When the Lethbridge Broncos returned to their original home in Swift Current following the 1985–86 season, hockey fans in Lethbridge did not have to wait long for a new team; after just one year out of the WHL, Lethbridge returned to the WHL in 1987–88 when the Calgary Wranglers moved south to become the Hurricanes.
The team's crowning achievement came in 1996–97, when the Hurricanes captured their first, and to date only, WHL Championship. The Hurricanes then finished as Memorial Cup runners-up when they lost the title game to the Hull Olympiques. That same year, they also won their division title (only done twice before, in 1989–90 and 1990–91) and the regular season title. In the 2007–08 season, the Hurricanes won the Eastern Conference Championship.[1]
The team changed its logo for the 2013–14 season per requests from the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, who claim the former Hurricanes’ logo was too similar to theirs.[2] Despite the optimism going into the season under new head coach Drake Berehowsky, who replaced the fired Rich Preston, the 2013–14 season would be a record-setting one, but in the wrong categories; the team stumbled out of the gate and dealt with turmoil amongst the players and coaching staff. Some notable occurrences saw veteran forwards Sam McKechnie and Jaimen Yakuboski sent home until both players were dealt to the Seattle Thunderbirds in October.[3] A week later, third year defenseman Ryan Pilon requested a trade and left the team.[4] Pilon got his wish and was dealt to the Brandon Wheat Kings in a multiplayer deal shortly afterwards.[5] In addition to two more players requesting trades, the team endured a public relations nightmare when Assistant Coach Brad Lukowich walked out on the team following a 3–2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. Lukowich was terminated "with cause" days later.[6] The team hit new lows by scoring a franchise-low 171 goals, allowing 358 goals and earned notoriety by losing two games by a combined score of 22–0; the first humiliation was a 10–0 loss to the Vancouver Giants on January 24, 2014, followed by a 12–0 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings on February 17. The team capped off the season on a 15-game losing streak, finishing the year at 12–55–2–3 with 29 points, the League's lowest point total, placing them in last place in the entire WHL. The 12 wins and 29 points also set records for fewest wins and fewest points in the 26-year history of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, and the 46-year history of the franchise that began as the Winnipeg Jets.
In 2014, the community-owned franchise faced serious financial problems, which came to light. The team lost upwards of $1.25 million in a two-year period[7] and went as far as scaling back on their marketing campaigns and player accommodations on road trips. In March 2014, the team revealed it took out a line of credit in order to meet financial goals.[8] The financial situation of the team led to internet rumours of the team being sold to True North Sports and Entertainment and relocated to Winnipeg,[9] while former Hurricanes forward and Lethbridge native Kris Versteeg has publicly stated his desire to purchase the team and keep it in the city.[10] As the losses continued to pile up and the fan interest waned, the team fired head coach Drake Berehowsky on December 9 and general manager Brad Robson on December 10, and hired former Prince Albert Raiders head coach Peter Anholt to both positions that day.
Anholt stepped down as coach, but stayed on as general manager, and hired 33-year-old Brent Kisio away from the Calgary Hitmen as the team's new head coach.
Under Kisio, the team's on-ice performance improved considerably as it returned to contender status.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
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Western Hockey League website
2005–06 WHL Guide
External links
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January 05, 2023
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The Lethbridge Hurricanes are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team currently members of the Eastern Conference Central Division of the Western Hockey League WHL The team is based in Lethbridge Alberta and play their home games at the ENMAX Centre Lethbridge HurricanesCityLethbridge AlbertaLeagueWestern Hockey LeagueConferenceEasternDivisionCentralFounded1967Home arenaENMAX CentreColoursRed navy white General managerPeter AnholtHead coachBrent KisioWebsitewww lethbridgehurricanes comFranchise history1967 1973Winnipeg Jets1973 1976Winnipeg Clubs1976 1977Winnipeg Monarchs1977 1987Calgary Wranglers1987 presentLethbridge HurricanesChampionshipsPlayoff championshipsEd Chynoweth Cup 1 1997 Action during a playoff game against the Calgary Hitmen at the Pengrowth Saddledome Contents 1 History 2 Season by season record 3 WHL Championship history 4 Current roster 5 Team records 6 NHL alumni 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditWhen the Lethbridge Broncos returned to their original home in Swift Current following the 1985 86 season hockey fans in Lethbridge did not have to wait long for a new team after just one year out of