GAME DAY: Hurricanes Return Home, Welcome Raiders
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes return to the ENMAX Centre tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Prince Albert Raiders.
The Hurricanes (2-3-0-0) enter having dropped a 5-0 decision in Red Deer to the Rebels on Friday. Harrison Meneghin made 26 saves in the losing cause while the ‘Canes were 0/3 on the power play. Cole Shepard led all Hurricanes with four shots on goal. Lethbridge enters tonight having been shutout in each of their last two outings but are 1-0-0-0 at home this season.
The Raiders (2-3-2-0) are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss last night in Swift Current to the Broncos. Sloan Stanick scored twice while Carson Latimer and Keaton Sorensen added the others in the defeat. Max Hildebrand made 22 saves in the loss. Prince Albert is 0-2-2-0 on the road this season.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and the Raiders this season, including the second meeting in the last four days. Lethbridge is 0-1-0-0 against Prince Albert this season and have lost four straight to the Raiders dating back to last season, the last two by shutout.
Tickets for tonight’s game 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: 2022-10-08 – LET vs. PA
VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Lethbridge posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert this season after going 1-3-0-0 in four contests against the Raiders last season. The ‘Canes have lost four straight games against Prince Albert dating back to last year, the last two by shutout defeat. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 84-73-2-1 with six ties against the Raiders, while going 49-30-0-0 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
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 (10) – Tyson Zimmer
Plus/Minus (+2) – Tyson Laventure
Wins (1) – Harrison Meneghin & Jared Picklyk
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.894) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (3.46) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Regular Season):
– Alex Thacker has points in 9 of 11 games (4g-10a); 12 of 17 games (5g-14a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 4 games (5a); 4 of 8 games (7a); 9 of 14 games (1g-11a)
– Cole Shepard has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 8 of 12 games (4g-5a); 10 of 15 games (4g-7a)
– Tyson Laventure has points in 2 of 4 games (3a); 5 of 9 games (8a); 10 of 15 games (2g-11a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 8 of 11 games (3g-9a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-2a); 10 of 15 games (6g-6a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 of 8 games (4g-2a); 11 of 16 games (9g-6a); 14 of 20 (10g-10a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 5 of 11 games (1g-4a); 6 of 13 games (2g-4a)
– Jett Jones has points in 4 of 9 games (4g-2a); 7 of 14 games (5g-8a)
– Chase Pauls has points in 6 of 14 games (4g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 6 points away from 50 career points
– Chase Pauls is 1 game away from 100 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 21 games away from 150 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 1 point away from 50 career points
– Jett Jones is 40 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 15 games away from 100 career games
– Cole Shepard is 18 games away from 100 career games
– Tyson Laventure is 12 games away from 150 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 5: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a record of 2-3-0-0 (4 points) on the season after five games. The ‘Canes are 1-0-0-0 at home while posting a record of 1-3-0-0 on the road. In 2021-2022, Lethbridge had gone 3-2-0-0 after five contests. Lethbridge went 1-1-0-0 in September and are 1-2-0-0 in October.
No Puck Luck: The ‘Canes enter play tonight having been shutout in each of their last two games. Lethbridge enters tonight having gone 145:21 since their last goal. The Hurricanes have been shutout by a combined 8-0 in the last two outings but have outshot the opposition 55-51 in the two outings.
Clutch Cutch: Third year defenceman Logan McCutcheon enters tonight having collected five assists on the season and sits as the team leader in points. He is tied for second in defenceman scoring in the WHL and is on pace for 68 points on the season. McCutcheon had a career-high 28 points last season.
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.
