GAME DAY: Hurricanes Open Back-to-Back in Saskatoon Against Blades
Saskatoon, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue their three-game East Division road trip tonight at 6:00pm MT as they visit the Saskatoon Blades at the SaskTel Centre.
The Hurricanes (10-20-0-1) enter on a two-game losing streak after opening their road trip with a 7-3 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday at Assiniboine Credit Union Place. Easton Daneault, Hudson Kibblewhite and Luke Cozens scored in the defeat while Koen Cleaver made 36-saves. Lethbridge fell to 7-8-0-0 in their last 15 games with the loss as they enter tonight with a 5-11-0-0 record on the road this season.
The Blades (15-13-2-0) enter with a 5-5-0-0 record in their last ten games after earning a 9-3 win in Moose Jaw against the Warriors on Tuesday. Zach Olsen had a four-goal game in the contest while Rowan Calvert scored twice; Dustin Willhoft, Gavin Clark and Kazden Mathies scored the others in the victory. Saskatoon enters tonight having posted a 6-6-0-0 record on home ice this season.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Blades; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Saskatoon this year. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD MEDIA KIT: 2025-12-12 – LET at SAS
VS. BLADES: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Blades. This year, the ‘Canes have posted an 0-1-0-0 record against the Blades. Last year, Lethbridge went 2-2-0-0 in four games against Saskatoon. Dating back to the 2014-2015 season, the Hurricanes have posted a 22-14-3-2 record in the last 41 head-to-head meetings. All-time, the Hurricanes are 88-72-9-4 with five ties against the Blades including a 43-38-4-2 with two ties all-time in Saskatoon.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 26th/2025 – at Lethbridge (5-3 SAS)
December 12th/2025 – at Saskatoon
January 28th/2026 – at Lethbridge
February 7th/2026 – at Saskatoon
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 29th/2024 – at Saskatoon (4-1 SAS)
December 11th/2024 – at Lethbridge (2-1 LET)
February 19th/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-3 SAS)
February 25th/2025 – at Saskatoon (2-0 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (16) – Luke Cozens
Assists (22) – Luke Cozens
Points (38) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (49) – Matteo Fabrizi
Plus/Minus (E) – Kayden Longley
Wins (7) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.877) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.23) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Easton Daneault has points in 4 of 5 games (3g-1a); 4 of 10 games (4g-2a); 14 of 30 games (4g-17a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 4 of 6 games (2g-6a); 18 of 31 games (16g-22a)
– Grady Pichette has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 4 of 7 games (2g-3a); 5 of 10 games (2g-4a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-2a); 5 of 9 games (5g-3a); 10 of 19 games (5g-9a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 5 of 8 games (3g-6a); 7 of 14 games (5g-6a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 4 of 7 games (2g-2a); 7 of 12 games (2g-6a); 10 of 20 games (3g-8a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 3 of 7 games (3a); 10 of 16 games (1g-14a); 14 of 24 games (2g-17a)
– Owen Berge has points in 6 of 10 games (3g-4a); 8 of 14 games (5g-5a); 10 of 19 games (6g-7a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 7 games (1g-1a); 4 of 12 games (4g-1a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 26 games away from 100 career games
– Luke Cozens is 8 games away from 150 career games
– Luke Cozens is 15 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 3 games away from 150 career games
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 10 points away from 50 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 7 points away from 50 career points
– Koen Cleaver is 2 games away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 31: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 10-20-0-1 record (21 points) on the season after 31 games. The ‘Canes are 5-9-0-1 at home and 5-11-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 18-11-1-1 record after 30 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-2-0-0 record in the month of December.
Worm Dealt: On Sunday, December 7th, the Hurricanes announced the trade of captain Logan Wormald to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2026 (WEN), a third-round draft pick in 2026 (SPO), a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 (LET) and a fourth-round draft pick in 2028 (SPO). Wormald finished his career having recorded 243 points (99g-144a) in 266 career games finishing 17th all-time in points, 16th all-time in goals, 13th all-time in assists and 12th all-time in games played in ‘Canes history.
On The Road Again: The ‘Canes are currently on a three-game East Division road trip. Lethbridge will face the Brandon Wheat Kings, Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders on their trek. The Hurricanes have posted a 5-11-0-0 record away from home this season while having gone 2-7-0-0 against East Division opponents. This trip falls in a stretch of 11 of 15 games for the Hurricanes at home.
Five-Hundred Play: Lethbridge enters tonight having posted a 7-8-0-0 record in their last 15 games. In that span, the ‘Canes have gone 4-3-0-0 at home while going 3-5-0-0 on the road. The Hurricanes have scored a total of 49 goals in that span averaging 3.27 goals per game in that stretch.
Break Out Season: Luke Cozens enters tonight leading the Hurricanes in goals (16), assists (22) and points (38) having smashed his previous career-high when he recorded 10 points (3g-7a) in 64 games. The former seventh-round draft pick is on pace to collect 35 goals and 83 points this season. He has skated in a total of 141 regular season games with the Hurricanes.
November Reflections: The Hurricanes ended their 11-game month of November with a 6-5-0-0 record ending the month with a 6-3 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on November 28th. The ‘Canes posted a record of 3-1-0-0 at home and a 3-4-0-0 record on the road during the month. Lethbridge averaged 3.82 goals per game during the month which is a 0.61 goals per game increase from their season average.
Big Trade: On November 9th, the Hurricanes acquired 2006-born forward Kayden Longley, prospect Grayson Bauer along with five draft picks including a conditional first-round pick in 2026 from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for overage forward Shane Smith and the WHL rights to 2007-born import forward Vojtech Cihar. He made his ‘Canes debut on November 12th in Penticton; since joining the Hurricanes, Longley has collected seven points (2g-5a) in nine games.
Book of Firsts: This season, a total of eight Hurricanes players have registered their first WHL goals including Will Scott, Nathan Maloney, Kade Duell, Tyden Lafournaise, Easton Daneault, Kai Anderson, Tomas Malinek and Grady Pichette have struck for the first time. Four others: Enzo DiDomenicantonio, Jake Evans, Mykolas Skadauskas and Lukas Lima are still in search of their first WHL goals.
