GAME DAY: Hurricanes Return Home; Face Tigers
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes return to the ENMAX Centre tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers in their first meeting of the season.
The Hurricanes (6-10-0-0) are coming off a 3-2 loss last Sunday in Moose Jaw to the Warriors. Ty Nash and Jett Jones scored the goals in the losing cause while Bryan Thomson made 25-saves. The loss ended a five-game road trip for the ‘Canes in which they posted a 1-4-0-0 record. Lethbridge has gone 4-3-0-0 at home this season as tonight begins a stretch of seven of nine games at home prior to the Christmas break.
The Tigers (4-7-3-1) enter on a seven-game losing streak after suffering a 4-3 overtime loss last Sunday in Calgary against the Hitmen. Ashton Ferster, Lukas Svejkovsky and Corson Hopwo scored in the defeat while Garin Bjorklund made an impressive 43-saves. Medicine Hat enters with a road record of 1-4-2-1 this season.
Tonight will be the first of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers as it is the latest into a season ever that the two teams will play for the first time. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased at the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, the Yates Memorial Theatre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com.
All patrons will be required to provide proof of full vaccination or negative, privately paid for COVID test prior to entry to the ENMAX Centre and must wear a mask at all times in the facility, except when eating or drinking.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 11-19-2021 – LET vs. MH
VS. TIGERS: Tonight will be the first of eight meetings this season between the Hurricanes and Tigers. Lethbridge has posted a 1-5-0-0 record last season against Medicine Hat. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 124-141-5-10 with seven ties; 70 of Lethbridge’s 124 wins have come in Lethbridge.
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 19th/2021 – at Lethbridge
December 17th/2021 – at Lethbridge
December 18th/2021 – at Medicine Hat
January 15th/2022 – at Medicine Hat
February 19th/2022 – at Medicine Hat
February 26th/2022 – at Lethbridge
April 1st/2022 – at Lethbridge
April 2nd/2022 – at Medicine Hat
2020-2021 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
March 26th/2021 – at Medicine Hat (3-0 MH)
March 27th/2021 – at Lethbridge (6-3 MH)
March 28th/2021 – at Medicine Hat (5-4 OT MH)
April 29th/2021 – at Lethbridge (6-2 MH)
May 1st/2021 – at Medicine Hat (6-3 LET)
May 2nd/2021 – at Lethbridge (6-2 MH)
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (5) – Noah Boyko & Yegor Klavdiev
Assists (13) – Justin Hall & Alex Thacker
Points (17) – Justin Hall
PIMS (26) – Trevor Thurston
Plus/Minus (+1) – Justin Hall & Logan Wormald
Wins (5) – Bryan Thomson
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.893) – Bryan Thomson
Goals Against Average (3.62) – Bryan Thomson
WHO’S HOT:
– Jett Jones has points in 5 straight games (3g-3a); 6 of 9 games (4g-3a)
– Trevor Thurston has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a)
– Ty Nash has points in 2 straight games (2g); 4 of 10 games (4g-3a)
– Justin Hall has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-3a); 4 of 6 games (1g-5a); 8 of 11 games (3g-8a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-3a); 3 of 5 games (2g-3a)
– Alex Thacker has points in 2 of 5 games (4a); 5 of 11 games (2g-9a)
– Logan Barlage has points in 2 of 6 games (1g-2a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a)
– Noah Boyko has points in 2 of 6 games (1g-1a)
– Chase Wheatcroft has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-4a); 5 of 10 games (3g-7a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Nolan Bentham is 32 games away from 100 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 18 games away from 100 career games
– Justin Hall is 8 games away from 150 career games
– Justin Hall is 11 points away from 100 career points
– Noah Boyko is 6 games away from 150 career games
– Alex Thacker is 4 games away from 100 career games
– Ty Nash is 2 games away from 100 career games
– Chase Wheatcroft is 8 games away from 100 career games
– Logan Barlage is 6 games away from 250 career games
– Logan Barlage is 3 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Barlage is 6 assists away from 100 career assists
