Hurricane players to attend NHL Rookie Camps

Five players from the Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club will attend National Hockey League Rookie Camps, including Noah Chadwick (TOR), Miguel Marques (NSH), Harrison Meneghin (TBL), Brayden Edwards (DET) and Landen Ward (OTT).  

Chadwick, 19, will attend the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie camp. The Saskatoon, SK product was selected by the Leafs in the sixth-round (185th overall) in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with Toronto in December 2023. 

Chadwick, who was named the Hurricanes’ 32nd captain in team history, has skated in 146 career regular season games with the team, totalling 79 points – along with 44 penalty minutes. He recorded a career high 56 points and 24 penalty minutes in 2023-2024. Chadwick will attend his second NHL camp after participating in Toronto’s Rookie and Main camp in 2023.  

Marques, 18, will participate in the Nashville Predators rookie camp. The Prince George, B.C. product was picked in the third-round (87th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft. Marques attended the Predators’ rookie development camp in the summer in Nashville. He has recorded 100 career points – along with 94 penalty minutes in 136 regular season games with the Hurricanes. The forward set a career-best 74 points in 2023-2024.  

Meneghin, 19, is set to attend the Tampa Bay Lightning camp. The South Surrey, B.C. product was chosen in the seventh round (206th overall) in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. He posted a 27-20-5-0 record for the Hurricanes in 2023-2024 with 2.59 goals against average and a .919 save percentage. Meneghin had appeared in 90 career regular season games with the team, going 46-32-7-2 with a 2.72 GAA and a .913 SV per cent. This will be his second NHL camp after attending the Minnesota Wild training camp in 2023.  

Edwards, 19, will compete in his first NHL camp with the Detroit Red Wings. The Abbotsford, B.C. product attended the Red Wings rookie development camp in the summer, after being a free agent invite. He marked a career-best 70 points for the Hurricanes in 2023-2024. Edwards has appeared in 182 career regular season games split between Lethbridge and the Winnipeg Ice, collecting 125 points – along with 78 penalty minutes.  

Ward, 18, will attend the Ottawa Senators rookie camp. The Lloydminster, AB product participated in the Senators’ rookie development camp in the summer, after going undrafted in the 2024 NHL Draft. He finished his rookie season in 2023- 2024 with the Hurricanes totalling eight points – along with a team-high 120 penalty minutes. Ward was named the Hurricanes Rookie of the Year last season.

The Hurricanes will continue their pre-season Friday, when they host the Calgary Hitmen at 7 p.m. at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes will open the 2024-2025 regular season Sept. 20 at 7 p.m., when they welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Home Opener.