GAME DAY: Hurricanes Face Oil Kings Tonight at 7:00pm
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes play the second of a two game homestand this weekend as they welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:00pm at the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (24-21-6-0) are coming off a 5-2 victory last night over the Swift Current Broncos. Five different goal scorers lit the lamp, including three defenseman, while Logan Flodell made 40 saves in the win. The ‘Canes scored three times on the power play after going nine games without a goal on the man advantage. The win improved the ‘Canes home record to 14-8-4-0 on the season.
The Oil Kings (14-29-5-2) earned a 5-2 win on Wednesday in Cranbrook over the Kootenay Ice. Five different goal scorers found the net for the Oil Kings in the win while Todd Scott made 30 saves. The win improved the OK’s record to 4-5-1-0 in their last ten games and 8-15-1-0 on the road this year.
Tonight will be the fifth of six meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings; Lethbridge has posted a 2-1-1-0 record against Edmonton including a 1-0-1-0 record at home against the Oil Kings.
Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased online, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre.
2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (34) – Jordy Bellerive Assists (41) – Calen Addison
Points (69) – Jordy Bellerive
PIMS (70) – Matthew Stanley Plus/Minus (+17) – Igor Merezhko & Ty Prefontaine
Wins (31) – Logan Flodell Shutouts (3) – Logan Flodell
Save % (.911) – Logan Flodell Goals Against Average (3.06) – Logan Flodell
WHO’S HOT:
– Dylan Cozens has points in 6 straight games (5g-8a); 8 of 11 games (6g-9a); 25 of 37 games (15g-23a)
– Jordy Bellerive has points in 5 straight games (5g-1a); 8 of 9 games (9g-3a); 40 of 49 (33g-34a)
– Jadon Joseph has points in 4 straight games (2g-4a); 7 of 9 games (3g-7a); 9 of 15 games (4g-8a)
– Zane Franklin has points in 4 straight games (6a); 6 of 9 games (2g-8a); 14 of 27 games (6g-14a)
– Tate Olson has points in 2 straight games (1g-3a); 4 of 8 games (2g-5a); 6 of 15 games (2g-5a)
– Brad Morrison has points in 8 of 9 games (3g-11a); 11 of 13 games (7g-14a)
– Keltie Jeri-Leon has points in 5 of 7 games (4g-3a); 6 of 10 games (5g-3a)
– Jake Elmer has points in 4 of 6 games (2g-3a)
– Taylor Ross has points in 5 of 7 games (4g-4a); 8 of 14 games (7g-8a); 12 of 20 games (11g-10a)
– Igor Merezhko has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-5a); 5 of 11 games (2g-7a)
– Calen Addison has points in 9 of 17 games (13a); 11 of 21 games (1g-15a); 20 of 35 games (4g-31a)
2017-2018 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS:
– Jordy Bellerive is tied 10th in WHL Scoring with 69 points & is tied 9th in WHL Goals with 34
– Jordy Bellerive is tied 5th in WHL Power Play Goals with 13 & tied 16th in WHL Power Play Assists with 18
– Calen Addison is tied 9th in WHL Defenseman Scoring with 48 points & tied 3rd in WHL PP Assists with 27
– Calen Addison is 16th in WHL Assists with 41
– Dylan Cozens is tied 2nd in WHL Rookie Scoring with 39 points & tied 1st in WHL Rookie Goals with 16
– Logan Flodell is 2nd in WHL Games Played with 45 & 1st in WHL Minutes by a Goaltender with 2604
– Logan Flodell is 2nd in WHL Shots Faced with 1492 & 2nd in WHL Saves with 1359
– Logan Flodell is tied 1st in WHL Wins with 31 & 3rd in Shutouts with 3
MILESTONE WATCH:
– Tate Olson is 8 games away from 300 career games
– Taylor Ross is 5 games away from 150 career games
– Jordy Bellerive is 12 assists away from 100 career assists
– Jordy Bellerive is 15 games away from 100 games
– Brad Morrison is 8 points away from 250 career points
– Owen Blocker is 17 games away from 100 career games
– Logan Flodell is 5 games away from 150 career games
