Canes edge Wheat Kings in high scoring affair

By Lethbridge Herald on November 8, 2025.

Lethbridge Hurricanes Kade Duell attempts to swipe the puck from Dylan Ronald of the Brandon Wheat Kings during WHL action at VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday night.

By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended a four-game homestand on the right side of an 8-7 score against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.

“That team can score like crazy,” said Matt Anholt, Canes head coach.

“They’re an extremely skilled group. We’re fortunate, obviously, to score more than them tonight because that’s a dangerous team over there.”

Luke Cozens led the way for the Canes with a seven-point game (two goals, five assists).

“What he got tonight is just an epitome of how his season’s went,” said Anholt.

“Everything he got, he deserved. His line was outstanding; they checked for chances all night long and then they created in the moments when they had it with time and space off the rush.”

The game was important to Cozens.

“I wasn’t happy with my last two games and I think I really wanted to step up and help my team win this game and I just did what I could,” said Cozens.

Anholt evaluated how the Canes handled the extra curriculars in the game.

“I think we handled our business pretty good obviously with how much more powerplays we got over them,” said Anholt.
Cozens, Logan Wormald and Owen Berge each had two goals apiece while Shane Smith and Tomas Malinek chipped in with a goal each to supply the offence for Lethbridge.

Dylan Ronald and Luke Mistelbacher each scored two goals, while Brady Turko, Caleb Hadland and Nicholas Johnson scored a goal each to round out the Wheat Kings goals on the night.

Brandon outshot Lethbridge 37-28 in the contest.

Lethbridge had three powerplay goals on seven opportunities on the evening.

The Hurricanes (5-13-0-1) begin a season-long seven-game road tonight  at the Swift Current Broncos (6-9-0-1) with puck drop at 6 p.m.