GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Tigers in Back-Half of Home-and-Home Weekend
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will visit the Medicine Hat Tigers tonight at 7:00pm at Co-op Place in the second of a home-and-home weekend.
The Hurricanes (17-44-2-1) enter on a five-game losing streak after dropping a 6-3 loss to the Tigers on Friday at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Owen Berge, Kayden Longley and Kade Duell scored in the defeat while Koen Cleaver made 34-saves. Lethbridge was outshot 40-34 in the game by Medicine Hat. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 6-24-2-0 record on the road while going 1-9-2-0 in their last 12 contests.
The Tigers (47-10-5-3) enter on a two-game winning streak after downing the Hurricanes 6-3 in Lethbridge on Friday. Kade Stengrim scored twice while Bryce Pickford, Andrew Basha, Jonas Woo and Kadon McCann scored in the contest while Jordan Switzer made 31-saves. Medicine Hat outshot Lethbridge 40-34 in the game. The Tigers enter tonight with a 26-3-2-1 record at home this year – the 26 home victories is tied for the WHL lead.
Tonight will be the final of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge has posted an 0-6-1-0 record on the year against Medicine Hat. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
VS. TIGERS: Tonight will be the final of eight head-to-head meetings between the Hurricanes and Tigers. This year, the ‘Canes have posted an 0-6-1-0 record against the Tigers after going 3-5-1-0 in nine games in the 2024-2025 regular season. Lethbridge fell four games to Medicine Hat in the Eastern Conference Championship Series. The ‘Canes have lost 17-straight games (pre-season, regular season and playoffs combined) to the Tigers dating back to last year. Lethbridge has posted an all-time record of 145-156-8-11 with seven ties against the Tigers.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 MH)
December 27th/2025 – at Lethbridge (5-1 MH)
January 10th/2026 – at Medicine Hat (7-4 MH)
January 31st/2026 – at Medicine Hat (8-4 MH)
February 20th/2026 – at Lethbridge (3-0 MH)
February 21st/2026 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT MH)
March 13th/2026 – at Lethbridge (6-3 MH)
March 14th/2026 – at Medicine Hat
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (7-6 LET)
December 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
December 14th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
December 15th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 28th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (4-0 MH)
February 17th/2025 – at Medicine Hat (5-1 MH)
March 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge (6-5 OT MH)
March 22nd/2025 – at Medicine Hat (10-1 MH)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (23) – Owen Berge
Assists (38) – Easton Daneault
Points (50) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (102) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+1) – Oli Chenier
Wins (10) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver & Leif Oaten
Save % (.882) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (3.93) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Easton Daneault has points in 4 straight games (1g-8a); 6 of 8 games (3g-9a); 17 of 24 games (6g-20a)
– Owen Berge has points in 4 straight games (2g-4a); 6 of 8 games (3g-7a); 12 of 17 games (12g-7a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 straight games (2g); 5 of 7 games (4g-3a); 13 of 19 games (7g-9a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-3a); 5 of 7 games (3g-4a); 17 of 30 games (7g-14a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 3 of 6 games (3g-2a); 22 of 44 games (8g-21a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a); 3 of 8 games (1g-3a); 8 of 20 games (3g-7a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 of 8 games (1g-2a); 4 of 13 games (2g-3a)
– Jake Evans has points in 2 of 6 games (2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Kayden Longley is 7 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 14 assists away from 50 career assists
– Matteo Fabrizi is 5 assists away from 50 career assists
– Gavin Lesiuk is 8 games away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 13 assists away from 50 career assists
– Owen Berge is 13 goals away from 50 career goals
– Owen Berge is 15 games away from 200 games
INJURY REPORT:
– Brayden Smith: week-to-week (upper-body injury)
– Nathan Maloney: day-to-day (lower-body injury)
– Enzo DiDomenicantonio: week-to-week (lower-body injury)
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 64: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 17-44-2-1 record (37 points) on the season after 64 games. The ‘Canes are 11-20-0-1 at home and 6-24-2-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
40-18-3-3 record after 64 games. Lethbridge has posted an 0-4-0-0 record in the month of March.
Home Heavy: Lethbridge will play three of their final four games of the regular season at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The ‘Canes will welcome the Red Deer Rebels and Edmonton Oil Kings to complete their home schedule. The Hurricanes have posted a record of 11-20-0-1 on home ice this year.
Streak Snapped: Following a loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on March 7th, the Hurricanes were officially eliminated from contention for the 2026 WHL Playoffs. It marks the first time since the 2014-2015 season that the ‘Canes will not qualify for the post-season, ending a stretch of nine straight seasons booking a ticket to the WHL Playoffs. The streak of nine-straight years in the playoffs was a franchise record for the ‘Canes.
Rookie Standout: Hurricanes forward Easton Daneault was named the WHL Rookie of the Week last week after amassing six points (1g-5a) in two games against Regina and Moose Jaw. The Red Deer, AB, product enters tonight sitting 9th in the WHL in rookie scoring with 50 points (12g-38a) while sitting fourth among 2008-born rookies across the league. Daneault also leads the Hurricanes in assists and points.
Breakout Seasons: This year, the Hurricanes have had a whopping six veterans set new career-highs in points this season including Owen Berge (23g-46p), Kayden Longley (13g-42p), Hudson Kibblewhite (14g-28p), Oli Chenier (8g-23p), Matteo Fabrizi (4g-20p) and Carsen Adair (4g-14p) have all set new highs.
Century Mark: Gavin Lesiuk enters tonight having amassed 102 penalty minutes in 59 games this year. The Duncan, BC, product is the first ‘Cane to hit the century mark in penalty minutes in a single season since Landen Ward finished the 2023-2024 season with 120 PIMS. Lesiuk is just the seventh Hurricane in the last 10 years to hit the 100-PIM mark. The most PIMS in a single season since the new rules in 2006-2007 was recorded by Cason Machacek in 2010-2011 when he racked up 183 PIMS while the all-time single-season record is held by Brantt Myhres who had 359 penalty minutes in the 1991-1992 season.
Berge Burying: Hurricanes 19-year-old forward Owen Berge enters tonight having racked up 13 goals in his last 19 games – a 49-goal pace over a full 68-game schedule. The Edmonton, AB, product leads the ‘Canes with 23 goals this year while sitting second in points with 46. Since joining the Hurricanes, Berge has collected 41 points (22g-19a) in 49 games. He was acquired for an eighth-round pick in October.
Surging Special Teams: Lethbridge’s special teams have been better of late. The ‘Canes power play has gone 22-for-87 (25.3%) in their last 24 games while having gone 5-for-22 (22.7%) in their last six contests. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes penalty kill has gone 70-for-90 (77.8%) over the last 29 games while having gone 15-for-17 (88.2%) in their last six outings.
