GAME DAY: Hurricanes Welcome Winterhawks in Lone Meeting
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes open a two-game home weekend as they welcome the Portland Winterhawks at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The Hurricanes (2-5-0-0) enter having earned a 3-2 victory in Red Deer against the Rebels on Tuesday. The win ended a four-game losing streak for the ‘Canes. Kade Duell, Tyden Lafournaise and Logan Wormald scored in the win while Koen Cleaver made 29-saves. The Hurricanes were outshot 31-27 in the game by the Rebels Lethbridge enters tonight 0-3-0-0 on home ice this year.
The Winterhawks (2-3-0-0) enters after earning a 6-4 win over the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday. Max Psenicka and Jordan Duguay each scored twice while Kayd Ruedig and Jake Gustafson added the others in the win; Ondrej Stebetak made 24-saves in the victory. Portland has played all five games this season on the road as they are in a stretch of 11-straight road games to start the season.
Tonight will be the lone meeting on the season between the Hurricanes and Winterhawks. Lethbridge has lost the last three head-to-head meetings against Portland dating back to the 2019-2020 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. WINTERHAWKS: Tonight will be the only meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and Winterhawks. Lethbridge has lost the last three-straight meetings against Portland dating back to the 2019-2020 regular season. The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 20-22-2-0 with five ties against the Winterhawks while going 13-7-2-0 with three ties at home against Portland. Lethbridge’s last victory against Portland was October 4th, 2019 when the ‘Canes earned a 4-2 win at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 10th/2025 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 22nd/2024 – at Portland (6-3 POR)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (4) – Shane Smith, Hudson Kibblewhite
Assists (6) – Luke Cozens
Points (9) – Luke Cozens
PIMS (19) – Shane Smith
Plus/Minus (+3) – Jack Toogood
Wins (2) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.915) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (2.85) – 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 3 straight games (1g-3a); 5 of 6 games (2g-5a); 11 of 14 games (4g-15a)
– Shane Smith has points in 6 of 7 games (4g-4a); 7 of 11 games (4g-5a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 6 of 7 games (3g-6a)
– Hudson Kibblewhite has points in 2 of 3 games (2g); 4 of 7 games (4g-1a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 4 of 6 games (4a)
– Carson Olsen has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 3 of 7 games (3a)
– Kade Duell has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-1a)
– Gavin Lesiuk has points in 3 of 5 games (2g-1a)
– Enzo DiDomenicantonio has points in 2 of 4 games (2a)
– Will Scott has points in 3 of 6 games (3a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 26 games away from 100 career games
– Shane Smith is 27 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Wormald is 7 games away from 250 career games
– Logan Wormald is 13 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 34 points away from 250 career points
– Hudson Kibblewhite is 3 games away from 100 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 17 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 8 points away from 50 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 7: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 2-5-0-0 record (4 points) on the season after seven games. The ‘Canes are 0-3-0-0 at home and 2-2-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted a 5-1-1-0 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 1-2-0-0 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 2-3-0-0 on the season having posted a 2.85 goals against average with a .915 save percentage and one shutout. Dating back to last year, in his last 14 starts, Cleaver has posted a record of 10-4-0-0 with a 2.71 GAA and a .910 SV% with two shutouts. He sits fourth among Eastern Conference goaltenders in save percentage this season.
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 7-8-0-0 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.
