39th Annual General Meeting Recap
September 17, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Lethbridge Hurricanes News Release
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club held their 39th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Monday, September 16th at 7:00pm in the Canadian Western Bank Lounge at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
Here are the highlights from the Annual General Meeting:
- Surplus/Deficit: team had a surplus of $250,890.00 during the 2023-2024 season
- Ticket revenue finished 109% to budget
- Advertising sales finished to 107% to budget
- Overall revenue ended up 110% to budget
- Average attendance in 2023-2024 was 3,729 per game
- 2024-2025 Season Ticket number 2,082
- An increase of 21% on Playoff revenues from 2023
- Qualified for the WHL post-season for the eighth consecutive season
- Miguel Marques and Harrison Meneghin drafted in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft
"We are very happy with the work that we were able to accomplish last year in having a strong turnaround from our $70,000 loss in 2022-2023," said Hurricanes General Manager of Business Operations, Terry Huisman. "We were able to watch our expenditures and with creativity in building our revenue generation. This was truly a team effort to deliver a strong bottom line.
"In addition, the Board of Directors have re-elected the following Directors to three-year terms: Doug Paisley, Ryan Tunall, Darren Stocker, Keith Hitchcock and Mandy DeCecco-Kolebaba.
Shareholders who were not in attendance at the 39th Annual General Meeting can view a copy of the financials by visiting the Hurricanes Office at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena; office hours are 9:00am until 4:30pm.
The Hurricanes will open the 2024-2025 regular season with the Dairy Queen Home Opener on Friday, September 20th when they welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:00pm at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Yates Memorial or VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEA (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
Season Tickets for the 2024-2025 Hurricanes season are still available, including the new premium season ticket. Season Tickets can be purchased by visiting the VisitLethbridge.com Arena Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.visitlethbridgearena.ca.
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