GAME DAY: Hurricanes Host Wheat Kings For Final Time
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a six-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Brandon Wheat Kings at 7:00pm at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (39-19-2-2) enter on a six-game point streak after earning a 7-4 victory over the Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday. Trae Johnson (2g-1a) and Caden Price (1g-2a) each had three points in the game while Brayden Yager, Tristen Doyle, Shane Smith and Brayden Edwards scored in the win; Koen Cleaver made 37-saves in the win. Lethbridge enters with a 22-6-1-0 record at home this season while having posted an 18-4-0-1 record against East Division opponents.
The Wheat Kings (33-20-4-3) enter with a 6-4-0-0 record in their last ten games after earning a 3-2 victory in Edmonton against the Oil Kings at Rogers Place. Nolan Flamand, Jordan Gavin and Caleb Hadland scored in the win while Carson Bjarnason made 38-saves. Brandon enters with a 17-12-0-1 record on the road this year while having gone 9-9-0-0 against the Central Division.
Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings; Lethbridge has posted a 2-0-0-1 record against Brandon this year. 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. WHEAT KINGS: Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings. The ‘Canes are 2-0-0-1 against the Wheat Kings so far this season. Last year, Lethbridge posted an 0-3-1-0 record in the four game season series against Brandon, being shutout three times while being outscored 15-1. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 77-85-4-2 with 10 ties against the Wheat Kings. Lethbridge is 47-30-3-0 with seven ties all-time at home against Brandon.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
November 11th/2024 – at Brandon (3-0 LET)
February 28th/2025 – at Brandon (4-3 SO BRD)
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 11th/2023 – at Lethbridge (1-0 OT BRD)
January 20th/2024 – at Brandon (6-0 BRD)
February 9th/2024 – at Brandon (4-1 BRD)
March 8th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-0 BRD)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald & Brayden Edwards
Assists (51) – Brayden Yager
Points (76) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (90) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+28) – Logan Wormald
Wins (23) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.902) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.87) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 8 of 9 games (1g-7a); 37 of 60 games (12g-38a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 4 straight games (2g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-7a); 38 of 49 games (23g-51a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 straight games (3g); 6 of 7 games (5g-2a); 43 of 59 games (28g-42a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 straight games (2g-3a); 8 of 10 games (5g-9a); 28 of 47 games (24g-18a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 3 straight games (2g-2a); 4 of 6 games (3g-2a)
– Anthony Wilson has points in 3 straights games (3a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 straight games (3a); 11 of 14 games (8g-11a); 39 of 51 (28g-32a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 straight games (3a); 5 of 6 games (1g-7a); 6 of 10 games (1g-8a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 straight games (1g-3a); 3 of 4 games (2g-3a); 9 of 15 games (8g-8a)
– Trae Johnson has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-2a); 4 of 10 games (3g-3a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a)
– Vojtech Port has points in 3 of 6 games (3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 3 of 6 games (3a)
– Chase Petersen has points in 2 of 5 games (2g)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 7 of 9 games (5g-5a); 8 of 12 games (6g-5a)
– 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 5 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 3 games away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 5 points away from 200 career points
– Trae Johnson is 1 game away from 250 career games
– Brayden Yager is 3 assists away from 200 career assists
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 62: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 39-19-2-2 record (82 points) on the season after 62 games. The ‘Canes are 22-6-1-0 at home and 17-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 31-26-5-0 record after 62 games. The ‘Canes were 31-27-5-0 last year after 63 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 19-7-1-1 in their last 28 games dating back to the turn of the calendar.
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.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs with a 2-0 victory in Saskatoon 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.
Comeback ‘Canes: Lethbridge enters tonight with a league-best seven victories this season when trailing after forty minutes of play. The Hurricanes earned their third win when trailing after two periods in their last seven games with a 2-1 overtime win in Prince Albert last Wednesday. The ‘Canes are 7-19-2-1 this season when trailing after two periods of play. Last year they had just six come-from-behind victories.
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 326 points (129g-197a) in 260 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 326 points ranks him tied for 110th all-time in WHL scoring sitting one points behind Tom Lysiak and Tyler Soy for 108th all-time.
40+ Wins: The Hurricanes enter tonight sitting one victory shy of the 40-win mark this season as they sit with a record of 39-19-2-2. The ‘Canes will look to hit the 40-win plateau for the eighth time in their 38-seasons in Lethbridge. The last time the Hurricanes won 40+ games was in 2018-2018 when they finished the season 40-18-5-5. Lethbridge is on pace for 43 wins which would be the seventh most in team history.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.81 goals against per game, trailing Everett (2.63) and Calgary (2.70) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 20 of 27 games while allowing two-or-less in 16 of those 27 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 29 of their last 39 games.
