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By Connor Gunn

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Cougars top Rockets 6-3 as Samson named 28th team captain

Oct 1, 2022 | 9:49 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Cougars are off and skating in the 2022-23 WHL regular season with another win Friday (September 30).

A balanced effort by the Cougars led to the win over the Kelowna Rockets as defenceman Ethan Samson was named the 28th captain in franchise history.

Samson scored the Cougars’ first goal of the game in Friday’s 6-3 win marking his first of the year. Other scoring contributors included Hudson Thornton who scored twice, Fischer O’Brien, Noah Boyko and Riley Heidt.

On Friday, Samson gave his remarks about being named the franchise’s newest captain:

“It’s an honour to be recognized by my peers to vote me into this position.”

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“I just want to keep going with the way this team has been lately, keep pushing forward, making strides, and going from there,” he added.

The Cougars are off to a 2-1 start to the season and Samson will make his debut as team captain in Saturday’s (October 1) rematch against the Rockets.

Puck drop for Saturday’s game is at 6:00 p.m. at the CN Centre.