GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Vees in First Ever Meeting
Penticton, BC – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a seven-game road trip tonight with the first of six straight through the BC Division as they visit the expansion Penticton Vees for the first ever meeting at 7:30pm at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
The Hurricanes (5-14-0-1) enter after suffering a 5-2 loss on Saturday in Swift Current to the Broncos to open their seven-game road trip. Kai Anderson scored twice in the loss while Brody Rotar made his first WHL start in the game. Lethbridge outshot Swift Current 39-17 setting a new season-high for shots in a game. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a record of 2-7-0-0 on the road but have lost their last five games away from home.
The Vees (9-6-1-2) enter with a 4-4-1-1 record in their last ten games after a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday. Booker Toninato, Nolan Stevenson, Jacob Kvasnicka and Matteo Danis scored in the win while Andrew Reyelts made 23-saves. Penticton has posted a 5-5-1-0 record on home this season, but are 0-1-0-0 against Central Division opponents.
Tonight will be the first ever meeting between the Hurricanes and Vees. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
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VS. VEES: Tonight will be the first and only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Vees. It marks the first ever meeting between Lethbridge and Penticton in the Vees inaugural season. The ‘Canes posted a record of 3-1-1-0 against the BC Division last year while going 6-3-1-1 against the Western Conference. So far this year, Lethbridge has gone 1-1-0-1 against Western opponents.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 12th/2025 – at Penticton
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
N/A
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (12) – Luke Cozens
Assists (16) – Luke Cozens
Points (28) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (32) – Matteo Fabrizi
Plus/Minus (+4) – Kayden Longley
Wins (3) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.862) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.67) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Nathan Maloney has points in 4 of 5 games (7a); 6 of 10 games (9a); 8 of 13 games (1g-10a)
– Owen Berge has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 3 of 5 games (3g-1a); 4 of 8 games (3g-3a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 3 games (2g); 3 of 7 games (3g-1a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 of 5 games (3g-5a); 4 of 6 games (4g-5a); 13 of 19 games (9g-15a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 3 of 5 games (8a); 5 of 8 games (11a); 9 of 18 games (15a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 5 games (4g-7a); 5 of 10 games (9g-10a); 12 of 20 games (12g-16a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 of 5 games (2g)
– Will Scott has points in 2 of 5 games (3a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 of 4 games (3a); 4 of 8 games (5a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 13 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 33 games away from 100 career games
– Luke Cozens is 19 games away from 150 career games
– Luke Cozens is 5 points away from 50 career points
– Kayden Longley is 14 games away from 150 career games
– Logan Wormald is 6 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 16 points away from 250 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 4 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 2 points away from 50 career points
– Owen Berge is 6 games away from 150 career games
– Owen Berge is 13 points away from 50 career points
– Koen Cleaver is 10 games away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 20: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 5-14-0-1 record (11 points) on the season after 20 games. The ‘Canes are 3-7-0-1 at home and 2-7-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 12-7-1-0 record after 20 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-2-0-0 record in the month of November.
Big Trade: On November 9th, the Hurricanes acquired 2006-born forward Kayden Longley, prospect Grayson Bauer along with five draft picks including a conditional first-round pick in 2026 from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for overage forward Shane Smith and the WHL rights to 2007-born import forward Vojtech Cihar. Longley has recorded 12 points (5g-7a) in 15 games this season.
Seventh Heaven: On November 7th, Luke Cozens recorded a career-high seven points (2g-5a) in an 8-7 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings. He became the first Hurricane to record a seven-point game since Mitch Fadden had seven points in a victory against the Red Deer Rebels on March 17th, 2007. Cozens finished two points off the Hurricanes record of nine points held by Jason Ruff and Corey Lyons. He was the 11th player in ‘Canes history to record seven-or-more points in a game. The Whitehorse, Yukon product has recorded 28 points (12g-16a) in 20 games this season.
Tremendous Duo: Logan Wormald and Luke Cozens have combined for 21 goals and 52 points this season for the Hurricanes. The duo has combined to score 35% of Lethbridge’s goals this season. Cozens enters tonight tied for the fifth-most WHL in points (28) as he is tied for second in the Eastern Conference. Wormald sits 15th in the WHL scoring race with 24 points in 20 games.
On the Road: The Hurricanes are in a stretch of seven-straight road games that started on November 8th in Swift Current. Lethbridge will face the Broncos along with all six BC Division teams on their two-week trip. The Hurricanes will travel more than 5,000 kilometres on their seven-game trip – a distance longer than traveling from Los Angeles to New York City. The ‘Canes have posted a record of 2-7-0-0 on the road.
Bergey Boy: On October 27th, the Hurricanes acquired 2006-born forward Owen Berge from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for an eighth-round draft pick in 2028. The Edmonton, AB, product appeared in 139 regular season games with the Warriors amassing 33 points (15g-18a) and 55 penalty minutes. Since joining the Hurricanes, Berge has totaled four points (3g-1a) in five games.
Top-20 Worm: Logan Wormald suited up in 250th WHL game on October 24th in Moose Jaw. He enters tonight having collected 24 points (9g-15a) along with 15 penalty minutes in 20 games. He sits 18th all-time in Hurricanes point-scoring with 234 career points (94g-140a) in 256 games. Wormald enters three points shy of Brad Rubachuk for 17th all-time in points while sitting 18th all-time in goals (94) sitting one goal back of Dylan Cozens for 17th all-time. He also sits tied for 16th all-time in games played (256), sitting three games back of Ben Wright (259) for 15th all-time.
Golden Oats: Leif Oaten helped Canada Red capture the Gold medal at the 2025 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge. He finished the tournament appearing in five games posting a record of 3-0-1 with a 2.95 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. Oaten was also named one of the tournament all-stars for Canada Red making 38-saves in the Gold medal game against Canada White.
