GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to Find Road Win in Edmonton Against Oil Kings
Edmonton, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to end a two-game losing streak this afternoon as they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place at 12:00pm.
The Hurricanes (2-7-0-0) enter having lost the last two games after suffering a 5-0 defeat to the Red Deer Rebels at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Saturday. It marked the first time this season that the ‘Canes were shutout while Leif Oaten made 31-saves in the defeat. Lethbridge has been outscored 14-4 in their last two games. The Hurricanes enter with a 2-2-0-0 record on the season.
The Oil Kings (6-2-0-0) enter after earning a 4-1 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday at Rogers Place. Poul Anderson, Miroslav Holinka, Cage Smith and Andrew O’Neill scored in the win while Parker Snell made 16-saves. Edmonton outshot Moose Jaw 45-17 in the contest. The Oil Kings enter today with a 2-0-0-0 record on home ice as they open a stretch of nine of their next 12 games at home.
Today will be the first of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings; Lethbridge posted a 4-4-0-0 record against Edmonton last year while going 2-2-0-0 at Rogers Place. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
VS. OIL KINGS: Tonight will be the first of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. Last year, the ‘Canes posted a 4-4-0-0 record against the Oil Kings while going 2-2-0-0 at Rogers Place. Over the last two seasons, Lethbridge has posted a 7-7-0-0 record against Edmonton while having posted a 52-52-4-4 all-time record against the Oil Kings.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 13th/2025 – at Edmonton
October 29th/2025 – at Lethbridge
December 16th/2025 – at Lethbridge
December 28th/2025 – at Edmonton
December 30th/2025 – at Lethbridge
February 16th/2026 – at Edmonton
February 28th/2026 – at Edmonton
March 20th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 20th/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
January 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (7-3 EDM)
January 4th/2025 – at Edmonton (5-2 EDM)
January 5th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 SO LET)
January 26th/2025 – at Edmonton (2-1 LET)
February 1st/2025 – at Lethbridge (2-0 EDM)
February 15th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 EDM)
March 21st/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (5) – Hudson Kibblewhite
Assists (7) – Luke Cozens
Points (11) – Luke Cozens, Shane Smith
PIMS (26) – Matteo Fabrizi
Plus/Minus (+2) – Jack Toogood
Wins (2) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.886) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (3.89) – Koen Cleaver
2025 PRE-SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (3) – Kai Anderson
Assists (5) – Easton Daneault
Points (7) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (9) – Chase Petersen
Plus/Minus (+2) – Five Players
Wins (1) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.911) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.50) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Season):
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 of 5 games (3g-3a); 6 of 8 games (4g-5a); 12 of 16 games (6g-15a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 3 games (4a); 7 of 9 games (4g-7a); 8 of 13 games (4g-8a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 7 of 9 games (3g-8a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 3 of 5 games (3g-1a); 5 of 9 games (5g-2a)
– Gavin Lesiuk has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 4 of 7 games (2g-2a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 3 of 7 games (1g-2a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 4 of 8 games (4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 24 games away from 100 career games
– Shane Smith is 24 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Wormald is 5 games away from 250 career games
– Logan Wormald is 11 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 32 points away from 250 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 1 game away from 100 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 17 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 8 points away from 50 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 9: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 2-7-0-0 record (4 points) on the season after nine games. The ‘Canes are 0-5-0-0 at home and 2-2-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 6-2-1-0 record after nine games. The ‘Canes posted a 1-3-0-0 record in the month of September.
Busy Month: Lethbridge opens a busy month of October tonight against the Tigers. The Hurricanes will play a total of 12 games this month while they are in a stretch of eight games in the 15 days. Last year, the ‘Canes posted a record of 5-2-1-0 in the month of October. Lethbridge is 1-4-0-0 in October so far.
Just Too Good: The Hurricanes announced on October 6th the acquisition of 2007-born forward Jack Toogood from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for a conditional eighth-round draft pick. The Devon, AB, product has recorded nine points (8g-1a) along with 48 penalty minutes in 65 career regular-season games with the Oil Kings. Toogood made his ‘Canes debut on October 7th in Red Deer against the Rebels.
Cleav’s #1: Hurricanes netminder Koen Cleaver enters tonight with a record of 2-4-0-0 on the season having posted a 3.89 goals against average with a .886 save percentage and one shutout. Dating back to last year, in his last 15 starts, Cleaver has posted a record of 10-5-0-0 with a 3.13 GAA and a .898 SV% with two shutouts.
Aye-Aye Captain: The Hurricanes announced on September 16th that Logan Wormald was named the 33rd Captain in team history succeeding Noah Chadwick. Wormald is entering his fifth season with the ‘Canes having appeared in 236 career games. Shane Smith, Matteo Fabrizi and Luke Cozens were also named Alternate Captains for the 2025-2026 season.
Good Showing: Rookie forward Easton Daneault led the Hurricanes in scoring during the pre-season amassing seven points (2g-5a) in four games. He finished tied for third in the WHL exhibition scoring race while sitting tied for second in the Eastern Conference. Daneault, Kai Anderson, Enzo DiDomenicantonio, Logan Wormald and Shane Smith all finished the pre-season at-or-above a point-per-game. Daneault has three assists in his first four games of the regular season.
New Bench Boss: Matt Anholt was named the 16th head coach in Hurricanes history on June 25th. Anholt has spent the past seven seasons as an assistant / associate coach with the ‘Canes. He has posted an all-time record of 7-9-0-0 as the head coach of the Hurricanes. Matt and Hurricanes General Manager Peter Anholt are the winningest father-son coaching duo in WHL history with a combined 473 total wins.
