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WHL Prince George Cougars

Cougars Stay Winless on Trip

December 2, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PORTLAND, OR- The Prince George Cougars are still in search of their win of their road trip after a 6-2 loss to the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday night in the Rose Quarter.

The Cougars (7-13-0-0) started off strong, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Liekit Reichle and Kyren Gronick. However, Portland responded with six unanswered goals as they handed the Cougars their third straight loss.

"We came out with jump, built a good lead but then we just sat back and let them back into the game," said Cougars' Associate Coach Josh Dixon. "Our puck management hurt us, as that led to offence and momentum for them (Portland). We turned the puck over too much in the neutral zone."

Goaltender Tyler Brennan was excellent despite the loss. The 18-year-old turned aside a season high 53 shots.

Reichle opened the scoring at 4:17 of the first period as he finished off a great pass from Koehn Ziemmer. Gronick then doubled the Cougars lead at 8:23 of the opening frame when he cleaned up a rebound at the top of crease.

Portland went off for six unanswered goals and they were led by a three-headed attack in Jaydon Dureau (2-2-4), Tyson Kozak (2-2-4), and Dawson Pasternak (1-3-4). Each had four-point nights with Dureau and Kozak both scoring twice. One of Dureau's two goals came on a penalty shot late in the third period.

Pasternak and Luke Schelter also chipped in with goals, as the Winterhawks snapped their two-game winless streak.

Dureau had a potential third goal called back after the Cougars successfully won an off-side challenge late in the third period.

Game Notes: The 59 shots against are a new season high for Prince George. Reichle's goal was his first since Nov. 12th and Gronick's first since Oct. 8th. Riley Heidt scored in the goal medal game at the Capital City Challenge in Ottawa, ON. Heidt's Team Canada Red fell 5-4 in overtime to Team Canada Black Wednesday. Heidt finished the tournament with four points (1-3-4) in four games. Ryker Singer won a bronze medal with Team Canada White, after their 5-1 win over the Canadian Women's National Team. Singer had one goal in five games.

Next Game: Friday, Dec. 3rd at the Spokane Chiefs (5-11-2-1).

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring

Cougars: Liekit Reichle, Kyren Gronick

Winterhawks: Jaydon Dureau (2), Tyson Kozak (2), Dawson Pasternak, Luke Schelter

Goaltending

Cougars: Tyler Brennan, 60:00, 53 saves, 59 shots

Winterhawks: Lochlan Gordon, 60:00, 13 saves, 15 shots

Power-Play

Cougars: 0/1

Winterhawks: 0/3

Shots

Cougars: 15

Winterhawks: 59

Three Stars: 1) Dawson Pasternak 2) Tyler Kozak 3) Jaydon Dureau

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