the WHL Lethbridge returned to the WHL in 1987 88 when the Calgary Wranglers moved south to become the Hurricanes The team s crowning achievement came in 1996 97 when the Hurricanes captured their first and to date only WHL Championship The Hurricanes then finished as Memorial Cup runners up when they lost the title game to the Hull Olympiques That same year they also won their division title only done twice before in 1989 90 and 1990 91 and the regular season title In the 2007 08 season the Hurricanes won the Eastern Conference Championship 1 The team changed its logo for the 2013 14 season per requests from the National Hockey League s Washington Capitals who claim the former Hurricanes logo was too similar to theirs 2 Despite the optimism going into the season under new head coach Drake Berehowsky who replaced the fired Rich Preston the 2013 14 season would be a record setting one but in the wrong categories the team stumbled out of the gate and dealt with turmoil amongst the players and coaching staff Some notable occurrences saw veteran forwards Sam McKechnie and Jaimen Yakuboski sent home until both players were dealt to the Seattle Thunderbirds in October 3 A week later third year defenseman Ryan Pilon requested a trade and left the team 4 Pilon got his wish and was dealt to the Brandon Wheat Kings in a multiplayer deal shortly afterwards 5 In addition to two more players requesting trades the team endured a public relations nightmare when Assistant Coach Brad Lukowich walked out on the team following a 3 2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders Lukowich was terminated with cause days later 6 The team hit new lows by scoring a franchise low 171 goals allowing 358 goals and earned notoriety by losing two games by a combined score of 22 0 the first humiliation was a 10 0 loss to the Vancouver Giants on January 24 2014 followed by a 12 0 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings on February 17 The team capped off the season on a 15 game losing streak finishing the year at 12 55 2 3 with 29 points the League s lowest point total placing them in last place in the entire WHL The 12 wins and 29 points also set records for fewest wins and fewest points in the 26 year history of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the 46 year history of the franchise that began as the Winnipeg Jets In 2014 the community owned franchise faced serious financial problems which came to light The team lost upwards of 1 25 million in a two year period 7 and went as far as scaling back on their marketing campaigns and player accommodations on road trips In March 2014 the team revealed it took out a line of credit in order to meet financial goals 8 The financial situation of the team led to internet rumours of the team being sold to True North Sports and Entertainment and relocated to Winnipeg 9 while former Hurricanes forward and Lethbridge native Kris Versteeg has publicly stated his desire to purchase the team and keep it in the city 10 As the losses continued to pile up and the fan interest waned the team fired head coach Drake Berehowsky on December 9 and general manager Brad Robson on December 10 and hired former Prince Albert Raiders head coach Peter Anholt to both positions that day Anholt stepped down as coach but stayed on as general manager and hired 33 year old Brent Kisio away from the Calgary Hitmen as the team s new head coach Under Kisio the team s on ice performance improved considerably as it returned to contender status Season by season record EditNote GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs1987 88 72 20 48 4 257 357 44 7th East Out of playoffs1988 89 72 27 39 6 356 380 60 5th East Lost East division semi final1989 90 72 51 17 4 465 270 106 1st East Lost WHL final1990 91 72 45 21 6 373 281 96 1st East Lost WHL final1991 92 72 39 31 2 350 284 80 4th East Lost in first round1992 93 72 33 36 3 317 328 69 5th East Lost in first round1993 94 72 35 32 5 306 317 75 3rd East Lost East division semi final1994 95 72 22 48 2 263 341 46 8th East Out of playoffs1995 96 72 33 36 3 259 270 69 2nd Central Lost in first round1996 97 72 47 22 3 342 248 97 1st Central Won Championship Lost Memorial Cup final1997 98 72 32 29 11 261 237 75 2nd Central Lost in first round1998 99 72 31 32 9 224 215 71 3rd Central Lost in first round1999 00 72 25 38 4 5 220 250 59 4th Central Out of playoffs2000 01 72 29 35 4 4 200 229 66 4th Central Lost in first round2001 02 72 33 33 6 0 266 247 72 4th Central Lost Eastern Conference quarter final2002 03 72 28 40 2 2 236 303 60 5th Central Out of playoffs2003 04 72 27 28 10 7 196 203 71 5th Central Out of playoffs2004 05 72 39 20 12 1 222 162 91 2nd Central Lost Eastern Conference quarter finalSeason GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs2005 06 72 27 36 3 6 195 250 63 3rd Central Lost Eastern Conference quarter final2006 07 72 33 34 2 3 254 265 71 5th Central Out of playoffs2007 08 72 45 21 2 4 245 175 96 2nd Central Lost final2008 09 72 35 32 3 2 227 228 75 4th Central Lost Eastern Conference semi final2009 10 72 20 44 5 3 178 275 48 5th Central Out of playoffs2010 11 72 23 36 5 8 205 295 59 5th Central Out of playoffs2011 12 72 29 42 0 1 225 292 59 6th Central Out of playoffs2012 