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Cougars Battle Chiefs to Complete Season Series

March 2, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE BC - Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars host the Spokane Chiefs to conclude the weekend set and season series at 6:00 pm.

The Prince George Cougars clawed their way back in the third period to earn a point, dropping a 5-4 OT decision to the Spokane Chiefs. Zac Funk carried the load offensively for the Cats, accumulating three points in the set-back. Hunter Laing and Viliam Kmec also added tallies.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Funk, Funk, Kmec, Laing

GOALIE: Ravensbergen - 19/24 (.791)

PP: 2/4

PK: 1/1

COUGARS LAST FIVE RESULTS, Record: 4-0-1-0

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

February 19, 2024 PG [8] vs SEA [1] Dumanski Ravensbergen Ratzlaff/Michnik

February 20, 2024 PG [5] vs SEA [1] Funk Ravensbergen Ratzlaff

February 23, 2024 PG [5] at KAM [1] Parascak Young Sanche

February 24, 2024 PG [6] at KEL [5] (SO) Becher (SOW) Ravensbergen Kykkanen

Mar 1, 2024 PG [4] vs SPO [5] (OT) Crampton Ravensbergen Cowan

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

March 2, 2024 6:00pm vs Spokane Chiefs CN Centre

March 8, 2024 7:00pm vs Vancouver Giants CN Centre

March 9, 2024 6:00pm vs Vancouver Giants CN Centre

March 13, 2024 7:05pm at Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place

March 15, 2024 7:05pm at Victoria Royals Save on Foods Memorial Arena

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Dec. 2/2023 - at Spokane (6-3 Prince George)

Jan. 26/2024 - at Spokane (4-3 Spokane)

Mar. 1/2024 - at Prince George (5-4 Spokane/OT)

Mar. 2/2024 - at Prince George

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Nov. 4/2022 - at Spokane (7-2 Prince George)

Nov. 5/2022 - at Spokane (5-3 Prince George)

Mar. 3/2023 - at Prince George (5-2 Prince George)

Mar. 4/2023 - at Prince George (5-4 Spokane/OT)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (58): Zac Funk

Assists (68): Riley Heidt

Points (102): Zac Funk

PIMS (115): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+45): Zac Funk

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (22): Joshua Ravensbergen

Save % (.913): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.23) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Hudson Thornton - 198 career games played (2 away from 200)

Hudson Thornton - 186 career points (14 away from 200)

Zac Funk - 96 career assists (4 away from 100)

WHO'S HOT

Carlin Dezainde has points in 13 of 14 games (10-7-17)

Terik Parascak has points in 15 of 16 games (5-18-23)

Zac Funk has points in 9 of 10 games (14-9-23)

Riley Heidt has points in 7 of 8 games (5-11-16)

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS

9 GAMES REMAIN: The Cougars enter tonight with a 40-15-1-3 record (84 points) on the season through 58 games which has won the BC Division and leads the Western Conference. The Cats are 21-7-1-1 at home and 19-8-0-2 on the road this season.

DC GETS FUNKY: 20-year-old sniper Zac Funk has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. Funk, 20, paces the WHL in goals (58), power-play goals (26), and plus-minus (+45). Funk is the third 20-year-old in the last two seasons to sign an NHL deal (Chase Wheatcroft, 2023, DAL - Jaxsen Wiebe, 2023, ANA).

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 US DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Chiefs with a 14-8-1-1 record against the US division and are 31-12-1-3 against the Western Conference.

THE NEW SCORING KING: On February 24th, Zac Funk became the Cougars single-season goal leader, surpassing Quinn Hancock's record that was set in 1997-98. Funk now owns 56 goals on the campaign with 10 games remaining.

FUNKYTOWN AGAIN: On Tuesday, February 20th, Zac Funk became the PG Cougars single-season leader in power-play goals with 23. Funk surpassed alumnus Chase Wheatcroft who netted 22 power-play tallies in 2022-23.

PRE-GAME INTERVIEW WITH GM & HEAD COACH MARK LAMB

https://media.chl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2024/03/02180231/Mark-Pre-Game-Mar-2_mixdown.mp3

PRE-GAME INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN HUDSON THORNTON

https://media.chl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2024/03/02180544/Thornton-Pre-Game-Mar-2_mixdown.mp3

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

WHEN: Friday, March 2nd - 6:00 pm

WHERE: CN Centre - Prince George, BC

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

WATCH: WHL Live

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