GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Hitmen Tonight at 6:00pm
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes visit the Calgary Hitmen tonight at 6:00pm at Scotiabank Saddledome in the second of eight meetings this year.
The Hurricanes (6-1-1-0) enter on a two-game winning streak after earning a convincing 7-3 victory over the Prince George Cougars on Friday. Will Sharpe and Shane Smith both scored twice while Kooper Gizowski, Noah Chadwick and Logan Wormald scored in the win while Brady Smith made 22-saves. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 1-1-0-0 record on the road this season.
The Hitmen (3-4-1-0) enter after suffering a 5-4 overtime loss to the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday night. Ben Kindel scored twice while Carter Yakemchuk and Carson Wetsch also scored in the defeat; Eric Tu made 32-saves in the setback. Calgary enters 1-0-1-0 in their last two games while having posted a 3-1-1-0 record at home this season.
Tonight will be the second of eight meetings on the year between the Hurricanes and Hitmen; Lethbridge has posted an 0-1-0-0 record against Calgary so far this season suffering their only regulation loss this year on September 29th at the ‘Dome. 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 second of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Hitmen. Lethbridge posted a 4-1-2-0 record in seven meetings against Calgary last year, but are 0-1-0-0 against the Hitmen this season. The ‘Canes have posted an impressive 15-7-1-0 record in the last 23 meetings against the Hitmen. Lethbridge has posted an all-time 88-95-11-5 with six ties against Calgary while going 39-51-7-2 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
November 1st/2024 – at Lethbridge
December 27th/2024 – at Lethbridge
January 25th/2025 – at Lethbridge
February 2nd/2025 – at Calgary
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 (6) – Logan Wormald
Assists (9) – Miguel Marques
Points (11) – Logan Wormald
PIMS (19) – Trae Johnson & Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+6) – Logan McCutcheon & Will Sharpe
Wins (4) – Brady Smith
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.938) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (1.95) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Season):
– Logan Wormald has points in 7 straight games (6g-5a); 9 of 10 games (7g-7a); 19 of 23 games (12g-16a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 4 straight games (1g-6a); 6 of 8 games (2g-8a); 9 of 12 games (2g-12a)
– Will Sharpe has points in 4 straight games (2g-7a); 5 of 6 games (2g-8a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 3 straight games (3g); 4 of 6 games (4g-1a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 2 straight games (6a); 4 of 6 games (1g-9a); 11 of 17 games (5g-17a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 straight games (2g-2a); 4 of 5 games (2g-4a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 of 5 games (3g-5a); 6 of 8 games (5g-6a); 15 of 20 games (13g-12a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 4 of 5 games (4a); 5 of 6 games (1g-4a); 6 of 10 games (1g-6a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 4 of 6 games (4g-1a); 4 of 7 games (5g-1a)
– Hayden Pakkala has points in 4 of 7 games (1g-4a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-4a); 4 of 8 games (1g-6a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 11 games away from 250 career games
– Noah Chadwick is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Tristen Doyle is 15 games away from 150 career games
– Shane Smith is 4 games away from 150 career games
– Shane Smith is 11 points away from 100 career points
– Miguel Marques is 8 games away from 150 career games
– Logan Wormald is 13 games away from 200 career games
– Logan Wormald is 10 assists away from 100 career assists
– Brayden Edwards is 13 games away from 200 career games
– Brayden Edwards is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Hayden Pakkalais 22 points away from 100 career points
– Trae Johnson is 6 games away from 200 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 8: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 6-1-1-0 record (13 points) on the season after eight games. The ‘Canes are 5-0-1-0 at home and 1-1-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 5-2-1-0 record after eight games. The ‘Canes were 5-3-1-0 last year after nine games.
Strong Start: Lethbridge has started the season 6-1-1-0 in their first eight games which marks the second-best start after eight games to a season in team history. This year Hurricanes matched the 2001-2002 team which started 6-1-1-0 collecting 13 out of a possible 16 points. The best start in ‘Canes history is the 1993-1994 and 1996-1997 season when they started 7-1-0-0 in both seasons.
Do The Worm: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Logan Wormald has been on a tear to start the new season. The Langley, BC, product enters tonight on a seven-game point streak having collected 11 points (6g-5a) during that stretch. The seven-game point streak for Wormald has matched career long point streak set three previous times.
Eddy’s Ready: Brayden Edwards has been dominant since returning to the Hurricanes line up. In five games since returning from Detroit Red Wings Main Camp, he has racked up eight points (3g-5a) along with six penalty minutes. Edwards has also gone 54.0% in the faceoff circle. The Abbotsford, BC, product set a career-high with 31 goals and 70 points in 2023-2024.
No Jynx: Will Sharpe has had a good start to his sophomore season in the WHL. The 17-year-old draft eligible defenceman as collected 10 points (2g-8a) in eight games while going plus-6 with six penalty minutes. Sharpe is riding a career-high four-game point streak (2g-7a) entering tonight. He had 11 points (4g-7a) in 58 games last year.
Strong PK: Lethbridge’s penalty kill has been strong to start the season. The ‘Canes PK opened the season with 11-consecutive kills before allowing a goal. The Hurricanes have gone 34-for-40 on the penalty kill for a kill rate of 85.0%, ranking second in the WHL. Lethbridge finished third on the kill during the 2023-2024 regular season with a PK% of 81.1%.
Super Six: The Hurricanes announced that six prospects including Tyden Lafournaise (MB), Reid Soper (AB), Leif Oaten (AB), Colt Carter (AB), Jake Evans (SK) and Matteo Di Stefano (BC) will all represent their Province’s at the 2024 WHL Cup. The tournament will take place in Red Deer from October 23rd until 27th.
Sweet-16: The Hurricanes currently have two 16-year-old players on their roster: Chase Petersen and Gavin Lesiuk. The pair were both second round selections by the ‘Canes in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft. The duo combined for four points (3g-1a) in the pre-season for the Hurricanes.
New Captain: On August 30th, the Hurricanes announced Noah Chadwick as the 32nd Captain in team history. The Toronto Maple Leaf prospect succeeds outgoing captain Joe Arntsen who served for three seasons. Chadwick served as an Alternate Captain in 2023-2024. The Saskatoon, SK, product recorded a career-high 56 points (12g-44a) in 66 games last season. He has two assists in four games so far this year.
