Game Preview: Cougars vs. Hurricanes
Published on November 21, 2025 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release
PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The Prince George Cougars gear up for a two-game weekend which concludes their five-game home-stand. The Cats battle the Lethbridge Hurricanes for the one and only time this season at 7:00 pm. The Cougars enter tonight's game with three straight victories. For the Hurricanes, it marks their final stop on their BC Division road trip in which they are 3-2-0-0 on.
vs. HURRICANES: Tonight marks the one and only meeting of the 2025-2026 season between the Prince George Cougars and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The last time the two teams met was on Friday, October 18, 2024, when the Cougars fell 7-3 to Lethbridge. Current Cougar and former Hurricane Kooper Gizowski scored in that game. As for the Hurricanes visiting the CN Centre, it will be the first time they have entered the BC Northern Capital since Friday, November 24, 2023 (728 days ago) where the Cougars defeated Lethbridge 6-4.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
November 21/2025 - vs. Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 18/2024 - at Lethbridge (7-3 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS:
Goals (16) - Terik Parascak
Assists (19) - Brock Souch
Points (31) - Terik Parascak
Penalty Minutes (33) - Aiden Foster
Plus/Minus (+9) - Brock Souch, Lee Shurgot, Arsenii Anisimov
Wins (11) - Josh Ravensbergen
Goals Against Average (2.73) - Josh Ravensbergen
Save Percentage (.915) - Josh Ravensbergen
Shutouts (1) - Josh Ravensbergen
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
Bauer Dumanski is 11 points away from 100 career points
Lee Shurgot is 7 points away from 50 career points
Jett Lajoie is 4 games away from 150 career games
Kayden Lemire is 13 games away from 100 career games
Terik Parascak is 13 goals away from 100 career goals
Corbin Vaughan is 12 games away from 150 career games
Carson Carels is 12 games away from 100 career games
Carson Carels is 2 assists away from 50 career assists
WHO'S HOT:
Terik Parascak has points in 3 straight games (5-1-6); 6 of his last 7 (8-3-11)
Josh Ravensbergen has won 3 straight games; 5 of his last 6
Cole Hajt has goals in 2 of his last 3 games (2)
Carson Carels has points 2 of his last 3 games (0-3-3); 4 of his last 6 (1-7-8)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
Friday, November 21 vs Lethbridge Hurricanes, 7:00 pm. CN Centre
Saturday, November 22 vs Edmonton Oil Kings, 6:00 pm, CN Centre
Friday, November 28 at Wenatchee Wild, 7:00 pm, Town Toyota Centre
Saturday, November 28 at Tri-City Americans, 6:05 pm, Toyota Centre
Wednesday, December 3 at Kelowna Rockets, 7:05 pm, Prospera Place
Friday, December 5 at Victoria Royals, 7:05 pm, Save on Foods Memorial Centre
Sunday, December 7 at Victoria Royals, 2:05 pm, Save on Foods Memorial Centre
COUGARS NEWS AND NOTES:
THRU 21: The Prince George Cougars enter tonight's contest with an 14-7-0-0 record through their first 21 games in the 2025-26 season. The team enters with the WHL's best power-play numbers, operating at 37.8% (31-82), and lead the Western Conference in penalty kill numbers at 85.7%. Tonight's contest against the Hurricanes marks the second meeting for the Cougars against a Central Division opponent.
LAST GAME: The Cougars upped their win-streak to three with a 3-2 win over the Kamloops Blazers on Friday, November 14th at the CN Centre. Cole Hajt, Terik Parascak, and Aiden Foster supplied the Prince George offence, while Josh Ravensbergen made 21 saves in the victory.
PARASCAK CLIMING HISTORY BOOKS: After his impressive performance on Friday night in the 3-2 win over Kamloops, 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.
CARELS TO TEAM CHL: On Tuesday, October 28th, defenceman Carson Carels was named to Team CHL for the CHL/USA Top Prospects Game in Lethbridge, AB and Calgary, AB. This marks the third straight season the Cougars have put a player into the Team CHL Top Prospect's Game. The games are scheduled for November 25th at the Scotiabank Saddledome and November 26th at the visitlethbridge.com arena.
THE GIZZER: Kooper Gizowski is currently putting together a 20-year-old season to remember. The former Lethbridge Hurricane enters tonight's game second in team scoring with 30 points (12-18-30) in 21 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 17 of the 21 games this season, where he owns a record of 11-6-0-0, along with a 2.73 goals against average, and a .915 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.
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