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January 8, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC - Tonight, at CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars conclude their four-game home-stand as they take on the Vancouver Giants at 7:00 pm. Tonight marks the Cougar debut for the newly acquired forward Ben Riche.

THE LAST GAME: Jan. 7, 2025 - PG 4 vs VAN 2

PG Goal Scorers: Heidt, Valis, Lajoie, Kmec

VAN Goal Scorers: Schmidt, Leslie

Goalies: PG: Ravensbergen (26/28 - 60:00) VAN: Hood (25/28 - 60:00)

PG PP: 0/3 PK: 1/2 | Shots: PG: 30 / VAN: 28

3 Stars: 1. Heidt, PG; 2. Schmidt, VAN; 3: Ravensbergen, PG

Noteworthy: Riley Heidt collected his 224th and 225th career assists, marking him 11 assists shy of surpassing Mark Morrison's all-time assist record in Victoria and Prince George Cougars history.

WHO'S HOT

Riley Heidt has points in 9 of his last 10 (8-7-15) 16 of his last 18 (14-19-30)

Terik Parascak has points in 13 of his last 17 (6-19-25)

Ben Riche has points in 9 consecutive games (6-9-15)

Borya Valis has points in 9 of his last 12 (7-9-16)

Josh Ravensbergen has won seven of his last nine starts

Cooper Michaluk has won his last three starts

MILESTONE WATCH

Riley Heidt - 225 career assists (11 away from record PG & VIC)

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

Jett Lajoie - 97 career games played (3 away from 100)

Borya Valis - 191 career points (9 away from 200)

Viliam Kmec - 90 career assists (19 away from 100)

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

Josh Ravensbergen - 45 career wins (5 away from 50)

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

Ben Riche - 46 career goals (4 away from 50)

A LOOK AHEAD

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

February 7th - at Kelowna Rockets - 7:05 pm

NOTED (Team Highlights vs VAN)

The Cougars and Giants meet for the 41st time in the last five seasons in their regular season history...Prince George holds a 26-12-1-1 overall record. The Cougars are 10-3-0-0 in the last thirteen meetings, dating back to the 2023-24 regular season.

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

THE PRICE IS RICHE: On Wednesday, January 8th, the Prince George Cougars acquired sniper Ben Riche (05) from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for Hunter Laing, Luke Dumas, a first-round pick in 2026, and a fifth-round pick in 2028. Riche has had a monster season, owning 54 points (23-31-54) in 37 games played. He enters tonight's game against Vancouver with points in nine consecutive games.

MAKING MOVES: On Tuesday, January 7th, the Cougars acquired 6'5 defenceman Aleksey Chichkin (05) from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2027. The Vancouver, BC native owns seven points (3-4-7) in 33 games this season.

CATS DO BC: Entering tonight's battle against Vancouver, the Cougars are 13-2-0-1 against the BC Division. The Cougars have outscored their BC division foes 73-46, and are nearly connecting at 30% on the power-play.

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