GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Ice

Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will play the second of a two game home-stand tonight at 7:00pm when they welcome the Kootenay Ice to the ENMAX Centre.

The Hurricanes (7-9-1-2) are coming off a 5-3 loss on Sunday night after a week between games. Tyler Wong scored twice in the game, including his 100^th WHL goal. Affiliate call-up Dylan Cozens scored his first WHL goal in his first WHL game while rookie forward Jadon Joseph registered his first WHL point earning a pair of power play assists in the losing cause. The loss dropped the Hurricanes home ice record to 5-4-1-0 on the season.

The Ice (3-12-4-1) are coming off a 5-2 loss last night to the hands of the Central Division leading Medicine Hat Tigers in Cranbrook. Zak Zborosky scored his 14^th goal of the season while Noah Philp netted his second in the loss. The Ice gave up 55 shots in the game forcing Payton Lee to make 50 saves.

Tonight will be the second of seven meetings this season between the Hurricanes and the Ice. Lethbridge earned a 5-4 victory over Kootenay in their first meeting on September 30^th at the ENMAX Centre.

Tickets are available online, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or by visiting the ENMAX Centre or Yates Ticket Centre’s.

2016-2017 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (9) – Tyler Wong                                                      Assists (15) – Ryley Lindgren
Points (22) – Ryley Lindgren
PIMS (43) – Igor Merezhko                                                Plus/Minus (+5) – Ryan Bowen
Wins (7) – Stuart Skinner                                                   Shutouts (1) – Stuart Skinner
Save % (.901) – Stuart Skinner                                        Goals Against Average (3.36) – Stuart Skinner

WHO’S HOT:
– Egor Babenko has points in 2 straight games (3a)
– Brennan Menell has points in 2 straight games (1g-2a); 5 of 7 games (1g-5a)
– Tyler Wong has points in 3 of 5 games (3g-3a)
– Giorgio Estephan has points in 4 of 6 (5g); 10 of 15 games (8g-6a)
– Ryley Lindgren has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 3 of 5 games (6a)
– Ryan Bowen has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a)

2016-2017 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE LEADERS:
– Ryley Lindgren is tied 10^th in WHL Scoring with 22 points
– Ryley Lindgren is tied 11^th in WHL Goals with 7 & tied 8^th in WHL Assists with 15
– Tyler Wong is tied 9^th in WHL Goals with 9
– Giorgio Estephan is tied 11^th in WHL Goals with 8
– Igor Merezhko is tied 5^th in WHL Penalty Minutes with 43
– Calen Addison is tied 10^th in WHL Rookie Scoring with 8 points (4^th among Rookie Defenseman Scoring)
– Calen Addison is tied 9^th in WHL Rookie Assists with 5
– Stuart Skinner is tied 7^th in WHL Wins with 7 & tied 2^nd in WHL Losses with 8
– Stuart Skinner is 8^th in WHL Minutes by a Goalie with 892 & is 6^th in WHL Shots (505) & 6^th in Saves (455)

MILESTONE WATCH:
– Giorgio Estephan is 10 assists away from 200 career assists
– Ryley Lindgren is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Kord Pankewicz is 4 assists away from 100 career assists
– Kord Pankewicz is 13 games away from 250 career games
– Brennan Menell is 7 games away from 150 career games
– Brennan Menell is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Ryan Vandervlis is 9 games away from 100 career games
– Ryan Bowen is 10 games away from 100 career games
– Stuart Skinner is 3 wins away from 50 career wins
– Stuart Skinner is 349 saves away from passing Darcy Austin in Hurricanes all-time franchise saves