GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Warriors for Wiener Dog Wednesday Finale
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes open a two-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Moose Jaw Warriors at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena for the Wiener Dog Wednesday Finale.
The Hurricanes (16-38-2-1) enter on a five-game losing streak after suffering a 4-3 overtime loss on Saturday in Medicine Hat to the Tigers at Co-op Place. Tyden Lafournaise, Easton Daneault and Oli Chenier scored in the loss while Leif Oaten made 32-saves. It was Lethbridge’s second overtime loss in the last five games falling to 0-3-2-0 in that span. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 10-17-0-1 record at home this year.
The Warriors (19-32-5-2) enter on a season-long nine-game losing streak after falling 5-4 in Calgary to the Hitmen on Tuesday afternoon at Scotiabank Saddledome. Ethan Semeniuk, Landen McFadden, Riley Thorpe and Nolan Paquette scored in the loss while Chase Wutzke made 36-saves. The defeat dropped the Warriors record to 1-8-1-0 in their last ten games while slipping to 2-12-2-0 in their last 16 games. Moose Jaw enters with a 10-16-2-1 on the road this season.
Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors; Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record against Moose Jaw 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. WARRIORS: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors. So far this season, Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record against Moose Jaw after finishing with a 5-0-0-0 record against the Warriors last year. Since the 2019-2020 season, the ‘Canes have posted a record of 18-6-0-0 record against the Warriors. All-time, Lethbridge has posted a record of 94-81-5-1 with six ties against Moose Jaw while going 59-29-4-0 with one tie all-time at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 24th/2025 – at Moose Jaw (4-2 MJ)
November 28th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-3 LET)
February 25th/2026 – at Lethbridge
March 7th/2026 – at Moose Jaw
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 4th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
November 8th/2024 – at Moose Jaw (7-3 LET)
December 3rd/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
January 7th/2025 – at Moose Jaw (6-2 LET)
January 11th/2025 – at Moose Jaw (4-2 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (20) – Owen Berge
Assists (29) – Easton Daneault
Points (39) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (100) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+6) – Oli Chenier
Wins (10) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.879) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.08) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Owen Berge has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-1a); 7 of 10 games (9g-1a); 22 of 36 games (16g-12a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 4 of 6 games (2g-2a); 8 of 11 games (3g-6a); 20 of 35 games (10g-14a)
– Kade Duell has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-3a); 8 of 12 games (3g-6a); 21 of 34 games (12g-14a)
– Oli Chenier has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-4a); 5 of 11 games (5g-5a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 4 of 8 games (1g-4a); 8 of 18 games (4g-5a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 5 of 9 games (2g-6a); 19 of 37 games (5g-20a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 4 of 9 games (2g-2a); 5 of 12 games (3g-2a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 4 of 9 games (1g-3a); 6 of 13 games (2g-5a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 5 of 12 games (2g-5a); 9 of 17 games (3g-8a); 12 of 23 games (4g-10a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 18 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 12 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 14 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 2 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 28 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 7 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 15 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 19 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 20 games away from 200 games
INJURY REPORT:
– Brayden Smith: week-to-week (upper-body injury)
– Nathan Maloney: week-to-week (lower-body injury)
– Enzo DiDomenicantonio: week-to-week (lower-body injury)
– Andrew Petruk: week-to-week (upper-body injury)
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 57: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 16-38-2-1 record (35 points) on the season after 57 games. The ‘Canes are 10-17-0-1 at home and 6-21-2-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
35-18-3-1 record after 57 games. The ‘Canes are 1-4-2-0 in the month of February after going 4-9-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 19 victories this year.
11 Left: Lethbridge enters tonight with 11 games remaining in the regular season. Of their final 11 contests, the Hurricanes will play six at home and five on the road. The ‘Canes currently sit 11 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings. In the final 11 games, the Hurricanes will face the Medicine Hat Tigers, Regina Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors and Edmonton Oil Kings each twice while having one game remaining against the Swift Current Broncos, Red Deer Rebels and Calgary Hitmen.
Berge Burying: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Owen Berge enters tonight red hot of late. The Edmonton, AB, product enters having racked up 10 goals in his last 12 games. Berge currently leads the Hurricanes with 20 goals this year while sitting tied for second in points with 37. Since joining Lethbridge, he has recorded 32 points (19g-13a) in 42 games. He’s on pace for 24 goals and 45 points this season.
Pickin’ Points: Entering tonight, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 4-5-2-0 in their last 11 games after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday night. The ‘Canes have dropped their last five games, but have earned points in two of those losses going 0-3-2-0 in that span. Lethbridge has posted a record of 3-3-0-0 in their last six games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arean.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 17-for-63 (26.9%) over their last 17 games having scored at least one power play goal in 10 of those 17 games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 54-for-71 (76.1%) over the last 22 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in eight of those 22 games.
4-or-More: The Hurricanes have found their scoring touch of late. Entering tonight, Lethbridge has scored at least four goals in seven of their last 12 games having totaled 39 goals in those 12 games averaging 3.25 goals per game – almost an average of an entire goal more per game than their season average. The ‘Canes have posted a 13-7-0-0 record this year when scoring four-or-more goals in a game.
Top Prospect: Hurricanes defenceman Kyle Heger represented Team East at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in Vancouver on February 18th. The Eagan, Minnesota product was one of 15 rearguards to take part in the game. Heger finished with a plus-1 rating while recording one shot on goal in the game. It was the first WHL Prospects Game held in over 25-years dating back to the 1999-2000 season.
Midterm Ranked: Three Hurricanes players were ranked by NHL Central Scouting on the Midterm Rankings on January 12th. Kyle Heger (67th), Gavin Lesiuk (177th) 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.
