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Strong effort from Tyler Brennan but Cougars lose to the Giants

The Prince George Cougars are 5-and-5 after 10 games but they have yet to win against a team other than the Victoria Royals.

Friday night at the Langley Events Centre before 2,682 fans, the Vancouver Giants beat the Cougars 3-1.

After rookie and the Cougars leading scorer Riley Heidt gave Prince George a 1-0 lead after the opening period, the Giants roared back with a couple of goals in the second and one late in the third into an empty net.

“It certainly was a hard-fought game. When you break it down, I thought we had a good first period. A tough bounce went against us in the second on one of their goals. They then had a push in the third, but we responded and were right there with them. We had a lot of guys going tonight. Disappointed we didn’t come away with a point.” said Cougars’ Associate Coach Josh Dixon.

Tyler Brennan was sharp in the Cougars net with 32 saves as Vancouver outshot P.G. 35-26.

Prince George is 5-0 against Victoria and 0-3 against Kamloops and 0-2 vs. Vancouver this season.

The Cougars visit the (4-3-0-1) Kelowna Rockets tonight (7:05 on 94.3 The Goat) before hosting the Giants on Tuesday and Wednesday.

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring

Cougars: Riley Heidt
Giants: Mazden Leslie, Justin Sourdif, Payton Mount.

Goaltending

Cougars: Tyler Brennan, 58:03, 32 saves, 34 shots
Giants: Will Gurski, 60:00, 25 saves, 26 shots

Power-Play

Cougars: 0/4
Giants: 0/5

Shots

Cougars: 26
Giants: 35

Three Stars: 1) Ty Thorpe 2) Will Gurski 3) Tyler Brennan

The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.

The WHL standings are right here. 

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 12 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and four grandchildren.

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