PLAYOFF GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look for Road Split Tonight in Game 2
Swift Current, SK – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will visit the Swift Current Broncos tonight at 7:00pm at the InnovationPlex in Game 2 of their best-of-seven first-round series.
The Hurricanes trail the series 1-0 after suffering a 3-0 loss on Friday in Game 1. Harrison Meneghin made 25-saves in the loss while Lethbridge outshot Swift Current 33-28 in the contest. The defeat marked the 10th straight post-season loss for the ‘Canes dating back to 2019 as they dropped their third-straight Game 1.
The Broncos lead the series 1-0 after the win on Friday. Reid Dyck was sensational for Swift Current making 33-saves earning the shutout in his first WHL post-season start. Caleb Wyrostok, Conor Geekie and Clarke Caswell scored in the win for the Broncos who earned their first win in the WHL Playoffs since they captured the 2018 Championship.
Tonight will be Game 2 of the series as the ‘Canes will look for the road split before the series shifts back to Lethbridge for Game’s 3 & 4 at the ENMAX Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.enmaxcentre.ca.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2024-03-30 – LET at SC – Game 2
2024 PLAYOFF SERIES: (*If necessary)
Game 1 – Fri, March 29th – 7:00pm – Lethbridge at Swift Current (3-0 SC)
Game 2 – Sat, March 30th – 7:00pm – Lethbridge at Swift Current
Game 3 – Tue, April 2nd – 7:00pm – Swift Current at Lethbridge
Game 4 – Wed, April 3rd – 7:00pm – Swift Current at Lethbridge
*Game 5 – Fri, April 5th – 7:00pm – Lethbridge at Swift Current
*Game 6 – Sun, April 7th – 6:00pm – Swift Current at Lethbridge
*Game 7 – Tue, April 9th – 7:00pm – Lethbridge at Swift Current
REGULAR SEASON VS. BRONCOS: During the regular season, the Hurricanes faced the Broncos on eight occasions, posting a record of 4-3-1-0. Lethbridge went 3-0-1-0 in the four games at the ENMAX Centre while going 1-3-0-0 in four trips to the InnovationPlex. The ‘Canes outscored the Broncos 27-20 in the eight meetings (3.38 to 2.50 avg.). Lethbridge has gone 8-3-1-0 in the last 12 head-to-head meetings against Swift Current dating back to the 2022-2023 season. The Hurricanes posted an all-time record of 96-103-8-3 with 12 ties against the Broncos while going 32-69-2-1 with seven ties all-time in Swift Current.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 22nd/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
September 23rd/2023 – at Swift Current (5-2 LET)
December 8th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
December 9th/2023 – at Swift Current (3-1 SC)
December 27th/2023 – at Lethbridge (7-6 OT SC)
January 3rd/2024 – at Lethbridge (6-3 LET)
January 31st/2024 – at Swift Current (6-0 SC)
February 14th/2024 – at Swift Current (4-1 SC)
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 22nd/2022 – at Swift Current (3-2 LET)
October 26th/2022 – at Swift Current (5-4 SC)
November 12th/2022 – at Lethbridge (2-1 LET)
December 6th/2022 – at Lethbridge (7-2 LET)
December 10th/2022 – at Swift Current (4-3 SO LET)
December 30th/2022 – at Swift Current (4-3 SC)
January 11th/2023 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (31) – Brayden Edwards
Assists (46) – Miguel Marques
Points (74) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (120) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+27) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (27) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (3) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.919) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.58) – Harrison Meneghin
END OF SEASON STREAKING:
– Logan Wormald had points in 2 straight games (1g-1a); 5 of 7 games (1g-4a); 32 of 48 games (17g-32a)
– Miguel Marques had points in 4 of 5 games (2g-4a); 5 of 8 games (2g-5a); 33 of 48 games (24g-35a)
