WHL Prince George Cougars

Cougars Visit Blazers to Begin Two-Game Road Swing

February 23, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


KAMLOOPS, BC - Tonight, at the Sandman Centre, the Prince George Cougars do battle with the Kamloops Blazers.

The Prince George Cougars earned their sixth consecutive home victory with a convincing 5-1 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds, Tuesday at the CN Centre. Zac Funk led the way offensively scoring twice, and Josh Ravensbergen earned his 21st win of the season, making 20 saves on 21 shots.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Heidt, Funk, Dezainde, Funk, Parascak

GOALIE: Ravensbergen 20/21 (.952)

PP: 2/3

PK: 7/8

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

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

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

February 16, 2024 PG [7] vs KAM [1] Dezainde Ravensbergen Ernst/Sanche

February 17, 2024 PG [1] at KAM [2] (SO) Keller (SOW) Young Sanche

February 19, 2024 PG [8] vs SEA [1] Dumanski Ravensbergen Ratzlaff/Michnik

February 20, 2024 PG [5] vs SEA [1] Funk Ravensbergen Ratzlaff

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

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

February 24, 2024 6:00pm at Kelowna Rockets Prospera Place

March 1, 2024 7:00pm vs Spokane Chiefs CN Centre

March 2, 2024 6:00pm vs Spokane Chiefs CN Centre

March 8, 2024 7:00pm vs Vancouver Giants CN 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 (7-1 PG)

Feb. 17/2024 - at Kamloops (2-1 KAM/SO)

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 (53): Zac Funk

Assists (64): Riley Heidt

Points (95): Riley Heidt, Zac Funk

PIMS (110): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+42): Zac Funk

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (21): Joshua Ravensbergen

Save % (.920): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.13) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Zac Funk - 199 career points (1 away from 200)

Hudson Thornton - 195 career games played (5 away from 200)

Ty Young - 38 career wins (2 away from 40)

WHO'S HOT

Carlin Dezainde has points in 10 of 11 games (10-4-14)

Terik Parascak has points in 12 of 13 games (3-14-16)

Zac Funk has 16 points in his last 7 games (9-7-16)

Riley Heidt has points in 5 consecutive games (4-7-11)

Josh Ravensbergen has won 7 of his last 8 starts

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS

12 GAMES REMAIN: The Cougars enter tonight with a 38-15-0-3 record (79 points) on the season through 55 games which leads the BC Division and the Western Conference. The Cats are 21-7-0-1 at home and 17-8-0-2 on the road this season.

AGAINST THE BC DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Blazers with a 16-4-0-2 record against the BC division and are 30-12-0-3 against the Western Conference.

CHL TOP TEN: The WHL is represented by five teams in the Week 20 rankings. Saskatoon (1), Prince George (6), Portland (7), Everett (8), and Swift Current (10). The Cougars have been named in the CHL Top 10, 17 of 18 weeks.

X MARKS THE SPOT: On Saturday, February 17th, the Cougars clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season. Prince George is one of four teams thus far in the WHL to earn the 'x' beside their name (Portland, Everett, Saskatoon).

THIS IS 50: Zac Funk netted his 50th and 51st goals of the season last night. That makes Funk just the third PG Cougar in history to reach that plateau (Quinn Hancock, 97-98 and Todd Fiddler, 14-15). Funk is now at 53 goals and is two goals shy of being the team's franchise leader in goals in a single season.

FUNKYTOWN AGAIN: On Tuesday, February 20th, Zac Funk became the PG Cougars single-season leader in power-play goals with 23. Funk surpassed alumnus Chase Wheatcroft who netted 22 power-play tallies in 2022-23.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

WHEN: Friday, February 23th - 7:00 pm

WHERE: Sandman Centre - Kamloops, BC

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

WATCH: WHL Live

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