WHL Prince George Cougars

Cougars Battle Thunderbirds in Mid-Week Clash

Published on January 30, 2024 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


KENT, WA - Tonight, the Prince George Cougars continue their five game road trip into the Pacific Northwest as they battle the Seattle Thunderbirds at the accesso ShoWare Center at 7:05 pm.

The Prince George Cougars collected a point, however, ultimately fell to the Wenatchee Wild by a 5-4 score on Sunday at the Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee. Carlin Dezainde scored twice in the setback, while Riley Heidt and Matteo Danis also added singles.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Danis, Dezainde, Heidt, Dezainde

GOALIE: Young (24/28, .857)

PP: 0/5

PK: 3/5

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

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

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

January 20, 2024 PG [1] vs POR [2] Buttazzoni Young Avakyan

January 27, 2024 PG [3] at SPO [4] Van Olm Young Michaluk

January 28, 2024 PG [3] at TC [2] Valis Ravensbergen Matecha

January 29, 2024 PG [4] at WEN [5] [SO] Friesen (SOW) Young Hauser/Gee

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

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

February 2, 2024 7:00 pm at Vancouver Giants Langley Events Centre

February 4, 2024 2:00 pm vs Kamloops Blazers CN Centre

February 9, 2024 7:00 pm vs Victoria Royals CN Centre

February 10, 2024 6:00 pm vs Victoria Royals CN Centre

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Jan. 5/2024 - at Seattle (2-1 PG)

Kan. 30/2024 - at Seattle

Feb. 19/2024 -- at Prince George

Feb. 20/2024 - at Prince George

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 28/2022 - at Prince George (5-4 SEA)

Oct. 29/2022 - at Prince George (4-1 PG)

Nov. 1/2022 - at Seattle (6-3 SEA)

Dec. 13/2022 - at Seattle (8-1 SEA)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (43): Zac Funk

Assists (54): Riley Heidt

Points (80): Riley Heidt

PIMS (96): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+33): Zac Funk/Terik Parascak

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (16): Ty Young

Save % (.923): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.15) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

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

Zac Funk - 95 career goals (5 away from 100)

Borya Valis - 46 career goals (4 away from 50)

Ondrej Becher - 91 career points (9 away from 100)

Riley Heidt - 243 career points (7 away from 250)

Zac Funk - 43 Goals this season (7 away from 50)

WHO'S HOT

Riley Heidt has points in 5 of his last 6 games (4-5-9)

Carlin Dezainde has 3 goals in his last two games

Terik Parascak has points in 4 consecutive games (1-3-4)

Ondrej Becher has points in 6 of his last 7 games (2-6-8)

47 DOWN, 21 TO GO: The Cougars enter tonight with a 31-14-0-2 record (64 points) on the season through 47 games which leads the BC Division and second in the Western Conference. The Cats are 15-7-0-1 at home and 15-7-0-1 on the road this season.

AGAINST THE US DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Wild with an 11-8-0-1 record against the US division and are 23-11-0-2 against the Western Conference.

HEIDT MAKES HISTORY: On Sunday, January 28th, Riley Heidt became the franchise leader in points (243) and assists (168) with a three-point effort against the Wenatchee Wild. Heidt surpassed the previous leader Jansen Harkins and played in 50 fewer games to eclipse both accolades. The 18-year-old prospect of the Minnesota Wild is also putting together a career-best season in terms of goals, currently at 26 (had 25 last season).

MORE HISTORY CHASING: Captain Hudson Thornton is three points shy of holding the Cougars all-time assists record among defencemen. Dan Hamhuis is the leader with 123.

WE WANT THE FUNK: Zac Funk is flirting with Cougar's single-season history. The 20-year-old from Coldstream, BC owns 43 goals this season. Those 43 tallies in a single season rank 7th all-time in Cougars history. Quinn Hancock is the franchise leader with 54 goals in a single season. Funk also owns 21 power-play goals and is two power-play tallies away from surpassing Chase Wheatcroft for the most power-play goals by a Cougar in a single season.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN:

WHEN: Tuesday, January 30th - 7:05 pm

WHERE: accesso ShoWare Center - Kent, WA

RADIO: 94.3 The Goat

WATCH: WHL Live

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