Game Preview: Cougars at Wild
Published on November 28, 2025 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release
WENATCHEE, WA - The Prince George Cougars begin a five-game road trip which kicks off tonight against the Wenatchee Wild at 7:00 pm. The Cats enter tonight's game riding a five game win streak which marks as a season high. Tonight will also mark the Cougars debut for newcomer Shaun Rios who was acquired by the team off Waivers on Wednesday.
vs. WILD: Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Prince George Cougars and the Wenatchee Wild. The last meeting came on Saturday, November 8th, where the Wild edged the Cats by a 2-1 score. Aiden Foster supplied the lone tally for the Cougars, while Josh Ravensbergen made 38 saves on 40 Wenatchee shots.
LAST GAME: 3-2 Win vs. Edmonton Oil Kings: The Prince George Cougars earned their fifth consecutive win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday at the CN Centre. Terik Parascak, Aiden Foster, and Corbin Vaughan scored for the Cougars while Josh Ravensbergen made 28 saves in the win. Prince George went 2-3 on the power-play, while the Oil Kings went 0-2 with the extra man. With the win, the Cougars five-game winning streak is a season high.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 8/2025 - at Wenatchee (2-1 WEN)
November 28/2025 - at Wenatchee
March 13/2026 - vs Wenatchee
March 14/2026 - vs Wenatchee
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
September 29/2024 - at Wenatchee (4-2 WEN)
March 5/2025 - at Wenatchee (4-3 PG)
March 7/2025 - at Wenatchee (4-3 PG)
March 14/2025 - vs Wenatchee (4-2 PG)
March 15/2025 - vs Wenatchee (5-3 PG)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS:
Goals (18) - Terik Parascak
Assists (23) - Brock Souch
Points (34) - Terik Parascak, Kooper Gizowski
Penalty Minutes (35) - Aiden Foster
Plus/Minus (+12) - Brock Souch
Wins (12) - Josh Ravensbergen
Goals Against Average (2.47) - Alexander Levshyn
Save Percentage (.916) - Josh Ravensbergen
Shutouts (1) - Josh Ravensbergen
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
Bauer Dumanski is 10 points away from 100 career points
Lee Shurgot is 5 points away from 50 career points
Jett Lajoie is 2 games away from 150 career games
Kayden Lemire is 11 games away from 100 career games
Terik Parascak is 11 goals away from 100 career goals
Corbin Vaughan is 10 games away from 150 career games
Carson Carels is 10 games away from 100 career games
WHO'S HOT:
Terik Parascak has points in 5 straight games (7-2-9); 7 of his last 8 (10-4-13)
Josh Ravensbergen has won 4 straight games; 6 of his last 7
Carson Carels has points 4 of his last 5 games (1-5-7); 6 of his last 7 (2-9-11)
Kooper Gizowski has points in 3 straight games (0-5-5)
Brock Souch has points 4 straight games (1-6-7)
Lee Shurgot has points in 2 of his last 4 games (1-2-3)
Alexander Levshyn has 4 wins in 6 starts
Aiden Foster has goals in 2 of his last 3 games (2-0-2)
COUGARS NEWS AND NOTES:
THRU 23: The Prince George Cougars enter tonight with a 16-7-0-0 record (32 points) on the season after 23 games. The Cougars are 9-4-0-0 at home and 7-3-0-0 on the road. The Cats have posted an impressive 8-2-0-0 record in the month of November. The Cougars own the WHL's top power-play, going 34-89 (38.2%). As for the penalty kill, the Cats ranks second in the WHL and first in the Western Conference at 84.4%.
A BIG ADDITION: On November 26th, the Cougars claimed 2005-born forward Shaun Rios off 20-year-old WHL Waivers from the Wenatchee Wild. Entering tonight's contest, Rios owns seven points in his first 18 games. In 2024-25, the San Jose, CA product compiled 47 points in 42 games. In 2020, Rios was selected second overall in the US Priority Draft by the Tri-City Americans.
PARASCAK CLIMING HISTORY BOOKS: Terik Parascak now ranks in the top 10 in almost every single offensive statistic. He ranks in the top 10 in goals, points, game winning goals, and plus/minus. Parascak ranks 9th all-time in points (222), 9th all-time in goals (89), 7th all-time in assists (133), and third all-time in plus/minus (+70).
