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Preview: Cougars Looking for Fifth Straight Victory, Host Wenatchee Wild at CN Centre

October 6, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


The Prince George Cougars home-stand continues into the weekend as they host the Wenatchee Wild for the first time in franchise history. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 pm at the CN Centre.

With a full lineup, the Cougars collected a pair of victories over the Kelowna Rockets earlier this week with the most recent victory coming Wednesday night by an 8-1 count. Terik Parascak, Oren Shtrom, and Tyson Buczkowski all had three-point games in the win, and goaltender Ty Young made 10 saves on 11 shots for his fourth consecutive victory in as many starts. The Cougars scored three times on the power-play and added a pair of shorthanded goals. "I liked pretty much everything about it," said GM & Head Coach Mark Lamb after Wednesday's win. "Our execution was really good, our special teams was good, and it was just an awesome game for everybody."

The Wenatchee Wild currenlty sport a 1-3-1-0 record entering tonight's game against the Cougars. They are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Giants back on Sunday, October 1st.

Following this weekend's games, the Cats will wrap up the home-stand on Wednesday, October 11th against the Swift Current Broncos. Tickets for that game and all Cougars home games can be purchased HERE.

SPECIAL TEAMS HAVE BEEN SPECIAL:

The Prince George Cougars power-play has picked up where it left off in the 2022-2023 season, when it had the second highest conversion rate in the WHL (27.7%). Six games into the regular season, Prince George leads the league in power-play numbers, going 13/32 (40.6%). On the other side, the Cougars penalty kill has also impressed. The Cougars sit 8th in the league (86.4%) on the kill and lead the league in short-handed goals with six. The Cougars scored eight total short-handed tallies in the 2022-23 season.

RECORD WATCH:

Hudson Thornton is one power-play goal shy of setting the franchise record for most power-play goals among defensemen. Thornton is currently tied with Ethan Samson and alumnus Ty Wishart with 19 power-play markers. Thornton has two goals in six games to kick off the 2023-2024 season. The Winnipeg, MB is on pace to break multiple records among Cougar defenceman in franchise history including All-Time points (currently at 132, leader is Dan Hamhuis with 157), goals (currently 3rd all-time with 40, leader is Dustin Byfuglien with 47), and assists (currently 7th all-time with 92, leader is Dan Hamhuis with 123).

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

WHEN: Friday October 6th at 7:00 pm

WHERE: CN Centre - Prince George, BC

WATCH: WHL Live

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

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