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January 7, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC - Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars play host to the Vancouver Giants at 7:00 pm as they continue their four-game home-stand.

THE LAST GAME: Jan. 4, 2025 - PG 3 vs SEA 0

PG Goal Scorers: Shurgot, Valis, Heidt

SEA Goal Scorers: None

Goalies: PG: Michaluk (24/24 - 57:44) SEA: Ratzlaff (39/41 - 58:57)

PG PP: 0/4 PK: 1/1 | Shots: PG: 42 / SEA: 24

3 Stars: 1. Michaluk, PG; 2. Ratzlaff, SEA; 3: Carels, PG

Noteworthy: Riley Heidt collected his 223rd career assist, marking him 13 assists shy of surpassing Mark Morrison's all-time assist record in Victoria and Prince George Cougars history. Cooper Michaluk earned his first career WHL shutout.

WHO'S HOT:

Riley Heidt has points in 8 of his last 9 (7-5-12) 15 of his last 17 (13-17-27)

Terik Parascak has points in 12 of his last 16 (6-18-24)

Borya Valis has points in 8 of his last 11 (6-7-13)

Aiden Foster has scored 2 goals in his last 3 games

Josh Ravensbergen has won six of his last eight starts

Cooper Michaluk has won his last three starts

MILESTONE WATCH:

Riley Heidt - 223 career assists (13 away from record PG & VIC)

Koehn Ziemmer - 113 career goals (8 away from Cougars record)

Jett Lajoie - 96 career games played (4 away from 100)

Borya Valis - 189 career points (11 away from 200)

Viliam Kmec - 89 career assists (11 away from 100)

Van Eger - 89 career games played (11 away from 100)

Josh Ravensbergen - 44 career wins (6 away from 50)

Aleksey Chichkin - 93 career games played (7 away from 100)

A LOOK AHEAD:

January 7th - vs. Vancouver Giants - 7:00 pm PDT

January 8th - vs. Vancouver Giants - 7:00 pm PDT

January 10th - @ Kelowna Rockets - 7:05 pm PDT

January 11th - @ Kamloops Blazers - 6:00 pm PDT

January 17th - @ Spokane Chiefs - 7:05 pm PDT

January 18th - @ Everett Silvertips - 6:05 pm PDT

January 24th - vs Brandon Wheat Kings - 7:00 pm PDT

January 25th - vs Kamloops Blazers - 6:00 pm

January 28th - vs Swift Current Broncos - 7:00 pm

January 31st - vs. Tri-City Americans - 7:00 pm

February 1st - vs. Tri-City Americans - 6:00 pm

February 4th - at Tri City Americans - 7:05 pm

THE LAST GAME vs VAN: Nov. 24, 2024 - PG 3 at VAN 4

PG Goal Scorers: Valis, Shurgot, Heidt

VAN Goal Scorers: Mittelsteadt, Lin, Zimmer (2)

Goalies: PG: Michaluk (24/28- 58:33) VAN: Capton (22/25 - 60:00)

PG PP: 1/5 PK: 3/3 | Shots: PG: 25 / VAN: 28

3 Stars: 1. Zimmer, VAN; 2. Heidt, PG; 3: Capton, VAN

Noteworthy: Vancouver goaltender Carter Capton made 22 saves and earned a victory in his WHL debut.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: 01/07 in PG, 01/08 in PG, 02/17 in VAN, 03/09 in VAN

NOTED (Team Highlights vs VAN)

The Cougars and Giants meet for the 40th time in the last five seasons in their regular season history...Prince George holds a 25-12-1-1 overall record. The Cougars are 9-3-0-0 in the twelve seven meetings, dating back to the 2023-24 regular season.

NOTED (Player Highlights vs VAN)

-Riley Heidt owns 55 points (14-41-55) in 38 career games against Vancouver

-Koehn Ziemmer owns 43 points (23-19) in 33 career games against Vancouver

-Terik Parascak has 18 points (8-10-18) in 12 career games against Vancouver

- Since joining the Cougars, Borya Valis owns 10 points (5-5-10) against Vancouver

-Josh Ravensbergen is a career 7-0 against Vancouver

CATS ARE HOT: The Cougars enter Saturday's contest having won six of their last seven games. The Cats enter January after their season-best month of December, sporting an 8-1-0-0 record. The Cougars currently sit atop the BC Division and second in the Western Conference.

MAKING MOVES: On Tuesday, January 7th, the Cougars acquired 6'5 defenceman Aleksey Chichkin from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fourth round selection in 2027. Chichkin, 19, has played 32 games for the Pats this season, while compiling seven points (3-4-7) in that span.

CATS DO BC: Entering tonight's battle against Vancouver, the Cougars are 12-2-0-1 against the BC Division. The Cougars have outscored their BC division foes 69-44, and are nearly connecting at 30% on the power-play.

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