GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Rebels For First Time
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to end a four-game home losing streak tonight as they welcome the Red Deer Rebels at 6:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (2-6-0-0) enter having suffered a 9-4 loss to the Portland Winterhawks on Friday at home. Logan Wormald scored twice while Hudson Kibblewhite and Nathan Maloney scored the others in the losing cause. Lethbridge was outshot 37-25 in the game by Portland. The ‘Canes enter 0-4-0-0 on the season at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Rebels (1-6-0-0) enter on a four-game losing streak after suffering a 6-4 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday. Talon Brigley, Matthew Gard, Jaxon Fuder and Beckett Hamilton scored in the defeat. Red Deer outshot Moose Jaw 35-23 in the game. The rebels enter with an 0-3-0-0 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the third of eight meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Rebels; Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record against Red Deer this season. 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. REBELS: Tonight will be the third of eight meetings between the Hurricanes and the Rebels. Lethbridge has posted a 1-1-0-0 record against Red Deer this season after posting a record of 7-1-0-0 against the Rebels last year. Dating back to February of 2015, the Hurricanes have posted a 47-16-4-1 record against the Rebels Lethbridge is 119-91-9-7 with eight ties all-time against the Rebels while going 71-34-4-2 with two ties all-time at home against Red Deer.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 27th/2025- at Red Deer (4-2 RD)
October 7th/2025 – at Red Deer (3-2 LET)
October 11th/20225 – at Lethbridge
December 3rd/2025 – at Lethbridge
January 14th/2026 – at Lethbridge
January 17th/2026 – at Red Deer
February 15th/2026 – at Red Deer
March 18th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 21st/2024 – at Red Deer (2-1 OT LET)
October 26th/2024 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
November 2nd/2024 – at Red Deer (5-4 RD)
December 13th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
December 30th/2024 – at Red Deer (2-1 LET)
January 24th/20256 – at Lethbridge (4-1 LET)
February 8th/2025 – at Red Deer (4-0 LET)
February 12th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (5) – Hudson Kibblewhite
Assists (7) – Luke Cozens
Points (11) – Luke Cozens, Shane Smith
PIMS (19) – Shane Smith
Plus/Minus (+3) – Jack Toogood, Shane Smith
Wins (2) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.886) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (3.89) – Koen Cleaver
2025 PRE-SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (3) – Kai Anderson
Assists (5) – Easton Daneault
Points (7) – Easton Daneault
PIMS (9) – Chase Petersen
Plus/Minus (+2) – Five Players
Wins (1) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.911) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.50) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Season):
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 straight games (3g-3a); 6 of 7 games (4g-5a); 12 of 15 games (6g-15a)
– Shane Smith has points in 2 straight games (4a); 7 of 8 games (4g-7a); 8 of 12 games (4g-8a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 2 straight games (3a); 7 of 8 games (3g-8a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 3 of 4 games (3g-1a); 5 of 8 games (5g-2a)
– Gavin Lesiuk has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 4 of 6 games (2g-2a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (1g-2a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 4 games (2a); 4 of 7 games (4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 25 games away from 100 career games
– Shane Smith is 24 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Wormald is 6 games away from 250 career games
– Logan Wormald is 11 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 32 points away from 250 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 2 games away from 100 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 16 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 8 points away from 50 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 8: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 2-6-0-0 record (4 points) on the season after eight games. The ‘Canes are 0-4-0-0 at home and 2-2-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 6-1-1-0 record after seven games. The ‘Canes posted a 1-3-0-0 record in the month of September.
Busy Month: Lethbridge opens a busy month of October tonight against the Tigers. The Hurricanes will play a total of 12 games this month while they are in a stretch of eight games in the 15 days. Last year, the ‘Canes posted a record of 5-2-1-0 in the month of October. Lethbridge is 1-3-0-0 in October so far.
Just Too Good: The Hurricanes announced on October 6th the acquisition of 2007-born forward Jack Toogood from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for a conditional eighth-round draft pick. The Devon, AB, product has recorded nine points (8g-1a) along with 48 penalty minutes in 65 career regular-season games with the Oil Kings. Toogood made his ‘Canes debut on October 7th in Red Deer against the Rebels.
Cleav’s #1: Hurricanes netminder Koen Cleaver enters tonight with a record of 2-4-0-0 on the season having posted a 3.89 goals against average with a .886 save percentage and one shutout. Dating back to last year, in his last 15 starts, Cleaver has posted a record of 10-5-0-0 with a 3.13 GAA and a .898 SV% with two shutouts.
Aye-Aye Captain: The Hurricanes announced on September 16th that Logan Wormald was named the 33rd Captain in team history succeeding Noah Chadwick. Wormald is entering his fifth season with the ‘Canes having appeared in 236 career games. Shane Smith, Matteo Fabrizi and Luke Cozens were also named Alternate Captains for the 2025-2026 season.
Good Showing: Rookie forward Easton Daneault led the Hurricanes in scoring during the pre-season amassing seven points (2g-5a) in four games. He finished tied for third in the WHL exhibition scoring race while sitting tied for second in the Eastern Conference. Daneault, Kai Anderson, Enzo DiDomenicantonio, Logan Wormald and Shane Smith all finished the pre-season at-or-above a point-per-game. Daneault has three assists in his first four games of the regular season.
New Bench Boss: Matt Anholt was named the 16th head coach in Hurricanes history on June 25th. Anholt has spent the past seven seasons as an assistant / associate coach with the ‘Canes. He has posted an all-time record of 7-9-0-0 as the head coach of the Hurricanes. Matt and Hurricanes General Manager Peter Anholt are the winningest father-son coaching duo in WHL history with a combined 473 total wins.
