Lethbridge Hurricanes

Lethbridge Hurricanes
founding	1987
history	Winnipeg Jets 1967–1973 Winnipeg Clubs 1973–1976 Winnipeg Monarchs 1976–1977 Calgary Wranglers 1977–1987 Lethbridge Hurricanes since 1987
Stadion	ENMAX Center
Location	Lethbridge , Alberta
Team colors	dark blue, white, burgundy, silver
league	Western Hockey League
Head coach	Drake Berehowsky
General manager	Brad Robson
Memorial Cups	no
Ed Chynoweth Cups	1996/97

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are a Canadian ice hockey team based in Lethbridge , Alberta . The team has played in one of Canada's three top junior ice hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL) , since 1987 .

history

In the summer of 1987, the Calgary Wranglers from Calgary , Alberta , were relocated to Lethbridge and renamed Lethbridge Hurricanes. In their third year, the team reached the final of the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time , in which they were defeated by the Kamloops Blazers . In the following season they reached the WHL final again, in which they had to admit defeat to the Spokane Chiefs . The Hurricanes achieved their greatest success in the 1996/97 season when they won the Ed Chynoweth Cup. As a WHL champion Lethbridge qualified for the Memorial Cup , in which they were subject to the Olympiques de Hull from the QMJHL . In the 2007/08 season, the Hurricanes reached the WHL final again, but were subject to the Spokane Chiefs for the second time since 1990.

Before the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the Lethbridge Broncos from the WHL played in Lethbridge (1974-1986).

Logos

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  Logo from 1987 to 1997

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  Logo from 2004 to 2009

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  Logo from 2009 to 2011

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  Current logo since 2011

Former players

The following players who were active for the Lethbridge Hurricanes played in the National Hockey League during their career :

• Doug Barrault
• Zach Boychuk
• Travis Brigley
• Allan Egeland
• Eric Godard
• Mark Greig
• Terry Hollinger
• Dwight King
• Rob Klinkhammer
• Kirby Law
• Ross Lupaschuk
• Bryan Maxwell
• Jason McBain
• Jamie McLennan
• Brantt Myhres
• Chris Phillips
• Domenico Pittis
• Dale Purinton
• Jamie Pushor
• Byron Ritchie
• Jason Ruff
• Luca Sbisa
• Bryce Salvador
• Colton Sceviour
• Brent Seabrook
• Brandy Semchuk
• Cam Severson
• Mark Smith
• Lee Sorochan
• Martin Špaňhel
• Brody Sutter
• Nick Tarnasky
• Wes Walz
• Jason Widmer
• Shane Willis
• Matthew Yeats
• Brad Zavisha
• Kris Versteeg

Team records

Career records

Games: 336 Shane Peacock

Goals: 183 Jason Ruff

Assists: 258 Shane Peacock

Points: 382 Jason Ruff

Penalty minutes: 739 Brantt Myhres

Web links

Commons : Lethbridge Hurricanes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English).
• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Lethbridge Hurricanes
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Lethbridge Hurricanes