Calgary Hitmen rolled into Lethbridge and stole game 5 from the Hurricanes 6-5 and took control of the first round series they now lead 3-2. The return of Hitmen captain Mark Kastlelic helped spark the victory as he recorded two goals and an assist to lead the visitors. Emotions ran […]
Author: John Easthope
Hitmen knot series with 5-2 win in Game 4
The Calgary Hitmen got a 37-save performance from Jack McNaughton and rode that to a 5-2 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes to tie the best of seven series up at 2-2. Ryder Korczak had three assists in the win to help pace his team. Carl Tetachuk did all he could […]
Strong opening 20 propels Hitmen to Game 3 win
(Calgary, AB) The Calgary Hitmen useed a strong opening 20 minutes to crawl back into this series vs the Lethbridge Hurricane via a 5-3 win. Goaltender Jack McNaughton stood tall with 26 saves while Carson Focht leads the way up front with 2 goals and an assist. Netminder Carl Tetachuk […]
Hurricanes top Hitmen for 2-0 series lead
Jake Leschychyn‘s first career hat-trick paced the Lethbridge Hurricanes Saturday night has they defeated the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 to take a 2-0 series lead in their best-of-seven series. Carl Tetachuk was terrific in the victory, making several incredible stops during his 32 saves performance. While Jack McNaughton gave his team […]
Hurricanes draw first blood with overtime thriller
Calen Addison played Hurricanes hero 5:34 into overtime as the Lethbridge Hurricanes took Game 1, 3-2 over the Calgary Hitmen. Carl Tetachuk made 31 saves in the win while Jack McNaughton had 30 saves in the loss. The first period was much of a feeling out as neither team was […]
2019 Playoff Preview: C2)Lethbridge Hurricanes vs C3)Calgary Hitmen
Franchise playoff history: 2005 first round: The Hitmen took out the Hurricanes in five games in a strikingly similar match up of the second and third seeds in the Central Division. 2006 first round: This time it was the second-seeded Hitmen who took out the Hurricanes in six games. 2008 […]
Double Dip: Hurricanes and Tigers set for home and home weekend
Highway three rivals and central divisional foes square off this weekend for a home and home series. The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers are set to square off Friday, February 22 in Lethbridge and Saturday the 23rd in Medicine Hat. This will be the seventh and eighth matchups this season. […]
Blades outshine Hurricanes
The Saskatoon Blades used a strong third period which included peppering the Lethbridge Hurricanes’ Goaltender Carl Tetachuk with 43 shots to lead them onto a 5-2 win. It was a complete team effort as five different goal scores accounted for the goals while netminder Nolan Maier turned aside 23 shots for […]
Jake Elmer the unsung hero of the Hurricanes
When you think of Lethbridge Hurricanes hockey, the names Dylan Cozens, Jordy Bellerive and Calen Addison immediately come to the mind as the most talked about. Maybe the goaltending or the defence on a whole, become the water cooler topics. Nick Henry and Jake Leschyshyn when talking about team scoring. […]
Salmond, Warriors steal one from the Hurricanes
Brodan Salmond stood tall with 47 saves against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who despite firing 50 shots at the Moose Jaw netminder fell 4-3 in overtime. Josh Brook and Justin Almeida both scored twice in the victory, while Jake Elmers’ recorded a three-point night in a losing cause. Elmer got the evening going […]