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By Aaron Schulze

Cougars 7 Blazers 1

Funk scores 50 as Cougars blow out Blazers 7-1

Feb 17, 2024 | 7:17 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Cougars blew out the Kamloops Blazers 7-1 at CN Centre Friday (Feb. 16).

The Blazers did open the scoring, but Zac Funk scored goal No. 50 by deflecting a pass from Hudson Thornton to tie the game 1-1.

After that, it was all Cougats. Prince George scored six straight goals – including five in the second period – en route to the 7-1 win. The Cougars outshot the Blazers 35-13 over the final two periods.

The Cougars improve to 36-15-0-2 on the 2023-24 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, good for 74 points in 52 games. Prince George sits first in the WHL B.C. Division and second in the Western Conference having won four straight games.

The Cougars hit the road Saturday (Feb. 17) for a rematch against the Blazers in Kamloops. The Cats return home Family Day Monday (Feb. 19) to welcome the Seattle Thunderbirds for a 3 p.m. game.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Blazers, Ashton Ferster (13) from Jordan Keller, 14:28

1-1, Cougars, Zac Funk (50) from Hudson Thornton and Ondrej Becher, 17:25

Second Period

2-1, Cougars, Carlin Dezainde (18) from Riley Heidt and Terik Parascak, 3:22

3-1, Cougars, Carlin Dezainde 2 (19) from Bauer Dumanski, 6:51

4-1, Cougars, Zac Funk 2 (51) from Terik Parascak and Ondrej Becher, 8:31

5-1, Cougars, Riley Heidt (28) from Terik Parascak (shorthanded), 11:36

6-1, Cougars, Borya Valis (18) from Zac Funk and Ondrej Becher, 13:46

Third Period

7-1, Cougars, Chase Pauls (5) from Bauer Dumanski and Zac Funk, 14:34

Goaltending

Joshua Ravensbergen (W), Cougars, 22 saves on 23 shots in 60 minutes played.

Dylan Ernst (L), Blazers, 26 saves on 32 shots in 40 minutes played.

Jesse Sanche, Blazers, 13 saves on 14 shots in 20 minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze

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