GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to Keep Win Streak Alive in Vancouver
Langley, BC – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue their five-game BC Division road trip tonight at 8:00pm MT as they visit the Vancouver Giants at the Langley Events Centre.
The Hurricanes (11-8-2-0) enter on a two-game winning streak after opening their road trip with an 8-3 win over the Victoria Royals on Friday. Brayden Edwards scored three times while Kooper Gizowski, Tyson Zimmer, Noah Chadwick, Miguel Marques and Logan Wormald added the others in a season-high eight goals. Harrison Meneghin made 25-saves in his eighth-straight start. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 5-5-0-0 road record having won their last two road games.
The Giants (8-12-1-0) enter after dropping a 5-0 decision to the Prince George Cougars on Friday at home. It was the third-straight game for the Giants against the Cougars and the second time in those three games Vancouver was shutout by a 5-0 score. Brett Mirwald made 26-saves in the defeat. Vancouver enters play tonight with a 6-4-1-0 home record on the season.
Tonight will be the lone meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Giants while it will be the ‘Canes first visit to Vancouver since November 17th, 2019. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2023-11-18 – LET at VAN
VS. GIANTS: Tonight will be the first-and-only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Giants. Last year, Lethbridge suffered a 4-3 shootout loss against Vancouver at the ENMAX Centre. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 12-21-4-3 with two ties against the Giants. Lethbridge is 6-11-1-0 with one tie all-time in Vancouver while going 2-1-0-0 all-time at the Langley Events Centre. Tonight will be Lethbridge’s first visit to Vancouver since November 17th, 2019 – a span of 1,462 days.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 18th/2023 – at Vancouver
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 4th/2022 – at Lethbridge (4-3 SO VAN)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (11) – Brayden Edwards
Assists (13) – Miguel Marques
Points (20) – Brayden Edwards & Miguel Marques
PIMS (50) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+13) – Noah Chadwick
Wins (11) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (2) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.926) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.28) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 4 straight games (5g); 6 of 8 games (8g)
– Kooper Gizowski has goals in 4 straight games (5g)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 straight games (4g-2a); 5 of 6 games (5g-3a); 11 of 16 games (9g-8a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 straight games (1g-4a); 9 of 10 games (4g-10a)
– Elias Knoester has points in 3 straight games (3a); 5 of 7 games (2g-4a); 6 of 10 games (2g-5a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 2 straight games (3g-3a); 3 of 6 games (3g-4a); 9 of 18 games (7g-11a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 straight games (2g-1a); 3 of 4 games (2g-2a); 9 of 12 games (4g-8a)
– Tyson Zimmer has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (2g-2a); 11 of 20 games (7g-6a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 straight games (3a); 3 of 5 games (6a); 6 of 13 games (9a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 straight games (2a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 5 of 7 games (2g-3a); 8 of 11 games (3g-6a); 14 of 19 games (5g-11a)
– Blake Swetlikoff has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (1g-2a); 6 of 15 games (2g-4a)
– Carter Dereniwsky has points in 2 of 6 games (2g-1a); 3 of 8 games (3g-1a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Logan McCutcheon is 16 games away from 200 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 9 points away from 100 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 1 game away from 100 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 19 games away from 150 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 7 points away from 50 career points
– Miguel Marques is 10 games away from 100 career games
– Miguel Marques is 4 points away from 50 career points
– Logan Wormald is 17 games away from 150 career games
– Logan Wormald is 6 points away from 100 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 15 games away from 150 career games
– Brayden Edwards is 6 assists away from 50 career assists
– Tyson Zimmer is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
– Tyson Zimmer is 14 points away from 100 career points
– Blake Swetlikoff is 8 points away from 100 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 21: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 11-8-2-0 record (24 points) on the season after 21 games. The ‘Canes are 6-3-2-0 at home and 5-5-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 11-9-0-1 record after 21 games.
Road Trippin’: Lethbridge is currently on their longest road trip of the season. The Hurricanes will face all five BC opponents on the 12-day trip that will see the team span roughly 4,000 kilometres. The ‘Canes are 1-0-0-0 so far on the road trip after an 8-3 win in Victoria on Friday.
Western Opposition: The ‘Canes are in a stretch where they will face Western Conference opponents nine times in a 12-game span. Lethbridge has posted a 3-2-0-0 against Western opponents so far this season having posted a 2-2-0-0 record against the US Division and a 1-0-0-0 record against the BC Division.
Golden Return: Hurricanes defenceman Will Sharpe and prospect goaltender Koen Cleaver both captured a gold medal at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Prince Edward Island with Canada White. Sharpe was held pointless in 8 games while Cleaver appeared in two games posting a 2.43 goals against average and a .875 save percentage.
Giz-SCORE-ski: Third year forward Kooper Gizowski has found his scoring touch. Entering tonight, the Edmonton, AB, product has racked up eight goals in his last eight games. Gizowski has nine goals in 19 games this season. He enters tonight on a four-game goal streak.
Kash-ing In: The Hurricanes announced November 9th that 16-year-old Kash Andresen has been added to the Main Roster for the remainder of the 2023-2024 season. The Saskatoon, SK, product was selected by the ‘Canes in the second-round (33rd overall) in the 2022 WHL Draft.
Swiss Pick: Leo Braillard has been terrific since joining the Hurricanes via CHL waivers from the QMJHL’s Shawinigan Cataractes. The 2005-born import forward has recorded 14 points (4g-10a) in 10 games while recording a point in all but one of those games. Braillard has 18 points (6g-12a) in 17 CHL games this season split between Shawinigan and Lethbridge.
The Work-horse: Hurricanes netminder Harrison Meneghin has been stellar this season. The Surrey, BC, product enters tonight with a 11-6-2-0 record on the season with a 2.28 goals against average and a .926 save percentage with two shutouts. Meneghin has started eight-straight games while having started 16 of the previous 17 games for the Hurricanes.
