GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to Bounce Back Against Hitmen
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to return to the win column tonight at 6:00pm as they welcome the Calgary Hitmen to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (41-19-3-2) enter on a nine-game point streak after suffering a 6-5 overtime loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday. Miguel Marques and Kooper Gizowski each scored twice while Noah Chadwick added the other in the losing cause; Jackson Unger made 28-saves in the defeat. Lethbridge enters tonight 7-0-1-1 in their last nine games while sitting with a 24-6-2-0 record on home ice this season.
The Hitmen (42-15-3-3) enter on a four-game winning streak after earning a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday at Rogers Place. Hunter Aura, Brandon Gorzynski and Carson Wetsch scored in the win while Daniel Hauser won his 121st career game with a 26-save performance. Calgary enters tonight with a 9-0-0-1 record in their last ten games while going 17-11-2-2 on the road.
Tonight will be the final of eight head-to-head meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Hitmen; Lethbridge has posted a 2-4-1-0 record in the previous seven games while going 2-1-1-0 in their last four games. 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. HITMEN: Tonight will be the final of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Hitmen. Lethbridge has gone 2-4-0-1 so far this season while having gone 2-1-1-0 in the last four meetings against Calgary. Last year, the Hurricanes posted a 4-1-2-0 record in seven contests against the Hitmen and have gone 17-10-2-0 record in the last 29 games. Lethbridge has posted an all-time 90-98-12-5 with six ties against Calgary including posting a record of 50-46-4-3 with four ties at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
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
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 18th/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT LET)
October 22nd/2023 – at Calgary (4-3 CGY)
October 27th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-3 OT CGY)
November 29th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
February 3rd/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-0 LET)
February 25th/2024 – at Calgary (9-2 LET)
March 17th/2024 – at Calgary (3-2 CGY OT)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (30) – Logan Wormald
Assists (56) – Brayden Yager
Points (81) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (92) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+35) – 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 7 straight games (2g-8a); 9 of 10 games (2g-12a); 41 of 52 games (23g-56a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 6 straight games (4g-3a); 9 of 10 games (6g-5a); 46 of 62 (29g-45a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 6 straight games (3g-5a); 11 of 13 games (6g-11a); 31 of 50 games (25g-20a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 6 straight games (3g-4a); 8 of 9 games (4g-5a); 21 of 27 games (13g-23a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 5 straight games (2g-9a); 14 of 17 games (10g-17a); 42 of 54 (30g-38a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 straight games (4g); 9 of 12 games (9g-5a); 10 of 15 games (10g-5a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 5 of 7 games (2g-3a); 9 of 12 games (2g-7a); 38 of 63 games (13g-38a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-4a); 6 of 9 games (2g-8a); 7 of 13 games (2g-9a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-4a); 4 of 7 games (2g-4a); 10 of 18 games (8g-9a)
– Trae Johnson has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-2a); 3 of 6 games (2g-3a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-2a); 3 of 7 games (2g-3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 4 games (3a); 4 of 9 games (5a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-2a); 4 of 9 games (3g-2a)
– 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
– Kooper Gizowski is 3 points away from 100 career points
– Kooper Gizowski is 2 goals away from 50 career goals
– Brayden Edwards is 1 point away from 200 career points
– Leo Braillard is 2 goals away from 50 career CHL goals
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 65: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 41-19-3-2 record (87 points) on the season after 65 games. The ‘Canes are 24-6-2-0 at home and 17-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 32-28-5-0 record after 65 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 42 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 331 points (129g-202a) in 263 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 331 points ranks him tied for 103rd all-time in WHL scoring tied with former Hurricane Shane Willis.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.80 goals against per game, trailing Calgary (2.65) and Everett (2.69) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 22 of 30 games while allowing two-or-less in 18 of those 30 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 31 of their last 42 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.
