GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look to Win Season Series in Final Meeting Against Warriors
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will make their final regular season trip to Saskatchewan tonight as they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors at 6:00pm MT at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
The Hurricanes (29-27-5-0) enter after having their four-game winning streak end on Friday with a 4-0 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings at the ENMAX Centre. Lethbridge was outshot 29-23 by Brandon in the game as it marked the seventh shutout defeat of the season for the ‘Canes. The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 4-1-0-0 record in their last five games while having posted a 12-18-0-0 record on the road.
The Warriors (41-19-0-2) enter on a seven-game winning streak after earning a 6-3 victory over the Regina Pats at home. Matthew Savoie scored twice while Brayden Schuurman, Denton Mateychuk, Atley Calvert and Lynden Lakovic potted the others in the win; Jackson Unger made 25-saves in the win. Moose Jaw enters tonight with a 21-9-0-1 record at home this year.
Tonight will be final of five meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors; Lethbridge has posted a 2-2-0-0 record in the previous four match ups as the home team as been victorious in all four contests this season. 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. WARRIORS: Tonight will be the final of five meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors. Lethbridge has posted a 2-2-0-0 record against Moose Jaw this season as the home team has won all three meetings. Last year, the ‘Canes posted a 1-3-0-0 record against the Warriors, including going 1-1-0-0 at the ENMAX Centre. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 86-80-5-1 with six ties against the Warriors.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 6th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-0 LET)
October 13th/2023 – at Moose Jaw (4-3 MJ)
January 17th/2024 – at Moose Jaw (6-3 MJ)
February 21st/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-3 LET)
March 9th/2024 – at Moose Jaw
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 15th/2022 – at Moose Jaw (4-3 MJ)
January 4th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-3 MJ)
February 1st/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
February 21st/2023 – at Moose Jaw (8-4 MJ)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (27) – Sean Tschigerl
Assists (42) – Miguel Marques
Points (68) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (103) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+22) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (26) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.918) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.58) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 of 5 games (3g-3a); 7 of 9 games (5g-6a); 27 of 41 games (16g-28a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 of 5 games (5g-3a); 6 of 8 games (5g-6a); 36 of 56 games (23g-35a)
– Hayden Pakkala has points in 4 of 5 games (4g-1a); 5 of 9 games (4g-2a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 4 of 9 games (2g-3a); 15 of 26 games (11g-10a)
– Carter Dereniwsky has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (2g-1a); 4 of 8 games (2g-2a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-4a); 5 of 9 games (4g-5a); 29 of 42 games (22g-31a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-5a); 4 of 11 games (2g-6a); 33 of 59 games (11g-39a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 4 of 6 games (1g-6a); 6 of 10 games (1g-8a); 15 of 30 games (14g-16a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 3 of 7 games (2g-3a)
– Kash Andresen has points in 2 of 5 games (1g-1a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 4 of 8 games (3g-3a); 6 of 16 games (4g-5a); 22 of 41 games (12g-21a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 19 assists away from 100 career assists
– Dylan Sydor is 5 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 2 goals away from 50 career goals
– Dylan Sydor is 3 assists away from 50 career assists
– Dylan Sydor is 5 games away from 200 career games
– Miguel Marques is 6 points away from 100 career points
– Sean Tschigerl is 5 goals away from 100 career goals
– Brayden Edwards is 4 goals away from 50 career goals
– Hayden Pakkala is 11 games away from 200 career games
– Leo Braillard is 13 games away from 100 career CHL games
– Harrison Meneghin is 5 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 61: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 29-27-5-0 record (63 points) on the season after 61 games. The ‘Canes are 17-9-5-0 at home and 12-18-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 32-23-3-3 record after 61 games. Lethbridge has posted a 3-1-0-0 record in the month of March after going 3-6-2-0 in February.
Gone Streakin’: The Hurricanes enter tonight having posted a 4-1-0-0 record in their last five games while having won their last three road games to match a season-long road win streak. Lethbridge is 5-2-0-0 in their last seven outings as they have outscored the opposition 29-16 in that span (4.14 to 2.29 average)
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 tied for 13th all-time in Hurricanes games played (261). The Dinsmore, SK product is one game shy of matching Carter Bancks (262) for 12th all-time in games played.
Home Sweet Home: The Hurricanes have been strong at home this season having posted a 17-9-5-0 record at the ENMAX Centre. The ‘Canes have collected points in nine of their last 11 games at home posting a 7-2-2-0 record in that span while outscoring the opposition 39-22 in those 10 contests. Lethbridge has posted a 9-3-3-0 record in their last 15 games at home.
Climbing Ranks: Harrison Meneghin reached the 25-win plateau on March 2nd in Prince Albert becoming just the ninth goaltender in Hurricanes history to reach that mark in a season. Meneghin enters tonight with a record of 26-20-3-0 on the year with a 2.58 GAA and a .918 SV% and three shutouts. He sits tied with Brady Block and Juha Metsola for a share of ninth all-time in Hurricanes history in victories. Meneghin sits two wins shy of Dusty Imoo (47) for eighth 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 13 of the 24 games going 19-for-81 (23.5%) in that span. The ‘Canes have gone 25-for-97 (25.8%) in their last 29 games. Meanwhile, the penalty kill has been sharp having killed 71 of their last 81 power plays against. The Hurricanes PK has gone 80-for-92 (87%) in their last 36 games.
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 50 points (11g-39a) in 59 games with the Hurricanes this season. He became 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.
