The Prince George Cougars remain perfect on the year with a 4-3 win over the Spokane Chiefs Saturday night.
“Real impressive of our group to come in here and take two on the road against a real top-end team, and it made exciting hockey, real fun to watch,” said Cougars Assistant Coach Carter Rigby on the post-game show on 94.3 the Goat.
The 5,848 fans at the Spokane Veterans Arena were treated to a nailbiter that came down to the last few minutes.
With the game tied at three late, Cougars Captain Bauer Dumanski scored the game-winner, taking a clean faceoff win from Brock Souch and perfectly placing a wrist shot past Linus Vieillard with 2:43 to go.
There’s a reason we call him Big Goal Bauer!!@CarlsJrCA https://t.co/5QgkJe6Ok5 pic.twitter.com/BoqeEXMevz
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 5, 2025
Dumanski also recorded an assist on Aiden Foster’s goal that tied the game at three 6:40 into the third period.
Big shot, big tip, big goal!@TBLightning @CarlsJrCA https://t.co/Hlp0YiaJTm pic.twitter.com/xltRe0SxGE
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 5, 2025
“He does it all, it’s nice to see him get a little bit more of the offensive side too this year to start,” Rigby said.
“Bauer, he’s the heartbeat of this group for a reason, on the PK, what he does and puts his body on the line for our group night in and night and out. Real impressive, so real happy to watch him have some success on the offensive side of things, and he deserves it.”
Josh Ravensbergen put on another strong performance between the pipes, making several key saves throughout the game.
“Rav had to come up with some big saves to keep us in it, and that’s what big time players do night in and night out,” Rigby said.
“Josh again here, a stellar performance for himself, gave us a chance tonight and that’s all you can ask for.”
In total, the San Jose Sharks prospect faced 27 shots, making 24 saves in the win.
Jett Lajoie opened the scoring, pushing a powerplay marker through the legs of Vieillard with 5:33 to go in the first period.
Lajoie knows where to go for his fourth on the year!@CarlsJrCA https://t.co/KUmRcOJxMZ pic.twitter.com/RkVe83OFqJ
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 5, 2025
In the second period, the Chiefs answered back with a pair of quick markers from Smyth Rebman and Mathis Preston.
Just past the halfway point of the middle frame, Kooper Gizowski continued his hot start to the season, getting past a defender and perfectly placing his wrist shot to tie the game at two.
Kooper Gizowski has points in every game so far this year đź‘€@CarlsJrCA https://t.co/Jg6X7WP4oP pic.twitter.com/h60Im7KmEb
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 5, 2025
The Chiefs pulled ahead early in the third, with Coco Armstrong making no mistake on a puck that ricocheted off a stick, finding him wide open in the slot.
Four for you, Coco! You go, Coco!
Armstrong nets his fourth of the year to give us a 3-2 lead 🚨#GoChiefsGo pic.twitter.com/lknPEkkGGu
— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) October 5, 2025
Foster tied it shortly after, leaving the door open for Dumanski to score the winner.
The box score is here.
The Cougars (4-0) are on top of the WHL’s B.C. Division.
The WHL standings are here.
The Cougars are back at home Wednesday against the Kelowna Rockets.
The full Cougars schedule is here.
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