Rookie Anderson makes 32 saves in loss
Kamloops, BC - The Hurricanes entered the night looking to end a seven game losing skid and conclude their BC Division road trip with a bang as they came flying out of the gates, outshooting the Blazers 13-10 in the opening 20 minutes. Finally, it was Carter Bancks who opened the scoring just minutes into the second period with a tip off a nice feed from new linemate Dustin Donaghy to give the Canes a 1-0 lead. Brandon Anderson continued to stand tall in the Canes net as he held the Blazers scoreless for two periods and 24 shots.

But the Blazers would battle back to tie the game 1-1 with a power play marker just 45 seconds into the third and continue to pressure. But as things have gone much of this road trip, an inopportune bounce cost the Canes a goal as a Kamloops shot bouncd off a Canes defender to give the Blazers a 2-1 lead. A last minute Hurricanes attack with  6 on 4 power play advantage still could not produce for Lethbridge as the Canes dropped their eighth straight. Anderson finished the night with a 32 save performance as the Canes power play was held to 0 for 4 on the evening.  
 
The Canes will return home tonight and then kick of another pair of games on the road as they take on the Red Deer Rebels on Tuesday night in Red Deer before making the trip up Highway 2 to take on the Oil Kings in Edmonton. Game time is 7:00 PM MST. in Red Deer. Be sure to tune into the game live with the voice of the Hurricanes; 94.1 FM - The Lounge, as Pat Siedlecki calls all your Hurricanes action. All games are also available for purchase live and online on WHL WebTV, go to www.whl.ca for more information. Also, don’t forget that Pop’s Pub South is your official Hurricanes home away from home and will be webcasting every Hurricanes away game this season!

Scoring Summary

Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 At Kamloops Blazers 2 - Status: Final
Feb 6, 2010 - Interior Savings Centre - Kamloops, BC

Lethbridge 0 1 0 - 1
Kamloops 0 0 2 - 2

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Bortnak Kam (tripping), 1:38; Hansen Kam (delay of game), 9:06.

2nd Period-1, Lethbridge, Bancks 14 (Donaghy), 1:48. Penalties-Hansen Kam (slashing), 2:12; Smith Kam (inter. on goaltender), 10:50; Yadlowski Let (roughing), 18:57.

3rd Period-2, Kamloops, Maschmeyer 7 (DePape, Stretch), 0:45 (pp). 3, Kamloops, Funk 6 (Bortnak, Lipon), 13:41. Penalties-Schaber Kam (boarding), 18:26.

Shots on Goal-Lethbridge 13-6-4-23. Kamloops 10-14-10-34.
Power Play Opportunities-Lethbridge 0 of 5; Kamloops 1 of 1.
Goalies-Lethbridge, Anderson 9-13-1-1 (34 shots-32 saves). Kamloops, Groenheyde 8-11-1-1 (23 shots-22 saves).
A-4,386
Referees-Matt Kirk (4).
Linesmen-Ryan Dawson (134), Brandon Liefke (29).

Rowat posts 43 save performance in loss
Kelowna, B.C.- A skeleton crew of 10 forwards and 5 defenseman battled the defending WHL Champions to a heartbreaking 3-2 loss in their own barn on Friday night in Kelowna. The Hurricanes entered the night having given up early three goal leads in both of their previous games. But it was the Canes who kicked things off early in this one as Landon Oslanski notched a goal just a minute into the game to give the Canes an early 1-0 lead. Linden Rowat stood tall in the Lethbridge net and rebounded from two rough starts with a 19 save first period as the Canes were out shot 19-9.

The Rockets started the second period with a 5 on 3 advantage and the second placed home powerplay in the league managed to draw the equalizer. The Canes then fell behind for the first time at the eight minute mark of the second period. Rookie phenom Mitch Maxwell then tallied his 24th of the season; snapping home a pretty feed from Austin Fyten to tie the game 2-2.   

A fast paced back and forth third period followed as Rowat continued to keep the Canes in it, but the Rockets would finally jam home their third of the night for the game winner in a mad scramble with just over five minutes remaining in the game. Rowat would finish the night with an impressive 43 saves and the night's 1st star honors.  

