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WHL Prince George Cougars

Cougars Aim to Claim Top Spot in West in Final Regular Season Game

March 23, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC - Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars conclude their regular season schedule against the Kamloops Blazers at 6:00 pm. A Prince George win tonight earns them the first-place seed in the Western Conference heading into the playoffs which kicks off Friday, March 29th. Tonight is Retro Night at the CN Centre and the Cougars will don special black retro jerseys. The night also features a Mega 50/50 Jackpot with a guaranteed jackpot of $50,000, benefitting the Spirit of the North.

The Prince George Cougars won their season-high eighth consecutive game, defeating the Kamloops Blazers by a 9-2 score. Ondrej Becher led the Cougar offence, contributing a four-point effort including a hat-trick. 13 different Cougar skaters found the scoresheet in the victory.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Dezainde, Foster, Shtrom, Valis, Valis, Becher, Becher, Lajoie, Becher

GOALIE: Young- 34/36 (.944)

PP: 1/2

PK: 2/2

COUGARS LAST FIVE RESULTS, Record: 5-0-0-0

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

March 13, 2024 PG [6] at KEL [5] (OT) Thornton Ravensbergen/Young Kykkanen

March 15, 2024 PG [6] at VIC [1] Thornton Young Holt

March 16, 2024 PG [10] at VIC [4] Valis Young Krauss

March 17, 2024 PG [6] at VAN [3] Funk Ravensbergen Hutchison

March 22, 2024 PG [9] at KAM [2] Shtrom Young Edmonstone/Sanche

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

March 23, 2024 6:00pm vs Kamloops Blazers CN Centre

March 29, 2024 7:00pm Game 1 - Playoffs vs TBD CN Centre

March 30, 2024 6:00 pm Game 2 - Playoffs vs TBD CN Centre

TBD TBD Game 3 - Playoffs at TBD TBD

TBD TBD Game 4 - Playoffs at TBD TBD

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 20/2023 - at Prince George (7-1 PG)

Dec. 30/2023 - at Kamloops (4-1 PG)

Feb. 4/2024 - at Prince George (5-3 PG)

Feb. 16/2024 - at Prince George (7-1 PG)

Feb. 17/2024 - at Kamloops (2-1 KAM/SO)

Feb. 23/2024 - at Kamloops (5-1 PG)

Mar. 22/2024 - at Kamloops (9-2 PG)

Mar. 23/2024 - at Prince George

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 22/2022 - at Kamloops (4-3PG/OT)

Nov. 26/2022- at Prince George (4-1 KAM)

Dec. 16/2022 - at Prince George (6-5 KAM/OT)

Dec. 17/2022 - at Prince George (4-3 KAM/OT)

Dec. 30/2022 - at Kamloops (4-2 KAM

Dec. 31/2022 - at Prince George (10-6 PG)

Feb. 11/2023 - at Kamloops (5-4 KAM)

Mar. 24/2023 - at Kamloops (7-2 PG)

Mar. 25/2023 - at Kamloops (3-2 PG/SO)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (67): Zac Funk

Assists (80): Riley Heidt

Points (121): Zac Funk

PIMS (122): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+54): Zac Funk

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (25): Joshua Ravensbergen

Save % (.907): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.48) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Hudson Thornton - 195 career points (5 away from 200)

Riley Heidt - 195 career assists (5 away from 200)

WHO'S HOT

Ondrej Becher has points in 18 consecutive games (12-27-39)

Zac Funk has points in 13 consecutive games (16-14-30)

Riley Heidt has points in 7 of 8 games (2-12-14)

Hudson Thornton has points in 4 of last 5 games (3-6-9)

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS

1 GAME LEFT: The Cougars enter tonight with a 48-15-1-3 record (100 points) on the season through 67 games which has won the BC Division and leads the Western Conference. The Cats are 24-7-1-1 at home and 24-8-0-2 on the road this season. A win tonight secures them first place in the Western Conference

ZIEMMER IS IN: Cougars sniper and LA Kings prospect Koehn Ziemmer will returns to the Cougar line-up this weekend against the Kamloops Blazers. Ziemmer was side-lined since November 27th when he suffered a lower-body injury.

32 + 17 + 27 = 100: On Sunday, March 17th, Terik Parascak became the sixth Cougar in history to reach the 100-point plateau. Parascak becomes the third Cougar on the current roster to reach 100 points (Riley Heidt, Zac Funk).

THIS TEAM: On Saturday, March 16th, the Prince George Cougars won their 46th game of the season which marks them as the winningest team in PG Cougars history. The 2016-17 club won 45 games which was the previous record.

BC DIVISION CHAMPIONS: For the first time since 2017 and for the second time in franchise history, the Prince George Cougars were crowned BC Division champions on Saturday, February 24th after a 6-5 shootout win over the Kelowna Rockets.

AGAINST THE BC DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Blazers with a 25-4-0-2 record against the BC division and are 39-12-1-3 against the Western Conference.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

WHEN: Saturday, March 23rd - 6:00 pm

WHERE: CN Centre - Prince George, BC

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

WATCH: WHL Live

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