GAME DAY: Hurricanes Visit Wheat Kings for First Time
Brandon, MB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will end a four-game road trip tonight at 6:00pm MT as they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings at Westoba Place for the first of two trips this season.
The Hurricanes (21-18-3-0) enter having ended a two-game losing streak on Friday with a 6-2 victory over the Regina Pats at the Brandt Centre. Six different goal scorers lit the lamp for the Hurricanes while Harrison Meneghin made 22-saves in the victory. Lethbridge enters tonight with a 6-3-1-0 record in their last ten games while sitting with a 9-11-0-0 record on the road this season.
The Wheat Kings (27-15-4-1) enter after earning a 6-4 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Sunday. Rylen Roersma, Carter Klippenstein, Hayden Wheddon, Nolan Flamand, Matteo Michels and Quinn Mantei scored in the victory. Brandon enters tonight with a 6-4-0-0 record in their last ten games and have a 15-6-2-0 record at home this year.
Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings; Lethbridge has posted an 0-0-1-0 record so far this season against Brandon having dropped a 1-0 overtime loss to the Wheat Kings in October. 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: 2024-01-20 – LET at BRD
VS. WHEAT KINGS: Tonight will be the second of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings. Lethbridge has posted an 0-0-1-0 record this season against Brandon after posting a record of 3-1-0-0 record against Brandon in the 2022-2023 season. The ‘Canes have posted an all-time 75-82-4-1 record with 10 ties against the Wheat Kings; Lethbridge is 29-53-1-1 with three ties all-time in Brandon.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 11th/2023 – at Lethbridge (1-0 OT BRD)
January 20th/2024 – at Brandon
February 9th/2024 – at Brandon
March 8th/2024 – at Lethbridge
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 21st/2022 – at Lethbridge (2-1 BRD)
November 25th/2022 – at Brandon (4-3 LET)
November 26th/2022 – at Brandon (6-4 LET)
February 17th/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (23) – Dylan Sydor
Assists (32) – Miguel Marques
Points (51) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (78) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+13) – Edwards & Wormald
Wins (19) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (2) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.923) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.40) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 5 straight games (2g-6a); 7 of 8 games (3g-9a); 18 of 23 games (15g-21a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 5 straight games (4g-4a); 7 of 8 games (5g-7a); 18 of 23 games (10g-21a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 4 straight games (4g-1a); 11 of 16 games (9g-7a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 straight games (4a); 4 of 5 games (1g-4a); 27 of 40 games (8g-28a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 2 straight games (3a); 4 of 5 games (1g-7a); 25 of 37 games (16g-25a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 2 straight games (2g-1a); 4 of 7 games (4g-4a); 8 of 12 games (8g-7a)
– Hayden Pakkala has points in 3 of 5 games (1g-2a); 4 of 7 games (1g-3a); 9 of 18 games (3g-8a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a); 4 of 8 games (1g-4a); 7 of 15 games (3g-6a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-3a); 5 of 10 games (3g-4a); 15 of 22 games (8g-15a)
– Trae Wilke has points in 3 of 8 games (2g-2a); 4 of 10 games (2g-4a); 7 of 18 games (4g-5a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 5 points away from 100 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 2 points away from 100 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 8 games away from 250 career games
– Dylan Sydor is 10 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 15 games away from 200 career games
– Sean Tschigerl is 4 points away from 200 career points
– Sean Tschigerl is 11 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 2 goals away from 50 career goals
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 42: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 21-18-3-0 record (45 points) on the season after 42 games. The ‘Canes are 12-7-3-0 at home and 9-11-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 24-15-1-2 record after 42 games.
Road Heavy: The Hurricanes will play the final of a four-game road trip tonight against Regina. The ‘Canes are in a stretch where they will play nine of 12 games on the road. Lethbridge has posted a road record of 9-11-0-0 so far this season. Of the nine road games, six will be played against East Division opponents.
Five Alive: NHL Central Scouting announced their Midterm Rankings for the 2024 NHL Draft on January 12th and five Hurricanes were listed. Miguel Marques (33rd), Brayden Edwards (187th), Trae Wilke (190th) and Landen Ward (192nd) were ranked among North American skaters while Harrison Meneghin (26th) was ranked among North American goaltenders. A total of 60 WHL players were ranked by Central Scouting.
Deadline Day: The Hurricanes announced a pair of trades on January 10th as they acquired 2004-born forward Hayden Pakkala from the Prince Albert Raiders while adding 2004-born defenceman Braeden Wynne from the Seattle Thunderbirds – both acquired for draft picks.
Big Day: On January 8th the ‘Canes added overage forwards Sean Tschigerl and Dylan Sydor while acquiring 19-year-old forward Colton Langkow along with prospect Kai Anderson. The Hurricanes dealt away Blake Swetlikoff and Tyson Zimmer in the trades while announcing the release of Dustin Renas.
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 36 points (8g-28a) in 40 games with the Hurricanes this season.
Swiss Pick: Leo Braillard represented Switzerland at the 2024 World Junior Championship becoming the first ‘Cane to represent the Swiss at the World Juniors since Luca Sbisa attended three-straight tournaments (2008, 2009, 2010). Braillard collected one goal in five games with Switzerland. The 2005-born forward, who was acquired by the ‘Canes on CHL waivers from the Shawinigan Cataractes, has recorded 23 points (8g-15a) in 22 games with the Hurricanes. He has collected 27 points (10g-17a) in 29 CHL games this year.
Three Amigos: The trio of Miguel Marques, Brayden Edwards and Logan Wormald have been red-hot for the Hurricanes of late. The ‘Canes trio have combined for a whopping 92-points, including 32 goals, over the last 22 games – an average of 4.18 points per game. The three have combined to score 32 of the ‘Canes last 77 goals in 22 games, totaling 41.6% of the team’s goals in that span. Marques leads the team with 51 points on the season while Edwards (46) and Wormald (39) are second and fourth in team scoring.