(Submitted photo/Prince George Cougars).

By Aaron Schulze

Cougars 4 Chiefs 2

Cougars get first win on U.S. road trip, defeat Spokane 4-2

Dec 4, 2021 | 8:41 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Cougars picked up their first win on their four-game U.S. road trip Friday (Dec. 3) night against the Spokane Chiefs.

After trailing 2-1 after the first period, the Cougars scored three unanswered goals to win 4-2. Hudson Thornton’s slap shot above the left circle on the power play tied it halfway through the second before Connor Bowie’s wrist shot from above the hashmarks put Prince George up for good.

The Cougars improved to 8-13-0 on the 2021-22 Western Hockey League season, good for 16 points in 21 games and fourth place in the B.C. Division. They wrap up their road trip Saturday night (Dec. 4) against the Tri-City Americans.

Scoring Summary

1-0, Chiefs, Carter Streek (3) from Raegan Wiles, 5:40

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1-1, Cougars, Jonny Hooker (7) from Ethan Samson and Hudson Thornton (power play), 10:29

2-1, Chiefs, Jack Finley (8) from Bear Hughes and Luke Toporowski (power play), 15:35

Second Period

2-2, Cougars, Hudson Thornton (4) from Koehn Ziemmer and Connor Bowie (power play), 8:38

3-2, Cougars, Connor Bowie (6) from Carter MacAdams and Bauer Dumansk, 13:15

Third Period

4-2, Cougars, Carter MacAdams (5) from Jaren Brinson and Viliam Kmec, 9:30

Goaltending

Taylor Gauthier (W), Cougars, 28 saves on 30 shots in 60 minutes played.

Mason Beaupit (L), Chiefs, 18 saves on 22 shots in 59 minutes played.