GAME DAY: Hurricanes Take On Oil Kings in Afternoon Tilt
Edmonton, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will play the second of a two-game set in Edmonton this afternoon against the Oil Kings at Rogers Place at 4:00pm.
The Hurricanes (3-0-0-0) won their third straight game to start the season on Friday with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Oil Kings. Landen Ward, Tyson Zimmer and Carter Dereniwsky scored in regulation while Zimmer and Logan Wormald potted shootout goals in the victory; Harrison Meneghin made 32-saves while turning aside two of three Edmonton shooters in the shootout. Lethbridge enters today with a 2-0-0-0 road record on the season and have won five-straight games in Edmonton dating back to January of 2022.
The Oil Kings (1-1-0-1) have earned points in two of their first three games after collecting a single point in the shootout loss on Friday to the Hurricanes. Nathan Pilling made his season debut scoring twice while John Szabo scored the other in the defeat; Kolby Hay made 31-saves in the contest. Edmonton is winless in their first two home games this season after winning just four games at Rogers Place last year.
Today will be the second of six meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. It will also be the second of three visits the ‘Canes will make to Rogers Place in a span of 11 days. Today’s game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2023-10-01 – LET at EDM
VS. OIL KINGS: Today will be the second of six meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. Lethbridge is 1-0-0-0 so far this season against Edmonton while having posted a 4-1-0-1 record in 2022-2023 against their Central Division rivals; the ‘Canes were 3-0-0-0 at Rogers Place last season. It was the first time in in team history that the Hurricanes swept all road games in Edmonton.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 29th/2023 – at Edmonton
October 1st/2023 – at Edmonton
October 9th/2023 – at Edmonton
January 30th/2024 – at Lethbridge
February 23rd/2024 – at Lethbridge
March 13th/2024 – at Lethbridge
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 19th/2022 – at Lethbridge (4-3 EDM)
December 14th/2022 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
January 1st/2023 – at Edmonton (4-2 LET)
January 7th/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-2 SO EDM)
January 29th/2023 – at Edmonton (10-2 LET)
March 18th/2023 – at Edmonton (6-1 LET)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (2) – Three Players
Assists (3) – Kale Tipler & Tristen Doyle
Points (4) – Logan Wormald
PIMS (8) – Miguel Marques
Plus/Minus (+4) – Brayden Edwards & Kale Tipler
Wins (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.941) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (1.95) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Season):
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 straight games (2g-2a); 5 of 6 games (3g-3a)
– Tyson Zimmer has points in 2 straight games (2g-1a); 4 of 5 games (4g-1a); 12 of 17 games (8g-7a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 straight games (3a); 3 of 5 games (4a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 5 of 6 games (1g-4a); 6 of 8 games (2g-4a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 4 of 6 games (1g-3a); 13 of 20 games (3g-11a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 3 of 5 games (2g-5a); 14 of 23 games (8g-11a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 of 3 games (3a); 5 of 7 games (1g-4a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a)
– Landen Ward has points in 2 of 3 games (2g)
– Chase Pauls has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a)
– Kale Tipler has points in 2 of 3 games (3a)
– Anton Astashevich has points in 3 of 5 games (3a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 25 points away from 100 career points
– Chase Pauls is 3 points away from 50 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 18 points away from 100 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 19 games away from 100 career games
– Logan Wormald is 14 points away from 100 career points
– Tyson Zimmer is 1 game away from 150 career games
– Hayden Smith is 8 games away from 150 career games
– Blake Swetlikoff is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Harrison Meneghin is 10 games away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 3: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 3-0-0-0 record (6 points) on the season after three games. The ‘Canes are 1-0-0-0 at home and 2-0-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 2-1-0-0 record after three games.
Perfect Start: After earning a pair of victories against the Swift Current Broncos on opening weekend and a Friday win over the Edmonton Oil Kings, the Hurricanes have started the season with a perfect 3-0-0-0 record. It is the first time the ‘Canes have started the year with three straight wins since 2008-2009. The last time Lethbridge started 4-0-0-0 was the 1996-1997 season when they opened the season 5-0-0-0.
Big 3 Return: The Hurricanes received their big-3 defencemen back as Joe Arntsen, Chase Pauls and Noah Chadwick all returned from NHL Training Camps. Arntsen attended New York Rangers camp, Pauls attended Los Angeles Kings camp while Chadwick was at the Toronto Maple Leafs camp.
Triumphant Return: After returning from the Minnesota Wild’s Training Camp, goaltender Harrison Meneghin was superb on opening weekend. The South Surrey, BC, product made 40-saves on opening night before making 24-saves on Saturday helping the ‘Canes to a 2-0-0-0 start. Meneghin enters tonight with a 1.95 goals against average and a sparkling .941 save percentage.
Sweet-16: After re-assigning defenceman Carsen Adair on Monday, rearguard Will Sharpe remains the only 16-year-old player on the Hurricanes 2023-2024 roster. Sharpe – who was selected 11th overall in the 2022 WHL Draft – earned his first WHL point on Saturday in Swift Current with an assist.
Pre-Season Leader: Draft eligible forward Miguel Marques had a great pre-season collecting nine points, including four goals and five assists, in four games. Marques finished tied for second in WHL pre-season points while finishing tied for first in the Eastern Conference. He had 20 points (8g-12a) last season.
Double Dare: Lethbridge acquired 2004-born forward Carter Dereniwsky on Tuesday from the Victoria Royals in exchange for an eighth-round draft pick. Dereniwsky has appeared in 76 career regular season games totaling 23 career points (10g-13a) along with 36 penalty minutes with the Royals. He recorded 18 points (8g-10a) and 22 penalty minutes in 51 games in 2022-2023 with Victoria.
Gone Pro: On August 10th, the Hurricanes announced that Brent Kisio resigned as head coach after eight years at the helm to accept an assistant coaching job with the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League. Kisio left the ‘Canes as the winningest coach in team history posting a 267-176-44 regular season record while qualifying for the playoffs each season.
New Bench Boss: The Hurricanes announced Bill Peters the 15th head coach in team history on August 30th. Peters, who has served as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames, returns to the WHL for the first time since 2008. He helped guide the Spokane Chiefs to a WHL and Memorial Cup Championship in 2008 before going to professional hockey. He has posted a 114-92-13 record in the WHL.
