GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Pats for First Time
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a four-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Regina Pats for the first time this year at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (12-33-0-1) enter on an eight-game losing streak after falling 5-4 to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Owen Berge, Kai Anderson, Gavin Lesiuk and Cohen Pentney scored in the defeat as Lethbridge outshot Brandon 30-27 in the game. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 7-15-0-1 record on home ice this season.
The Pats (15-21-5-1) enter with a 4-1-1-0 record in their last six games after earning a 4-3 victory against the Oil Kings in Edmonton on Wednesday. Ruslan Karimov, Ephram McNutt, Ellis Mieyette and Matt Paranych scored in the victory while Taylor Tabashniuk made 39-saves. Regina was outshot 42-29 by Edmonton. Regina enters tonight with a 7-12-2-0 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Pats; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Regina this season. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre’s, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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VS. PATS: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Pats. Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Regina this year after sweeping the season series with a record of 4-0-0-0 against the Pats last year. The Hurricanes have won six of the last seven head-to-head meetings against the Pats dating back to the 2023-2024 season. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 92-80-4-6 with three ties against the Pats while having gone 55-33-2-3 all-time at home against Regina.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 22nd/2025 – at Regina (6-3 REG)
January 23rd/2026 – at Lethbridge
March 6th/2026 – at Regina
March 11th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 10th/2024 – at Regina (3-2 LET)
January 22nd/ 2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
February 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-5 OT LET)
March 1st/2025 – at Regina (5-1 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (11) – Three Players
Assists (24) – Nathan Maloney
Points (30) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (78) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+2) – Oli Chenier
Wins (7) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.874) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.29) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Kyle Heger has points in 5 of 6 games (1g-4a); 6 of 8 games (1g-5a); 8 of 12 games (2g-6a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 3 of 4 games (4a); 5 of 8 games (6a); 13 of 26 games (3g-12a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 4 of 6 games (1g-5a); 6 of 10 games (2g-6a); 12 of 24 games (7g-8a)
– Owen Berge has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-1a); 6 of 9 games (3g-5a); 15 of 25 games (7g-11a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 5 of 9 games (3g-4a); 14 of 23 games (9g-9a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 3 of 7 games (4g-1a); 4 of 9 games (4g-2a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 5 of 9 games (2g-4a); 6 of 11 games (3g-4a); 17 of 31 games (3g-20a)
– Will Scott has points in 3 of 9 games (1g-6a); 5 of 13 games (1g-8a)
– Andrew Petruk has points in 3 of 8 games (1g-3a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 3 of 8 games (2g-1a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 20 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 22 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 2 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 8 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 38 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 25 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 20 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 30 games away from 200 games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 46: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 12-33-0-1 record (25 points) on the season after 46 games. The ‘Canes are 7-15-0-1 at home and 5-18-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
29-15-1-1 record after 46 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-8-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 18 victories this year.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 7-for-17 (41.2%) over their last six games having scored at least one power play goal in five of those six games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 29-for-35 (82.9%) over the last 11 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in six of those 11 games.
Top Prospect: Hurricanes defenceman Kyle Heger was named as one of 15 rearguards from the WHL to take part in the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in Langley on February 18th at the Langley Events Centre. The Minnesota product will represent Team East in the game. The WHL Prospects Game will be the first held in over 25-years dating back to the 1999-2000 season.
New Leadership Group: The ‘Canes announced a new leadership group for the remainder of the 2025-2026 season following the WHL Trade Deadline. Owen Berge, Kayden Longley, Carsen Adair and Hudson Kibblewhite will serve as Alternate Captains for the rest of the season while Lethbridge will go without a Captain for the rest of the season.
Midterm Ranked: Three Hurricanes players were ranked by NHL Central Scouting on the Midterm Rankings on January 12th. Kyle Heger (67th), Gavin Lesiuk (117th) and Nathan Maloney (220th) were all ranked among North American skaters. Of the three, Maloney was the lone player not ranked by Central Scouting on the Preliminary Players to Watch List in October.
All Hail Oli: Lethbridge announced the acquisition of 2007-born forward Oli Chenier from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 on January 5th. Chenier appeared in 148 regular season games with the Raiders amassing 48 points (17g-31a) over three seasons. The Winnipeg, MB product was originally a third-round draft pick by Prince Albert in 2022.
OT Perfection: The ‘Canes enter tonight having posted a perfect 5-0 record this season in games decided in overtime this season. Lethbridge has posted a 99-88 record with 96 ties all-time in overtime in their history. The five OT victories this season is tied for second in the WHL lead with the Medicine Hat Tigers, one back of the Prince George Cougars who have six OT wins this year.
Bronze Medalist: Hurricanes forward Mykolas Skadauskas earned a Bronze medal at the World Junior Championship Division II B tournament with Lithuania. The 18-year-old appeared in five games collecting three points (1g-2a) along with a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes. Skadauskas has three assists in 23 games this year with the ‘Canes.