The Canes will wrap up their B.C. Division road trip on Saturday as they take on the Kamloops Blazers. Game time is 8:00 PM MST. Be sure to tune into the game live with the voice of the Hurricanes; 94.1 FM - The Lounge, as Pat Siedlecki calls all your Hurricanes action. All games are also available for purchase live and online on WHL WebTV, go to www.whl.ca for more information. Also, don’t forget that Pop’s Pub South is your official Hurricanes home away from home and will be webcasting every Hurricanes away game this season!

Scoring Summary

Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 At Kelowna Rockets 3 - Status: Final
Feb 5, 2010 - Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC

Lethbridge 1 1 0 - 2
Kelowna 0 2 1 - 3

1st Period-1, Lethbridge, Oslanski 3   1:02. Penalties-Berglund Let (roughing), 9:55; Reddington Let (roughing), 9:55; Bloodoff Kel (roughing), 9:55; Yadlowski Let (holding), 19:59.

2nd Period-2, Kelowna, Barrie 14 (McMillan, Wudrick), 1:48 (pp). 3, Kelowna, McColgan 23 (Ito, Bulmer), 8:06. 4, Lethbridge, Maxwell 24 (Fyten, Yadlowski), 16:46. Penalties-Machacek Let (tripping), 1:29; Corbin Kel (hooking), 3:09.

3rd Period-5, Kelowna, Wudrick 20 (Bloodoff, McColgan), 14:50. Penalties-Jackson Let (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 9:43; Chapman Kel (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 9:43; Reddington Let (checking from behind), 15:29.

Shots on Goal-Lethbridge 9-8-7-24. Kelowna 19-11-16-46.
Power Play Opportunities-Lethbridge 0 of 1; Kelowna 1 of 4.
Goalies-Lethbridge, Rowat 6-11-2-1 (46 shots-43 saves). Kelowna, Guggenberger 3-8-1-0 (24 shots-22 saves).
A-6,087
Referees-Trevor Hanson.
Linesmen-Pat Liefke (138), Matt Thurston (64).

Lethbridge forward ADAM CHORNEYKO voted Canada West Men’s Hockey HUSKY-WHL Graduate of the Month
WHL Release
EDMONTON - The Canada West Universities Athletic Association and the Western Hockey League are pleased to announce that forward ADAM CHORNEYKO of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns has been named the Canada West men’s hockey Husky-WHL Graduate of the Month for January 2010.
 
A freshman winger out of St. Albert, Alberta, CHORNEYKO, is the third winner of the award for 2009-10 and first from the Pronghorns to win the award this season, the 21st year of HUSKY-WHL awards. The award is presented monthly to a graduate of the Western Hockey League who is playing on one of the seven CWUAA teams. Each winner, between October and March, receives a cheque for $500.00 from the WHL to go towards the cost of his education and a gift from HUSKY.
 
A total of 106 WHL grads are members of CWUAA teams in 2009-10, with another 34 scholarship recipients currently attending Canada West schools. The CIS and Canada West men’s hockey in particular have allowed these players to further their careers as well as their education at some of Canada’s finest academic institutions.

Click here for the full story from WHL.ca
 

SHANE MCCOLGAN AND THE KELOWNA ROCKETS HOST CARTER BANCKS AND THE LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES, LIVE ON SHAW – Shane McColgan and the Kelowna Rockets (26-25-2-2) host Carter Bancks and the Lethbridge Hurricanes (16-32-3-2) in one of nine WHL contests on Friday night.
 
Friday’s contest between the Rockets and Hurricanes can be seen live throughout western Canada on SHAW (7:00pm PST).
 
The Rockets skated to their seventh consecutive victory with a 5-4 shootout win over the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday, and currently sit in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.  Kelowna’s power play is clicking at a 28.5 per cent clip on home ice this season.  McColgan ranks second among WHL rookies in scoring with 58 points this season.
 
The Hurricanes are coming off an 11-1 thrashing at the hands of the Vancouver Giants in Langley, B.C, on Wednesday night for their sixth straight defeat.  The ‘Canes have been outscored 20-3 over their last two games, and by a 38-11 margin over the course of their six-game slide.  Bancks leads the Hurricanes with 45 points this season.
 
It’s the first of two meetings between the teams this season.  The teams split two meetings last year, with each team winning on home ice.
 
Elsewhere on Friday night, Brayden Schenn and the Brandon Wheat Kings (36-16-0-3) take on Dustin Sylvester and the Kootenay Ice (34-16-2-2).
 
