GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Broncos in Final Meeting
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a stretch of four-straight road games tonight at 6:00pm MT when they visit the Swift Current Broncos at the InnovationPlex.
The Hurricanes (24-23-3-0) enter on a three-game losing streak after suffering a 4-1 loss in Brandon against the Wheat Kings on Friday. Miguel Marques scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes while Harrison Meneghin made 32-saves. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 9-16-0-0 record on the road this season while having lost their last five away from home.
The Broncos (26-19-4-2) enter with a 4-4-2-0 record in their last 10 games after dropping a 3-2 decision to the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday. The loss ended a six-game point streak. Brady Birnie and Clarke Caswell scored in the losing cause while Joey Rocha made 24-saves. Swift Current enters tonight with a 16-5-3-1 record at home this year.
Tonight will be the final meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Broncos; Lethbridge has posted a 4-2-1-0 record in the previous seven meetings, but were downed 6-0 in Swift Current just two weeks ago. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. BRONCOS: Tonight will be the final of eight meetings between the Hurricanes and the Broncos this season. The ‘Canes have posted a 4-2-1-0 record against the Broncos. Lethbridge is 8-2-1-0 in the last 11 head-to-head meetings against Swift Current dating back to last year. The Hurricanes posted a 5-2-0-0 record in seven meetings last year. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 96-102-8-3 with 12 ties against the Broncos while going 32-68-2-1 with seven ties all-time in Swift Current.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 22nd/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
September 23rd/2023 – at Swift Current (5-2 LET)
December 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
December 9th/2023 – at Swift Current (3-1 SC)
December 27th/2023 – at Lethbridge (7-6 OT SC)
January 3rd/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-3 LET)
January 31st/2024 – at Swift Current (6-0 SC)
February 14th/2024 – at Swift Current
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 22nd/2022 – at Swift Current (3-2 LET)
October 26th/2022 – at Swift Current (5-4 SC)
November 12th/2022 – at Lethbridge (2-1 LET)
December 6th/2022 – at Lethbridge (7-2 LET)
December 10th/2022 – at Swift Current (4-3 SO LET)
December 30th/2022 – at Swift Current (4-3 SC)
January 11th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (26) – Sean Tschigerl
Assists (37) – Miguel Marques
Points (59) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (91) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+16) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (22) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.922) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.46) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-4a); 5 of 7 games (3g-5a); 23 of 31 games (18g-26a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-3a); 4 of 7 games (2g-4a); 29 of 45 games (18g-29a)
– Will Sharpe has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-5a); 6 of 11 games (1g-9a); 30 of 48 games (9g-33a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 6 of 12 games (5g-5a); 8 of 15 games (6g-8a); 19 of 30 games (11g-22a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 5 games (1g-2a); 4 of 10 games (1g-5a); 18 of 30 games (9g-18a)
– Hayden Pakkala has points in 2 of 6 games (2g-1a); 3 of 9 games (3g-1a); 9 of 22 games (5g-7a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 2 of 7 games (5g-1a); 4 of 10 games (7g-2a); 10 of 20 games (13g-8a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 7 games (1g-2a); 3 of 9 games (2g-2a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 of 7 games (4a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 6 of 11 games (4g-3a); 13 of 23 games (9g-9a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 3 points away from 100 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 1 point away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 8 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 4 goals away from 50 career goals
– Dylan Sydor is 9 games away from 200 career games
– Sean Tschigerl is 6 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Harrison Meneghin is 9 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 50: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 24-23-3-0 record (51 points) on the season after 50 games. The ‘Canes are 15-7-3-0 at home and 9-16-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 27-18-3-2 record after 50 games. Lethbridge has posted a 1-3-0-0 record in February.
Career-High: Hurricanes goaltender Harrison Meneghin reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in his career with a 6-1 win over the Regina Pats on January 26th surpassing his previous high of 19 victories set in 2022-2023. Meneghin became just the 14th goaltender in Hurricanes history to reach the 20-win mark. He sits with a 22-16-2-0 record on the season with a 2.46 GAA and a .922 SV % with three shutouts.
PP Clickin’: The Hurricanes power play enters tonight sitting in the top-10 overall this year after being ranked last earlier in the season. The ‘Canes man advantage has scored a goal in eight of their last 13 games going 13-for-40 (32.5%) in that span. Lethbridge has gone 19-for-55 (34.5%) in their last 18 games since returning from the Christmas break having scored at least one goal in 11 of those 18 outings.
Strong PK: The ‘Canes penalty kill has been strong this season killing at a rate of 82.7% – ranked fourth in the WHL. Entering tonight, the ‘Canes have killed 46 of their last 52 power plays against. Lethbridge’s penalty kill has gone 55-for-61 (90.2%) in the last 25 games. The ‘Canes are one of six teams this season to have their penalty kill and power play ranked inside the WHL top-10.
Five Alive: NHL Central Scouting announced their Midterm Rankings for the 2024 NHL Draft on January 12th and five Hurricanes were listed. Miguel Marques (33rd), Brayden Edwards (187th), Trae Wilke (190th) and Landen Ward (192nd) were ranked among North American skaters while Harrison Meneghin (26th) was ranked among North American goaltenders. A total of 60 WHL players were ranked by Central Scouting.
Miggy-Wiggy: Sophomore forward Miguel Marques enters tonight with points in 21 of his last 27 games having collected 38 points (15g-23a). The Prince George, BC, product has recorded 44 points (18g-26a) in his last 31 games while he leads the team in assists (37) and points (59) while sitting third in goals (22). He was ranked 33rd among NA skaters by Central Scouting. He’s on pace for 30 goals and 80 points this year.
NHL Ink: Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 22nd. The Saskatoon, SK, product was a sixth-round (185th overall) selection by the Leafs in the 2023 NHL Draft. He became the first ‘Cane since Dylan Cozens (BUF) to sign an ELC deal. Chadwick has recorded 42 points (9g-33a) in 48 games with the Hurricanes this season.
