GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Warriors in Saturday Clash
Moose Jaw, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin a two-game road trip tonight as they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors at 7:00pm at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
The Hurricanes (3-4-0-0) were handed a 4-1 loss on Wednesday at the ENMAX Centre to the Winnipeg ICE. Cole Shepard scored the lone goal in the loss while Harrison Meneghin made 29-saves in the defeat. Lethbridge has posted a 1-3-0-0 record in their last four games and are 1-3-0-0 away from home this season.
The Warriors (4-4-0-0) were downed 4-2 by the Red Deer Rebels on Friday night. Jagger Firkus and Eric Alarie scored in the loss while Connor Ungar made 35-saves against his former team in the setback. Moose Jaw enters on two-game losing streak and are 3-2-0-0 at home this season.
Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors. Last year, Lethbridge posted a 4-2-0-0 record against Moose Jaw, including a 2-1-0-0 record on the road.
Tonight’s game can be watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge, on WHL Live or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2022-10-15 – LET at MJ
VS. WARRIORS: Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Warriors. Last year, the ‘Canes posted a 4-2-0-0 record in six contests against Moose Jaw, including winning the final four meetings. Lethbridge went 2-1-0-0 in Moose Jaw last year. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time record of 84-75-5-1 with six ties, including a 32-47-1-1 with five ties in Moose Jaw.
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 15th/2022 – at Moose Jaw
January 4th/2023 – at Lethbridge
February 1st/2023 – at Lethbridge
February 21st/2023 – at Moose Jaw
2021-2022 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 5th/2021 – at Lethbridge (4-1 MJ)
November 14th/2021 – at Moose Jaw (3-2 MJ)
February 9th/2022 – at Moose Jaw (2-1 LET)
February 15th/2022 – at Lethbridge (1-0 SO LET)
March 12th/2022 – at Moose Jaw (5-2 LET)
April 15th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-4 OT LET)
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (3) – Cole Shepard
Assists (5) – Logan McCutcheon
Points (5) – Logan McCutcheon
PIMS (15) – Jett Jones
Plus/Minus (+2) – Noah Chadwick
Wins (2) – Jared Picklyk
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.890) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (3.53) – Jared Picklyk
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Regular Season):
– Logan Wormald has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (2g-1a); 12 of 17 games (7g-7a)
– Cole Shepard has points in 2 straight games (2g); 4 of 6 games (3g-1a); 12 of 17 games (6g-7a)
– Alex Thacker has points in 9 of 13 games (4g-10a); 12 of 19 games (5g-14a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 6 games (5a); 4 of 10 games (7a); 9 of 16 games (1g-11a)
– Joe Arntsen has points in 8 of 13 games (3g-9a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 of 10 games (4g-2a); 11 of 18 games (9g-6a); 14 of 22 (10g-10a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 6 of 13 games (2g-4a); 7 of 15 games (3g-4a)
– Jett Jones has points in 4 of 11 games (4g-2a); 7 of 16 games (5g-8a)
– Dustin Renas has points in 2 of 5 games (2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 6 points away from 50 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 9 games away from 150 career games
– Joe Arntsen is 1 point away from 50 career points
– Jett Jones is 38 games away from 200 career games
– Jett Jones is 27 points away from 100 career points
– Alex Thacker is 12 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tyson Zimmer is 13 games away from 100 career games
– Hayden Smith is 20 games away from 100 career games
– Tristan Zandee is 13 games away from 100 career games
– Cole Shepard is 16 games away from 100 career games
– Tyson Laventure is 10 games away from 150 career games
– Bryan Thomson is 7 games away from 100 career games
– Bryan Thomson is 4 wins away from 50 career wins
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 7: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a record of 3-4-0-0 (6 points) on the season after seven games. The ‘Canes are 2-1-0-0 at home while posting a record of 1-3-0-0 on the road. In 2021-2022, Lethbridge had gone 3-4-0-0 after seven contests. Lethbridge went 1-1-0-0 in September and are 2-3-0-0 in October.
Homemade Pickles: Goaltender Jared Picklyk, who is in his second full season with the Hurricanes, enters tonight with a 2-2-0-0 record. The Kelowna, BC, product has been terrific in his two home games this season having gone 2-0-0-0 with a 2.50 goals against average and a .907 saves percentage at the ENMAX Centre.
Clutch Cutch: Third year defenceman Logan McCutcheon enters tonight having collected five assists on the season and sits as the team leader in points. He is on pace for 49 points on the season. McCutcheon had a career-high 28 points last season for the ‘Canes finishing second in team defenceman scoring.
After 2: This season, the ‘Canes have posted a perfect 3-0-0-0 record when leading after forty minutes. Over the last five seasons, this year included, the Hurricanes have posted a remarkable 84-0-5-3 record when leading after two periods, a win percentage of .957. The last time Lethbridge lost in regulation when leading after forty minutes of play was October 13th/2017 when they dropped a 4-3 decision at home to the Everett Silvertips – the ‘Canes held a 3-2 lead after two periods in that contest.
Gone Campin’: A pair of Hurricanes players attended NHL Training Camps. Joe Arntsen participated in Carolina Hurricanes Rookie Camp while newly acquired forward Cole Shepard attended Vancouver Canucks Main Camp where he appeared in one NHL pre-season game against the Calgary Flames.
20-Goal Guy: Hurricanes co-captain Jett Jones is the only returning 20-goal scorer from the 2021-2022 season. Jones finished last year with 20 goals and 42 points in 68 games, finishing fourth in team-scoring. Only Justin Hall (34) and Yegor Klavdiev (21) had more goals last year.
Search for 250: Hurricanes head coach Brent Kisio sits just 11 victories shy of the 250-win plateau in his career. Kisio sits with a record of 239-158-38 in eight seasons behind the ‘Canes bench and is the winningest coach in Hurricanes history.
