GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Pats in Road Trip Finale
Regina, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a four-game East Division road trip tonight at 5:00pm MT when they visit the Regina Pats at the Brandt Centre.
The Hurricanes (37-19-2-2) enter on a four-game point streak after suffering a 4-3 shootout loss on Friday in Brandon to the Wheat Kings. Kash Andresen, Brayden Edwards and Leo Braillard scored in the loss while Jackson Unger made 21-saves. Lethbridge outshot Brandon 41-24 in the game. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 16-13-1-2 record on the road this season having gone 13-3-1-1 in their last 18 away from home. Lethbridge is 17-4-0-1 against East Division opponents this year.
The Pats (11-41-4-2) enter on a two-game losing streak after dropping a 2-0 shutout loss on Friday at home against the Medicine Hat Tigers. It marked the seventh time this season the Pats were shutout in a game, and the second-straight defeat in which they failed to produce a goal. Regina enters with a 2-7-1-0 record in their last ten games as they hold an 8-17-1-2 record on home ice this season. The Pats have gone 3-15-2-0 against Central Division opponents.
Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and the Pats; Lethbridge has posted a 3-0-0-0 record against Regina this year. 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. PATS: Tonight will be the final of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Pats. Lethbridge has posted a 3-0-0-0 record against Regina this season after going 2-2-0-0 against the Pats last year. The ‘Canes are 17-6-1-1 in the last 25 regular season meetings against the Pats dating back to the 2018-2019 season. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 91-79-4-6 with three ties against Regina.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 10th/2024 – at Regina (3-2 LET)
January 22nd/ 2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
February 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-5 OT LET)
March 1st/2025 – at Regina
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 14th/2023 – at Regina (3-1 REG)
December 15th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-2 REG)
January 19th/2024 – at Regina (6-2 LET)
January 26th/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-1 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (49) – Brayden Yager
Points (73) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (83) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (23) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.900) – Jackson Unger & Koen Cleaver
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 2 straight games (1g-1a); 4 of 5 games (1g-5a); 36 of 47 games (22g-49a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 straight games (2a); 6 of 7 games (6a); 35 of 58 games (11g-37a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 of 5 games (3g-2a); 17 of 22 games (10g-14a); 41 of 57 (26g-42a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-3a); 6 of 8 games (4g-7a); 26 of 45 games (23g-16a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-4a); 4 of 8 games (1g-5a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 12 games (8g-7a); 12 of 16 games (10g-9a); 37 of 49 (28g-29a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 7 of 9 games (5g-5a); 8 of 12 games (6g-5a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 4 games (2a)
– Vojtech Port has points in 2 of 4 games (2a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 of 5 games (2g); 5 of 10 games (3g-2a); 7 of 13 games (7g-4a)
– 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 8 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 3 assists away from 100 career assists
– Shane Smith is 5 games away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 7 points away from 200 career points
– Trae Johnson is 3 games away from 250 career games
– Leo Braillard is 1 point away from 100 career CHL points
– Brayden Yager is 5 assists away from 200 career assists
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 60: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 37-19-2-2 record (78 points) on the season after 60 games. The ‘Canes are 21-6-1-0 at home and 16-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 29-26-5-0 record after 60 games. The ‘Canes were 30-26-5-0 last year after 61 games.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs with a 2-0 victory in Saskatoon on February 25th. It marks the ninth-straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season while it will be the eighth-straight season they will compete in the playoffs. The nine-straight seasons in the playoffs is the longest streak playoff streak in team history; their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Comeback ‘Canes: Lethbridge enters tonight with a league-best seven victories this season when trailing after forty minutes of play. The Hurricanes earned their third win when trailing after two periods in their last seven games with a 2-1 overtime win in Prince Albert on Wednesday. The ‘Canes are 7-19-2-2 this season when trailing after two periods of play. Last year they had just six come-from-behind victories.
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 323 points (128g-195a) in 258 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 323 points ranks him tied for 115th all-time in WHL scoring with Phil Huber and Curt Fraser.
35+ Wins: The Hurricanes earned their 35th victory of the season on February 21st against the Kamloops Blazers marking the 14th time they’ve reached 35 wins in their 38 seasons in Lethbridge. The ‘Canes 30+ victories marks 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 43 wins this season which would be the seventh most in team history.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.82 goals against per game, trailing Everett (2.64) and Calgary (2.75) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 19 of 25 games while allowing two-or-less in 15 of those 25 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 28 of their last 37 games.
PP Rollin’: The ‘Canes power play was red hot in the month of February. Lethbridge has gone 13/41 in February with a success rate of 31.7%. The Hurricanes have gone 18/56 (32.1%) in their last 17 games while having scored at least one power play goal in six of their last nine games and nine of their last 13. Lethbridge’s power play ranks ninth overall in the WHL.
Penalty Killed: In their last 38 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 19 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 114/133 for a kill percentage of 85.7% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just nine power play goals in their last 21 games going 59/70 (84.3%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 29 of 30 games and 36 of 38 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked third overall.
