Recap: Royals (3) @ Cougars (6) – October 25, 2024
Prince George, B.C. – The Royals and Cougars met for their first match up of the season tonight at the CN Centre in Prince George.
The Royals struck first with a power play goal from Justin Kipkie at 8:12 of the first period, assisted by Cole Reschny and Teydon Trembecky. The Cougars answered back with a power play goal of their own from Borya Valis. The teams were dead locked at one a piece after 20 minutes of play.
Viliam Kmec gave the Cougars at 2-1 lead 6:13 into the second period, followed up less than three minutes later by Terik Parascak’s goal to extend the Cougars lead to 3-1. Koehn Ziemmer’s power play marker put the Cougars up 4-1 after two periods.
Less than one minute into the third period Reggie Newman cut the Cougars’ lead to 4-2 on a goal assisted by Tanner Scott and Markus Loponen. Koehn Ziemmer’s second goal of the game, at 7:50 of the period restored the Cougars’ three goal lead. Less than two minutes later, Markus Loponen got the Royals back within two, assisted by Tanner Scott and Reggie Newman. Riley Heidt scored on the Royals’ empty net to solidify the Cougars win 6-3.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
8:12 Victoria Royals Goal
Justin Kipkie (3) assisted by Cole Reschny and Teydon Trembecky
11:32 Prince George Cougars Goal
Borya Valis (6) assisted by Riley Heidt and Viliam Kmec
2nd Period
6:13 Prince George Cougars Goal
Viliam Kmec (2) assisted by Terik Parascak and Riley Heidt
9:12 Prince George Cougars Goal
Terik Parascak (6) assisted by Borya Valis and Riley Heidt
12:56 Prince George Cougars Goal
Koehn Ziemmer (5) assisted by Riley Heidt
3rd Period
0:59 Victoria Royals Goal
Reggie Newman (3) assisted by Tanner Scott and Markus Loponen
7:50 Prince George Cougars Goal
Koehn Ziemmer (6) assisted by Hunter Laing and Ephram McNutt
9:45 Victoria Royals Goal
Markus Loponen (4) assisted by Tanner Scott and Reggie Newman
18:24 Prince George Cougars Goal
Riley Heidt (6)
Shots on Goal
Royals- 37
Cougars- 42
Powerplay
Royals- 1/1
Cougars- 2/3
Goalie Stats
Royals
Jayden Kraus- 36/41
Cougars
Joshua Ravensbergen- 34/37
What’s Next
The Royals face the Cougars again tomorrow night in Prince George before returning home to host the Moose Jaw Warriors on November 1 at 7:05pm and the Saskatoon Blades on November 3 at 3:05pm.
