GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look for Third Straight Win; Host Hitmen in Final of Four Game Homestand
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a four-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Calgary Hitmen at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricane (14-33-0-1) enter on a two-game winning streak after earning a 5-2 victory on Wednesday over the Saskatoon Blades. Oli Chenier, Owen Berge, Hudson Kibblewhite, Kade Duell and Kyle Heger scored in the win while Koen Cleaver was named first star making 36-saves. Lethbridge improved to 2-1-0-0 on their current homestand with the victory as the ‘Canes enter with a 9-15-0-1 record at home this year.
The Hitmen (25-12-6-1) enter on a three-game winning streak after downing the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2 on Wednesday at Scotiabank Saddledome. Julien Maze scored twice while Landon Amrhein, Axel Hurtig and Andrei Molgachev scored in the win; Eric Tu made 32-saves in the win which improved the Hitmen record to 7-2-1-0 in their last ten games. Calgary enters tonight with a 12-5-4-1 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Hitmen; Lethbridge has posted a 2-4-0-0 record against Calgary 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. HITMEN: Tonight will be the seventh of eight head-to-head meetings between the Hurricanes and Hitmen. So far this season, Lethbridge has posted a 2-4-0-0 record against Calgary while having gone 2-6-1-0 in eight meetings during the 2024-2025 season. The Hurricanes defeated the Hitmen in seven games in the second-round of the WHL Playoffs last spring. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 92-103-12-5 with six ties against the Hitmen while going 41-54-8-2 with two ties all-time in Calgary.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 19th/2025 – at Lethbridge (5-3 CGY)
September 20th/2025 – at Calgary (4-0 LET)
October 5th/2025 – at Calgary (5-2 CGY)
October 17th/2025 – at Lethbridge (7-6 OT LET)
December 6th/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
January 11th/2026 – at Calgary (5-1 CGY)
January 30th/2026 – at Lethbridge
March 21st/2026 – at Calgary
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 29th/2024 – at Calgary (3-1 CGY)
October 19th/2024 – at Calgary (6-1 CGY)
November 1st/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-3 CGY)
December 27th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
January 25th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-2 CGY)
February 2nd/2025 – at Calgary (4-3 LET)
February 11th/2025 – at Calgary (3-2 OT CGY)
March 15th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-1 CGY)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (13) – Kade Duell
Assists (25) – Easton Daneault
Points (32) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (78) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+5) – Oli Chenier
Wins (9) – 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 3 straight games (1g-2a); 7 of 8 games (2g-5a); 10 of 14 games (3g-7a)
– Will Scott has points in 3 straight games (5a); 5 of 11 games (1g-8a); 7 of 15 games (1g-10a)
– Kade Duell has points in 3 straight games (2g-1a); 4 of 6 games (3g-1a); 16 of 25 games (11g-9a)
– Andrew Petruk has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a); 5 of 10 games (2g-4a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 straight games (2a); 6 of 8 games (1g-7a); 14 of 26 games (7g-10a)
– Oli Chenier has points in 2 straight games (3g-1a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 3 games (2g); 3 of 5 games (2g-1a); 4 of 9 games (3g-1a)
– Owen Berge has points in 2 of 3 games (2g); 4 of 7 games (3g-1a); 16 of 27 games (8g-11a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 4 of 6 games (6a); 14 of 28 games (3g-14a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 5 of 11 games (2g-4a); 6 of 13 games (3g-4a); 17 of 33 games (3g-20a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 2 of 6 games (2g); 4 of 9 games (5g-1a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 20 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 20 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 18 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 7 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 37 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 10 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 23 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 20 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 28 games away from 200 games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 48: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 14-33-0-1 record (29 points) on the season after 48 games. The ‘Canes are 9-15-0-1 at home and 5-18-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
30-16-1-1 record after 48 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 3-8-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 20 victories this year.
Back-to-Back: The ‘Canes enter tonight having earned back-to-back victories after victories over the Regina Pats and Saskatoon Blades. It marks the first time since November 12th and 14th when the Hurricanes were victorious in Penticton and Kelowna that Lethbridge has won two consecutive games. It also marked just the second time this year the Hurricanes have won two in a row; they have not won three-straight games at any point this season.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 9-for-27 (33.3%) over their last eight games having scored at least one power play goal in six of those eight games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 37-for-45 (82.2%) over the last 13 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in six of those 12 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 (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.
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.
