GAME DAY: Hurricanes Open Final Homestand of Season Against Rebels
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes open their final homestand of the 2025-2026 season tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Red Deer Rebels at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (17-44-3-1) enter with a 1-7-2-0 record in their last 10 games after a 6-5 overtime loss on Saturday in Medicine Hat to the Tigers at Co-op Place. Kai Anderson scored twice while Tomas Malinek, Oli Chenier and Kayden Longley added the other goals; Leif Oaten made 38-saves in the loss. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 11-20-0-1 record at home this season.
The Rebels (25-34-4-2) enter with a 2-0-2-0 record in their last four games after a 6-5 overtime loss on Saturday to the Calgary Hitmen at Marchant Crane Centrium. Kalder Varga had a hat-trick while Cameron Kuzma and Landon MacSwain scored the others in the loss; Matthew Kondro made 31-saves in the defeat. Red Deer enters with a 12-17-1-2 record on the road this year.
Tonight will be the final of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Rebels; Lethbridge has posted a 1-5-1-0 record in the seven games so far this season against Red Deer while going 0-3-0-0 at home. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre’s, 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 between the Hurricanes and the Rebels. Lethbridge has posted a 1-5-1-0 record against Red Deer this season after posting a record of 7-1-0-0 against the Rebels last year. Dating back to February of 2015, the Hurricanes have posted a 47-20-5-1 record against the Rebels Lethbridge is 119-95-10-7 with eight ties all-time against the Rebels.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 27th/2025- at Red Deer (4-2 RD)
October 7th/2025 – at Red Deer (3-2 LET)
October 11th/20225 – at Lethbridge (5-0 RD)
December 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (5-1 RD)
January 14th/2026 – at Lethbridge (4-3 RD)
January 17th/2026 – at Red Deer (5-0 RD)
February 15th/2026 – at Red Deer (4-3 OT RD)
March 18th/2026 – at Lethbridge
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 (3-1 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (23) – Owen Berge
Assists (39) – Easton Daneault
Points (51) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (104) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+3) – Oli Chenier
Wins (10) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver & Leif Oaten
Save % (.881) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.00) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Easton Daneault has points in 5 straight games (1g-9a); 8 of 9 games (3g-10a); 18 of 25 games (6g-21a)
– Kade Duell has points in 3 straight games (2g-1a); 6 of 8 games (4g-4a); 14 of 20 games (7g-10a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 straight games (2g-3a); 3 of 4 games (3g-3a); 23 of 45 games (9g-23a)
– Owen Berge has points in 4 of 5 games (2g-4a); 6 of 9 games (3g-7a); 12 of 18 games (12g-7a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-3a); 5 of 8 games (3g-4a); 17 of 31 games (7g-14a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-3a); 4 of 9 games (1g-4a); 9 of 21 games (3g-8a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 5 games (3g-2a); 3 of 9 games (3g-3a); 5 of 14 games (4g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Kayden Longley is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 14 assists away from 50 career assists
– Matteo Fabrizi is 5 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 8 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 13 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 13 goals away from 50 career goals
– Owen Berge is 15 games away from 200 games
INJURY REPORT:
– Brayden Smith: week-to-week (upper-body injury)
– Nathan Maloney: day-to-day (lower-body injury)
– Enzo DiDomenicantonio: week-to-week (lower-body injury)
– Oli Chenier: indefinite (lower-body injury)
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 65: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 17-44-3-1 record (38 points) on the season after 65 games. The ‘Canes are 11-20-0-1 at home and 6-24-3-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
40-18-4-3 record after 65 games. Lethbridge has posted an 0-4-1-0 record in the month of March.
Home Heavy: Lethbridge will play three of their final three games of the regular season at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The ‘Canes will welcome the Red Deer Rebels and Edmonton Oil Kings to complete their home schedule while ending the campaign in Calgary against the Hitmen on Saturday. The Hurricanes have posted a record of 11-20-0-1 on home ice this year.
Streak Snapped: Following a loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on March 7th, the Hurricanes were officially eliminated from contention for the 2026 WHL Playoffs. It marks the first time since the 2014-2015 season that the ‘Canes will not qualify for the post-season, ending a stretch of nine straight seasons booking a ticket to the WHL Playoffs. The streak of nine-straight years in the playoffs was a franchise record for the ‘Canes.
Rookie Standout: Hurricanes forward Easton Daneault was named the WHL Rookie of the Week last week after amassing six ponts (1g-5a) in two games against Regina and Moose Jaw. The Red Deer, AB, product enters tonight sitting 9th in the WHL in rookie scoring with 51 points (12g-39a) while sitting third among 2008-born rookies across the league. Daneault also leads the Hurricanes in assists and points.
Breakout Seasons: This year, the Hurricanes have had a whopping six veterans set new career-highs in points this season including Owen Berge (23g-46p), Kayden Longley (14g-45p), Hudson Kibblewhite (14g-29p), Oli Chenier (9g-24p), Matteo Fabrizi (4g-21p) and Carsen Adair (4g-14p) have all set new highs.
Century Mark: Gavin Lesiuk enters tonight having amassed 104 penalty minutes in games this year. The Duncan, BC, product is the first ‘Cane to hit the century mark in penalty minutes in a single season since Landen Ward finished the 2023-2024 season with 120 PIMS. Lesiuk is just the seventh Hurricane in the last 10 years to hit the 100-PIM mark. The most PIMS in a single season since the new rules in 2006-2007 was recorded by Cason Machacek in 2010-2011 when he racked up 183 PIMS while the all-time single-season record is held by Brantt Myhres who had 359 penalty minutes in the 1991-1992 season.
Berge Burying: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Owen Berge enters tonight having racked up 13 goals in his last 20 games – a 44-goal pace over a full 68-game schedule. The Edmonton, AB, product leads the ‘Canes with 23 goals this year while sitting second in points with 46. Since joining the Hurricanes, Berge has collected 41 points (22g-19a) in 50 games. He was acquired for an eighth-round pick in October.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been better of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 23-for-88 (26.1%) in their last 25 games while having gone 6-for-23 (26.1%) in their last seven contests. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 73-for-93 (78.5%) over the last 30 games while having gone 18-for-20 (90.0%) in their last seven outings.
