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By Aaron Schulze

PG Hockey

Cougars look for first win while Spruce Kings look for perfect opening weekend

Oct 9, 2021 | 3:06 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Cougars are still looking for their first win on the young Western Hockey League (WHL) season.

One week after dropping their home opener to the Kamloops Blazers, the Cougars scored first but ultimately fell on the road to the Vancouver Giants 6-4.

The Cougars are 0-2 to start the 2021-22 WHL season but look to get home opener revenge against the Blazers Saturday (Oct. 9) at 7 p.m. in Kamloops.

Scoring Summary

First Period

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1-0, Cougars, Carter MacAdams (1) from Mitch Kohner and Fischer O’Brien, 11:15

1-1, Giants, Adam Hall (2) from Justin Sourdif and Mazden Leslie, 13:35

2-1, Giants, Justin Sourdif (2) from Ty Thorpe and Payton Mount (power play), 16:23

3-1, Giants, Ty Thorpe (1) from Mazden Leslie, 18:41

Second Period

3-2, Cougars, Kyren Gronick (2) from Riley Heidt and Craig Armstrong, 1:15

3-3, Cougars, Hudson Thornton (2) unassisted, 7:25

4-3, Giants, Ethan Semeniuk (1) from Mazden Leslie and Ty Halaburda, 12:31

Third Period

5-3, Giants, Adam Hall 2 (3) from Justin Sourdif, 5:05

6-3, Giants, Justin Lies (1) from Ty Thorpe and Zack Ostapchuk, 14:32

6-4, Cougars, Jonny Hookers (2) from Ethan Samson and Kyren Gronick, 19:20

Goaltending

Jesper Vikman (W), Giants, 32 saves on 36 shots in 60 minutes played.

Taylor Gauthier (L), Cougars, 29 saves on 35 shots in 60 minutes played.

Elsewhere in Prince George, the Spruce Kings are looking to start the 2021-22 British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) season with a perfect weekend.

Eleven skaters got on the scoresheet for the Spruce Kings in an 8-1 blowout of the Merritt Centennials. The Spruce Kings travel to West Kelowna to take on the Warriors at 7 p.m. Saturday before returning to Prince George ahead of their home opener on Oct. 15.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Centennials, Walker Erickson (1) from Deegan Mofford and Wyatt Marlow, 8:10

1-1, Spruce Kings, John Herrington (1) from Nick Rheaume and Rowan Miller (power play), 10:58

2-1, Spruce Kings, Kilian McGregor-Bennett (1) from Max Borovinskiy (power play), 16:39

Second Period

3-1, Spruce Kings, Rowan Miller (1) from Nick Rheaume, 1:20

4-1, Spruce Kings, Jimmy Doyle (1) unassisted, 16:52

5-1, Spruce Kings John Herrington 2 (2) from Kilian McGregor-Bennett and Kolton Cousins, 18:17

6-1, Spruce Kings, Kolton Cousins (1) from Austin Fraser and Kilian McGregor-Bennett, 18:37

Third Period

7-1, Spruce Kings, Simon Labelle (1) unassisted, 15:50

8-1, Spruce Kings, Ty Gagno (1) from Evan Fedele, 19:15

Goaltending

Aaron Trotter (W), Spruce Kings, 16 saves on 17 shots in 60 minutes played.

John Hicks (L), Centennials, 19 saves on 25 shots in 40 minutes played.

Brayden Melnyk, Centennials, 13 saves on 15 shots in 20 minutes played.