GAME DAY: Hurricanes Pitstop at Home to Host Silvertips
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes return to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the WHL-leading Everett Silvertips in their lone meeting of the year.
The Hurricanes (16-35-0-1) enter after ending a 12-game road losing streak last Saturday with a 4-2 win over the Saskatoon Blades at SaskTel Centre. Owen Berge scored twice while Hudson Kibblewhite and Gavin Lesiuk added the other goals in the win; Koen Cleaver made 33-saves in the victory. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 4-2-0-0 record in their last six games while having posted a 10-15-0-1 record at home this year.
The Silvertips (43-6-2-1) enter on an 11-game winning streak after a 4-0 shutout victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday at Rogers Place. Matias Vanhanen, Rylan Gould, Zackary Shantz and Jaxsin Vaughan scored in the win while Anders Miller made 18-saves for his third shutout of the season. Everett enters with a league-best 21-3-0-0 record on the road this season as they lead the entire Canadian Hockey League with 89 points this year.
Tonight will be the first and only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Silvertips; Lethbridge has posted a record of 2-8-1-0 in their last 11-games against Everett. 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. SILVERTIPS: Tonight will be the only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Silvertips. Lethbridge was downed 4-0 in their only meeting last year in Everett at Angel of the Winds Arena. The Hurricanes have lost the last six meetings against the Silvertips dating back to the 2017-2018 season while having gone 2-8-1-0 in their last 11 head-to-head matchups. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 7-11-1-0 with one tie against Everett while having gone 5-5-0-0 in ten games at home against the ‘Tips.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
February 13th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 20th/2024 – at Everett (4-0 EVT)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (18) – Owen Berge
Assists (28) – Easton Daneault
Points (36) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (87) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+5) – Oli Chenier
Wins (10) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.878) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.15) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Easton Daneault has points in 5 of 6 games (1g-5a); 9 of 12 games (2g-10a); 17 of 30 games (8g-13a)
– Owen Berge has points in 4 of 5 games (7g); 5 of 7 games (8g); 19 of 31 games (14g-11a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-5a); 5 of 7 games (1g-8a); 17 of 32 games (4g-19a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 3 of 5 games (2g-2a); 6 of 13 games (4g-3a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 3 of 5 games (4a)
– Kade Duell has points in 5 of 7 games (2g-3a); 6 of 10 games (3g-3a); 18 of 29 games (11g-11a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 4 of 7 games (1g-4a); 8 of 12 games (2g-7a); 11 of 18 games (3g-9a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 3 of 7 games (2g-1a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 4 of 8 games (2g-3a)
– Will Scott has points in 3 of 7 games (5a); 5 of 15 games (1g-8a); 7 of 19 games (1g-10a)
– Andrew Petruk has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 5 of 13 games (2g-4a)
– Oli Chenier has points in 2 of 6 games (3g-1a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 5 of 11 games (2g-4a); 6 of 13 games (3g-4a); 17 of 33 games (3g-20a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 19 games away from 100 career games
– Kayden Longley is 14 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 18 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 4 points away from 50 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 33 games away from 150 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 9 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 19 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 20 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 24 games away from 200 games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 52: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 16-35-0-1 record (33 points) on the season after 52 games. The ‘Canes are 10-15-0-1 at home and 6-20-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
33-16-2-1 record after 52 games. The ‘Canes are 1-1-0-0 in the month of February after going 4-9-0-0 record in the month of January. Lethbridge is on pace to record 21 victories this year.
Berge Burying: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Owen Berge enters tonight red hot of late. The Edmonton, AB, product enters coming off a two-goal performance last Saturday in Saskatoon against the Blades marking his third multi-goal game of the season. Berge has racked up seven goals in his last five games while having collected eight goals in his last seven outings. Since joining the ‘Canes, he has recorded 29 points (17g-12a) in 37 games. He’s on pace for 25 goals and 46 points this season.
Put It in the Win Column: Entering tonight, the Hurricanes have posted a winning record in their last six games having gone 4-2-0-0 in that span after a 4-2 win in Saskatoon last Saturday. The streak also includes the ‘Canes only three-game winning streak of the season and first since February of 2025. Lethbridge has posted a 3-1-0-0 record in their previous four home games as well.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been strong of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 15-for-42 (35.7%) over their last 12 games having scored at least one power play goal in nine of those 12 games. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 47-for-58 (81.0%) over the last 17 contests keeping the opponent without a power play goal in seven of those 17 games.
4-or-More: The Hurricanes have found their scoring touch of late. Entering tonight, Lethbridge has scored at least four goals in six of their last seven games having totaled 27 goals in those seven games averaging 3.86 goals per game – almost an average of an entire goal more per game than their season average. The ‘Canes have posted a 13-6-0-0 record this year when scoring four-or-more goals in a game.
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.
