GAME DAY: Hurricanes Open Three-in-Four Against Blades
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a four-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Saskatoon Blades at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (13-33-0-1) enter after ending an eight-game losing streak on Friday with a 6-2 victory over the Regina Pats at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Oli Chenier scored twice while Andrew Petruk, Kade Duell, Tyden Lafournaise and Lukas Lima scored in the win; Koen Cleaver made 30-saves in the victory. Lethbridge enters 8-15-0-1 at home this season while having gone 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games.
The Blades (24-18-3-1) are coming off their second-straight loss after falling 4-1 on Tuesday in Medicine Hat to the Tigers. Oilers prospect David Lewandowski scored the lone goal for the Blades in the defeat while Evan Gardner made 30-saves. Saskatoon enters tonight with a 12-9-3-0 record on the road this year.
Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Blades; Lethbridge has posted an 0-2-0-0 record against Saskatoon 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. BLADES: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Blades. This year, the ‘Canes have posted an 0-2-0-0 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 record of 22-15-3-2 record in the last 42 head-to-head meetings. All-time, the Hurricanes are 88-73-9-4 with five ties against the Blades including a 45-34-5-2 with three ties all-time at home against Saskatoon.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 26th/2025 – at Lethbridge (5-3 SAS)
December 12th/2025 – at Saskatoon (8-3 SAS)
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 (12) – Kade Duell
Assists (24) – Nathan Maloney, Easton Daneault
Points (31) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (78) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+4) – Oli Chenier
Wins (8) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.874) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.29) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Kyle Heger has points in 2 straight games (2a); 6 of 7 games (1g-5a); 9 of 13 games (2g-7a)
– Will Scott has points in 2 straight games (4a); 4 of 10 games (1g-7a); 6 of 14 games (1g-9a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 straight games (3a); 4 of 5 games (6a); 14 of 27 games (3g-14a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (2g-1a); 15 of 24 games (10g-9a)
– Andrew Petruk has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 4 of 9 games (2g-3a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 5 of 7 games (1g-6a); 7 of 11 games (2g-7a); 13 of 25 games (7g-9a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a)
– Owen Berge has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-1a); 6 of 10 games (3g-5a); 15 of 26 games (7g-11a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 5 of 10 games (2g-4a); 6 of 12 games (3g-4a); 17 of 32 games (3g-20a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 2 of 5 games (2g); 4 of 8 games (5g-1a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 3 of 8 games (2g-1a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 20 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 20 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 18 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 8 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 38 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 10 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 24 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 20 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 29 games away from 200 games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 47: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 13-33-0-1 record (27 points) on the season after 47 games. The ‘Canes are 8-15-0-1 at home and 5-18-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
29-16-1-1 record after 47 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-8-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 19 victories this year.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 9-for-22 (40.9%) over their last seven games having scored at least one power play goal in six of those seven games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 34-for-41 (82.9%) over the last 12 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in six of those 12 games.
Top Prospect: Hurricanes defenceman Kyle Heger was named as one of 15 rearguards from the WHL to take part in the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in Langley on February 18th at the Langley Events Centre. The Minnesota product will represent Team East in the game. The WHL Prospects Game will be the first held in over 25-years dating back to the 1999-2000 season.
New Leadership Group: The ‘Canes announced a new leadership group for the remainder of the 2025-2026 season following the WHL Trade Deadline. Owen Berge, Kayden Longley, Carsen Adair and Hudson Kibblewhite will serve as Alternate Captains for the rest of the season while Lethbridge will go without a Captain for the rest of the season.
Midterm Ranked: Three Hurricanes players were ranked by NHL Central Scouting on the Midterm Rankings on January 12th. Kyle Heger (67th), Gavin Lesiuk (177th) and Nathan Maloney (220th) were all ranked among North American skaters. Of the three, Maloney was the lone player not ranked by Central Scouting on the Preliminary Players to Watch List in October.
All Hail Oli: Lethbridge announced the acquisition of 2007-born forward Oli Chenier from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 on January 5th. Chenier appeared in 148 regular season games with the Raiders amassing 48 points (17g-31a) over three seasons. The Winnipeg, MB product was originally a third-round draft pick by Prince Albert in 2022.
OT Perfection: The ‘Canes enter tonight having posted a perfect 5-0 record this season in games decided in overtime this season. Lethbridge has posted a 99-88 record with 96 ties all-time in overtime in their history. The five OT victories this season is tied for second in the WHL lead with the Medicine Hat Tigers, one back of the Prince George Cougars who have six OT wins this year.
Bronze Medalist: Hurricanes forward Mykolas Skadauskas earned a Bronze medal at the World Junior Championship Division II B tournament with Lithuania. The 18-year-old appeared in five games collecting three points (1g-2a) along with a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes. Skadauskas has three assists in 23 games this year with the ‘Canes.
