GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Raiders on Wall of Honour Night
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes welcome the Prince Albert Raiders tonight at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Wall of Honour Night.
The Hurricanes (30-16-1-1) enter with a 8-2-0-0 record in their last ten games after a 4-3 victory on Sunday in Calgary against the Hitmen. Brayden Yager had a hat-trick while Luke Cozens scored the other in the win while Jackson Unger made 27-saves. Lethbridge enters with a 13-3-0-0 record against the East Division while posting a 17-5-1-0 record on home ice this season despite dropping their last two home games.
The Raiders (27-16-3-1) enter having posted a 8-1-0-1 record in their last ten games suffering their first regulation loss in that span on Wednesday with a 3-1 defeat in Calgary to the Hitmen. Ethan Bibeau scored the only goal in the defeat while Max Hildebrand made 33-saves in the loss. Prince Albert enters with a 12-10-0-1 record on the road this season while having posted a 2-3-0-1 in their last six on the road.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert this season while having gone 1-3-0-1 in their last five against the Raiders. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial Theatre or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Lethbridge is 0-1-0-0 against Prince Albert so far this season after posting a 1-2-1-0 record in the four meetings last season against the Raiders. The ‘Canes are 1-3-1-0 in their last five against the Raiders while having gone 8-16-1-0 in their last 25 meetings dating back to the 2017-2018 season. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 88-76-3-1 with six ties against the Raiders.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 30th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-2 PA)
February 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
February 26th/2025 – at Prince Albert
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-2 PA)
February 7th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-0 PA)
February 18th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 OT PA)
March 2nd/2025 – at Prince Albert (4-3 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (35) – Brayden Edwards
Points (56) – Logan Wormald
PIMS (70) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+28) – Logan Wormald
Wins (17) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.900) – Jackson Unger
Goals Against Average (3.20) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 10 games (8g-7a); 12 of 14 games (10g-9a); 37 of 47 (28g-29a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 8 of 10 games (4g-8a); 10 of 13 games (5g-10a); 33 of 45 (20g-35a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 7 of 8 games (5g-7a); 12 of 14 games (7g-14a); 26 of 35 games (16g-33a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 5 games (5a); 7 of 10 games (8a); 26 of 46 games (10g-27a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 of 6 games (3g-2a); 6 of 10 games (5g-5a); 21 of 38 games (19g-10a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 5 of 9 games (5a); 7 of 12 games (1g-6a); 19 of 37 games (3g-21a)
– Jordan Gustafson has points in 2 of 3 games (4g); 3 of 5 games (5g-1a); 12 of 15 games (13g-6a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 14 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 8 games away from 200 career games
– Noah Chadwick is 13 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tristen Doyle is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
– Shane Smith is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
– Miguel Marques is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Kooper Gizowski is 18 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Kash Andresen is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Leo Braillard is 11 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Leo Braillard is 3 assists away from 50 career CHL assists
– Brayden Yager is 4 games away from 250 career games
– Jackson Unger is 6 games away from 150 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 48: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 30-16-1-1 record (62 points) on the season after 48 games. The ‘Canes are 17-5-1-0 at home and 13-11-0-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 24-21-3-0 record after 48 games. The ‘Canes were 24-22-3-0 last year after 49 games.
300 Club: On February 2nd in Calgary, Brayden Yager reached the 300-point mark in his WHL career with his fourth career hat-trick. The Winnipeg Jets prospect became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 301 points (122g-179a) in 246 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt.
30 Again: The Hurricanes earned their 30th victory of the season on February 2nd with a 4-3 victory in Calgary. It marked the ninth-straight season that the ‘Canes have reached the 30-win plateau adding to their team record for consecutive 30-win seasons. The previous long was five-straight seasons from 1989-90 until 1993-94. Lethbridge is on pace for 43 wins this season which would be the seventh most in team history.
20+ Back-to-Back: Overage forward Brayden Edwards scored his 20th goal of the season on January 26th in Edmonton marking the second straight season he has scored 20-or-more goals in two straight seasons after recording 31 goals in 2023-2024. He became the first ‘Cane to score 20+ goals in consecutive seasons since Jett Jones in 2021-2022 (20 goals) and 2022-2023 (21 goals). Dylan Cozens (34 in 2018-2019, 38 in 2019-2020) was the last Hurricane to score 30+ goals in back-to-back seasons.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the second-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.85 goals against per game, trailing Everett who ranks first (2.67 GAPG). Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 13-straight games while allowing two-or-less in 10 of those games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 22 of their last 25 games.
Shots Galore: Lethbridge marked a new season-high recording 52 shots on goal on January 22nd against the Regina Pats. The ‘Canes have outshot the opposition in 10 of their last 13 games and 17 of their last 24 contests. They have amassed 758 shots in that span averaging 31.8 shots in that span having registered 35+ shots in eight of their last 13 games. Lethbridge is 20-6-0-0 when outshooting the opposition.
Penalty Killed: In their last 27 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 12 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 83/95 for a kill percentage of 87.4% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just two power play goals in their last 10 games going 28/30 (93.3%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 19 straight games and 26 of 27 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked second overall.
Unger Stellar: Jackson Unger has been outstanding since joining the Hurricanes. In his 18 appearances, the Calgary, AB, product has posted a 13-3-0-0 record with a 2.14 GAA and a .920 SV%. Unger has posted an 18-14-3-1 record on the season with a 3.31 GAA and a .900 SV%. He went 6-2-0-0 in eight appearances in January posting a 2.21 GAA and a .927 SV% in the month.
January in Review: Lethbridge ended the month of January posting a 10-3-0-0 record in 13 games posting a record of 3-2-0-0 at home and 7-1-0-0 on the road. It marked the first time the Hurricanes won 10-or-more games in a month since February of 2017 when they went 10-2-0-0 in 12 games.
