GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Tigers on Family Day Matinee
Medicine Hat, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will play the final of a two-game road trip this afternoon at 2:00pm as they visit the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place.
The Hurricanes (34-17-2-1) enter after suffering a 4-3 loss on Saturday night in Edmonton to the Oil Kings at Rogers Place. Kooper Gizowski scored twice and added an assist while Brayden Yager scored the other goal in the defeat; Jackson Unger made 27-saves in the loss. It marked the ‘Canes second-straight road loss while ending a franchise-long 10-game road point streak. Lethbridge enters today with a 14-12-1-1 record on the road this season.
The Tigers (36-18-3-1) enter on a three-game winning streak after a 1-0 shutout victory over the Regina Pats at home on Saturday night. Niilopekka Muhonen scored the lone goal in the win while Jordan Switzer made 22-saves for his second shutout of the season. Medicine Hat enters today with a 20-6-2-0 record on home ice, but are 1-1-1-0 in their last three at Co-op Place.
Today will be the sixth of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers this season; Lethbridge has posted a 3-2-0-0 record so far this year, but the home team has won all five previous matchups. 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. TIGERS: Tonight will be the sixth of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers. Lethbridge has posted a 3-2-0-0 record against Medicine Hat this season as the home team has won all five prior meetings. Lethbridge posted a 5-3-1-0 record in nine meetings against Medicine Hat last season. Over the last three seasons, the ‘Canes have posted a record of 21-7-1-1 in the 30 meetings while going
13-1-1-0 at home and 8-6-0-1 on the road in that span. Lethbridge is 145-148-6-11 with seven ties all-time against Medicine Hat while going 62-87-4-3 with four ties all-time on the road.
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
March 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge
March 22nd/2025 – at Medicine Hat
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 3rd/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT LET)
December 13th/2023 – at Lethbridge (6-2 MH)
December 14th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (7-2 MH)
December 30th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-2 LET)
January 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-2 LET)
January 13th/2024 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 MH)
March 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-1 LET)
March 22nd/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-2 OT MH)
March 23rd/2024 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (44) – Brayden Yager
Points (67) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (79) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (20) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.900) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Goals Against Average (2.91) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Brayden Yager has points in 7 straight games (8g-11a); 13 of 14 games (10g-18a); 32 of 41 (21g-44a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 3 straight games (3g-2a); 4 of 6 games (4g-2a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 5 of 6 games (2g-5a); 13 of 16 games (6g-12a); 37 of 51 (22g-40a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-2a); 5 of 7 games (5g-4a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (1g-3a)
– Kash Andresen has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (1g-2a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 5 of 7 games (1g-6a); 8 of 11 games (1g-10a); 30 of 52 games (11g-32a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 11 games (8g-7a); 12 of 15 games (10g-9a); 37 of 48 (28g-29a)
– 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:
– Noah Chadwick is 2 games away from 200 career games
– Noah Chadwick is 8 assists away from 100 career assists
– Shane Smith is 11 games away from 200 career games
– Luke Cozens is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 12 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Trae Johnson is 9 games away from 250 career games
– Leo Braillard is 3 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Brayden Yager is 10 assists away from 200 career assists
– Jackson Unger is 2 games away from 150 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 54: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 34-17-2-1 record (71 points) on the season after 54 games. The ‘Canes are 20-5-1-0 at home and 14-12-1-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 24-25-5-0 record after 54 games. The ‘Canes were 25-25-5-0 last year after 55 games.
Franchise Record: Lethbridge had their franchise best nine-game road win streak end on February 11th in Calgary with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Hitmen. The Hurricanes previous franchise-long winning streak was seven games set on two occasions in 2004-2005 and 2007-2008. The ‘Canes outscored the opposition 33-16 in the nine games. The ‘Canes are 11-2-1-0 in their last 14 road games.
Magic Number: The ‘Canes magic number is 5 points to officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The Hurricanes require a combination of 5 points won or lost by the ninth placed Red Deer Rebels. Lethbridge to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, building on their franchise long playoff streak. 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 317 points (127g-190a) in 252 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 317 points ranks him tied for 127th all-time in WHL scoring with Ken Priestlay (VIC) and Ben Thomson (MH).
30 Again: The Hurricanes earned their 30th victory of the season on February 2nd with a 4-3 victory in Calgary. It marked 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 second-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.78 goals against per game, trailing Everett who ranks first (2.67 GAPG). Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 17 of 19 games while allowing two-or-less in 13 of those 19 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 26 of their last 31 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 13 of their last 19 games and 20 of their last 30 contests. They have amassed 927 shots in that span averaging 30.9 shots in that span having registered 35+ shots in nine of their last 19 games. Lethbridge is 23-6-0-0 when outshooting the opposition.
Penalty Killed: In their last 33 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 15 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 95/110 for a kill percentage of 86.3% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just five power play goals in their last 16 games going 40/45 (88.9%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 25 straight games and 32 of 33 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked second overall.
January in Review: Lethbridge ended the month of January posting a 10-3-0-0 record in 13 games posting a record of 3-2-0-0 at home and 7-1-0-0 on the road. It marked the first time the Hurricanes won 10-or-more games in a month since February of 2017 when they went 10-2-0-0 in 12 games.
