GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Thunderbirds in Lone Meeting
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes welcome the Seattle Thunderbirds tonight in their lone meeting of the season at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (12-26-0-1) enter after a weekend split with the Broncos falling 7-4 in Swift Current on Saturday. Andrew Petruk, Nathan Maloney, Hudson Kibblewhite and Kai Anderson scored in the defeat. Lethbridge was outshot 25-24 in the contest by Swift Current. The ‘Canes enter tonight with a 1-5-0-0 record in their last six games, but have posted a 7-6-0-1 record in their last 14 gams at home.
The Thunderbirds (14-17-2-2) enter on a four-game losing streak after suffering a 5-3 loss on Sunday in Edmonton to the Oil Kings. Sawyer Mayes, Coster Dunn and Antonio Martorana scored in the loss while Marek Sklenicka made 27-saves in the defeat. Seattle was outshot 31-26 by Edmonton in the game. The Thunderbirds enter tonight with a 2-12-0-2 record on the road this season.
Tonight will be the lone meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Thunderbirds; Lethbridge has posted a 1-0-0-1 record in their last two meetings against Seattle. 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.
VS. THUNDERBIRDS: Tonight will be the only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Thunderbirds. Last year, the ‘Canes suffered a 5-4 shootout loss to the Thunderbirds in Seattle. Lethbridge has posted a 3-6-3-3 record in the last 15 meetings against Seattle dating back to the 2008-2009 season. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 16-22-5-3 with three ties against the Thunderbirds while going 12-8-2-0 with three ties at home against Seattle.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
January 7th/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 23rd/2024 – at Seattle (5-4 SO SEA)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (17) – Luke Cozens
Assists (27) – Luke Cozens
Points (44) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (62) – Gavin Lesiuk
Plus/Minus (+7) – Oli Chenier
Wins (7) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.877) – Leif Oaten
Goals Against Average (4.20) – Leif Oaten
WHO’S HOT:
– Luke Cozens has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 5 of 6 games (1g-5a); 23 of 39 games (17g-27a)
– Owen Berge has points in 2 straight games (1g-3a); 5 of 8 games (2g-6a); 11 of 18 games (5g-9a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 3 of 4 games (2g-1a); 14 of 24 games (2g-17a)
– Kade Duell has points in 2 straight games (2a); 4 of 6 games (1g-3a); 10 of 16 (6g-7a)
– Will Scott has points in 2 straight games (1g-3a); 4 of 6 games (1g-5a)
– Kai Anderson has points in 2 straight games (2g); 5 of 15 games (4g-2a)
– Carsen Adair has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 3 of 7 games (2g-1a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-1a); 3 of 6 games (2g-1a); 8 of 18 games (6g-3a)
– Oli Chenier has points in 4 of 6 games (2g-2a)
– Andrew Petruk has points in 2 of 5 games (2g); 3 of 8 games (3g)
– Fraser Leonard has points in 4 of 7 games (4a)
– Kayden Longley has points in 3 of 8 games (1g-2a); 7 of 15 games (3g-4a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Brayden Smith is 20 games away from 100 career games
– Luke Cozens is 10 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 4 assists away from 50 career assists
– Kayden Longley is 27 points away from 100 career points
– Oli Chenier is 2 points away from 50 career points
– Oli Chenier is 4 games away from 150 career games
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 8 points away from 50 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 12 assists away from 50 career assists
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 39: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 12-26-0-1 record (25 points) on the season after 39 games. The ‘Canes are 7-11-0-1 at home and 5-15-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a
23-14-1-1 record after 39 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 1-1-0-0 record in the month of January.
Green > Red: Lethbridge announced the acquisition of 2007-born forward Oli Chenier from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 on January 5th. Chenier appeared in 148 regular season games with the Raiders amassing 48 points (17g-31a) over three seasons. The Winnipeg, MB product was originally a third-round draft pick by Prince Albert in 2022.
OT Kings: The ‘Canes enter tonight having posted a perfect 5-0 record this season in games decided in overtime after a 4-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos on Friday. Lethbridge has posted a 99-88 record with 96 ties all-time in overtime in their history. The five OT victories this season is tied for the WHL lead with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
2025 Year in Review: Lethbridge concluded their 2025 portion of their 2025-2026 season on Tuesday against Edmonton. In the calendar year of 2025, the Hurricanes have posted a record of 35-33-2-1 in 71 regular season games. The ‘Canes went 17-16-1-1 at home while going 18-17-1-1 on the road this year.
Bronze Medalist: Hurricanes forward Mykolas Skadauskas earned a Bronze medal at the World Junior Championship Division II tournament with Lithuania. The 18-year-old appeared in five games collecting three points (1g-2a) along with a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes. Skadauskas has three assists in 17 games this year with the ‘Canes.
Home Cookin’: The ‘Canes are in a stretch of 11 of 15 games at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes have posted a record of 7-6-0-1 in their last 14 home games dating back to October 17th. Lethbridge has posted a 7-11-0-1 on home ice this season.
Veteran Adds: On Friday, December 12th, the Hurricanes signed veterans WHLers Andrew Petruk and Fraser Leonard from the British Columbia Hockey League. The overage forward Petruk had appeared in 19 games split between the Langley Rivermen and Vernon Vipers while the 19-year-old Leonard had skated in 24 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings this season. The duo both made their ‘Cane debuts on December 12th against the Saskatoon Blades at SaskTel Centre.
Break Out Season: Luke Cozens enters tonight leading the Hurricanes in goals (17), assists (27) and points (44) having smashed his previous career-high when he recorded 10 points (3g-7a) in 64 games. The former seventh-round draft pick is on pace to collect 30 goals and 78 points this season. He has skated in a total of 150 regular season games with the Hurricanes.
