GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Tigers to Open Massive Weekend
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a six-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena for the final time this regular season.
The Hurricanes (41-19-2-2) enter on a four-game winning streak and an eight-game point streak after a 5-3 victory on Wednesday over the Prince Albert Raiders. Kooper Gizowski scored twice, including the game-winning goal with 31-seconds left in regulation, while Leo Braillard, Logan Wormald and Logan McCutcheon scored the others; Jackson Unger made 16-saves in the win. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 23-6-1-0 record on home ice this season while having gone 15-12-1-0 against Central Division opponents.
The Tigers (43-17-3-1) enter on a six-game winning streak after a 7-1 win last Friday against the Red Deer Rebels at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Ryder Ritchie potted a hat-trick while Josh Van Mulligen, Liam Ruck, Hunter St. Martin and Gavin McKenna scored the others in the win; Harrison Meneghin made 29-saves in the victory. Medicine Hat enters tonight with a 20-10-1-1 record on the road this season as they sit second in the WHL in road victories. The Tigers are 16-11-1-0 against the Central Division this year.
Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge has posted a 3-3-0-0 record this year as the home team has been victorious in all six prior meetings. 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. TIGERS: Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers. Lethbridge has posted a 3-3-0-0 record against Medicine Hat this season as the home team has won all six prior meetings. Lethbridge posted a 5-3-1-0 record in nine meetings against Medicine Hat last season. Over the last three seasons, the ‘Canes have posted a record of 21-8-1-1 in the 31 meetings while going 13-1-1-0 at home and 8-7-0-1 on the road in that span. Lethbridge is 145-149-6-11 with seven ties all-time against Medicine Hat while going 83-16-2-8 with three ties all-time at home.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (7-6 LET)
December 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
December 14th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
December 15th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 28th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (4-0 MH)
February 17th/2025 – at Medicine Hat (5-1 MH)
March 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge
March 22nd/2025 – at Medicine Hat
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 3rd/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT LET)
December 13th/2023 – at Lethbridge (6-2 MH)
December 14th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (7-2 MH)
December 30th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-2 LET)
January 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-2 LET)
January 13th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
March 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-1 LET)
March 22nd/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT MH)
March 23rd/2024 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (30) – Logan Wormald
Assists (54) – Brayden Yager
Points (79) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (92) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+32) – Logan Wormald
Wins (25) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.902) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.87) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Brayden Yager has points in 6 straight games (2g-6a); 8 of 9 games (2g-10a); 40 of 51 games (23g-54a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 5 straight games (4g-2a); 8 of 9 games (6g-4a); 45 of 61 games (29g-44a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 5 straight games (3g-4a); 10 of 12 games (6g-10a); 30 of 49 games (25g-19a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 5 straight games (1g-4a); 7 of 8 games (2g-5a); 20 of 26 games (11g-23a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 straight games (2g-6a); 13 of 16 games (10g-14a); 41 of 53 (30g-35a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-4a); 6 of 8 games (2g-8a); 7 of 12 games (2g-9a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-1a); 8 of 11 games (7g-5a); 9 of 14 games (8g-5a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-2a); 3 of 6 games (2g-3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 4 of 8 games (5a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 6 games (1g-3a); 8 of 11 games (1g-7a); 37 of 62 games (12g-38a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-2a); 4 of 8 games (3g-2a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-3a); 3 of 6 games (2g-3a); 9 of 17 games (8g-8a)
– 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 3 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 2 assists away from 100 career assists
– Shane Smith is 1 game away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 5 points away from 100 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 2 points away from 200 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 64: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 41-19-2-2 record (86 points) on the season after 64 games. The ‘Canes are 24-6-1-0 at home and 17-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 31-28-5-0 record after 64 games. The ‘Canes were 32-28-5-0 last year after 64 games.
40+ Wins: The Hurricanes earned their 40th victory of the season on March 7th with a 3-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. It’s just the eighth time in the ‘Canes 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve earned 40+ wins and the first time since 2018-2019. Lethbridge enters on pace for 43 victories this year which would be the seventh most in team history.
80-Point Club: With a 5-1 victory on March 1st in Regina against the Pats, the Hurricanes reached the 80-point mark on the season. It marks just the 11th time in their 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve recorded 80-or-more points and the first since 2019-2020 season. The ‘Canes all-time record is 106 points in 1989-1990 when they finished the season with a 51-17-4-0 record, marking the only time in team history finishing a season with over 100-points.
Home Ice Advantage: Lethbridge will hold home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs. It marks the first time since 2019 that the ‘Canes will open the post-season at home. In their history, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 14-3 in 17 all-time series when holding home-ice advantage – a series win percentage of 82.4%. The ‘Canes are expected to open the playoffs on Friday, March 28th.
Comeback ‘Canes: Lethbridge enters tonight with a league-best seven victories this season when trailing after forty minutes of play. The ‘Canes are 7-19-2-1 this season while having collected a total of 17 points when trailing after two periods of play. Last year they had just six come-from-behind victories.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs on February 25th. It marks the ninth-straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season while it will be the eighth-straight season they will compete in the playoffs. The nine-straight seasons in the playoffs is the longest streak playoff streak in team history; their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
300 Club: On February 2nd, Brayden Yager became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 329 points (129g-200a) in 262 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 329 points ranks him tied for 105th all-time in WHL scoring tied with former Hurricane Nathan Barrett and Al Hillier (Flin Flon, WCHL)
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.78 goals against per game, trailing Calgary (2.65) and Everett (2.69) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 22 of 29 games while allowing two-or-less in 18 of those 29 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 31 of their last 41 games.
February Review: The ‘Canes ended a busy month of February with a record of 8-4-1-1. Lethbridge posted a 4-2-0-0 record at home while going 4-2-1-1 on the road during the month. The ‘Canes have posted a record of 20-7-1-1 in their last 29 games dating back to the turn of the calendar.
