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Cougars Aim to Collect Four Points on Indigenous Night

January 20, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars host the Portland Winterhawks in the back half of a double header at 6:00 pm. Tonight marks the Cougars' second annual Indigenous Night. Read all the details about Indigenous Night HERE.

The Prince George Cougars clawed from behind to defeat the Portland Winterhawks by a 3-2 score on Friday night. The comeback was led by forward Riley Heidt who scored twice in the final seven minutes to help the Cats to victory. Josh Ravensbergen was spectacular in goal, making 25 saves on 27 Portland shots.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Dumanski, Heidt, Heidt

GOALIE: Ravensbergen (25/27, .925)

PP: 1/7

PK: 3/5

COUGARS LAST FIVE RESULTS, Record: 2-2-0-1

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

January 6, 2024 PG [3] at POR [4] Davies Ravensbergen Avakyan

January 7, 2024 PG [2] at EVT [4] Miettenen Young Chadwick

January 12, 2024 PG [5] vs KEL [2] Dezainde Young Kykkanen

January 13, 2024 PG [2] vs KEL [3] [SO] Szturc (SOW) Ravensbergen Kykkanen

January 19, 2024 PG [3] vs POR [2] Heidt Ravensbergen Avakyan

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

January 20, 2024 6:00 pm vs Portland Winterhawks CN Centre

January 26, 2024 7:05 pm at Spokane Chiefs Spokane Memorial Arena

January 27, 2024 6:05 pm at Tri-City Americans Toyota Center

January 28, 2024 4:00 pm at Wenatchee Wild Town Toyota Center

January 30, 2024 7:05 pm at Seattle Thunderbirds accesso ShoWare Center

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Dec. 3/2023 - at Portland (4-0 PG)

Jan. 6/2024 - at Portland (4-3 POR)

Jan. 19/2024 - at Prince George (3-2 PG)

Jan. 20/2024 - at Prince George

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Nov. 2/2022 - at Portland (5-4 PG/SO)

Dec. 7/2022 - at Portland (4-2 POR)

Feb. 20/2023 - at Prince George (1-0 PG/SO)

Feb. 21/2023 - at Prince George (3-1 PG)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (42): Zac Funk

Assists (50): Riley Heidt

Points (75): Zac Funk

PIMS (89): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+34): Zac Funk

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (16): Ty Young

Save % (.923): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.16) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Hudson Thornton - 49 career goals (1 away from 50)

Zac Funk - 94 career goals (6 away from 100)

Chase Pauls - 199 career games played (1 away from 200)

Ondrej Becher - 96 games played (4 away from 100)

Riley Heidt - 196 career games played (5 away from 200)

Oren Shtrom - 148 career games played (2 away from 150)

Borya Valis - 45 career goals (5 away from 50)

WHO'S HOT

Borya Valis has points in 15 of 17 games (8-18-26)

Zac Funk has points in 10 of his last 13 games (11-10-21)

Riley Heidt has points in 9 of his last 12 games (9-10-19)

Terik Parascak has points in 12 of 15 games (4-17-21)

Ondrej Becher has points in 6 of his last 7 games (4-7-11)

Carlin Dezainde has points in 4 of his last 7 games (5-4-9)

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS

43 DOWN, 25 TO GO: The Cougars enter tonight with a 30-12-0-1 record (59 points) on the season through 42 games which leads the BC Division and the Western Conference. The Cats are 14-6-0-1 at home and 15-6-0-0 on the road so far this season.

AGAINST THE US DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Winterhawks with a 10-6-0-0 record against the US division and are 22-9-0-1 against the Western Conference.

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING: Three Prince George Cougars were listed on NHL Central Scouting's mid-season rankings. Terik Parascak, 17, headlines the trio with being the #14 ranked skater. The Lethbridge, AB owns 26 goals and paces all rookie skaters with 60 points in 40 games at the time of the rankings being released. 19-year-old Ondrej Becher enters the rankings for the first time, coming in at #84. Becher is coming off an impressive World Junior tournament, where he accumulated ten points in seven games (3-7-10). Hunter Laing rounds out the Cougars trio at #108. The 6'6 forward owns 13 points in 48 games at the time of the rankings being released.

PARASCAK DOES IT AGAIN: Rookie forward Terik Parascak has been named the WHL's Rookie of the Month for December. Parascak, 17, recorded 16 points (4G-12A) and a plus-13 rating in 11 games during December. With 54 points (26G-28A) in 36 games, Parascak leads the WHL's rookie scoring race by 18 points. His 26 goals are tied for fifth among all WHL skaters and lead all WHL rookies.

HEIDT SHINES IN DECEMBER: Cougars forward and Minnesota Wild prospect Riley Heidt has been named the WHL's Player of the Month for December. The 5-foot-11, 182-pound centre registered seven multi-point performances during December, highlighted by a five-assist effort Friday, December 15 in a 6-3 win at Wenatchee. Heidt also logged a four-point outing (1G-3A) Friday, December 1 in a 4-1 win at Tri-City along with two three-point games.

THE NEWEST COUGAR: The Cougars acquired 19-year-old forward Borya Valis from the Regina Pats on Sunday, December 31st. Valis, a 19-year-old native of Denver, CO, has showcased his offensive prowess with an impressive 33 points in 35 games this season (13-20-33) while playing for Regina in the 2023-2024 season. In his Cougar debut, Valis notched three assists. Valis also owns 10 points in his first seven games with Prince George.

CP4: The Cougars acquired veteran blue-liner Chase Pauls from the Lethbridge Hurricanes on December 27th in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2024 WHL Prospect's Draft. Hailing from Osler, SK, the right-handed blue-liner who stands at 6'5" has had a robust WHL career, suiting up in 190 games and accumulating 55 points (18-37-55) over four seasons Pauls recorded an assist in his Cougars debut on Thursday, December 28th against the Calgary Hitmen. Pauls enters tonight with points in six of nine games. Tonight also marks his 200th WHL game.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

TICKETS: HERE

WHEN: Saturday, January 20 at 6:00pm PDT

WHERE: CN Centre - Prince George, BC

WATCH: WHL Live

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

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