GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Pats for Final Time
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes welcome the Regina Pats tonight at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena in the final of a two-game homestand.
The Hurricanes (33-16-2-1) enter after earning a 3-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday. Kash Andresen, Caden Price and Brayden Yager scored in the win while Koen Cleaver made 30-saves in the win. Lethbridge improved to 14-2-1-0 in their last 17 games. The ‘Canes enter with a 19-5-1-0 record at home this season.
The Pats (14-32-4-2) enter on a three-game losing streak after a 5-2 loss Wednesday in Edmonton to the Oil Kings. Jace Egland and Keets Fawcett scored in the loss while Ewan Huet made 42 saves. Regina enters tonight with a 6-18-3-0 record on the road this season having lost seven straight road games.
Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Pats; Lethbridge has posted a 2-0-0-0 record so far this year. 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. PATS: Tonight will be the third of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Pats. Lethbridge has posted a 2-0-0-0 record against Regina this season after going 2-2-0-0 against the Pats last year. The ‘Canes are 16-6-1-1 in the last 24 regular season meetings against the Pats dating back to the 2018-2019 season. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 90-79-4-6 with three ties against the Pats while going 54-33-2-3 all-time at home against Regina.
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 10th/2024 – at Regina (3-2 LET)
January 22nd/ 2025 – at Lethbridge (4-2 LET)
February 14th/2025 – at Lethbridge
March 1st/2025 – at Regina
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
October 14th/2023 – at Regina (3-1 REG)
December 15th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-2 REG)
January 19th/2024 – at Regina (6-2 LET)
January 26th/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-1 LET)
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (28) – Logan Wormald
Assists (40) – Brayden Yager
Points (62) – Brayden Yager
PIMS (79) – Trae Johnson
Plus/Minus (+29) – Logan Wormald
Wins (19) – Jackson Unger
Shutouts (2) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.902) – Koen Cleaver & Jackson Unger
Goals Against Average (2.79) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT:
– Brayden Yager has points in 5 straight games (7g-7a); 11 of 12 games (9g-14a); 30 of 39 games (20g-40a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 6 of 7 games (2g-4a); 19 of 25 games (11g-22a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 12 of 14 games (5g-11a); 36 of 49 (21g-38a)
– Caden Price has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 3 of 5 games (1g-3a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 straight games (2a); 4 of 5 games (1g-4a)
– Noah Chadwick has points in 4 of 5 games (1g-5a); 7 of 9 games (1g-9a); 29 of 50 games (11g-31a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 4 of 5 games (2g-5a); 6 of 10 games (5g-6a); 24 of 42 games (21g-14a)
– Kash Andresen has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a)
– Kooper Gizowski has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a)
– Tristen Doyle has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 6 of 13 games (6a); 20 of 41 games (3g-22a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 of 5 games (2g)
– Logan Wormald has points in 9 of 11 games (8g-7a); 12 of 15 games (10g-9a); 37 of 48 (28g-29a)
– 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:
– Logan McCutcheon is 14 points away from 150 career points
– Noah Chadwick is 4 games away from 200 career games
– Noah Chadwick is 9 assists away from 100 career assists
– Tristen Doyle is 1 assist away from 50 career assists
– Shane Smith is 13 games away from 200 career games
– Miguel Marques is 1 goal away from 50 career goals
– Kooper Gizowski is 16 points away from 100 career points
– Logan Wormald is 3 points away from 200 career points
– Trae Johnson is 11 games away from 250 career games
– Leo Braillard is 5 points away from 100 career CHL points
– Jackson Unger is 4 games away from 150 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 52: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 33-16-2-1 record (69 points) on the season after 52 games. The ‘Canes are 19-5-1-0 at home and 14-11-1-1 on the road so far this season. In 2023-2024, Lethbridge had posted a 24-24-4-0 record after 52 games. The ‘Canes were 24-24-5-0 last year after 53 games.
Franchise Record: Lethbridge has 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 11-1-1-0 in their last 13 road games.
Magic Number: The ‘Canes magic number is 7 points to officially clinched a playoff berth in the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The Hurricanes require a combination of 7 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 312 points (126g-186a) in 250 career games. He is the third highest scoring active player in the WHL trailing Andrew Cristall and Riley Heidt. His 312 points ranks him tied for 139th all-time in WHL scoring with Dan Bonar (BRD) and Zac Boyer (KAM).
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 43 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 2.73 goals against per game, trailing Everett who ranks first (2.70 GAPG). Lethbridge has allowed three-or-less goals in 17-straight games while allowing two-or-less in 13 of those 17 games. The ‘Canes have allowed three-or-less goals against in 26 of their last 29 games.
Shots Galore: Lethbridge marked a new season-high recording 52 shots on goal on January 22nd against the Regina Pats. The ‘Canes have outshot the opposition in 12 of their last 17 games and 19 of their last 28 contests. They have amassed 869 shots in that span averaging 31.0 shots in that span having registered 35+ shots in nine of their last 17 games. Lethbridge is 22-6-0-0 when outshooting the opposition.
Penalty Killed: In their last 31 games, Lethbridge has allowed the opposition just 13 power play goals with the ‘Canes going 92/105 for a kill percentage of 87.6% in that span. The Hurricanes have allowed just three power play goals in their last 14 games going 37/40 (92.5%) in those games. They have allowed one-or-less PPG against in 23 straight games and 30 of 31 contests. Lethbridge’s penalty kill is ranked first 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.
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