The Wheat Kings are coming off a 5-3 victory over the visiting Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday, stretching their winning streak to six games, and currently sit in first place in the East Division and Eastern Conference.  The Wheat Kings boast four players among the WHL’s top 20 in scoring.
 
The Ice are coming off a 2-1 win in Moose Jaw on Wednesday for their fourth straight victory and their 18th win in their last 20 games, and currently share top spot in the Central Division.  Sylvester (28g-46a) is tied for third in the WHL scoring race with 74 points.
 
In Moose Jaw, SK, Jason Bast and the Moose Jaw Warriors (26-19-4-3) host Willie Coetzee and the Red Deer Rebels (29-20-0-4) on Friday.
 
The Warriors are coming off Wednesday’s 2-1 setback to the visiting Kootenay Ice for their sixth defeat in their last seven games, and currently sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.  The Warriors are 18-7-2-2 at home this season.
 
The Rebels fell 5-3 in Brandon to the Wheat Kings on Wednesday, snapping a five-game winning streak, and currently occupy sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.  Coetzee has five goals and 10 points over his last six outings.
 
In Prince Albert, SK, Brandon Herrod and the Prince Albert Raiders (28-23-2-2) host Cody Eakin and the Swift Current Broncos (26-25-0-3) for an East Division contest on Friday.
 
The Raiders are coming off a 7-3 win over the visiting Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night, improving them to 6-3-1 over their last 10 games, and currently sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference.  The Raiders have won their last seven home games.
 
The Broncos are coming off a 2-1 loss to the visiting Calgary Hitmen on Wednesday for their second straight setback, and currently sit four points back of Moose Jaw for a share of eighth place in the Eastern Conference.  Eakin shares the League lead with 37 goals this season.
 
In Prince George, B.C., Alex Rodgers and the Prince George Cougars (9-40-1-2) host Michael St. Croix and the Edmonton Oil Kings (11-32-4-8) on Friday.
 
The Cougars have been off since dropping a 7-4 decision to the Vancouver Giants in Langley, B.C., last Saturday.  The Cougars have lost 13 straight games.
 
The Oil Kings are coming off Wednesday’s 5-4 shootout loss in Kelowna to the Rockets for their 17th consecutive road defeat.  16-year-old St. Croix leads the Oil Kings in scoring with 30 points this season.
 
In Regina, SK, Jordan Eberle and the Regina Pats (23-25-3-3) welcome Derek Hulak and the Saskatoon Blades (34-12-3-3) for an East Division battle on Friday.
 
The Pats are coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the visiting Red Deer Rebels on Tuesday for their second straight shootout defeat and their third defeat overall, and currently sit seven points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.  The Pats are 16-8-1-3 at home this season.
 
The Blades dropped a 7-3 decision in Prince Albert on Wednesday for their fifth defeat in their last seven outings, and currently sit one point back of Brandon for the East Division lead.  The Blades have allowed 32 goals over their last seven games.
 
In Spokane, WA, Mitch Wahl and the Spokane Chiefs (30-19-3-1) host C.J. Stretch and the Kamloops Blazers (25-24-2-4).
 
The Chiefs edged the visiting Everett Silvertips 2-1 on Wednesday night for their third victory in their last four games, but remain in fifth place in the Western Conference.  Wahl (24g-39a) leads the Chiefs in scoring with 63 points.
 
The Blazers are coming off a 4-3 overtime victory in Portland over the Winterhawks on Wednesday, snapping a mini two-game losing skid, and currently sit in seventh place in the Western Conference.  The Blazers are 9-17-1-1 on the road this season.
 
In other action on Friday, Craig Cunningham and the Vancouver Giants (32-20-1-2) host Shane Harper and the Everett Silvertips (33-17-2-1).
 
The Giants are coming off an 11-1 win over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night for their third victory in their last four games.  Cunningham (33g-48a) leads all WHL players in scoring with 81 points this season.
 
The Silvertips are coming off a 2-1 defeat in Spokane on Wednesday, snapping their franchise-record 14-game winning streak.  The Silvertips are 16-9-1-0 on the road this season.
 
