October 22 – Canes Chatter
PROMOTIONS/EVENTS
Hurricanes Poker Night: The Hurricanes will be holding their fourth annual poker tournament on Saturday, October 27th at Casino Lethbridge. Registration will be at 2:00pm while the tournament will commence at 3:00pm. Buy-in pricing starts at $100; for more information or to register email: [email protected].
$10 Tuesday: The ‘Canes will host the Brandon Wheat Kings on $10 Tuesday! Receive $10 off adult tickets at the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre! There will also be $10 combos: small beer and a small popcorn for $10 OR a large pop and small popcorn for $10!
Unused Season Ticket Exchange: Tuesday’s game will be an Unused Ticket Exchange Night at the ENMAX Centre. A fee of $3.00 will be applied with the use of any unused season tickets for the game!
Home Away From Home: The Hurricanes will be on the road on Friday when they visit the Calgary Hitmen. You can watch the game at Browns Socialhouse on both the South and the West side of Lethbridge as they are your Home Away From Home all season long.
106.7 ROCK: If you can’t make it to the road game or Browns Socialhouse, Dustin Forbes will have the call of all 68 games this season on 106.7 ROCK. Tune in to the pre-game show starting 20 minutes before puck drop. You can also listen online at www.1067rock.ca.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
Tuesday, October 16th – 6-3 win vs. Kootenay Ice: The Hurricanes earned a 6-3 win over the Kootenay Ice on Tuesday. Jordy Bellerive scored twice while Jadon Joseph, Jake Elmer, Taylor Ross and Logan Barlage added the others in the win.
Friday, October 19th – 4-3 OT Loss at Medicine Hat Tigers: The ‘Canes dropped a 4-3 overtime decision on Friday in the first of a home-and-home set against the Tigers. Noah Boyko, Jadon Joseph and Dylan Cozens scored in the losing cause at the Canalta Centre.
Saturday, October 20th – 8-3 Win vs. Medicine Hat Tigers: The Hurricanes bounced back with an 8-3 win over the Tigers in the second half of the back-to-back, home-and-home set. Eight different goal scorers lit the lamp in the victory.
THIS WEEK’S GAME SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 23rd – vs. Brandon Wheat Kings (7:00pm): The Hurricanes welcome the Brandon Wheat Kings for the first time this season on Tuesday at the ENMAX Centre. The ‘Canes were handed an 8-4 defeat against the Wheat Kings in Brandon on September 29th.
Friday, October 26th – at Calgary Hitmen (7:00pm): The ‘Canes will start a stretch of three straight road games on Friday when they visit the Calgary Hitmen at Scotiabank Saddledome. The ‘Canes were handed a 6-5 loss in Calgary two Friday’s ago.
Sunday, October 28th – at Edmonton Oil Kings (4:00pm): The ‘Canes make their first of three trips to the Alberta capital to face the Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday at Rogers Place. The Hurricanes posted a record of 3-2-1-0 in six meetings against Edmonton last year.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Monday, October 22nd – 12:45pm to 3:00pm (ENMAX Centre)
Tuesday, October 23rd – 10:00am to 11:00am (ENMAX Centre)
GAME: 7:00pm vs. Brandon Wheat Kings
Wednesday, October 24th – 12:45pm to 3:00pm (ENMAX Centre)
Thursday, October 25th – 12:45pm to 3:00pm (ENMAX Centre)
Friday, October 26th – GAME: 7:00pm at Calgary Hitmen (LISTEN ON 106.7 ROCK)
Saturday, October 27th – OFF DAY
Sunday, October 28th – GAME: 4:00pm at Edmonton Oil Kings (LISTEN ON 106.7 ROCK)
NEWS & NOTES
Joseph Rollin’: The Hurricanes’ Jadon Joseph enters Tuesday’s game against the Brandon Wheat Kings on a six game point scoring streak. Joseph has racked up an impressive nine points (4g-5a) in that span while averaging over 65% in the faceoff circle.
Goals, Goals, Goals: Entering the game tonight, the Hurricanes have scored 52 goals in 12 games this year, averaging 4.33 goals per game. The Hurricanes sit second in the WHL in goals for, only behind the league-leading Prince Albert Raiders who have scored 65 in 13 games. Last year, the ‘Canes scored 244 goals for an average of 3.39 per game. The ‘Canes are on pace to rack up 295 goals for.
