GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to End Losing Streak Against Raiders
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to end a five-game losing streak as they welcome the Prince Albert Raiders at 6:00pm at the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (24-24-4-0) enter having dropped their last five games after suffering a 1-0 overtime loss on Friday to the Saskatoon Blades at home. Brady Smith made 33-saves in the loss which was the sixth shutout defeat for the Hurricanes this season. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 15-7-4-0 record at the ENMAX Centre this year having posted a 7-1-2-0 record in their last ten games at home.
The Raiders (25-25-1-3) earned their second-straight victory on Friday with a 2-1 shootout win in Medicine Hat against the Tigers. Oli Chenier scored the lone goal in regulation before Sloan Stanick potted the shootout winner. Max Hildebrand made 26-saves in the win. Prince Albert enters tonight with a 11-17-1-1 record on the road after ending a 10-game road losing streak on Friday.
Tonight will be third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; Lethbridge has posted an 0-2-0-0 record in the first two matchups against Prince Albert, including a 3-0 setback last Wednesday. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.enmaxcentre.ca.
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VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and the Raiders. The Hurricanes have posted an 0-2-0-0 record against the Raiders so far this season. Last year, Lethbridge posted a 3-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert having won the last three meetings. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 87-75-2-1 with six ties against Prince Albert while going 51-31-0-0 with four ties all-time against the Raiders at the ENMAX Centre.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-2 PA)
February 7th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-0 PA)
February 18th/2024 – at Lethbridge
March 2nd/2024 – at Prince Albert
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 5th/2022 – at Prince Albert (3-0 PA)
October 8th/2022 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
November 9th/2022 – at Lethbridge (2-1 LET)
March 3rd/2022 – at Prince Albert (3-0 LET)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (26) – Sean Tschigerl
Assists (37) – Miguel Marques
Points (59) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (91) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+15) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (22) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.922) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.47) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Will Sharpe has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-2a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-4a); 5 of 9 games (3g-5a); 23 of 33 games (18g-26a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-3a); 7 of 12 games (3g-7a); 30 of 47 games (19g-29a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 2 of 6 games (3g-1a); 5 of 12 games (7g-3a); 11 of 22 games (13g-9a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 of 6 games (4a); 7 of 13 games (1g-10a); 31 of 50 games (9g-34a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 of 8 games (1g-1a); 10 of 19 games (6g-11a); 19 of 32 games (11g-22a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 7 games (1g-2a); 4 of 12 games (1g-5a); 18 of 32 games (9g-18a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 6 of 11 games (4g-3a); 13 of 23 games (9g-9a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 3 points away from 100 career points
– Logan McCutcheon is 17 assists away from 100 career assists
– Joe Arntsen is 1 point away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 8 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 4 goals away from 50 career goals
– Dylan Sydor is 4 assists away from 50 career assists
– Dylan Sydor is 9 games away from 200 career games
– Trae Wilke is 13 games away from 100 career games
– Sean Tschigerl is 6 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 26 points away from 150 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 9 goals away from 50 career goals
– Leo Braillard is 16 assists away from 50 career CHL assists
– Harrison Meneghin is 9 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 52: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 24-24-4-0 record (52 points) on the season after 52 games. The ‘Canes are 15-7-4-0 at home and 9-17-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 28-18-3-3 record after 52 games. Lethbridge has posted a 1-4-1-0 record in February.
The Cap: Joe Arntsen skated in his 250th career WHL game, all with the Hurricanes, on February 9th in Brandon against the Wheat Kings. The former second-round draft pick (35th overall) in the 2018 WHL Draft. He has recorded 99 career points (27g-72a) along with 304 penalty minutes. Arntsen currently sits tied for 16th all-time in Hurricanes games played (252) with Calen Addison and Mark Smith with 252. He is two games shy of Igor Merezhko (254) for 15th all-time.
Home Sweet Home: The Hurricanes have been strong at home this season having posted a 15-7-4-0 record at the ENMAX Centre. Entering Friday’s game, the ‘Canes have collected points in six-straight games at home having gone 5-0-1-0 in that span while outscoring the opposition 24-8 in those six contests – 4.00 to 1.33 on average. Lethbridge has posted a 7-1-2-0 record in their last ten games at home.
Climbing Ranks: Hurricanes netminder Harrison Meneghin reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in his career on January 26th becoming the 14th goaltender in ‘Canes history to reach that mark in a season. Meneghin enters tonight with a 22-17-2-0 record on the year with a 2.48 GAA and a .922 SV% with three shutouts. Meneghin is 13th all-time in victories by a Hurricanes goaltender (41) sitting one win shy of 12th held by Michael Maniago (42).
Hot Special Teams: The ‘Canes power play and penalty kill have been terrific of late. Lethbridge’s power play has scored a goal in nine of the 15 games going 14-for-47 (29.8%) in that span. The ‘Canes are 20-for-62 (32.3%) in their last 20 games. Meanwhile, the penalty kill has been sharp having killed 53 of their last 61 power plays against. The Hurricanes PK has gone 62-for-70 (88.8%) in their last 27 games. Both the ‘Canes PP and PK are ranked in the top-10 in the WHL this season.
Miggy-Wiggy: Sophomore forward Miguel Marques enters tonight with points in 21 of his last 29 games having collected 38 points (15g-23a). The Prince George, BC, product has recorded 44 points (18g-26a) in his last 33 games while he leads the team in assists (37) and points (59) while sitting third in goals (22). He was ranked 33rd among NA skaters by Central Scouting. He’s on pace for 29 goals and 79 points this year.
NHL Ink: Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 22nd. The Saskatoon, SK, product was a sixth-round (185th overall) selection by the Leafs in the 2023 NHL Draft. He became the first ‘Cane since Dylan Cozens (BUF) to sign an ELC deal. Chadwick has recorded 43 points (9g-34a) in 50 games with the Hurricanes this season. He is seven points shy of becoming the first ‘Canes defenceman to record 50+ points in a season since Alex Cotton (67) and Calen Addison (52) accomplished the feat during the 2019-2020 regular season.
