LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (Interstat) — The Red Deer Rebels will visit the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in a minor league hockey game organized by the Western Hockey League at VisitLethbridge.com Arena in Lethbridge, Alberta. The game is part of the Western Hockey League regular-season schedule. The matchup is the first of the season between the two clubs. Red Deer will be the visiting team. Lethbridge will be the home team. Both teams will be searching for their first victory of the season. Red Deer enters the matchup with an 0-2 record. Lethbridge also enters at 0-2.

Red Deer has opened the season with two losses. The Rebels dropped a 3-1 decision to Edmonton at home on Sept. 19. Cameron Kuzma recorded one assist and six shots on goal in that game. Kalder Varga scored one goal and added three shots with four penalty minutes. Patrick Sopiarz put eight shots on goal. In Red Deer’s previous game, a 3-2 shootout loss at Calgary on Sept. 18, Kuzma scored one goal and finished with four shots and four penalty minutes. Kuzma remains a player to watch for the Rebels. He has one goal, one assist, 10 shots on goal and four penalty minutes over the two games. Red Deer has scored three goals and allowed six while beginning the schedule with two defeats. The Rebels have played one home game and one road game.

Lethbridge also has started 0-2. The Hurricanes lost 5-1 at Medicine Hat on Sept. 19. Dayne Beuker had one assist and three shots on goal. Logan Stuart scored one goal and registered five shots. Tyden Lafournaise added three shots. In Lethbridge’s previous game, Medicine Hat won 5-2 at Lethbridge on Sept. 18. Beuker recorded one goal, one assist and two shots in that contest. Beuker is a player to watch for the Hurricanes. He has one goal, two assists and five shots on goal through two games. Lethbridge has been outscored 10-3 in its first two contests. The Hurricanes have played one home game and one road game.

The Hurricanes and Rebels each will be looking to build momentum in the early portion of the Western Hockey League schedule. Red Deer is set to host Medicine Hat on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Rebels then will travel to Prince Albert on Wednesday, Sept. 30, Saskatoon on Friday, Oct. 2, and Moose Jaw on Saturday, Oct. 3. Lethbridge is scheduled to host Prince Albert on Friday, Oct. 2, and Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Red Deer 2, Lethbridge 1.