GAME DAY: Hurricanes Put Win Streak On Line in Prince Albert
Saskatoon, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes play the middle of a three-game road trip tonight at 7:00pm as they visit the Prince Albert Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.
The Hurricanes (2-1-0-0) enter on a two-game winning streak after earning a 3-1 victory on Tuesday in Saskatoon over the Blades. Harrison Meneghin made 28-saves for his first WHL win in his first WHL start. Logan Wormald, Anton Astashevich and Tristan Zandee scored in the win. Lethbridge enters tonight 1-1-0-0 on the road this season.
The Raiders (1-3-1-0) enter having earned a 5-1 win on Saturday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Keaton Sorensen scored twice while Ryder Ritchie, Cole Peardon and Anton Yatsyshin scored the others in the win. Tikhon Chaika made 24-saves for his first victory on the season. Prince Albert has posted a 1-2-0-0 record at home this season.
Tonight will be the first of four head-to-head meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Last year, Lethbridge posted a 1-3-0-0 record against Prince Albert while going winless in two trips to the Art Hauser Centre. Tonight’s game can be watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge, on WHL Live or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Lethbridge posted a 1-3-0-0 record in four contests against Prince Albert last season, including an 0-2-0-0 record at the Art Hauser Centre. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 84-72-2-1 with six ties against the Raiders. Lethbridge is 35-42-2-1 with two ties in Prince Albert.
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 5th/2022 – at Prince Albert
October 8th/2022 – at Lethbridge
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 (2) – Jett Jones
Assists (5) – Logan McCutcheon
Points (5) – Logan McCutcheon
PIMS (4) – Five Players
Plus/Minus (+3) – Jett Jones
Wins (1) – Harrison Meneghin & Jared Picklyk
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.909) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (3.13) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Regular Season):
– Alex Thacker has points in 9 straight games (4g-10a); 12 of 15 games (5g-14a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 straight games (5a); 4 of 6 games (7a); 9 of 12 games (1g-11a)
– Cole Shepard has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 8 of 10 games (4g-5a); 10 of 13 games (4g-7a)
– Tyson Laventure has points in 2 straight games (3a); 5 of 7 games (8a); 10 of 13 games (2g-11a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 8 of 9 games (3g-9a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-2a); 10 of 13 games (6g-6a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 of 6 games (4g-2a); 11 of 14 games (9g-6a); 14 of 18 (10g-10a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 5 of 9 games (1g-4a); 6 of 11 games (2g-4a)
– Jett Jones has points in 4 of 7 games (4g-2a); 7 of 12 games (5g-8a)
– Chase Pauls has points in 6 of 12 games (4g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 2 games away from 100 career games
– Logan McCutcheon is 6 points away from 50 career points
– Chase Pauls is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 23 games away from 150 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 1 point away from 50 career points
– Jett Jones is 42 games away from 200 career games
– Jett Jones is 27 points away from 100 career points
– Alex Thacker is 12 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tristan Zandee is 17 games away from 100 career games
– Cole Shepard is 20 games away from 100 career games
– Tyson Laventure is 14 games away from 150 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 3: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a record of 2-1-0-0 (4 points) on the season after three games. The ‘Canes are 1-0-0-0 at home while posting a record of 1-1-0-0 on the road. In 2021-2022, Lethbridge had gone 2-1-0-0 after three contests. Lethbridge went 1-1-0-0 in September and are 1-0-0-0 in October.
Clutch Cutch: Third year defenceman Logan McCutcheon enters tonight on a two-game point streak having collected five assists in those two games. The Saskatoon product enters as the team leader in points with five on the year. He is tied for most points by a defenceman in the WHL and is on pace for 113 points on the season. McCutcheon had a career-high 28 points last season.
Nice Debuts: Forwards Cole Shepard and Tyson Zimmer made their Hurricanes debut last Friday. Shepard struck for a power play goal while Zimmer picked up an assist in the game. The duo skated on a line with Alex Thacker and combined for four points in the victory against Medicine Hat.
Gone Campin’: A pair of Hurricanes players attended NHL Training Camps. Joe Arntsen participated in Carolina Hurricanes Rookie Camp while newly acquired forward Cole Shepard attended Vancouver Canucks Main Camp where he appeared in one NHL pre-season game against the Calgary Flames.
Ty for Ty: On September 27th, the Hurricanes acquired 2004-born forward Tyson Zimmer from the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for a pair of draft picks. Zimmer appeared in 66 games for the Wheaties last season totaling 21 points (9g-12a). The ‘Canes also traded four-year veteran Ty Nash to the Winnipeg ICE in a separate trade.
Shep-Repped: On September 21st, the ‘Canes announced the acquisition of overage forward Cole Shepard from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2023. Shepard had 20 points (7g-13a) in 28 games in 2021-2022 with the Giants. He is the younger brother of former Hurricanes forward Jackson Shepard who spent the 2018-2019 season in Lethbridge. He was re-assigned to Lethbridge by the Vancouver Canucks on Monday after appearing in one NHL pre-season game.
Solid Warm Up: The Hurricanes posted an impressive 3-0-1-0 record in their four-game pre-season. The ‘Canes earned wins against Medicine Hat and a pair against Red Deer. Lethbridge outscored their opposition 19 to 13 in the four games, an average of 4.75 to 3.25 per game.
20-Goal Guy: Hurricanes co-captain Jett Jones is the only returning 20-goal scorer from the 2021-2022 season. Jones finished last year with 20 goals and 42 points in 68 games, finishing fourth in team-scoring. Only Justin Hall (34) and Yegor Klavdiev (21) had more goals last year.