CARELS RETURNS: Draft-eligible defenceman Carson Carels returns to the Cougars after spending the week with Team CHL at the CHL/USA Top Prospects Game. Carels finished the two games with two assists which included the game winning goal in Game 2. Carels' appearance marked the fourth straight season a Cougars player has played in the Top Prospects Game (Ravensbergen, Parascak, Heidt, Ziemmer).
THE GIZZER: Kooper Gizowski is currently putting together a 20-year-old season to remember. The former Lethbridge Hurricane enters tonight's game tied for the lead in team scoring with 34 points (12-22-33) in 23 games. The Edmonton, AB product compiled 35 (17-18-35) in 63 games with the Hurricanes last year. Gizowski was claimed by the Cougars off WHL waivers.
ON A RUN: It has been a busy workload for goaltender and San Jose Sharks prospect Josh Ravensbergen. The North Vancouver product has already appeared in 18 of the 23 games this season, where he owns a record of 12-6-0-0, along with a 2.69 goals against average, and a .916 save percentage. He ranks 5th in the WHL in save percentage, and 2nd in the league in wins.
HISTORY MADE: On Saturday, October 18th, the Cougars set a new franchise record in their 9-3 win over Tri-City. The Cats scored four goals in a span of 67 seconds, marking the quickest four goals ever scored in franchise history. The WHL's record for fastest four goals came in 1979 when the Lethbridge Broncos scored four in 52 seconds.
NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING: Four Prince George Cougars were named to the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Preliminary Rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft. Carson Carels highlights the quartet after being named an 'A'-rated player, indicating him as a first-round candidate. Kayden Lemire and Dermot Johnston both received 'C' rankings, indicating them as 4th/5th-round candidates. Phoenix Cahill rounds out the four as a 'W'-ranked skater, indicating him as a 6th/7th-round candidate.
THE BERGER: After collecting his seventh career shutout against Seattle on October 17th, Josh Ravensbergen ranks tied for third in franchise history in that statistic. He is now tied with Justin Pogge, Ty Edmonds, and Tyler Brennan. Real Cyr is the leader with 14. That shutout by Ravensbergen was his first since December 9/23.
CAPTAIN DUMANSKI: On Thursday, October 2nd, the Cougars named Bauer Dumanski the 31st captain in Prince George Cougars history. Dumanski succeeds Riley Heidt who captained the club in 2024-25. Dumanski is a fifth year blue-liner and has already surpassed the 250 games played mark in the WHL. Supporting Dumanski in his new role are Carson Carels, Terik Parascak, and Corbin Vaughan.
2024-25 SEASON RECAP: The Prince George Cougars wrapped up the 2024-25 campaign with a 41-21-4-2 record (88 points), securing second place in the BC Division and fourth overall in the Western Conference. On home ice, the Cougars were a force, posting the best record in the BC Division and tying for the top mark in the Western Conference with a dominant 24-5-3-2 (53 points), matching the Everett Silvertips. In the 2025 WHL Playoffs, Prince George battled the Portland Winterhawks in a thrilling seven-game opening-round series.
Washington Capitals prospect Terik Parascak led all returning Cougars in scoring with 28 goals and 54 assists in 59 games. Meanwhile, San Jose Sharks first-round pick Josh Ravensbergen delivered an outstanding season in goal, recording 33 wins - the second-most in the WHL.
DRAFTED: Two Cougars were selected at the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles, CA. Josh Ravensbergen was chosen in the first round, 30th overall, by the San Jose Sharks. With the pick, he became both the highest-drafted goaltender in Cougars history and the highest-drafted goalie in Sharks history. Aiden Foster was then taken by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fifth round, 127th overall. Foster is the first Cougar selected by Tampa Bay since Brett Connolly in 2010.
LETS GO CAMPING! Four Prince George Cougars were invited to NHL Rookie Camps this September. Forwards Aiden Foster (Tampa Bay
Lightning), Terik Parascak (Washington Capitals), defenceman Corbin Vaughan (New York Rangers), and goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen (San Jose Sharks).
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