13 72 28 34 3 7 212 253 66 6th Central Out of playoffs2013 14 72 12 55 2 3 171 358 29 6th Central Out of playoffs2014 15 72 20 44 5 3 202 304 48 6th Central Out of playoffs2015 16 72 46 24 1 1 304 218 94 1st Central Lost Eastern Conference quarter final2016 17 72 44 21 4 3 280 253 95 2nd Central Lost Eastern Conference final2017 18 72 33 33 6 0 244 260 72 2nd Central Lost Eastern Conference final2018 19 68 40 18 5 5 268 234 90 2nd Central Lost Eastern Conference quarter final2019 20 63 37 19 2 5 249 193 81 3rd Central Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2020 21 24 9 12 3 0 81 108 21 4th Central Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemicWHL Championship history Edit1989 90 Loss 1 4 vs Kamloops 1990 91 Loss 0 4 vs Spokane 1996 97 Win 4 0 vs Seattle 2007 08 Loss 0 4 vs SpokaneCurrent roster EditUpdated January 1 2023 11 Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted7 Joe Arntsen C D L 19 2018 Swift Current Saskatchewan Undrafted10 Anton Astashevich RW R 18 2022 Minsk Belarus Undrafted26 Zach Bansley RW R 17 2020 Tisdale Saskatchewan Eligible 20234 Nolan Bentham D R 19 2020 Victoria British Columbia Undrafted8 Noah Chadwick D L 17 2020 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Eligible 202331 Koen Cleaver G L 15 2022 Nanaimo British Columbia Eligible 20259 Tristen Doyle D R 16 2021 Winnipeg Manitoba Eligible 202419 Brayden Edwards RW L 18 2022 Abbotsford British Columbia Eligible 202317 Jett Jones C C L 20 2018 Olds Alberta Undrafted28 Tyson Laventure RW R 19 2021 Lloydminster Alberta Undrafted14 Miguel Marques LW R 16 2021 Prince George British Columbia Eligible 20242 Logan McCutcheon D R 18 2019 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Undrafted35 Harrison Meneghin G L 18 2021 South Surrey British Columbia Undrafted3 Chase Pauls A D R 19 2019 Osler Saskatchewan Undrafted16 Dustin Renas RW R 17 2020 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Eligible 202312 Will Sharpe D L 15 2022 South Delta British Columbia Eligible 202527 Cole Shepard C L 21 2022 West Vancouver British Columbia Undrafted22 Hayden Smith LW L 18 2021 Chetwynd British Columbia Undrafted30 Bryan Thomson G L 20 2017 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Undrafted29 Nolan Viesner LW L 17 2021 Kamloops British Columbia Eligible 202315 Trae Wilke LW L 16 2021 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Eligible 202418 Logan Wormald LW L 17 2020 Langley British Columbia Eligible 202324 Tristan Zandee C L 19 2021 Airdrie Alberta Undrafted21 Tyson Zimmer RW R 18 2022 Russell Manitoba Undrafted20 Aiden Ziprick D L 17 2020 Russell Manitoba Eligible 2023Team records EditTeam records for a single seasonStatistic Total SeasonMost points 106 1989 90Most wins 51 1989 90Most goals for 465 1989 90Fewest points 29 2013 14Fewest wins 12 2013 14Fewest goals for 171 2013 14Fewest goals against 162 2004 05Most goals against 380 1988 89Individual player records for a single seasonStatistic Player Total SeasonMost goals Kevin St Jacques 65 1991 92Most assists Bryan Bosch 90 1989 90Most points Corey Lyons 142 1989 90Most points rookie Corey Lyons 112 1988 89Most points defenceman Shane Peacock 102 1992 93Best GAA goalie Aaron Sorochan 2 19 2004 05Goalies minimum 1500 minutes playedNHL alumni EditCarter Bancks Doug Barrault Kyle Beach Zach Boychuk Travis Brigley Dylan Cozens Allan Egeland Eric Godard Mark Greig Terry Hollinger D J King Dwight King Rob Klinkhammer Kirby Law Ross Lupaschuk Bryan Maxwell Jason McBain Jamie McLennan Brantt Myhres Chris Phillips Domenic Pittis Dale Purinton Jamie Pushor Byron Ritchie Jason Ruff Luca Sbisa Bryce Salvador Colton Sceviour Brent Seabrook Brandy Semchuk Cam Severson Stuart Skinner Mark Smith Lee Sorochan Martin Spanhel Nick Tarnasky Wes Walz Jason Widmer Shane Willis Matthew Yeats Brad Zavisha Kris VersteegSee also EditList of ice hockey teams in AlbertaReferences Edit Down John 2008 04 24 Canes sweep Hitmen from WHL playoffs Calgary Herald Archived from the original on 2012 11 04 Retrieved 2008 04 29 Lethbridge Forced to Change Logo Small Thoughts at Large Trainwreck in Lethbridge 18 October 2013 Pilon gone defenceman leaves the team the Lethbridge Herald myLH ca Archived from the original on 2014 03 16 Retrieved 2014 03 16 Luber s Lounge Wheat Kings Acquire Pilon in 5 Player Deal luberslounge blogspot ca Archived from the original on 2014 03 16 Nightmare season in Lethbridge hits new low Sportsnet ca Stormy times in Lethbridge the Moose Jaw Times Herald blogarticle Archived from the original on 2013 12 04 Retrieved 2014 03 16 Financial woes plague Lethbridge Hurricanes Lethbridge Globalnews ca Business as usual for Hurricanes Wichers says no league involvement board moving on the Lethbridge Herald myLH ca Archived from the original on 2014 03 16 Retrieved 2014 03 16 Versteeg writes open letter to fans shareholders the Lethbridge Herald myLH ca Archived from the original on 2014 03 16 Retrieved 2014 03 16 WHL Network Western Hockey League retrieved 2023 01 01 Western Hockey League website 2005 06 WHL GuideExternal links EditLethbridge Hurricanes site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lethbridge Hurricanes amp oldid 1130969624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
