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Ziemmer Makes Return; Cougars Battle Blazers in Final Weekend of Regular Season

March 22, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


KAMLOOPS, BC - Tonight, at the Sandman Centre, the Prince George Cougars visit the Kamloops Blazers to begin the final weekend of the regular season at 7:00 pm. These two games this weekend will determine where the Cats will finish in the Western Conference and who they will see in the opening round of the 2024 WHL Playoffs.

The Prince George Cougars won their season-high seventh consecutive game, defeating the Victoria Royals by a 6-3 score. Terik Parascak and Zac Funk both scored twice while Jett Lajoie and Carlin Dezainde added singles. Joshua Ravensbergen earned the win in goal, making 25 saves.

PG GOAL SCORERS: Dezainde, Parascak, Funk, Funk, Lajoie, Parascak

GOALIE: Ravensbergen - 25/28 - (.893)

PP: 1/3

PK: 0/0

COUGARS LAST FIVE RESULTS, Record: 5-0-0-0

DATE RESULT GWG PG GOALIE OPP. GOALIE

March 9, 2024 PG [6] vs VAN [3] Funk Ravensbergen Mirwald/Hutchison

March 13, 2024 PG [6] at KEL [5] (OT) Thornton Ravensbergen/Young Kykkanen

March 15, 2024 PG [6] at VIC [1] Thornton Young Holt

March 16, 2024 PG [10] at VIC [4] Valis Young Krauss

March 17, 2024 PG [6] at VAN [3] Funk Ravensbergen Hutchison

COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PDT) OPPONENT VENUE

March 22, 2024 7:00pm at Kamloops Blazers Sandman Centre

March 23, 2024 6:00pm vs Kamloops Blazers CN Centre

March 29, 2024 7:00pm Game 1 - Playoffs vs TBD CN Centre

March 30, 2024 6:00 pm Game 2 - Playoffs vs TBD CN Centre

TBD TBD Game 3 - Playoffs at TBD TBD

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 20/2023 - at Prince George (7-1 PG)

Dec. 30/2023 - at Kamloops (4-1 PG)

Feb. 4/2024 - at Prince George (5-3 PG)

Feb. 16/2024 - at Prince George (7-1 PG)

Feb. 17/2024 - at Kamloops (2-1 KAM/SO)

Feb. 23/2024 - at Kamloops (5-1 PG)

Mar. 22/2024 - at Kamloops

Mar. 23/2024 - at Prince George

2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES

Oct. 22/2022 - at Kamloops (4-3PG/OT)

Nov. 26/2022- at Prince George (4-1 KAM)

Dec. 16/2022 - at Prince George (6-5 KAM/OT)

Dec. 17/2022 - at Prince George (4-3 KAM/OT)

Dec. 30/2022 - at Kamloops (4-2 KAM

Dec. 31/2022 - at Prince George (10-6 PG)

Feb. 11/2023 - at Kamloops (5-4 KAM)

Mar. 24/2023 - at Kamloops (7-2 PG)

Mar. 25/2023 - at Kamloops (3-2 PG/SO)

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS

Goals (67): Zac Funk

Assists (80): Riley Heidt

Points (120): Zac Funk

PIMS (122): Aiden Foster

Plus/Minus (+52): Zac Funk

2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS

Wins (25): Joshua Ravensbergen

Save % (.907): Joshua Ravensbergen

Goals Against Average (2.48) - Joshua Ravensbergen

Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen

COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Hudson Thornton - 195 career points (5 away from 200)

Riley Heidt - 195 career assists (5 away from 200)

WHO'S HOT

Ondrej Becher has points in 17 consecutive games (9-26-35)

Zac Funk has points in 12 consecutive games (16-13-29)

Riley Heidt has points in 7 consecutive games (2-12-14)

Hudson Thornton has points in 4 consecutive games (3-6-9)

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS

2 GAMES LEFT: The Cougars enter tonight with a 47-15-1-3 record (98 points) on the season through 66 games which has won the BC Division and leads the Western Conference. The Cats are 24-7-1-1 at home and 23-8-0-2 on the road this season.

ZIEMMER IS IN: Cougars sniper and LA Kings prospect Koehn Ziemmer will returns to the Cougar line-up this weekend against the Kamloops Blazers. Ziemmer was side-lined since November 27th when he suffered a lower-body injury. Before his injury, Ziemmer owned 31 points in 21 games (11-20-31).

32 + 17 + 27 = 100: On Sunday, March 17th, Terik Parascak became the sixth Cougar in history to reach the 100-point plateau. Parascak becomes the third Cougar on the current roster to reach 100 points (Riley Heidt, Zac Funk). Parascak is also the reigning WHL Player of the Week.

AGAINST THE BC DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight's contest against the Blazers with a 24-4-0-2 record against the BC division and are 38-12-1-3 against the Western Conference.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

WHEN: Friday, March 22nd - 7:00 pm

WHERE: Sandman Centre - Kamloops, BC

LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat

WATCH: WHL Live

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