GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Hitmen in Central Clash
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes look to extend their franchise-long road winning streak to 10-straight games as they visit the Calgary Hitmen at Scotiabank Saddledome at 7:00pm.
The Hurricanes (32-16-1-1) enter on a three-game winning streak after a 4-0 win in Red Deer against the Rebels on Saturday. Leo Braillard, Brayden Edwards, Brayden Yager and Carsen Adair scored in the win while Koen Cleaver made 25-saves for his second shutout of the season. Lethbridge enters tonight with a franchise-best nine-game road winning streak sitting with 14-11-0-1 road record.
The Hitmen (32-13-3-2) enter on a two-game win streak after a 4-3 overtime victory against the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday. Axel Hurtig, Brandon Gorzynski and Carson Wetsch scored in regulation before Sawyer Mynio potted the overtime winner while Anders Miller made 28-saves in the win. Calgary enters with a league-best 20-4-1-1 record on home ice this season.
Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Hitmen; Lethbridge enters with a 2-4-0-0 record in the first six head-to-head contests. 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. HITMEN: Tonight will be the seventh of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Hitmen. Lethbridge has gone 2-4-0-0 so far this season against Calgary while having posted a 4-1-2-0 record in seven meetings last year. The ‘Canes have posted a 17-10-1-0 record in the last 28 meetings against the Hitmen. Lethbridge has posted an all-time 90-98-11-5 with six ties against Calgary including posting a record of 40-52-7-2 with two ties all-time in Calgary.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 29th/2024 – at Calgary (3-1 CGY)
October 19th/2024 – at Calgary (6-1 CGY)
November 1st/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-3 CGY)
December 27th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
January 25th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-2 CGY)
February 2nd/2025 – at Calgary (4-3 LET)
February 11th/2025 – at Calgary
March 15th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 18th/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT LET)
October 22nd/2023 – at Calgary (4-3 CGY)
October 27th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-3 OT CGY)
November 29th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
February 3rd/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-0 LET)
February 25th/2024 – at Calgary (9-2 LET)
March 17th/2024 – at Calgary (3-2 CGY OT)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (39) – Brayden Yager
Points (59) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (77) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (19) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.900) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Goals Against Average (2.91) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 3 straight games (5g-6a); 9 of 10 games (7g-13a); 28 of 37 games (18g-39a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 straight games (2g-4a); 5 of 8 games (5g-5a); 23 of 40 games (21g-13a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 straight games (1g-4a); 6 of 7 games (1g-8a); 28 of 48 games (11g-30a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 10 of 12 games (5g-9a); 34 of 47 (21g-36a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 straight games (2g)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 6 of 11 games (6a); 20 of 39 games (3g-22a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 11 games (8g-7a); 12 of 15 games (10g-9a); 37 of 48 (28g-29a)
– Jordan Gustafson has points in 2 of 3 games (4g); 3 of 5 games (5g-1a); 12 of 15 games (13g-6a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 14 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 7 games away from 200 career games
– Noah Chadwick is 10 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tristen Doyle is 1 assist away from 50 career assists
– Shane Smith is 1 assist away from 50 career assists
– Miguel Marques is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Kooper Gizowski is 17 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Kash Andresen is 1 game away from 100 career games
– Leo Braillard is 6 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Brayden Yager is 2 games away from 250 career games
– Jackson Unger is 5 games away from 150 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 50: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 32-16-1-1 record (66 points) on the season after 50 games. The ‘Canes are 18-5-1-0 at home and 14-11-0-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 24-23-3-0 record after 50 games. The ‘Canes were 24-24-3-0 last year after 51 games.
Franchise Record: Lethbridge enters tonight on a franchise best nine-game road win streak after a 4-0 victory in Red Deer on February 8th. The Hurricanes previous franchise-long winning streak was seven games set on two occasions in 2004-2005 and 2007-2008. The ‘Canes have outscored the opposition 33-16 in the nine games. The ‘Canes are 11-1-0-0 in their last 12 road games.
Magic Number: The ‘Canes magic number is 12 points to officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The Hurricanes require a combination of 12 points won or lost by the ninth placed Red Deer Rebels. Lethbridge to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, building on their franchise long playoff streak. Their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
300 Club: On February 2nd in Calgary, Brayden Yager reached the 300-point mark in his WHL career with his fourth career hat-trick. The Winnipeg Jets prospect became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 309 points (124g-185a) in 248 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 309 points ranks him tied for 146th all-time in WHL scoring with Mike Rogers, Mark Woolf and former Hurricane Cory Dosdall.
30 Again: The Hurricanes earned their 30th victory of the season on February 2nd with a 4-3 victory in Calgary. It marked the ninth-straight season that the ‘Canes have reached the 30-win plateau adding to their team record for consecutive 30-win seasons. The previous long was five-straight seasons from 1989-90 until 1993-94. Lethbridge is on pace for 44 wins this season which would be the seventh most in team history.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the second-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.76 goals against per game, trailing Everett who ranks first (2.70 GAPG). Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 15-straight games while allowing two-or-less in 12 of those games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 24 of their last 27 games.
Shots Galore: Lethbridge marked a new season-high recording 52 shots on goal on January 22nd against the Regina Pats. The ‘Canes have outshot the opposition in 12 of their last 15 games and 19 of their last 26 contests. They have amassed 823 shots in that span averaging 31.7 shots in that span having registered 35+ shots in nine of their last 15 games. Lethbridge is 22-6-0-0 when outshooting the opposition.
Penalty Killed: In their last 29 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 12 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 87/99 for a kill percentage of 87.9% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just two power play goals in their last 12 games going 32/34 (94.2%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 21 straight games and 28 of 29 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked second overall.
January in Review: Lethbridge ended the month of January posting a 10-3-0-0 record in 13 games posting a record of 3-2-0-0 at home and 7-1-0-0 on the road. It marked the first time the Hurricanes won 10-or-more games in a month since February of 2017 when they went 10-2-0-0 in 12 games.
