GAME DAY: Hurricanes Put Point Streak On The Line Against Raiders
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes open a four-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Prince Albert Raiders to the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (8-8-0-1) enter with a 3-0-0-1 record in their last four games after earning a 3-2 win in Medicine Hat against the Tigers on Saturday. Jett Jones, Logan Wormald and Tyson Zimmer all scored in the contest while Jared Picklyk made 24-saves. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 4-3-0-1 record at home this season.
The Raiders (5-11-2-0) ended a tw0-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory in Medicine Hat against the Tigers. Sloan Stanick, Hayden Pakkala and Carson Latimer scored in the game while Tikhon Chaika made 33-saves. Prince Albert enters play tonight with a 2-5-2-0 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record in the first two meetings against Prince Albert as the home team has won both contests so far this season.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, the Yates Memorial Theatre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2022-11-09 – LET vs. PA
VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert this season after going 1-3-0-0 in four contests against the Raiders last season. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 85-73-2-1 with six ties against the Raiders, while going 50-30-0-0 with four ties at the ENMAX Centre.
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 5th/2022 – at Prince Albert (3-0 PA)
October 8th/2022 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
November 9th/2022 – at Lethbridge
March 3rd/2022 – at Prince Albert
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 23rd/2021 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
January 14th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-1 PA)
February 12th/2022 – at Prince Albert (3-2 PA)
March 8th/2022 – at Prince Albert (4-0 PA)
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (8) – Jett Jones
Assists (8) – Tyson Laventure & Logan McCutcheon
Points (13) – Cole Shepard & Jett Jones
PIMS (21) – Joe Arntsen
Plus/Minus (+6) – Chase Pauls
Wins (4) – Harrison Meneghin & Jared Picklyk
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.908) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.63) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Jett Jones has points in 5 straight games (4g-3a); 9 of 10 games (6g-5a); 10 of 16 games (8g-5a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 straight games (3g-2a); 4 of 5 games (3g-3a); 7 of 12 games (4g-5a)
– Alex Thacker has points in 2 straight games (2a); 3 of 4 games (3a)
– Tyson Laventure has points in 4 of 5 games (2g-4a); 5 of 8 games (2g-5a)
– Cole Shepard has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-3a); 4 of 6 games (4g-4a); 9 of 16 games (7g-6a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 3 of 5 games (3a)
– Ross Stanley has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 3 of 6 games (4a)
– Tyson Zimmer has points in 5 of 9 games (2g-5a); 6 of 12 games (2g-6a); 7 of 16 games (2g-7a)
– Tristan Zandee has points in 3 of 5 games (3a); 5 of 10 games (5a); 6 of 15 games (1g-6a)
– Chase Pauls has points in 5 of 8 games (5a); 6 of 10 games (6a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 4 of 8 games (3g-1a); 5 of 10 games (4g-1a); 7 of 17 games (4g-3a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 3 points away from 50 career points
– Jett Jones is 29 games away from 200 career games
– Jett Jones is 18 points away from 100 career points
– Alex Thacker is 9 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tyson Zimmer is 2 games away from 100 career games
– Hayden Smith is 10 games away from 100 career games
– Tristan Zandee is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Cole Shepard is 6 games away from 100 career games
– Bryan Thomson is 7 games away from 100 career games
– Bryan Thomson is 4 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 17: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a record of 8-8-0-1 (17 points) on the season after 17 games. The ‘Canes are 4-3-0-1 at home while posting a record of 4-5-0-0 on the road. In 2021-2022, Lethbridge had gone 7-10-0-0 after 17 contests. Lethbridge went 5-6-0-0 in October and are 2-0-0-1 in November.
Tight Games: Entering tonight, the Hurricanes have played to a one-goal margin nine of their last 10 games. The ‘Canes have gone 4-4-0-1 in those nine one-goal games and have posted a 5-4-0-1 record in one-goal games this season. Lethbridge went 16-6-4-1 in single goal games last year.
In The Dot: On October 29th, Jett Jones went an incredible 22-for-29 (75.9%) in the faceoff circle, marking a new Hurricanes record for faceoffs won in a single game since the WHL began tracking faceoffs in 2017. It was just the fifth time a ‘Canes centreman won 20+ faceoffs in a single game and the first since Jake Leschyshyn went 20-for-32 on February 22, 2019. Leschyshyn and Giorgio Estephan are the only other ‘Canes to win 20+ faceoffs in a single game, both of them accomplishing the feat twice. Jones leads the WHL with 403 faceoffs taken so far this season.
Goal Shepard: Overage forward Cole Shepard enters tonight tied for the team lead in scoring with 13 points (7g-6a) on the year. The West Vancouver, BC, product enters with points in four of six games (4g-4a). Shepard has racked up 35 shots in his last eight games and 42 shots in his last 10 outings. He leads the team in shots on goal with 57 this season, averaging 3.56 shots per game.
Central Scouting: Hurricanes 2005-born players Noah Chadwick and Logan Wormald were named as ‘C’ skaters on the Players to Watch List by NHL Central Scouting. A ‘C’ rating indicates potential to be a fourth-fifth-or-sixth selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. A total of 43 WHLers were named to the list.
Canada Calling: Hurricanes rookies Miguel Marques and Tristen Doyle, along with assistant coach Ryan Aasman are current attending the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Marques and Doyle are representing Canada Whitee while Aasman is the video coach for Canada Red. The tournament is taking place until November 12 in Langley and Delta, BC.
After 2: This season, the ‘Canes have posted a perfect 7-0-0-0 record when leading after forty minutes. Over the last five seasons, the Hurricanes have posted a remarkable 88-0-5-3 record when leading after two periods. The last time Lethbridge lost in regulation when leading after forty was October 13th/2017 when they dropped a 4-3 decision at home to Everett – the ‘Canes held a 3-2 lead after two periods in that contest.
Search for 250: Hurricanes head coach Brent Kisio sits just nine victories shy of the 250-win plateau in his career. Kisio sits with a record of 244-162-39 in eight seasons behind the ‘Canes bench and is the winningest coach in Hurricanes history.
