GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Oil Kings in First of Two Straight Against Edmonton
Edmonton, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes play their final road game in 2025 as they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings this afternoon at 4:00pm at Rogers Place.
The Hurricanes (11-23-0-1) enter having dropped a 5-1 decision on Saturday to the Medicine Hat Tigers at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Andrew Petruk scored the lone goal while Koen Cleaver made 30-saves in the loss for the Hurricanes. Lethbridge fell to 1-5-0-0 in their last six games with the loss. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 5-13-0-0 road record this year having dropped their last five away from home.
The Oil Kings (22-7-3-1) ended a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-2 overtime win over the Red Deer Rebels at the Marchant Crane Centrium. Lukas Sawchyn and Parker Alcos scored in regulation before Miroslav Holinka potted the overtime winner; Ethan Simcoe made 26-saves in the victory. Edmonton enters tonight with a 9-2-2-1 record on home ice this season, but have lost their last two at Rogers Place.
Tonight will be the first of two-straight meetings between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings while it will be the fourth of eight head-to-head meetings on the season; Lethbridge has posted a 1-2-0-0 record against Edmonton so far this year. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. OIL KINGS: Tonight will be the fourth of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-2-0-0 record against the Oil Kings so far this season. Last year, Lethbridge went 4-4-0-0 against Edmonton. Over the last three seasons, Lethbridge has posted a 8-9-0-0 record against Edmonton. The Hurricanes are 53-54-4-4 all-time record against the Oil Kings.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 13th/2025 – at Edmonton (6-2 EDM)
October 29th/2025 – at Lethbridge (8-6 EDM)
December 16th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT LET)
December 28th/2025 – at Edmonton
December 30th/2025 – at Lethbridge
February 16th/2026 – at Edmonton
February 28th/2026 – at Edmonton
March 20th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 20th/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
January 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (7-3 EDM)
January 4th/2025 – at Edmonton (5-2 EDM)
January 5th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 SO LET)
January 26th/2025 – at Edmonton (2-1 LET)
February 1st/2025 – at Lethbridge (2-0 EDM)
February 15th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 EDM)
March 21st/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (16) – Luke Cozens
Assists (24) – Luke Cozens
Points (40) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (53) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+1) – Fraser Leonard
Wins (7) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.875) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.24) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Owen Berge has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-3a); 9 of 14 games (4g-6a); 11 of 18 games (6g-8a)
– Fraser Leonard has points in 3 of 4 games (3a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 5 of 9 games (4g-1a); 6 of 14 games (5g-2a); 15 of 34 games (5g-17a)
– Kade Duell has points in 4 of 5 games (1g-3a); 5 of 8 games (3g-4a); 14 of 23 games (6g-11a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 3 of 7 games (3g-1a); 6 of 11 games (3g-3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 5 games (1g-3a); 3 of 7 games (1g-4a); 19 of 35 games (16g-24a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 4 of 11 games (4a); 11 of 20 games (1g-15a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 5 of 11 games (3g-6a); 7 of 17 games (5g-6a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 8 games (1g-2a); 3 of 11 games (2g-2a); 5 of 16 games (5g-2a)
– Grady Pichette has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 4 of 7 games (2g-3a); 5 of 10 games (2g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Fraser Leonard is 1 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 22 games away from 100 career games
– Luke Cozens is 4 games away from 150 career games
– Luke Cozens is 13 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 5 assists away from 50 career assists
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 10 points away from 50 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
– Andrew Petruk is 4 games away from 150 career games
– Owen Berge is 3 points away from 50 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 35: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 11-23-0-1 record (23 points) on the season after 35 games. The ‘Canes are 6-10-0-1 at home and 5-12-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
19-14-1-1 record after 35 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-6-0-0 record in the month of December.
Home Cookin’: The ‘Canes are in a stretch of 11 of 15 games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes have posted a record of 6-5-0-1 in their last 12 home games dating back to October 17th. Lethbridge has posted a 6-10-0-1 on home ice this season.
Busy First Half: Lethbridge ended the first half of the season posting an 11-22-0-1 record amassing 23 points through their first half of the regular schedule. The Hurricanes have played the most games in the Eastern Conference so far this season, tied with the Saskatoon Blades with 34. Vancouver leads the WHL having already played 35 games.
Veteran Adds: On Friday, December 12th, the Hurricanes signed veterans WHLers Andrew Petruk and Fraser Leonard from the British Columbia Hockey League. The overage forward Petruk had appeared in 19 games split between the Langley Rivermen and Vernon Vipers while the 19-year-old Leonard had skated in 24 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings this season. The duo both made their ‘Cane debuts on December 12th against the Saskatoon Blades at SaskTel Centre.
Worm Dealt: On Sunday, December 7th, the Hurricanes announced the trade of captain Logan Wormald to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2026 (WEN), a third-round draft pick in 2026 (SPO), a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 (LET) and a fourth-round draft pick in 2028 (SPO). Wormald finished his career having recorded 243 points (99g-144a) in 266 career games finishing 17th all-time in points, 16th all-time in goals, 13th all-time in assists and 12th all-time in games played in ‘Canes history.
Break Out Season: Luke Cozens enters tonight leading the Hurricanes in goals (16), assists (24) and points (40) having smashed his previous career-high when he recorded 10 points (3g-7a) in 64 games. The former seventh-round draft pick is on pace to collect 32 goals and 80 points this season. He has skated in a total of 146 regular season games with the Hurricanes.
November Reflections: The Hurricanes ended their 11-game month of November with a 6-5-0-0 record ending the month with a 6-3 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on November 28th. The ‘Canes posted a record of 3-1-0-0 at home and a 3-4-0-0 record on the road during the month. Lethbridge averaged 3.82 goals per game during the month which is a 0.61 goals per game increase from their season average.
Big Trade: On November 9th, the Hurricanes acquired 2006-born forward Kayden Longley, prospect Grayson Bauer along with five draft picks including a conditional first-round pick in 2026 from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for overage forward Shane Smith and the WHL rights to 2007-born import forward Vojtech Cihar. He made his ‘Canes debut on November 12th in Penticton; since joining the Hurricanes, Longley has collected eight points (2g-6a) in 12 games.
