Another Lethbridge Hurricanes player has been officially named to his country's roster for the 2025 World Junior Hockey Championships.Hurricanes defenceman Vojtech Port was officially named to Czechia's team on Friday, December 20, 2024, ahead of their first pre-tournament game against Latvia.Port was acquired by the H...

A Lethbridge Hurricanes forward will be taking on a big leadership role for the 2025 World Junior Hockey Championships.On Thursday, December 19, 2024, it was announced that Brayden Yager will be the captain for Canada at the tournament held in Ottawa from December 26 - January 5.Yager is one of Canada's forwards return...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Bulls are bringing back an integral part of their 2024 roster for the 2025 season. Outfielder and Catcher Adonis Bernal will re-join the squad after a 2024 season where he was named the Bulls' rookie of the year. In 45 games for the Bulls, Bernal put together an impressive .291 batting a...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers played twice over the weekend, with each team winning one game.Saturday, December 14, 2024On Saturday, the two teams met for the first game at the Co-op Place in Medicine Hat.The first period of the game saw the two teams come out shooting, but no goals...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes extended their winning streak to four games on Friday, December 13, beating the Red Deer Rebels 4-1.The Hurricanes were coming off a 2-1 win over Saskatoon two days prior, where despite the win, they lost forward Miguel Marques with an injury.In the first, the Hurricanes found...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-1 victory over the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. The Hurricanes came into the game a bit shorthanded, as Brayden Yager, Leo Braillard and Vojtech Port have all left the team to attend World Junior select...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes made the teddy bears and toques fly on Friday, December 6, 2024, as they took down the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-3.The Hurricanes came into the game with some momentum, after snapping a six-game losing streak on the previous Tuesday against the Moose Jaw Warriors. In the first per...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Do you know a local person who has made a difference in the world of sports?Lethbridge Sport Council Executive Director Susan Eymann says they have opened nominations for the 15th annual Achievement Awards."Over the past 15 years, the Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards have become a commu...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed 2008-born forward Easton Daneault to a Western Hockey League (WHL) Scholarship and Development Agreement.Daneault, a native of Red Deer, was drafted by the Hurricanes in the seventh round of the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft. He currently plays for the AJHL's Drumheller...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended their six-game losing streak on Tuesday, December 3 with a 5-3 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors.The matchup was the first game in Lethbridge since November 16, as the Hurricanes went on a long road trip beginning in the United States, and ending in Saskatchewan.The game w...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes made a major blockbuster trade on Monday, December 2, 2024, acquiring star forward Brayden Yager and goaltender Jackson Unger from the Moose Jaw Warriors.In exchange, the Hurricanes sent goaltender Brady Smith, forward Landen Ward, and defence prospect Colt Carter along with s...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Prince Albert Raiders handed the Lethbridge Hurricanes a 3-2 loss on Saturday, November 30, 2024.The Hurricanes were looking to return to the win column for the first time in six games, but ran into a red-hot Raiders team who had won eight of their last 10 games.In the first period, the Raiders was...

SASKATOON, SK - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have now lost five straight games after falling 4-1 to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, November 29, 2024. The Hurricanes were fresh off finishing a three-game U.S. road trip, and not long after drove east for two games in Saskatchewan. The first period of the game saw now entri...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have made another trade, sending 2007-born prospect Shea Busch to the Everett Silvertips.The Hurricanes announced the deal on Friday, November 29, 2024, which will see Lethbridge receive a fourth-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft in return. Busch was selected by the H...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes will be inducting three people to their Wall of Honour in February 2025.The team announced on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, that Corey Lyons, Ben Wright and Herb Beswick will receive the honour. Lyons will be enshrined as a player, as he spent parts of three seasons with the H...

The Kelowna Rockets have been selected to host the 2026 Memorial Cup.Lethbridge was one of the five teams bidding to host Canada's premier junior hockey tournament, alongside Kelowna, Medicine Hat, Brandon and Spokane.Kelowna was awarded the Memorial Cup in 2020, but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced a new addition to their roster.They have acquired 2005-born defenceman Vojtech Port from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for 2006-born defenceman Ryder Ellis.Port, 19, was drafted by the Red Deer Rebels in the first-round (49th overall) in the 2022 Canadian H...

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada's elite Cup Series will return to Lethbridge for the seventh consecutive season in 2025.PBR Canada's Cup Series regularly features Canada's best riders alongside some of the organization's top international athletes, squaring off against bulls from across the nation.In 2025, the Th...

TABER, AB - Following a successful event in neighbouring Coaldale, Taber will play host to a major sporting competition next year.The Town of Taber will host the 2025 Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG), taking place in the community from July 2-5, 2025.Southern Alberta Recreation Association Chair Kaylee Ostenberg sa...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes asserted their dominance on a road trip this past weekend, winning all three of their games.Friday, November 8 vs. Moose Jaw WarriorsThey kicked off the trip on Friday, November 8, 2024 with a game in Moose Jaw against the Warriors. The Hurricanes kicked off the scoring almost...

The National Colleges Athletic Association (NCAA) Div. I Council approved a rule change on Thursday that will allow Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players to play collegiate U.S. hockey starting next season.Previously, CHL players weren't allowed to play hockey at NCAA colleges because they were categorized as profession...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a flurry of goals Wednesday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena, as the Lethbridge Hurricanes took on their rival Medicine Hat Tigers.The matchup saw the return of a familiar face to Lethbridge, as Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin was playing his first game against the Hurricanes since bei...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a spectacular showcase of goaltending for the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, October 30 as they took down the Swift Current Broncos 3-1.The game was a rematch of the Friday before, when the Hurricanes traveled to Swift Current but fell 4-1.In the first period, the Hurricanes offensive attac...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes came out of their two-game weekend with a win and a loss.Friday, October 25 vs. Swift Current BroncosOn Friday night, the Hurricanes traveled to Swift Current to take on the Broncos, looking to return to the win column after a loss to the Calgary Hitmen the previous weekend.Th...

The injury-depleted Medicine Hat Tigers have added some help at forward by signing former South Albert Hockey Academy player Carter Cunningham.It was announced the 18-year-old from Lethbridge, put pen to paper on a Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement on Thursday.Cunningham started the season wit...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three Lethbridge Hurricanes have been listed as players to watch ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft.Will Sharpe, Kash Andresen and Koen Cleaver have all cracked the list created by NHL Central Scouting.NHL Central Scouting uses a five-category rating system to project where a player could be drafted. An 'A' r...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes bounced back from a loss on Friday, October 11, taking down the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 on Saturday.In the first period, Logan Wormald got the Canes on the board first, burying a cross-ice pass from Shane Smith to take a 1-0 lead. The assist was Smith's first point as a Hurric...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes fell 4-3 in overtime to the Vancouver Giants on Friday, October 11. The game was the Hurricanes debut for forward Shane Smith, who the team acquired on October 5 in exchange for Harrison Meneghin. In the first period, the Hurricanes found themselves shorthanded after a high st...