With a record of 1-9-0-1 and a home game tonight against Saskatoon, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are needing to dig out of an early hole. Though the Hurricanes are in fact, leading the game 3-0 as of this writing, things are so bad right now that two of their better players are asking for trades. Jaimen Yakubowski and Sam McKechnie, two of the team's best offensive options, were sent home yesterday and are now awaiting trades. From General Manager Brad Robson:
Both players through their agents and families have requested a trade, so we have sent the players home to wait for a deal to be done.
This turn of events underscores the team's struggles in recent seasons, and with recently floundering squads such as Prince George and Seattle finding success early on in the season, Lethbridge's troubles are magnified. Certainly, it was going to be a transition year, as they brought in Drake Berehowsky to be the new head coach and Robson is also in his first year with the team, as they replaced Rich Preston after last season in their respective roles (Preston was both head coach and GM). However, the eventual trades of both Yakubowski and McKechnie mean that only Russell Maxwell will be left of the team's offensive options. Add to the mix the fact that their first round pick in this year's Import Draft Kristian Khenkel is not coming over to play with the Hurricanes due to some paperwork issues with the IIHF, and this season is one that the Hurricanes would like to forget...and it's only 12 games into the season.
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