PREVIEW: Cougars Conclude Home and Home With Blazers Tonight in Kamloops
Tonight, at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, the Prince George Cougars will aim for their fifth consecutive victory as they visit the Kamloops Blazers to conclude a home and home-set.
The Prince George Cougars won their fourth consecutive game in a dominant 7-1 win against the Kamloops Blazers last night at the CN Centre. Zac Funk registered his 50th and 51st goals of the season, while Josh Ravensbergen made 22 saves in goal.
PG GOAL SCORERS: Funk, Dezainde, Dezainde, Funk, Heidt, Valis, Pauls
GOALIE: Ravensbergen 22/23 (.956)
PP: 0/3
PK: 2/2
COUGARS LAST FIVE RESULTS, Record: 4-1-0
| DATE | RESULT | GWG | PG GOALIE | OPP. GOALIE |
| 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 | Kraus |
| February 10, 2024 | PG [9] vs VIC [6] | Valis | Ravensbergen/Young | Holt |
| February 16, 2024 | PG [7] vs KAM [1] | Dezainde | Ravensbergen | Ernst/Sanche |
COUGARS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE | TIME (PDT) | OPPONENT | VENUE |
| 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 |
| February 23, 2024 | 7:00pm | at Kamloops Blazers | Sandman Centre |
| February 24, 2024 | 6:00pm | at Kelowna Rockets | Prospera Place |
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
Feb. 23/2024 – at Kamloops
Mar. 22/2024 – at Kamloops
Mar. 23/2024 – at Prince George
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Oct. 22/2022 – at Kamloops (4-3 PG/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 Prince George (3-2 PG/SO)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS
Goals (51): Zac Funk
Assists (61): Riley Heidt
Points (90): Zac Funk
PIMS (103): Aiden Foster
Plus/Minus (+40): Zac Funk
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING LEADERS
Wins (19): Joshua Ravensbergen
Save % (.918): Joshua Ravensbergen
Goals Against Average (2.22) – Joshua Ravensbergen
Shutouts (6): Joshua Ravensbergen
COUGARS CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:
Zac Funk – 194 career points (6 away from 100)
Borya Valis – 49 career goals (1 away from 50)
Hudson Thornton – 192 career games played (8 away from 200)
WHO’S HOT
Carlin Dezainde has points in 8 consecutive games (8-3-11)
Terik Parascak has points in 10 consecutive games (2-11-14)
Zac Funk has 11 points in his last four games (7-4-11)
15 GAMES REMAIN: The Cougars enter tonight with a 36-15-0-2 record (74 points) on the season through 53 games which leads the BC Division and second in the Western Conference. The Cats are 19-7-0-1 at home and 17-8-0-1 on the road this season.
AGAINST THE BC DIVISION: The Cougars enter tonight’s contest against the Blazers with a 16-4-0-1 record against the BC division and are 28-12-0-2 against the Western Conference.
CLINCHING TIME?: Tonight, the Cougars could become one of the first teams in the WHL to lock up a playoff spot. A win tonight would secure a Cougar playoff spot.
THIS IS 50: Zac Funk netted his 50th and 51st goals of the season last night. That makes Funk just the third PG Cougar in history to reach that plateau (Quinn Hancock, 97-98 and Todd Fiddler, 14-15).
Zac Funk 🤝 50 goals pic.twitter.com/5uo1aal9bd
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 17, 2024
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN
WHEN: Saturday, February 17th at 6:00 pm
WHERE: Sandman Centre – Kamloops, BC
LISTEN: 94.3 The Goat
WATCH: WHL Live
