Cougars look for first win of season against Giants

Prince George Cougars

General Manager & Head Coach: Mark Lamb

2021-22 Record: GP 1 0-1-0-0 (3rd B.C.)

2020-21 Record vs. Vancouver: 4-1-0-1

Away: 0-0-0-0

Streak: 0-1-0-0

Last Game: 5-4 loss vs. Kamloops Blazers (Oct 2nd)

Season Leaders : Hudson Thornton (1-2-3), Riley Heidt (1-1-2), Jonny Hooker (1-1-2), Viliam Kmec (0-2-2), Kyren Gronick (1-0-1)

Game Notes

The Cougars won four of their six meetings against the Giants last season in the B.C. Division Hub.
Forward Craig Armstrong had six goals against the Giants last season, including a four-goal game on April 12th.
Hudson Thornton, Riley Heidt, Jonny Hooker, and Viliam Kmec all had multi-point games in the season opener last Saturday.
Prince George is carrying four 20-year-olds: Connor Bowie, Taylor Gauthier, Jonny Hooker, and Majid Kaddoura.
Forward Blake Eastman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

General Manager: Barclay Parneta

Head Coach: Michael Dyck

2021-22 Record: GP 1-0-0-0 (1st B.C. Division)

2020-21 Record vs. Prince George: 2-4-0-0

Home: 0-0-0-0

Streak: 1-0-0-0

Last Game: 5-0 win at Victoria Royals (Oct 2nd)

Season Leaders : Adam Hall (1-1-2), Justin Sourdif (1-1-2), Justin Lies (0-2-2), Damian Palmieri (0-2-2), Connor Horning (1-0-1).

Game Notes

Justin Sourdif led all Giants with four points (0-4-4) in six games last season against the Cougars.
Tonight, is the first meeting of the Regular Season between these two teams. They did meet in the Pre-Season and two Giants were given one-game suspensions in Kyle Bochek and Colton Langkow. Also, Head Coach Michael Dyck was suspended for one game. This after an altercation in the final minute of regulation on September 24th.
Swedish goaltender Jesper Vikman earned the first shutout for a Vancouver Giants on opening night, since Jamie Tucker shutout the Everett Silvertips on September 20^th, 2008.

by Ethan Ready, Files from PG Cougars