GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Raiders For Final Time
Saskatoon, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a four-game East Division road trip tonight at 6:00pm MT as they visit the Prince Albert Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.
The Hurricanes (36-19-2-1) enter on a two-game winning streak after earning a 2-0 shutout victory on Tuesday in Saskatoon against the Blades. Chase Petersen and Logan McCutcheon scored in the win while Jackson Unger made 30-saves for his first shutout as a Hurricane. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 15-13-1-1 record on the road this season while having gone 12-3-1-0 in their last 16 away from home. The ‘Canes are 16-4-0-0 against the East Division this year.
The Raiders (33-19-3-1) enter on a two-game winning streak after earning a 3-0 victory over the Regina Pats on Saturday. Harrison Lodewyk, Tomas Mrsic and Brayden Dube scored in the win while Max Hildebrand made 24-saves in the victory. Prince Albert enters tonight with an 18-7-3-0 record at home this season. The Raiders are 8-7-1-0 against the Central Division this year.
Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record against Prince Albert this season as the home team has won both games 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. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Lethbridge is 1-1-0-0 against Prince Albert so far this season after posting a 1-2-1-0 record in the four meetings last season against the Raiders. The ‘Canes are 2-3-1-0 in their last six games against the Raiders while having gone 9-16-1-0 in their last 26 meetings dating back to the 2017-2018 season. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 89-76-3-1 with six ties against the Raiders. The ‘Canes have posted a 3-10-0-0 record in their last 13 visits to the Art Hauser Centre.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 30th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-2 PA)
February 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-1 LET)
February 26th/2025 – at Prince Albert
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-2 PA)
February 7th/2024 – at Prince Albert (3-0 PA)
February 18th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 OT PA)
March 2nd/2025 – at Prince Albert (4-3 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (48) – Brayden Yager
Points (71) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (83) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (22) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.900) – 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 Edwards has points in 3 straight games (2g-2a); 16 of 20 games (9g-14a); 40 of 55 (25g-42a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 straight games (1g-3a); 3 of 6 games (1g-4a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 straight games (2a)
– Vojtech Port has points in 2 straight games (2a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 6 of 7 games (5g-4a); 7 of 10 games (6g-4a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 5 games (4a); 8 of 11 games (1g-9a); 33 of 56 games (11g-35a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 2 of 3 games (4a); 9 of 11 games (8g-15a); 34 of 45 games (21g-48a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 11 games (8g-7a); 12 of 15 games (10g-9a); 37 of 48 (28g-29a)
– Shane Smith has points in 4 of 8 games (2g-2a); 6 of 11 games (6g-4a)
– Kash Andresen has points in 3 of 7 games (1g-2a); 4 of 9 games (1g-3a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-2a); 5 of 7 games (3g-6a); 25 of 44 games (22g-15a)
– 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 9 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 5 assists away from 100 career assists
– Shane Smith is 7 games away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 8 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 8 points away from 200 career points
– Trae Johnson is 5 games away from 250 career games
– Leo Braillard is 3 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Brayden Yager is 6 assists away from 200 career assists
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 58: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 36-19-2-1 record (75 points) on the season after 58 games. The ‘Canes are 21-6-1-0 at home and 15-13-1-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 27-26-5-0 record after 58 games. The ‘Canes were 28-26-5-0 last year after 59 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.
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 321 points (127g-194a) in 256 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 321 points ranks him tied for 117th all-time in WHL scoring with Ryan Walter (KAM), Simon Wheeldon (VIC) and Manny Viveiros (PA).
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 42 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 (2.67) and Calgary (2.81) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 18 of 23 games while allowing two-or-less in 14 of those 23 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 27 of their last 35 games.
Shots Galore: Lethbridge marked a season-high recording 52 shots on goal on January 22nd against the Regina Pats. The ‘Canes have outshot the opposition in 15 of their last 23 games and 21 of their last 34 contests. They have amassed 1,039 shots in that span averaging 30.6 shots in that span having registered 35+ shots in nine of their last 22 games. Lethbridge is 24-7-0-0 when outshooting the opposition.
PP Rollin’: The ‘Canes power play had been red hot in the month of February. Lethbridge has gone 12/34 in February with a success rate of 35.3%. The Hurricanes have gone 17/49 (34.7%) in their last 15 games while having scored at least one power play goal in five of their last seven games and eight of their last 11. Lethbridge’s power play ranks eighth overall in the WHL.
Penalty Killed: In their last 36 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 18 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 106/124 for a kill percentage of 85.5% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just eight power play goals in their last 19 games going 51/59 (86.4%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 27 of 28 games and 34 of 36 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked fifth overall.