– Logan McCutcheon had points in 3 of 4 games (4a); 4 of 7 games (5a); 8 of 15 games (12a)
– Brayden Edwards had points in 2 of 3 games (2g-1a); 9 of 12 games (10g-4a); 41 of 63 (27g-36a)
– Carter Dereniwsky had points in 2 of 3 games (1g-1a); 5 of 12 games (3g-2a)
– Noah Chadwick had points in 4 of 7 games (1g-5a); 5 of 9 games (1g-7a); 37 of 66 games (12g-44a)
– Hayden Pakkala had points in 5 of 12 games (4g-4a); 6 of 16 games (4g-5a)
– Dylan Sydor had points in 2 of 5 games (3g); 5 of 10 games (6g-2a); 18 of 33 games (15g-11a)
– Sean Tschigerl had points in 5 of 11 games (1g-7a); 7 of 15 games (1g-9a); 16 of 35 games (14g-17a)
– Joe Arntsen had points in 2 of 5 games (4a)
– Tristen Doyle had points in 2 of 5 games (1g-2a)
– Braeden Wynne had points in 2 of 4 games (2a)
NEWS & NOTES:
Game 2’s: The Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 17-22 in Game 2’s in their WHL post-season history. Last year, the Hurricanes dropped a 5-1 decision to the Moose Jaw Warriors in Game 2 of their first-round matchup in double overtime.
All-Time Record: In the playoffs, the Hurricanes have posted an all-time record of 86-113 in 201 post-season games in team history. Lethbridge has also posted an all-time series record of 18-21 in 39 playoff series. The ‘Canes were swept in the first-round of the 2023 WHL Playoffs by the Moose Jaw Warriors, marking the 10th time the Hurricanes had been swept in a playoff series. The Hurricanes have posted just a 4-18 series record in the 22 times Lethbridge did not hold home-ice advantage.
Two By Five: This year will mark just the second time ever that the Hurricanes and Broncos will face off in the WHL playoffs. Swift Current downed Lethbridge in six games in their only previous match-up in the 2018 Eastern Conference Final. The Hurricanes and Broncos franchises, however, had met a total of five times previously between 1977 and 1985 when the Lethbridge Broncos (now Swift Current) faced the Calgary Wranglers (now Lethbridge). The Broncos franchise won three of the series (1977, 1979 and 1983) while the Wranglers won twice (1981 and 1985)
Playoff Experience: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a total of 126 man-games worth of WHL Playoff experience. The most experienced ‘Canes is Dylan Sydor who has played in 31 career playoff games, including four games at the 2023 Memorial Cup. By comparison, Swift Current has 78 man-games led by Conor Geekie who has appeared in 35 career post-season contests.
Strong Finish: Lethbridge ended the 2023-2024 regular posting a 9-3-2-0 record in their final 14 games. The ‘Canes went 7-2-2-0 in the month of March. The Hurricanes outscored the opposition 49-37 in those 14 contests while averaging 4.77 goals per game in their final nine victories while allowing an averaging just 2.11 goals against per game. The ‘Canes ended the regular season with a 33-28-7-0 record.
Road Warriors: The ‘Canes posted a record of 15-18-1-0 in 34 road games during the regular season. Lethbridge finished the season posting a 6-0-1-0 record in their final seven away games while outscoring the opposition 29-16 in those seven contests. Their last four road games went to overtime or beyond.
Gr-Eight: The 2024 WHL Playoffs marks the eighth straight season the Hurricanes have qualified for the post-season, marking the longest stretch in team history. This year will be the seventh straight post-season the ‘Canes will compete in after qualifying for the playoffs in 2020 before the season was cancelled.
All-Stars: The WHL announced that goaltender Harrison Meneghin and defenceman Noah Chadwick were named to the Central Division All-Star teams. Meneghin was named a first team all-star, marking the second-straight season he was named an all-star after a second team nod last year. While Chadwick was named a second team all-star – the first time in his career he was honoured.