GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Oil Kings in Final Regular Season Home Game
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings in the final of a season-long six-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm in their final home game of the regular season at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (41-19-3-2) enter having had their nine-game point streak end last Saturday with a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Hitmen at home. Miguel Marques scored the lone goal while Jackson Unger made 23-saves in the defeat. Lethbridge went 1/2 on the power play while going 1/1 on the penalty kill. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 24-7-2-0 record at home this season while having gone 3-1-1-0 in the first five games of a six-game homestand.
The Oil Kings (36-26-2-2) enter after earning a convincing 8-4 victory in Calgary against the Hitmen on Sunday afternoon. Marshall Finnie scored twice while Lukas Sawchyn, Gracyn Sawchyn, Miroslav Holinka, Blake Fiddler, Rylen Roersma and Joe Iginla scored the others in the win; Ethan Simcoe made 42-saves in the victory as Edmonton was outshot 46-29 in the game. The Oil Kings enter tonight with a 16-14-2-1 record on the road this year.
Tonight will be the final of eight regular season meetings between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings; Lethbridge has posted a 3-4-0-0 record against Edmonton this season. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial Theatre or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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VS. OIL KINGS: Tonight will be the final of eight meetings during the regular season between the Hurricanes and Oil Kings. Lethbridge has posted a 3-4-0-0 record against Edmonton so far this season after going 3-3-0-0 the Oil Kings during the 2023-2024 season. In the last three seasons, the ‘Canes have posted a 10-8-0-1 record against the Oil Kings. Lethbridge has posted a 51-52-4-4 all-time record against Edmonton while going 25-24-2-4 at home.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 20th/2024 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
January 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge (7-3 EDM)
January 4th/2025 – at Edmonton (5-2 EDM)
January 5th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 SO LET)
January 26th/2025 – at Edmonton (2-1 LET)
February 1st/2025 – at Lethbridge (2-0 EDM)
February 15th/2025 – at Edmonton (4-3 EDM)
March 21st/2025 – at Lethbridge
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 29th/2023 – at Edmonton (4-3 SO LET)
October 1st/2023 – at Edmonton (8-5 EDM)
October 9th/2023 – at Edmonton (5-2 LET)
January 30th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
February 23rd/2024 – at Lethbridge (2-1 EDM)
March 13th/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-1 EDM)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (30) – Logan Wormald
Assists (56) – Brayden Yager
Points (81) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (92) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+33) – Logan Wormald
Wins (25) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Save % (.902) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.87) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Miguel Marques has points in 7 straight games (4g-4a); 9 of 10 games (5g-5a); 22 of 28 games (14g-23a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 7 straight games (4g-4a); 10 of 11 games (6g-6a); 47 of 63 (29g-46a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 6 of 8 games (2g-4a); 39 of 64 games (13g-39a)
– Brayden Yager has points in 7 of 8 games (2g-8a); 9 of 11 games (2g-12a); 41 of 53 games (23g-56a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 6 of 7 games (3g-5a); 11 of 14 games (6g-11a); 31 of 51 games (25g-20a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 5 of 6 games (2g-9a); 14 of 18 games (10g-17a); 42 of 55 (30g-38a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 of 3 games (4g); 9 of 13 games (9g-5a); 10 of 16 games (10g-5a)
– Jordan Gustafson has points in 2 of 4 games (4g); 3 of 6 games (5g-1a); 12 of 16 games (13g-6a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-4a); 6 of 10 games (2g-8a); 7 of 14 games (2g-9a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 6 games (1g-4a); 4 of 8 games (2g-4a); 10 of 19 games (8g-9a)
– Trae Johnson has points in 2 of 5 games (2g-2a); 3 of 7 games (2g-3a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 of 5 games (2g-2a); 3 of 8 games (2g-3a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 of 5 games (3a); 4 of 10 games (5a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-2a); 4 of 9 games (3g-2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 3 points away from 150 career points
– Jordan Gustafson is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 1 assist away from 100 career assists
– Kooper Gizowski is 3 points away from 100 career points
– Kooper Gizowski is 2 goals away from 50 career goals
– Leo Braillard is 2 goals away from 50 career CHL goals
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 66: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 41-20-3-2 record (87 points) on the season after 66 games. The ‘Canes are 24-7-2-0 at home and 17-13-1-2 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 32-29-5-0 record after 66 games.
Home Ice Advantage: Lethbridge will finish fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and will hold home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs. It marks the first time since 2019 that the ‘Canes will open the post-season at home. In their history, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 14-3 in 17 all-time series when holding home-ice advantage – a series win percentage of 82.4%.
40+ Wins: The Hurricanes earned their 40th victory of the season on March 7th with a 3-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. It’s just the eighth time in the ‘Canes 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve earned 40+ wins and the first time since 2018-2019. Lethbridge enters on pace for 42 victories this year which would be the seventh most in team history.
80-Point Club: With a 5-1 victory on March 1st in Regina against the Pats, the Hurricanes reached the 80-point mark on the season. It marks just the 11th time in their 38-seasons in Lethbridge that they’ve recorded 80-or-more points and the first since 2019-2020 season. The ‘Canes all-time record is 106 points in 1989-1990 when they finished the season with a 51-17-4-0 record, marking the only time in team history finishing a season with over 100-points.
Comeback ‘Canes: Lethbridge enters tonight with a league-best seven victories this season when trailing after forty minutes of play. The ‘Canes are 7-19-2-1 this season while having collected a total of 17 points when trailing after two periods of play. Last year they had just six come-from-behind victories.
Clinched: The ‘Canes officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs on February 25th. It marks the ninth-straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season while it will be the eighth-straight season they will compete in the playoffs. The nine-straight seasons in the playoffs is the longest streak playoff streak in team history; their previous long was six straight seasons from 1989 to 1994.
300 Club: On February 2nd, Brayden Yager became the 170th player in WHL history to reach the 300-point plateau having amassed 331 points (129g-202a) in 264 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 331 points ranks him tied for 103rd all-time in WHL scoring tied with former Hurricane Shane Willis.
Stingy D: The Hurricanes enter play tonight as the third-best defensive team in the entire WHL allowing just 2.83 goals against per game, trailing Everett (2.67) and Calgary (2.71) GAPG. Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 23 of 31 games while allowing two-or-less in 18 of those 31 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 32 of their last 43 games.
February Review: The ‘Canes ended a busy month of February with a record of 8-4-1-1. Lethbridge posted a 4-2-0-0 record at home while going 4-2-1-1 on the road during the month. The ‘Canes have posted a record of 20-7-1-1 in their last 29 games dating back to the turn of the calendar.
