Blazers Win 6-1 over Cougars
Published on October 29, 2015 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kamloops Blazers News Release
The Kamloops Blazers (4-8-0-0) won 6-1 over the Prince George Cougars (6-6-0-0) on Winning Wednesday!
Since the Blazers won, all ticket stubs from tonight's game can be exchanged at the Blazers Box Office for a FREE ticket to Wednesday, November 18 game versus the Kelowna Rockets.
The Blazers opened the scoring 5:58 into the first period with a shorthanded marker.
Gage Quinney jumped on a free puck and slid a puck past goaltender Ty Edmonds to make it 1-0 for the Blazers.
Connor Ingram had a busy first period in goal as he made 13 saves, stopping Brad Morrison and Jesse Gabrielle on a couple of great chances.
The Blazers built on their lead as Matthew Campese slid home a rebound off a shot from Ondrej Vala to make it 2-0 Blazers midway through the first period.
Matt Needham made it 3-0 on a terrific effort. He drove hard to the net and put a puck underneath Edmonds as the Blazers took the 3-0 lead into the second period.
After the first period, the Cougars made a goaltender change as Ty Edmonds was pulled for Mack Shields.
The Cougars tried to strike back in the second period and finally scored after a few chances on the power play.
Connor Ingram made two great saves, but Jared Bethune scored on the third chance to cut the Blazers lead to 3-1 with 11:18 left in the second period.
Matt Revel scored a pivotal goal as his shot on the rush beat goaltender Mack Shields high to the blocker side to make it 4-1 Blazers with just over five minutes remaining in the period.
The Blazers made it 5-1 before the period was out on a goal by 17-year-old forward Jermaine Loewen. He turned and fired a shot over the pad of Shields for his first career WHL goal.
Loewen celebrated in front of a standing ovation, as his first goal came in his 48th career WHL game.
Deven Sideroff added a goal on the power play in the third period, for his first of the season, to make it a 6-1 final for the Blazers.
Jermaine Loewen was the game's first star as he had a goal and assist on the night. Dawson Davidson also had a multi-point game with two assists.
Six different players scored goals for the Blazers in the game.
The Cougars outshot the Blazers 38-37, while the Cougars finished 1-for-5 on the power play and the Blazers were 1-for-4.
The Blazers will host the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday, October 30th.
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