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Cougars Begin Four Games in Five Nights; Host Blazers Tonight

February 16, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC - Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars kick off a home and home with the Kamloops Blazers at 7:00 pm at the CN Centre, which also begins four games in five nights.

The Prince George Cougars won their third consecutive game in a scoring bonanza against the Victoria Royals. Zac Funk registered his league leading 7th hat-trick of the season, while Hunter Laing and Riley also accumulated three-point nights.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Laing, Laing, Funk, Parascak, Funk, Valis, Funk, Valis, McNutt

GOALIE: Ravensbergen 15/20 - Young 2/3

PP: 3/4

PK: 3/6

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

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

January 31, 2024 PG [5] at SEA [2] Parascak Ravensbergen Ratzlaff

February 2, 2024 PG [2] at VAN [3] Hammett Young Mirwald

February 4, 2024 PG [5] vs KAM [3] Dezainde Ravensbergen Sanche

February 9, 2024 PG [4] vs VIC [1] Danis Ravensbergen Kraus

February 10, 2024 PG [9] vs VIC [6] Valis Ravensbergen/Young Holt

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

February 16, 2024 7:00pm vs Kamloops Blazers CN Centre

February 17, 2024 6:00pm at Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre

February 19, 2024 3:00pm vs Seattle Thunderbirds CN Centre

February 20, 2024 7:00pm vs Seattle Thunderbirds CN Centre

February 23, 2024 7:00pm at Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre

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

Feb. 17/2024 - at Kamloops

Feb. 23/2024 - at Kamloops

Mar. 22/2024 - at Kamloops

Mar. 23/2024 - at Prince George

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 22/2022 - at Kamloops (4-3 PG/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 Prince George (3-2 PG/SO)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (49): Zac Funk

Assists (60): Riley Heidt

Points (87): Riley Heidt

PIMS (103): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+36): Zac Funk

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (18): Joshua Ravensbergen

Save % (.916): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.27) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Zac Funk - 190 career points (10 away from 100)

Borya Valis - 48 career goals (4 away from 50)

Zac Funk - 49 goals (1 away from 50)

WHO'S HOT

Carlin Dezainde has points in 7 consecutive games (6-3-9)

Terik Parascak has points in 9 consecutive games (2-8-10)

Zac Funk has seven points in his last three games (5-2-7)

16 GAMES REMAIN: The Cougars enter tonight with a 35-15-0-2 record (72 points) on the season through 52 games which leads the BC Division and third in the Western Conference. The Cats are 18-7-0-1 at home and 17-8-0-1 on the road this season.

AGAINST THE BC DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Blazers with a 15-4-0-1 record against the BC division and are 27-12-0-2 against the Western Conference.

CLINCHING TIME?: Tonight, the Cougars could become one of the first teams in the WHL to lock up a playoff spot. A win tonight and a Tri-City Americans loss in Spokane tonight would secure a Cougar playoff spot.

HOW MANY HAT-TRICKS!?: Zac Funk netted his seventh hat-trick of the season last Saturday night against the Victoria Royals. This is the most hat-tricks by a Prince George Cougar in a single-season. Todd Fiddler 0wns the second most with four in 2014-15.

PERRY STANDS ALONE: Rookie forward Terik Parascak became the PG Cougars single-season leader in goals by a rookie last weekend against Victoria. Parascak scored his 31st goal of the season which surpassed alumnus Brett Connolly and Koehn Ziemmer.

WE WANT THE FUNK: Zac Funk is flirting with Cougar's single-season history. The 20-year-old from Coldstream, BC owns 49 goals this season. These 49 goals in a single season rank 2nd all-time in Cougars history. Quinn Hancock is the franchise leader with 54 goals in a single season. Funk also owns 22 power-play goals and is one power-play tally away from surpassing Chase Wheatcroft for the most power-play goals by a Cougar in a single season.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN:

WHEN: Friday, February 16th - 7:00 pm

WHERE: CN Centre - Prince George, BC

TICKETS: HERE

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

WATCH: WHL Live

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