The Prince George Cougars thanked the City’s Community Heroes with a 3-2 win over the Tri-City Americans last night. (Saturday)
The Cougars had their biggest crowd of the season so far last night, with 5,789 fans piling into the CN Centre for the first game of Community Heroes Weekend.
“I thought Tri-City kind of settled into the game, they played pretty hard after that, and it was a close game, but we stuck to it, it was a good win for us,” said Cougars Head Coach and GM Mark Lamb on the post-game show on 94.3 the Goat.
Terik Parascak had a strong game for the Cougars, opening the scoring early and scoring the eventual winner in the second.
Terik’s on a tear tonight! He’s got two!@Capitals l @CarlsJrCA https://t.co/FAgh1Szqrm pic.twitter.com/Jo1IIbpiv0
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 12, 2025
“I’ve had a few breakaways this year already, and just lucky to get that bounce and put one in the net,” Parascak said on the post-game show.
It was a bit of a bounce back game for Parascak. On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals prospect had an opportunity to put the Kelowna Rockets on ice with an empty net, but elected to pass to a teammate who fumbled the pass, leading to the Rockets scoring a pair of goals in the final minute to claim victory.
“That’s a play that I think everybody wishes we had back, but there’s not much we can do about it now, so just forget about it and move on,” he said.
Only eleven seconds after Parascak opened the scoring, Aiden Foster found the back of the net with a blast from the top of the circle.
Foster finds his target!@TBLightning l @CarlsJrCA https://t.co/QrC4AxcrAW pic.twitter.com/rXePFG8Cdj
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 12, 2025
Alexander Levshyn, the Cougars’ Ukrainian goaltender had a strong game in net, making 25 saves for the win.
“He’s great to be around, and he’s got that energy,” Lamb said.
“He’s perfect for a game like tonight because he does play for 60 minutes, he doesn’t take any time off out there, it’s really nice to see.”
Cruz Pavao and Crew Martinson scored the goals for Tri-City.
The box score is here.
The Cougars (5-1-0-0) are second in the BC Division, one point behind the Penticton Vees. (5-2-0-1)
The WHL standings are here.
The Cougars are back in action at the CN Centre this afternoon, as they host the Americans again for part two of Community Heroes Weekend.
The full Cougars schedule is here.
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