GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Raiders in First of Two-Game Home Weekend
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes continue a three-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Prince Albert Raiders to the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (0-3-0-0) enter on a three-game losing streak to start the season after falling 4-3 to the Red Deer Rebels last Friday. Owen Berge, Kai Anderson and Dayne Beuker scored in the loss while Leif Oaten made 39-saves in his second start of the year. Lethbridge was outshot 43-22 in the game by Red Deer while the ‘Canes were 2/5 on the power play and 8/10 on the penalty kill. The Hurricanes enter tonight with an 0-2-0-0 record at home this year.
The Raiders (2-3-0-0) enter after ending a three-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over the Rebels at the Art Hauser Centre. Ben Harvey scored twice while Brandon Gorzynski and Alisher Sarkenov potted the other goals in the win; Michal Orsulak stopped 25 of 26 shots he faced in the game. Prince Albert enters tonight with an 0-2-0-0 road record this season.
Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders; last year, Lethbridge posted an 0-4-0-0 record against Prince Albert. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre’s, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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VS. RAIDERS: Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Raiders. Last year, Lethbridge posted an 0-4-0-0 record against Prince Albert after going 3-1-0-0 against the Raiders during the 2024-2025 season. In the last 16 head-to-head games, the ‘Canes have gone 7-8-1-0 against Prince Albert. In their history, the Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 91-80-3-1 with six ties against the Raiders while having gone 53-33-1-0 with four ties all-time on home ice.
2026-2027 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 2nd/2026 – at Lethbridge
December 9th/2026 – at Prince Albert
March 5th/2027 – at Prince Albert
March 12th/2027 – at Lethbridge
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 5th/2025 – at Lethbridge (2-1 PA)
December 13th/2025 – at Prince Albert (5-1 PA)
January 16th/2026 – at Lethbridge (3-1 PA)
February 6th/2026 – at Prince Albert (6-0 PA)
2026-2027 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (2) – Owen Berge, Dayne Beuker
Assists (3) – Kyle Heger
Points (4) – Dayne Beuker
PIMS (7) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (E) – Enzo DiDomenicantonio, Reid Soper
Wins (0) – N/A
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.892) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.00) – Koen Cleaver
2026 PRESEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (2) – Three Players
Assists (1) – 15 Players
Points (3) – Oliver Sichtar
PIMS (11) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+1) – Five Players
Wins (0) – N/A
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.875) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (3.73) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (dating back to last season):
– Dayne Beuker has points in 3 straight games (2g-2a)
– Logan Stuart has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a)
– Kyle Heger has points in 2 straight games (3a); 3 of 4 games (4a); 8 of 14 games (3g-8a)
– Owen Berge has points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 7 of 10 games (4g-7a); 15 of 23 games (14g-10a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 7 of 10 games (2g-10a); 10 of 14 games (4g-11a); 20 of 30 games (7g-22a)
– Kade Duell has points in 5 of 8 games (2g-3a); 8 of 13 games (4g-6a); 16 of 25 games (7g-12a)
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 4 of 8 games (2g-2a); 5 of 14 games (3g-2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 13 games away from 150 career games
– Easton Daneault is 24 games away from 100 career games
– Kai Anderson is 25 games away from 100 career games
– Gavin Lesiuk is 1 game away from 100 career games
– Owen Berge is 5 games away from 200 career games
– Owen Berge is 21 points away from 100 career points
INJURY REPORT:
– Jake Stuart (day-to-day, lower-body injury)
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 3: The Hurricanes enter tonight with an 0-3-0-0 record (0 points) on the season after three games. Lethbridge has posted an 0-2-0-0 record at home while having gone 0-1-0-0 on the road. In 2025-2026, the Hurricanes had posted a 1-2-0-0 record after three games.
Home Cookin’ to Start: The Hurricanes are currently on a three-game homestand as they welcome the Prince Albert Raiders and Calgary Hitment his weekend. After the homestand, the ‘Canes will begin a stretch of road games which will include four of the next five away from home, including a three-game US Division trek. Lethbridge will play five games at home and six road games in the month of October.
Rookie of the Week: Rookie forward Dayne Beuker was named the WHL Rookie of the Week for opening weekend. The Humboldt, SK, product collected three points (1g-2a) in the opening two games factoring in on both goals for the Hurricanes. He scored his first WHL goal in the Dairy Queen Home Opener against the Tigers. Beuker made his WHL debut 1,227 days after being drafted by the ‘Canes in the 2023 WHL Draft.
Oh, Captain: Prior to their home opener, the Hurricanes announced their 2026-2027 leadership group which is led by overage forward Owen Berge who was named the 34th Captain in team history. Carsen Adair, Kyle Heger, Dayne Beuker and Logan Stuart will all serve as Alternate Captains for the year.
The 40th: The ‘Canes are celebrating their 40th anniversary in Lethbridge during the 2026-2027 season. The Hurricanes began playing in the windy city in the 1987-1988 season after the Calgary Wranglers were relocated to Lethbridge. The franchise spans back to the originally Western Canadian Hockey League dating back to 1967 beginning as the originally Winnipeg Jets before changing names to the Winnipeg Club and Winnipeg Monarchs before the franchise moved to Calgary in 1977.
Four-Pack: The ‘Canes ended the 2026 Pre-Season schedule with an 0-4-0-0 record after suffering a 7-3 loss to Calgary on Sunday afternoon at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. Lethbridge posted a record of 0-2-0-0 on home ice and on the road, including a pair of defeats to the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Back from Camp: A quartet of Hurricanes players have returned to Lethbridge after attending National Hockey League Rookie Camps. Logan Stuart and Gavin Lesiuk attended the Washington Capitals Rookie Camp, Dayne Beuker was with the New York Rangers while Kyle Heger participated with the Edmonton Oilers Rookie Camp. Stuart, Lesiuk and Beuker also attended summer development camps with their teams.
Returners: Of the Hurricanes 25-man roster, a total of 16 players are returning from last season, including two goaltenders, six defencemen and eight forwards. Of the 16 players, five of the top-six scorers from last year return for another season including Easton Daneault, Owen Berge, Kade Duell and Kyle Heger.
Top-3: The ‘Canes enter the 2026 Pre-Season schedule with just three overage players on their roster. Owen Berge, Kade Duell and Nathan Maloney return as the three 2006-born players the Hurricanes will carry to begin the season. Of the three, only Maloney sat outside the top-5 in team scoring last year.
