GAME DAY: Hurricanes Play Middle of 3-in-3 in Kootenay
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will look to get back in the win column tonight as they play the middle of a three-in-three weekend as they travel to Cranbrook to face the Kootenay Ice.
The Hurricanes (18-10-4-2) are coming off a 6-2 loss last night to the hands of the Victoria Royals at the ENMAX Centre to end a three-game winning streak. Jordy Bellerive and Calen Addison scored the goals in the losing cause which dropped the ‘Canes record to 9-2-2-0 in their last 13 outings.
The Ice (8-23-5-1) are coming off a 4-1 loss last night in Medicine Hat against the Tigers. Martin Bodak scored the lone goal in the losing cause while Jesse Makaj made 29 saves in the game. The loss was their second straight and 14th in their last 16 games.
Tonight will be the third meeting of the season between the Hurricanes and the Ice; Lethbridge has won the previous two meetings on the season by 6-3 and 3-2 (OT) scores.
VS. ICE: Tonight will be the third of six meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and the Ice. The ‘Canes have won the first two games having outscored the Ice 9-5 in those games. The ‘Canes are 8-1-0-0 in the last nine meetings between the two teams, with last year included.
REGULAR SEASON SERIES: TOP 5 HURRICANES SCORERS
October 16th/2018 – at Lethbridge (6-3 LET) Nick Henry – 16G, 34A – 50 points
December 5th/2018 – at Kootenay (3-2 OT LET) Dylan Cozens – 18G, 29A – 47 points
December 29th/2018 – at Kootenay Jake Leschyshyn – 21G, 23A – 44 points
January 9th/2019 – at Lethbridge Jordy Bellerive – 17G, 24A – 40 points
January 12th/2019 – at Lethbridge Taylor Ross – 20G, 20A – 40 points
February 18th/2019 – at Kootenay
2018-2019 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (21) – Jake Leschyshyn Assists (34) – Nick Henry
Points (50) – Nick Henry
PIMS (49) – Koletrane Wilson Plus/Minus (+18) – Ty Prefontaine
Wins (11) – Reece Klassen Shutouts (0) – N/A
Save % (.892) – Reece Klassen & Carl Tetachuk Goals Against Average (3.49) – Carl Tetachuk
WHO’S HOT:
– Nick Henry has points in 6 straight games (1g-7a); 8 of 9 games (1g-9a); 28 of 35 games (16g-33a)
– Igor Merezhko has points in 4 straight games (1g-3a); 5 of 9 games (1g-4a)
– Taylor Ross has points in 4 of 5 games (4g-6a); 5 of 8 games (7g-7a); 24 of 34 games (20g-20a)
– Jake Elmer has points in 4 of 5 games (4g-5a); 8 of 12 games (6g-10a); 22 of 34 games (16g-18a)
– Dylan Cozens has points in 4 of 5 games (3g-7a); 10 of 12 games (9g-14a); 25 of 33 games (18g-29a)
– Jake Leschyshyn has points in 5 straight games (3g-5a); 8 of 10 games (5g-7a); 22 of 27 games (18g-20a)
– Jordy Bellerive has points in 5 straight games (5g-5a); 8 of 9 games (7g-7a); 24 of 34 games (17g-24a)
– Koletrane Wilson has points in 3 of 4 games (3a); 5 of 11 games (5a)
– Calen Addison has points in 3 straight games (1g-3a); 8 of 11 games (1g-14a); 22 of 33 games (5g-30a)
– Logan Barlage has points in 6 of 19 games (2g-5a); 11 of 25 games (5g-9a); 14 of 29 games (8g-10a)
– Keltie Jeri-Leon has points in 2 of 6 games (2a); 4 of 12 games (1g-3a); 11 of 26 games (5g-8a)
– Alex Cotton has points in 3 of 8 games (1g-2a); 5 of 14 games (2g-5a)
– Danila Palivko has points in 3 of 8 games (3a)
– Nolan Jones has points in 3 of 10 games (1g-2a)
MILESTONE WATCH:
– Calen Addison is 32 games away from 200 career games
– Calen Addison is 17 points away from 150 career points
– Taylor Ross is 1 game away from 200 career games
– Jake Leschyshyn is 7 points away from 150 career points
– Jake Leschyshyn is 23 assists away from 100 career assists
– Igor Merezhko is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Jackson Shepard is 1 game away from 150 career games
– Jordy Bellerive is 10 games away from 250 career games
– Zach Cox is 9 games away from 100 career games
– Jake Elmer is 30 games away from 200 career games
– Jake Elmer is 13 points away from 100 career points
– Nick Henry is 6 assists away from 100 career assists
– Dylan Cozens is 6 games away from 100 career games
– Koletrane Wilson is 6 games away from 100 career games
