WHL Prince George Cougars

Cougars Snap Seattle's Unbeaten Streak with 4-1 Victory

Published on October 30, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC- Two goals from Riley Heidt, a late goal from Koehn Ziemmer, and 31 saves from Ty Young propelled the Prince George Cougars to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds.

The Cougars started the scoring for the fourth straight game in the first period. Riley Heidt tipped in his fifth of the season to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead after the first.

In the second period, the Thunderbirds tied the game, but Riley Heidt and the Cougars responded shortly after to give Prince George a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.

In the final stanza, the Cougars got a late goal from Koehn Ziemmer, followed up by an empty net goal from Ethan Samson to put the game out of reach for the Thunderbirds. The Cougars end Seattle's nine game unbeaten streak, winning 4-1.

GAME NOTES

-Koehn Ziemmer and Riley Heidt have combined for 15 points in the last 4 games

-Ty Young has collected victories in back-to-back outings

-The Cougars improve to 6-6 on the season.

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring

Cougars: Heidt (2), Ziemmer, Samson

Thunderbirds: Davidson

Goaltending

Cougars: Ty Young (W) 60:00 (1 GA, 31 Saves)

Thunderbirds: Thomas MIlic (L) 60:00 (4 GA, 25 Saves)

Power-Play

Cougars: 0/3

Thunderbirds: 0/3

Shots

Cougars: 26

Thunderbirds: 32

Three Stars:

1.PG: Ty Young (31 Saves)

2.PG: Riley Heidt (2G, +4)

3.PG: Koehn Ziemmer (1G 1A +4)

Next Game: Tuesday, November 1st against the Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent, WA at 7:05 PM

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