 

Lethbridge outshot 50-17 in 11-1blowout
Langley, BC - The Hurricanes were slow out of the gates once again as the Giants
jumped out to a 2-0 lead just four minutes into the first period off the sticks of
Lance Bouma and James Henry. The G-men would continue to pour it on as they would extend the game to a 3-0 lead entering the second. Langley native Brandon Anderson still had an honest effort with 10 saves off 13 shots in the first period. Lethbridge came out firing in the second period, starting the frame with a power play goal off a shot from Daniel Johnston that took a bounce a giants shinpad and then the stick of Captain Carter Bancks before finding the back of the net for his 13th of the season. The Lethbridge momentum stalled once again however as the G-men turned an inopportune turnover into a short handed goal, giving Vancouver a 4-1 lead still early in the second. The Giants would then further their lead to 6-1 entering the final frame as the Canes were outshot 21-6. Anderson would end his night with 26 saves as Rookie Ville Kolppanen would take over between the pipes in the third.

The final period would see more of the same as the Canes were continually unable to stop the Giants assault. The Hurricanes had plenty of fight in them, totalling 4 fighting majors and the power play was 1 for 3 on the night and held the Giants to 1 for 6 with the man advantage despite the lopsided score.

The Canes will continue their B.C. Division road trip on Friday as they take on the defending WHL Champion Kelowna Rockets. Game time is 8:00 PM MST. Be sure to tune into the game live with the voice of the Hurricanes; 94.1 FM - The Lounge, as Pat Siedlecki calls all your Hurricanes action. All games are also available for purchase live and online on WHL WebTV, go to www.whl.ca for more information. Also, don’t forget that Pop’s Pub South is your official Hurricanes home away from home and will be webcasting every Hurricanes away game this season! This matchup is also the Shaw TV WHL Game of the Week - Check your local listings for availability!

Scoring Summary
Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 At Vancouver Giants 11 - Status: End of Game
Feb 3, 2010 - Langley Events Centre

Lethbridge 0 1 0 - 1
Vancouver 3 5 3 - 11

1st Period-1, Vancouver, Bouma 13 (Wright, Fenske), 2:04. 2, Vancouver, Henry 16 (Kytnar, Manning), 4:11 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Breitkreuz 12 (Scholten), 13:17. Penalties-Yadlowski Let (hooking), 3:39; Donaghy Let (major-fighting), 5:22; Connauton Van (major-fighting), 5:22; served by Moser Let (too many men), 7:19; Donaghy Let (major-fighting), 19:50; Scholten Van (major-fighting), 19:50; Vincour Van (inter. on goaltender), 19:50.

2nd Period-4, Lethbridge, Bancks 13 (Johnston, Berglund), 1:27 (pp). 5, Vancouver, Henry 17 (Wright), 3:37 (sh). 6, Vancouver, Musil 6   7:44. 7, Vancouver, Cunningham 32 (Wright, Musil), 15:32. 8, Vancouver, Cunningham 33 (Connauton), 19:22. 9, Vancouver, Redmond 3 (Lyon, Fenske), 19:44. Penalties-Breitkreuz Van (hooking), 2:04; Johnston Let (roughing), 4:19; Breitkreuz Van (roughing), 4:19; Braes Let (high sticking), 12:51.

3rd Period-10, Vancouver, Kytnar 6 (Breitkreuz), 1:25. 11, Vancouver, Henry 18 (Musil, Vincour), 10:49. 12, Vancouver, Wright 1 (Kytnar, Henke), 11:20. Penalties-Jackson Let (roughing, roughing), 3:27; Redmond Van (roughing), 3:27; Kolppanen Let (delay of game), 4:37; Reddington Let (10-minute misconduct), 4:37; Tot Let (major-fighting), 6:58; Fenske Van (major-fighting), 6:58; Machacek Let (major-fighting), 7:36; Lyon Van (major-fighting), 7:36; Gallagher Van (slashing), 8:04; Fenske Van (tripping), 19:54.

Shots on Goal-Lethbridge 5-6-6-17. Vancouver 13-21-16-50.
Power Play Opportunities-Lethbridge 1 of 4; Vancouver 1 of 5.
Goalies-Lethbridge, Anderson 9-11-1-1 (34 shots-26 saves); Kolppanen 1-8-0-0 (16 shots-13 saves). Vancouver, Segal 10-7-0-0 (17 shots-16 saves).
A-4,342
Referees-Jeff Ingram, Sean Raphael (28).
Linesmen-Jason Cramer (122), Chris Sweeting (137).