GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to Extend Road Winning Streak in Prince Albert
Saskatoon, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to extend their road winning streak to three games tonight at 6:00pm MT when they visit the Prince Albert Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.
The Hurricanes (27-26-5-0) enter on a two-game winning streak after earning a 4-1 victory over the Saskatoon Blades on Friday. Brayden Edwards scored twice while Hayden Pakkala and Miguel Marques added the others; Brady Smith made 32-saves in the victory. Lethbridge was outshot 33-20 in the contest. The ‘Canes improved to 3-1-0-0 in their last four games. Lethbridge enters with a 11-18-0-0 record on the road as they sit eighth in the Eastern Conference.
The Raiders (29-26-1-3) earned their second-straight victory on Friday with a 2-1 win in Brandon against the Wheat Kings at Westoba Place. Ryder Ritchie and Krzysztof Macias scored in the victory as Prince Albert scored twice in the final three minutes of the game. The Raiders enter tonight with a 10-4-1-0 record in their last 15 games while having posted a 16-10-0-2 record at home this season. Prince Albert sits seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; Lethbridge has posted an 0-2-1-0 record in the three previous match ups. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and the Raiders. The Hurricanes have posted an 0-2-1-0 record against the Raiders so far this season. Last year, Lethbridge posted a 3-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert. Lethbridge has posted an 87-75-3-1 with six ties all-time record against Prince Albert while going 36-44-2-1 with two ties all-time at the Art Hauser Centre. The ‘Canes have posted just a 2-9-0-0 record in their last 11 visits to Prince Albert.
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 (4-3 OT PA)
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 (27) – Sean Tschigerl
Assists (41) – Miguel Marques
Points (67) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (103) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+20) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (24) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.918) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.57) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 4 straight games (1g-6a); 6 of 8 games (1g-8a); 15 of 28 games (14g-16a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 2 straight games (2g-3a); 3 of 4 games (3g-4a); 27 of 39 games (22g-30a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 straight games (1g-2a); 5 of 6 games (3g-5a); 25 of 38 games (14g-27a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 straight games (4g-1a); 4 of 5 games (4g-4a); 34 of 53 games (22g-33a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 straight games (2g-2a); 3 of 10 games (2g-4a); 33 of 56 games (11g-37a)
– Hayden Pakkala has points in 2 straight games (2g); 3 of 6 games (2g-1a)
– Kash Andresen has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-1a); 4 of 13 games (3g-3a); 20 of 38 games (11g-19a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-2a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 of 6 games (5a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 3 of 6 games (3a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 6 of 12 games (4g-3a); 13 of 24 games (9g-9a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 11 assists away from 100 career assists
– 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 8 games away from 200 career games
– Trae Wilke is 8 games away from 100 career games
– Miguel Marques is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Sean Tschigerl is 5 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 20 assists away from 100 career assists
– Brayden Edwards is 5 goals away from 50 career goals
– Hayden Pakkala is 14 games away from 200 career games
– Leo Braillard is 15 assists away from 50 career CHL assists
– Harrison Meneghin is 8 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 57: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 27-26-5-0 record (59 points) on the season after 58 games. The ‘Canes are 16-8-5-0 at home and 11-18-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 31-21-3-3 record after 58 games. Lethbridge has posted a 1-0-0-0 record in the month of March after going 3-6-2-0 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 102 career points (27g-75a) along with 309 penalty minutes. Arntsen currently sits 14th all-time in Hurricanes games played (258). The Dinsmore, SK product is one game shy of matching Ben Wright (259) for 13th all-time in games played.
Home Sweet Home: The Hurricanes have been strong at home this season having posted a 16-8-5-0 record at the ENMAX Centre. The ‘Canes have collected points in eight of their last nine games at home posting a 6-1-2-0 record in that span while outscoring the opposition 34-17 in those eight contests. Lethbridge has posted an 8-2-3-0 record in their last 13 games at home.
Climbing Ranks: 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 24-19-3-0 record on the year with a 2.57 GAA and a .918 SV% with three shutouts. Meneghin is sits 12th all-time in wins by a Hurricanes goaltender (43). He sits one win shy of David Trofimenkoff (44) for 11th all-time in ‘Canes history and two back of Brady Block and Juha Metsola (45) for a share of ninth all-time.
Hot Special Teams: The ‘Canes power play and penalty kill have been key since Christmas. Lethbridge’s power play has scored a goal in 12 of the 21 games going 17-for-70 (24.3%) in that span. The ‘Canes are 23-for-86 (26.7%) in their last 26 games. Meanwhile, the penalty kill has been sharp having killed 68 of their last 78 power plays against. The Hurricanes PK has gone 77-for-89 (86.5%) in their last 33 games.
Miggy-Wiggy: Sophomore forward Miguel Marques enters tonight with points in 25 of his last 35 games having collected 46 points (19g-27a). The Prince George, BC, product has recorded 52 points (22g-30a) in his last 39 games while he leads the team in assists (41) and points (67) while sitting 2nd in goals (26). He was ranked 33rd among NA skaters by Central Scouting. He’s on pace for 30 goals and 78 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 48 points (11g-37a) in 56 games with the Hurricanes this season. He is two 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.
