GAME DAY: Hurricanes Open Second Half Against Tigers
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes open the second half of the regular season tonight at 6:00pm as they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (11-22-0-1) enter after ending a four-game losing streak on December 16th with a come-from-behind 3-2 overtime win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Easton Daneault and Kade Duell scored in regulation before Matteo Fabrizi potted the overtime winner. Leif Oaten made 27-saves in the win. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 6-9-0-1 on home ice this season while having gone 6-4-0-1 in their last 11 at home.
The Tigers (22-6-3-2) enter on a 14-game unbeaten streak having gone 12-0-1-1 in that span. Medicine Hat was last in action when they extended a win streak to 10-straight games with a 7-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on December 17th. Seven different goal scorers lit the lamp in the win while Carter Casey made 22-saves in the victory. The Tigers enter tonight with a 10-5-2-1 record on the road this year.
Tonight will be the second of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Medicine Hat so far this year. 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. TIGERS: Tonight will be the second of eight head-to-head meetings between the Hurricanes and Tigers. This year, the ‘Canes have posted an 0-1-0-0 record against the Tigers after going 3-4-1-0 in eight games in the 2024-2025 regular season. Lethbridge fell four games to Medicine Hat in the Eastern Conference Championship Series. The ‘Canes have lost 11-straight games (pre-season, regular season and playoffs combined) to the Tigers. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 145-151-7-11 with seven ties against Medicine Hat while going 83-62-3-8 with three ties at home.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 MH)
December 27th/2025 – at Lethbridge
January 10th/2026 – at Medicine Hat
January 31st/2026 – at Medicine Hat
February 20th/2026 – at Lethbridge
February 21st/2026 – at Medicine Hat
March 13th/2026 – at Lethbridge
March 14th/2026 – at Medicine Hat
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (7-6 LET)
December 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
December 14th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
December 15th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 28th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (4-0 MH)
February 17th/2025 – at Medicine Hat (5-1 MH)
March 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-5 OT MH)
March 22nd/2025 – at Medicine Hat (10-1 MH)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (16) – Luke Cozens
Assists (24) – Luke Cozens
Points (40) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (53) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+1) – Fraser Leonard
Wins (7) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.875) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.24) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Owen Berge has points in 3 straight games (1g-3a); 9 of 13 games (4g-6a); 11 of 17 games (6g-8a)
– Fraser Leonard has points in 3 straight games (3a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 5 of 8 games (4g-1a); 6 of 13 games (5g-2a); 15 of 33 games (5g-17a)
– Kade Duell has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-2a); 4 of 7 games (3g-3a); 12 of 22 games (6g-10a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (3g-1a); 6 of 10 games (3g-3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-3a); 3 of 6 games (1g-4a); 19 of 34 games (16g-24a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 of 4 games (2a); 4 of 10 games (4a); 11 of 19 games (1g-15a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 5 of 11 games (3g-6a); 7 of 17 games (5g-6a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 7 games (1g-2a); 3 of 10 games (2g-2a); 5 of 15 games (5g-2a)
– Grady Pichette has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 4 of 7 games (2g-3a); 5 of 10 games (2g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Fraser Leonard is 2 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 23 games away from 100 career games
– Luke Cozens is 5 games away from 150 career games
– Luke Cozens is 13 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 5 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 10 points away from 50 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
– Andrew Petruk is 5 games away from 150 career games
– Owen Berge is 3 points away from 50 career points
– Koen Cleaver is 1 game away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 34: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 11-22-0-1 record (23 points) on the season after 34 games. The ‘Canes are 6-9-0-1 at home and 5-12-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 19-13-1-1 record after 34 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-5-0-0 record in the month of December.
Home Cookin’: The ‘Canes will play the second of a two-game homestand tonight as they open the second half of the season. Lethbridge is in a stretch of 11 of 15 games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes have posted a record of 6-4-0-1 in their last 11 home games dating back to October 17th.
Busy First Half: Lethbridge ended the first half of the season posting an 11-22-0-1 record amassing 23 points through their first half of the regular schedule. The Hurricanes have played the most games in the Eastern Conference so far this season, tied with the Saskatoon Blades with 34. Vancouver leads the WHL having already played 35 games.
Veteran Adds: On Friday, December 12th, the Hurricanes signed veterans WHLers Andrew Petruk and Fraser Leonard from the British Columbia Hockey League. The overage forward Petruk had appeared in 19 games split between the Langley Rivermen and Vernon Vipers while the 19-year-old Leonard had skated in 24 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings this season. The duo both made their ‘Cane debuts on December 12th against the Saskatoon Blades at SaskTel Centre.
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.
Break Out Season: Luke Cozens enters tonight leading the Hurricanes in goals (16), assists (24) and points (40) 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 32 goals and 80 points this season. He has skated in a total of 145 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 eight points (2g-6a) in 11 games.
