PREVIEW: Cougars Aim for Third Consecutive Victory on Home Ice
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Tonight, at the CN Centre, the Prince George Cougars wrap up a double-header weekend with the Victoria Royals at 6:00 pm.
The Prince George Cougars won their second straight game with a convincing 4-1 win over the Victoria Royals. The Cats got goals from four different skaters, and Josh Ravensbergen collected his fifth consecutive win, making 19 saves.
PG GOAL SCORERS: Laing, Danis, McNutt, Becher
GOALIE: Ravensbergen 19/20 (.950)
PP: 2/5
PK: 2/2
COUGARS LAST FIVE RESULTS, Record: 3-1-0-1
| DATE | RESULT | GWG | PG GOALIE | OPP. GOALIE |
| January 29, 2024 | PG [4] at WEN [5] [SO] | Friesen (SOW) | Young | Hauser/Gee |
| January 31, 2024 | PG [5] at SEA [2] | Parascak | Ravensbergen | Ratzlaff |
| February 2, 2024 | PG [2] at VAN [3] | Hammett | Young | Mirwald |
| February 4, 2024 | PG [5] vs KAM [3] | Dezainde | Ravensbergen | Sanche |
| February 9, 2024 | PG [4] vs VIC [1] | Danis | Ravensbergen | Sanche |
COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE | TIME (PDT) | OPPONENT | VENUE |
| February 10, 2024 | 6:00pm | vs Victoria Royals | CN Centre |
| February 16, 2024 | 7:00pm | vs Kamloops Blazers | CN Centre |
| February 17, 2024 | 6:00pm | at Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre |
| February 19, 2024 | 3:00pm | vs Seattle Thunderbirds | CN Centre |
| February 20, 2024 | 7:00pm | vs Seattle Thunderbirds | CN Centre |
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Sep. 29/2023 – at Victoria (11-2 PG)
Sep. 30/2023 – at Victoria (5-3 PG)
Dec. 8/2023 – at Prince George (5-3 VIC)
Dec. 9/2023 – at Prince George (1-0 PG)
Feb. 9/2024 – at Prince George (4-1 PG)
Feb. 10/2024 – at Prince George
Mar. 15/2024 – at Victoria
Mar. 16/2024 – at Victoria
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Nov. 18/2022 – at Victoria (9-2 PG)
Nov. 19/2022 – at Victoria (5-2 PG)
Feb. 3/2023 – at Prince George (8-1 PG)
Feb. 4/2023 – at Prince George (4-2 PG)
Feb. 25/2023 – at Victoria (6-5 PG/OT)
Mar. 10/2023 – at Victoria (8-3 PG)
Mar. 11/2023 – at Victoria (6-3 PG)
Mar. 17/2023 – at Prince George (7-1 PG)
Mar. 18/2023 – at Prince George (7-6 VIC/SO)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS
Goals (46): Zac Funk
Assists (57): Riley Heidt
Points (84): Riley Heidt
PIMS (101): Aiden Foster
Plus/Minus (+35): Zac Funk
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS
Wins (18): Joshua Ravensbergen
Save % (.921): Joshua Ravensbergen
Goals Against Average (2.13) – Joshua Ravensbergen
Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen
COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:
Zac Funk – 98 career goals (2 away from 100)
Borya Valis – 46 career goals (4 away from 50)
Riley Heidt – 247 career points (3 away from 250)
WHO’S HOT
Carlin Dezainde has points in 6 consecutive games (6-2-8)
Terik Parascak has points in 8 consecutive games (2-7-9)
Zac Funk has four points in his last two games (2-2-4)
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
17 GAMES REMAIN: The Cougars enter tonight with a 34-15-0-2 record (70 points) on the season through 51 games which leads the BC Division and third in the Western Conference. The Cats are 17-7-0-1 at home and 17-8-0-1 on the road this season.
AGAINST THE BC DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight’s contest against the Royals with a 14-4-0-1 record against the BC division and are 26-12-0-2 against the Western Conference.
HISTORY CHASING: Rookie forward Terik Parascak is one goal away from becoming the team’s rookie scoring leader. Parascak is currently tied with alumnus Brett Connolly and current Cougar Koehn Ziemmer who both scored 30 times in their rookie season. Parascak also enters tonight’s game with points in eight straight games.
WE WANT THE FUNK: Zac Funk is flirting with Cougar’s single-season history. The 20-year-old from Coldstream, BC already owns 46 goals this season. These 46 goals in a single season rank 4th all-time in Cougars history. Quinn Hancock is the franchise leader with 54 goals in a single season. Funk also owns 21 power-play goals and is two power-play tallies away from surpassing Chase Wheatcroft for the most power-play goals by a Cougar in a single season.
DEZZY DELIVERING: Cougars forward and 19-year-old Carlin Dezainde enters tonight’s game with points in six consecutive games. Despite dealing with an injury earlier in the season, the product of Calgary, Alberta is putting together is best WHL season of his career, already scoring 17 times.
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN:
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th – 6:00 pm
WHERE: CN Centre – Prince George, BC
TICKETS: HERE
LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat
WATCH: WHL Live
