Hockey Canada is hopefully taking notes after the Prince George Cougars picked up a 2-1 shootout win over the Victoria Royals.
Koehn Ziemmer sent the 3,323 fans at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena home with a bitter taste by scoring the lone goal in the shootout to give the Cats the win.
thank u @LAKings https://t.co/inHfNkzBpn pic.twitter.com/ckZxGofWK3
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 28, 2024
Josh Ravensbergen slammed the door on the Royals, making 28 saves and stopping all three shots he faced in the shootout.
28 saves plus three in the shootout for the Berger tonight🍔#NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/LZjVoWNFq5
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 28, 2024
Ravensbergen was named the first star of the game.
The Cougars outshot the Royals 35-29.
Riley Heidt scored the lone Cougars goal in regulation taking a whiffed pass and putting the puck between the legs of Victoria netminder Jayden Kraus.
100 CAREER GOALS FOR RILEY HEIDT 😼😼😼@mnwild | @CarlsJrCA https://t.co/GkMH8TVt0O pic.twitter.com/tEK9sdVOad
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 28, 2024
Seth Fryer scored the Royals’ only goal.
It was a mild affair, with both teams racking up just four PIMs a piece, and each team only going to the powerplay once.
The box score is here.
The Cougars (19-9-3-2) are on top of the WHL’s BC Division and are second in the Western Conference.
The WHL standings are here.
The Cougars are back in action tonight, taking on the Royals again.
The full Cougars schedule is here.
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