(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller Weekend Wrap
Cariboo Cougars:
Captain John Herrington scored the game-winning goal with 31 seconds left in the third period to give the Cariboo Cougars a 3-2 victory over the St. Albert Nektar Raiders Sunday night at the Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Tournament in Calgary.
The Cougars finished pool play with a 3-1 record in the round-robin.
Cougars win 3-2!!! Late heroics to make for one heck of an exciting game! @PGCougars prospect, Aiden Reeves is tonight’s POG with a great defensive game and a goal. #DefendTheNorth #CaribooHockey @MacsTournament @BCHockey_Source pic.twitter.com/v2WztAcXPI
— Cariboo Cougars (@cariboocougars) December 30, 2019
They will now wait to see how games today (Monday) unfold.
The top team in each of the five Mac’s pools advances to playoffs, while the three clubs with the next-best records will also qualify.
The Cats started the tournament with a 7-2 win Thursday over the Airdrie CFR Bisons, then fell 3-2 to the Moose Jaw Warriors Friday and bounced back with a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Royals on Saturday.
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The (17-5-1-1) Cougars are in 3rd place in the 11-team BCMML.
Cariboo will resume league play on the Jan. 11-12 weekend when they’ll be in Kelowna for a showdown with the first place Okanagan Rockets.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars visit the (18-13-1-2) Kelowna Rockets tonight in their final game in 2019.
The Cougars are 1-1 on a three-game post Christmas road trip.
Prince George beat Everett 4-3 Friday but lost 5-1 to Victoria Saturday.
The Cougars will start 2020 with home games against the (25-7-2) Everett Silvertips Friday and Saturday.
The (9-21-1-3) Cougars are 7 points behind the (12-16-4-1) Tri-City Americans and the
(13-18-2-1) Seattle Thunderbirds, who share the final Western Conference wild-card spot.
Victoria Royals 5 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The Cougars three-game win streak came to an end as they suffered their 10th straight loss in games played in Victoria (0-7-1-2).
FINAL: @PGCougars (1) at @victoriaroyals (5)
STATS ? | https://t.co/efIgxk7UK1#VICvsPG pic.twitter.com/HptMRhinpw
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 29, 2019