GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to Rebound Against Rebels in Final Meeting of Season
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will open a two-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Red Deer Rebels at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (32-16-2-1) enter having had their three-game winning streak end on Tuesday with a 3-2 overtime loss in Calgary to the Hitmen. Luke Cozens and Brayden Yager scored in the loss while Jackson Unger made 37-saves. Lethbridge enters tonight with an 18-5-1-0 record at home this season and are 13-2-1-0 in their last 16 games.
The Rebels (20-26-4-2) enter with a 4-1-0-0 record in their last five games after earning a 4-1 victory over the Regina Pats at home on Tuesday. Beckett Hamilton, Derek Thurston, Talon Brigley and Matthew Gard scored in the win while Chase Wutzke made 26-saves. The Rebels enter tonight with a 7-18-1-2 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the final of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Rebels; Lethbridge has posted a 6-1-0-0 record against Red Deer in the first seven contests. 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. REBELS: Tonight will be the final of eight meetings during the regular season between the Hurricanes and the Rebels. The Hurricanes are 6-1-0-0 against the Rebels this season after going 4-2-0-0 against Red Deer in 2023-2024. In the last 64 regular season games dating back to February of 2015, the Hurricanes have posted a 45-15-4-1 record against the Rebels. Lethbridge is 117-90-9-7 with eight ties all-time against the Rebels while going 70-34-4-2 with two ties all-time at home against Red Deer.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 21st/2024 – at Red Deer (2-1 OT LET)
October 26th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
November 2nd/2024 – at Red Deer (5-4 RD)
December 13th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 30th/2024 – at Red Deer (2-1 LET)
January 24th/20256 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
February 8th/2025 – at Red Deer (4-0 LET)
February 12th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 7th/2023 – at Red Deer (3-1 RD)
October 20th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 29th/2024 – at Lethbridge (2-1 SO LET)
February 19th/2024 – at Red Deer (7-3 RD)
March 15th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-2 LET)
March 16th/2024 – at Red Deer (3-2 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (39) – Brayden Yager
Points (60) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (77) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (19) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.901) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Goals Against Average (2.91) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 4 straight games (6g-6a); 10 of 11 games (8g-13a); 29 of 38 games (19g-39a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a); 11 of 13 games (5g-10a); 35 of 48 (21g-37a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-4a); 5 of 9 games (5g-5a); 23 of 41 games (21g-13a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-4a); 6 of 8 games (1g-8a); 28 of 49 games (11g-30a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-3a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 of 3 games (2g)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 4 games (2a); 6 of 12 games (6a); 20 of 40 games (3g-22a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 11 games (8g-7a); 12 of 15 games (10g-9a); 37 of 48 (28g-29a)
– 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 14 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 6 games away from 200 career games
– Noah Chadwick is 10 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tristen Doyle is 1 assist away from 50 career assists
– Miguel Marques is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Kooper Gizowski is 17 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Leo Braillard is 6 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Brayden Yager is 1 game away from 250 career games
– Jackson Unger is 4 games away from 150 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 51: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 32-16-2-1 record (67 points) on the season after 51 games. The ‘Canes are 18-5-1-0 at home and 14-11-1-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 24-24-3-0 record after 51 games. The ‘Canes were 24-24-4-0 last year after 52 games.
Franchise Record: Lethbridge has their franchise best nine-game road win streak end on February 11th in Calgary with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Hitmen. The Hurricanes previous franchise-long winning streak was seven games set on two occasions in 2004-2005 and 2007-2008. The ‘Canes outscored the opposition 33-16 in the nine games. The ‘Canes are 11-1-1-0 in their last 13 road games.
Magic Number: The ‘Canes magic number is 11 points to officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The Hurricanes require a combination of 11 points won or lost by the ninth placed Red Deer Rebels. Lethbridge to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, building on their franchise long playoff streak. Their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
300 Club: On February 2nd in Calgary, Brayden Yager reached the 300-point mark in his WHL career with his fourth career hat-trick. The Winnipeg Jets prospect became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 310 points (125g-185a) in 249 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 310 points ranks him tied for 143rd all-time in WHL scoring with Jordan Eberle, Tyson Baillie and Jagger Firkus.
30 Again: The Hurricanes earned their 30th victory of the season on February 2nd with a 4-3 victory in Calgary. It marked the ninth-straight season that the ‘Canes have reached the 30-win plateau adding to their team record for consecutive 30-win seasons. The previous long was five-straight seasons from 1989-90 until 1993-94. Lethbridge is on pace for 44 wins this season which would be the seventh most in team history.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the second-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.75 goals against per game, trailing Everett who ranks first (2.70 GAPG). Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 16-straight games while allowing two-or-less in 12 of those games 16 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 25 of their last 28 games.
Shots Galore: Lethbridge marked a new season-high recording 52 shots on goal on January 22nd against the Regina Pats. The ‘Canes have outshot the opposition in 12 of their last 16 games and 19 of their last 27 contests. They have amassed 841 shots in that span averaging 31.1 shots in that span having registered 35+ shots in nine of their last 16 games. Lethbridge is 22-6-0-0 when outshooting the opposition.
Penalty Killed: In their last 30 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 13 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 89/102 for a kill percentage of 87.3% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just three power play goals in their last 13 games going 34/37 (91.2%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 22 straight games and 29 of 30 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked second overall.
January in Review: Lethbridge ended the month of January posting a 10-3-0-0 record in 13 games posting a record of 3-2-0-0 at home and 7-1-0-0 on the road. It marked the first time the Hurricanes won 10-or-more games in a month since February of 2017 when they went 10-2-0-0 in 12 games.
