round draft pick (2027) and a third-round draft pick (2025). Port, who is drafted by the Anaheim Ducks, has appeared in 109 career regular season games in the WHL totaling 35 points (8g-27a) along with 41 penalty minutes.
Gone Streakin’: Brayden Edwards had a career-long 11-game point streak end on Wednesday in Everett. He racked up 18 points (7g-11a) on his streak. The Abbotsford, BC, product was the first Hurricane to register points in 10-or-more games since Oliver Okuliar had both a 10 and 11-game point streak in 2019-2020. Edwards has 28 points (12g-16a) in 18 games this season. He is on pace for 101 points this season.
Wheels Up: Lethbridge is currently in a stretch where they will play nine games in nine different cities while holding just three games at home in their 12-game month of November. The ‘Canes are expected to travel over 7,000 kilometres (4,400 miles) in the month. The Hurricanes are 3-3-0-0 so far in the stretch.
Miggy Wiggy: Nashville Predators prospect Miguel Marques enters tonight with points in 13 of his last 15 games. He had a career-high nine-game point streak end on November 8th in Moose Jaw after collecting 19 points (6g-13a) in that streak. Dating back to last year, Marques has points in 22 of 32 games totaling 42 points (14g-28a). He is on pace for 98 points this season.
Do The Worm: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Logan Wormald has been on a tear to start the new season. The Langley, BC, product enters tonight with points in 18 of his last 20 games having collected 28 points (13g-15a) in that span. Wormald had a career-long nine game point streak end on Wednesday. He is on pace for 90 points this season.
No Jynx: Will Sharpe has had a great start to his sophomore season in the WHL. The 17-year-old draft eligible defenceman as collected 19 points (2g-17a) in 20 games while going plus-2 with 12 penalty minutes. Sharpe enters tonight having collected 18 points (2g-16a) in his last 16 games.
Smitty Kickin’: Brady Smith enters tonight having posted an 8-3-1-0 record so far this season with a 3.22 goals against average and a .880 save percentage. Dating back to last year, Smith has posted a record of 12-4-2-0 in his last 18 decisions with a 2.73 GAA and a .901 SV%.
