GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Rebels in Family Day Matinee
Red Deer, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to end a season-long six-game losing streak this afternoon as they visit the Red Deer Rebels at 2:00pm at Peavey Mart Centrium.
The Hurricanes (24-24-5-0) enter on a six-game skid following a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss on Saturday at home against the Prince Albert Raiders. Trae Wilke, Miguel Marques and Kale Tipler scored in the defeat while Harrison Meneghin made 22-saves. Lethbridge enters tonight on a six-game road losing streak sitting with a 9-17-0-0 record away from home this year.
The Rebels (28-19-2-6) enter play today on a two-game losing streak after suffering a 3-1 defeat in Edmonton to the Oil Kings on Saturday night. Carson Birnie scored the lone goal in the loss while Chase Wutzke made 33-saves. Red Deer fell to 1-6-1-2 in their last 10 games. The Rebels enter play tonight with an 18-9-0-0 record at home this year.
Today will be the fourth of six meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Rebels; Lethbridge has posted a 2-1-0-0 record against Red Deer so far this year as the home team has won all three matchups so far. The game can be streamed on WHL Live, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2024-02-19 – LET at RD
VS. REBELS: Tonight will be the fourth of six meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Rebels. Lethbridge is 2-1-0-0 against Red Deer so far this season. Last year, the ‘Canes posted a 2-3-1-0 record in six contests against the Rebels. In the last 54 regular season games dating back to February of 2015, the Hurricanes have posted a 37-13-4-1 record against the Rebels. Lethbridge is 109-88-9-7 with eight ties all-time against Red Deer.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 7th/2023 – at Red Deer (3-1 RD)
October 20th/2023 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 29th/2023 – at Lethbridge (2-1 SO LET)
February 19th/2024 – at Red Deer
March 15th/2024 – at Lethbridge
March 16th/2024 – at Red Deer
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 7th/2022 – at Red Deer (5-0 RD)
November 18th/2022 – at Lethbridge (3-2 SO LET)
January 14th/2023 – at Lethbridge (2-1 OT RD)
March 8th/2023 – at Red Deer (2-1 RD)
March 24th/2023 – at Lethbridge (6-4 LET)
March 25th/2023 – at Red Deer (5-1 RD)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (26) – Sean Tschigerl
Assists (37) – Miguel Marques
Points (60) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (95) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+14) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (22) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.920) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.51) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 2 of 4 games (2g); 4 of 7 games (3g-4a); 24 of 34 games (19g-26a)
– Will Sharpe has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-2a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 of 7 games (2g-3a); 7 of 13 games (3g-7a); 30 of 48 games (19g-29a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 2 of 7 games (3g-1a); 5 of 13 games (7g-3a); 11 of 23 games (13g-9a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 of 7 games (4a); 7 of 14 games (1g-10a); 31 of 51 games (9g-34a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 of 9 games (1g-2a); 11 of 20 games (6g-12a); 20 of 33 games (11g-23a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 2 of 8 games (1g-2a); 4 of 13 games (1g-5a); 18 of 33 games (9g-18a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 6 of 11 games (4g-3a); 13 of 23 games (9g-9a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 2 points away from 100 career points
– Logan McCutcheon is 16 assists away from 100 career assists
– Dylan Sydor is 8 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 4 goals away from 50 career goals
– Dylan Sydor is 4 assists away from 50 career assists
– Dylan Sydor is 9 games away from 200 career games
– Trae Wilke is 12 games away from 100 career games
– Sean Tschigerl is 6 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 25 points away from 150 career points
– Brayden Edwards is 9 goals away from 50 career goals
– Leo Braillard is 16 assists away from 50 career CHL assists
– Harrison Meneghin is 9 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 53: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 24-24-5-0 record (53 points) on the season after 53 games. The ‘Canes are 15-7-5-0 at home and 9-17-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 29-18-3-3 record after 53 games. Lethbridge has posted a 1-4-2-0 record in February.
The Cap: Joe Arntsen skated in his 250th career WHL game, all with the Hurricanes, on February 9th in Brandon against the Wheat Kings. The former second-round draft pick (35th overall) in the 2018 WHL Draft. He has recorded 100 career points (27g-73a) along with 309 penalty minutes. Arntsen currently sits 16th all-time in Hurricanes games played (253) sitting one game shy of Igor Merezhko (254) for 15th all-time.
Home Sweet Home: The Hurricanes have been strong at home this season having posted a 15-7-5-0 record at the ENMAX Centre. The ‘Canes have collected points in seven-straight games at home having gone 5-0-2-0 in that span while outscoring the opposition 27-12 in those seven contests – 3.86 to 1.71 on average. Lethbridge has posted a 7-1-3-0 record in their last 11 games at home.
Climbing Ranks: Hurricanes netminder Harrison Meneghin reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in his career on January 26th becoming the 14th goaltender in ‘Canes history to reach that mark in a season. Meneghin enters tonight with a 22-17-3-0 record on the year with a 2.51 GAA and a .920 SV% with three shutouts. Meneghin is 13th all-time in victories by a Hurricanes goaltender (41) sitting one win shy of 12th held by Michael Maniago (42).
Hot Special Teams: The ‘Canes power play and penalty kill have been terrific of late. Lethbridge’s power play has scored a goal in nine of the 16 games going 14-for-52 (26.9%) in that span. The ‘Canes are 20-for-67 (29.9%) in their last 21 games. Meanwhile, the penalty kill has been sharp having killed 56 of their last 65 power plays against. The Hurricanes PK has gone 65-for-74 (87.8%) in their last 28 games. Both the ‘Canes PP and PK are ranked in the top-10 in the WHL this season.
Miggy-Wiggy: Sophomore forward Miguel Marques enters tonight with points in 22 of his last 30 games having collected 39 points (16g-23a). The Prince George, BC, product has recorded 45 points (19g-26a) in his last 34 games while he leads the team in assists (37) and points (60) while sitting 2nd in goals (23). He was ranked 33rd among NA skaters by Central Scouting. He’s on pace for 29 goals and 79 points this year.
NHL Ink: Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 22nd. The Saskatoon, SK, product was a sixth-round (185th overall) selection by the Leafs in the 2023 NHL Draft. He became the first ‘Cane since Dylan Cozens (BUF) to sign an ELC deal. Chadwick has recorded 43 points (9g-34a) in 51 games with the Hurricanes this season. He is seven points shy of becoming the first ‘Canes defenceman to record 50+ points in a season since Alex Cotton (67) and Calen Addison (52) accomplished the feat during the 2019-2020 regular season.
