PG wasted a golden opportunity to gain ground on the Penticton Vees in the BC Division race. The Vees fell 5-3 to the Saskatoon Blades Wednesday night.
The Cougars begin an eight-game road swing, which includes a tour through Saskatchewan and Manitoba tomorrow night (Saturday) when they head down Highway 97 to play the Blazers at Sandman Centre.
Puck drop is at 6pm.
During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including playing against Jack Hughes in pre-season, thoughts on Alex Ovechkin and what do kids ask the most during school, community visits.
Prince George improves to 15-7-0-0 on the season, which keeps them first in the B.C. Division over the Penticton Vees.
The Cougars now get ready for a star-studded matchup against the Eastern Conference leading Edmonton Oil Kings (18-5-1-1).
The Cougars continue a six-game road trip Friday (7:05pm) against the league-best Everett Silvertips (13-1-1) then wrapping up against the Wenatchee Wild (3-8-1-1) Saturday at 6:05pm.
PG drops to 7-3-0-0 and continues its home stretch with a pair of outings against the Seattle Thunderbirds (4-6-0-0) Friday (7pm) and Saturday (6pm) from CN Centre.
The Cougars (4-1-0-0) continue their homestand with Community Heroes Weekend Saturday (6pm) and Sunday (2pm) when they welcome the Tri-City Americans (1-4-0-0).
Hockey:
Prince George Cougars goalie Josh Ravensbergen (’06) and forward Terik Parascak (’06) are participating this week in the Team Canada’s National Summer Showcase in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
UNBC drops to 0-10 on the campaign and will be in Victoria and Vancouver Friday and Saturday to play the Vikes and Thunderbirds. Kickoff each night is at 5pm.
The Timberwolves improved to 2-4-6 while Thompson Rivers drops to 6-5-0. UNBC is back on the road this weekend taking on the Victoria Vikes on Friday followed by a Saturday matchup against UBC.
After a nine-day hiatus coupled with Sunday's shootout loss to the Broncos, the Cougars are off for another six days before hitting the road to Kelowna to battle against the Rockets on October 17th. Puck drop is at 6:05 from Prospera Place.