In front of a near capacity crowd of 5,560 fans, the Prince George Cougars whipped the Victoria Royals 8-2 in the Cats final home game in 2015.
Colby McAuley tallied the Teddy Bear goal at 14:39 of the first period, deflecting a Shane Collins shot, and the Cougars poured it on with three more goals in the 2nd and four more in the 3rd.
Both Chase Witala (1 + 3) and Brad Morrison (2 + 2) notched four points.
Victoria and Prince George are tied for 2nd place in the BC Division and the Western Conference with the Cats holding a game in hand.
The Royals won the Friday game at CN Centre 2-0.
The Cougars and Royals meet again in Victoria December 27th and 28th.
Next home games for the 21-11-1-1 Cougars are January 2nd and 3rd against the Vancouver Giants.
Photo: Courtesy of the Prince George Cougars
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It was a super Saturday for Prince George hockey teams.
In addition to the PG Cougars 8-2 triumph over Victoria, the Prince George Spruce Kings blanked the Cowichan Valley Capitals 3-0, the Cariboo Cougars whipped the Greater Vancouver Canadians 6-2 and the Northern Capitals female midget triple A team outscored the Greater Vancouver Comets 3-1.
