Heidt's Hat Trick Leads Cougars to 6-4 Victory
Published on November 13, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release
PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The Prince George Cougars (10-9-0-0) got back in the win column, defeating the Vancouver Giants (7-8-2-2).
Vancouver got the scoring started the scoring early and often, getting markers from Ty Halaburda and Brenden Pentecost to make it 2-0 Giants. PG responded in a massive way, exploding for five goals in the period. Carter MacAdams, Riley Heidt (2), Cole Dubinsky, and Noah Boyko all scored for the Cougars to get up 5-2 after the opening twenty-minutes.
In the second, Riley Heidt was able to tap home his hat-trick marker to extend the Cougars lead to 6-2 after forty-minutes.
In the third, the Giants got a pair of goals from Samuel Honzek and Zack Ostapchuk, but that's as close as the Giants would come as the Cougars defeat Vancouver 6-4 in front of 4821 loud and proud fans at the CN Centre.
GAME NOTES
-Koehn Ziemmer and Hudson Thornton's point streak extended to 11 games
-Cole Dubinsky scores his third goal as a Cougar in his second game
-Carter MacAdams scores in his 100th WHL Game
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring
Cougars: MacAdams, Heidt (3), Dubinsky, Boyko
Giants: Halaburda, Pentecost, Honzek, Ostapchuk
Goaltending
Cougars: Tyler Brennan 60:00 (W) (4 GA 18 Saves)
Giants: Jesper Vikman 11:09 (3 GA 5 Saves) Brett Mirwald 46:45 (L) (3 GA 13 Saves)
Power-Play
Cougars: 1/3
Giants: 0/4
Shots
Cougars: 24
Giants: 22
Three Stars:
1.PG: Riley Heidt (3G)
2.PG: Cole Dubinsky (1G 1A)
3.PG: Viliam Kmec (2A)
Next Game: Friday, November 18th in Victoria to take on the Royals at 7:00 PM
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