(Submitted photo/Prince George Cougars).

By Aaron Schulze

Cougars 4th Straight Loss

Cougars fall to Rockets 5-1

Apr 24, 2021 | 12:25 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Jonny Hooker scored his fifth goal of the B.C. Western Hockey League (WHL) Hub season Friday (April 23) evening, but it wasn’t enough in a 5-1 loss to the Kelowna Rockets.

Hooker’s goal tied the game 1-1 on the power play with just over four minutes remaining in the second period before the Rockets’ Tyson Feist responded three minutes later with the eventual game winning goal.

Cougars goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 31 saves in the effort.

Prince George fell to 4-7-2 on the shortened WHL season, good for 10 points in 13 games. They sit third in the B.C. WHL standings, but only lead the Rockets by two points. Kelowna also has seven games in hand.

The Cougars are off until Monday (April 26) when they face the Victoria Royals in Kamloops.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Rockets, Dillon Hamaliuk (2) from Jake Poole and Tyson Feist, 16:15

Second Period

1-1, Cougars, Jonny Hooker (5) from Majid Kaddoura and Ethan Samson (power play), 15:49

2-1, Rockets, Tyson Feist (1) from Trevor Wong and Jake Poole, 18:55

3-1, Rockets, Dylan Wightman (3) from Mark Liwiski and David Kope, 19:38

Third Period

4-1, Rockets, Alex Swetlikoff (3) from David Kope and Sean Comrie (power play), 1:34

5-1, Rockets, Jake Poole (1) from Sean Comrie and Dylan Wightman, 17:27

Goaltending

Rockets, Roman Basran (W), 24 saves on 25 shots in 60 minutes played.

Cougars, Taylor Gauthier (L), 31 saves on 36 shots in 60 minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze

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