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Cougars Host Silvertips to Begin Two-Game Set

November 27, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars host the Everett Silvertips to kick off a two-game set. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 pm.

The Prince George Cougars are coming off a thrilling 6-4 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday night at the CN Centre. Riley Heidt, Koehn Ziemmer, and Zac Funk all scored twice in the victory and combined for ten points. Ty Young earned his 10th win of the season, making 21 saves.

Cougars Record: 17-6-0-0 (34 Points - 1st in Western Conference

Cougars Last Game:A 6-4 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on November 24th

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Silvertips Record: 16-9-1-0 (33 Points - 3rd in Western Conference)

Silvertips Last Game: A 4-3 Overtime win over Kamloops on November 24th

2023-2024 REGULAR SEAON SERIES

Nov. 27/2023 - vs. Everett

Nov. 28/2023 - vs. Everett

Dec. 13/2023 - at Everett

Jan. 7/2024 - at Everett

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 28/2022 - at Everett (6-4 EVT)

Dec. 6/2022 - at Everett (5-2 EVT)

Jan. 6/2023 - at Prince George (4-2 EVT)

Jan. 7/2024 - at Prince George (3-1 PG)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (21): Terik Parascak

Assists (28): Riley Heidt

Points (41): Riley Heidt

PIMS (48): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+15): Terik Parascak, Ondrej Becher, Bauer Dumanski

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (10): Ty Young

Save % (.931): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (1.97) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (4): Joshua Ravensbergen

WHO'S HOT

Riley Heidt has points in 15 consecutive games (8-22-29)

Koehn Ziemmer has points in 5 consecutive games (6-6-12)

Oren Shtrom has points in 5 of his last 8 games (3-2-5)

Joshua Ravensbergen has won his last 4 starts; 5 of last 6

Ondrej Becher has points in 5 of his last 6 games (3-5-8)

Hudson Thornton has points in 5 of his last 6 games (1-6-8)

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Koehn Ziemmer - 98 career assists (2 away from 100)

Bauer Dumanski - 146 career games played (4 away from 150)

Viliam Kmec - 145 games played (5 away from 150)

Hudson Thornton - 148 career points (2 away from 150)

Riley Heidt - 143 career assists (7 away from 150)

23 DOWN: The Cougars enter tonight with a 17-6-0-0 record (34 points) on the season through 23 games which leads the BC Division, Western Conference, and Western Hockey League. The Cats are 10-3-0-0 at home and 7-3-0-0 on the road so far this season.

AGAINST THE WEST: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Silvertips with a 10-4-0-0 record against Western Conference opponents and are 2-2 against the US Division. The Cougars' four games against US division teams have all been at the CN Centre against the Tri-City Americans and Wenatchee Wild.

CHL TOP TEN: The Cougars were ranked 2nd in the CHL Top 10 - Week 8. This marks the third consecutive week the Cougars have held the number two spot. Since Week 2, the Cats have cracked the CHL's Top Ten Ranking list.

KING KOEHN: It has been a week to remember for veteran forward Koehn Ziemmer. The LA Kings prospect was named the WHL's Player of the Week. The Cougars alternate captain tallied nine points (4G-5A) and a plus-3 rating in four games as Prince George went 3-1-0-0 over that stretch. Last week, Ziemmer signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings. Ziemmer heard his name called at the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville by the Kings in the third round, 78th overall. Ziemmer is the first WHL player LA drafted since Jarrett Anderson-Dolan (Spokane) in 2017. The Mayerthorpe, AB native is the first Cougar in franchise history to be selected by the Kings. The soon-to-be 19-year-old played in two pre-season games for the Kings and had one assist in those contests.

THE SUPER ROOKIE: Cougar rookie sensation Terik Parascak has surprised many in 2023-2024. Parascak currently owns 34 points entering tonight's game (21-13-34). Parascak was named the WHL's Rookie of the Month for September/October. Parascak, 17, recorded 29 points (17G-12A) in 14 games to start the season and sits second in WHL scoring behind his teammate Zac Funk, who was named WHL Player of the Month. "It's an honour to win this award," commented Parascak. "It's something that keeps motivating me to get better and hopefully keep producing and most importantly, helping our team win."

ANOTHER SUPER ROOKIE: Cougars' rookie goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen has been stellar this season. The North Vancouver, BC product enters tonight with a 7-1-0-0 record on the season with 1.97 goals against average and a .931 with a league-leading four shutouts.

THE 200 CLUB: With a five-point performance on Friday against Lethbridge, Cougar forward Riley Heidt has collected points in 15 consecutive games. The Minnesota Wild 2nd round pick in 2023 owns 29 points on this streak which consists of eight goals and 21 assists. Heidt's five points put him 9th-all all-time in franchise history with 204. The Saskatoon, SK product sits 3rd all-time in assists with 143. Friday's performance also pushed Heidt to the 200-point plateau. He is just the ninth Cougar in franchise history to hit that milestone.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

TICKETS: HERE

WHEN: Monday, November 27th at 7:00pm PDT

WHERE: CN Centre

WATCH: WHL Live

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

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