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03-11-2005, 05:21 AM
Friday, March 11, 2005 vs. Vancouver
Prince George Cougars (24-38-3-1) vs. Vancouver Giants (31-28-4-4)
“Claw Marks”
Tonight’s Game Preview: Tonight marks the 6th meeting of the season between the Cougars and the Giants…The Giants won the first 3 meetings of the season back on Oct. 13 @ Van, Nov.19 @ VAN, and Jan. 5 @ PG…The Cougars picked up their first win of the series on Jan. 7 in PG as they defeated the Giants 4-3…Last meeting (Jan. 11) saw the Giants defeat the “Cats” 4-1 in Vancouver… Last season, the “Cats” and Giants met 8 times, with the Cougars registering 5 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties, for a 5-1-2 record versus Vancouver…Next meeting(s): March 12th @ PG, March 15th @ VAN…
Head to Head: Past 5 seasons: Giants 15-11-3…Past 5 seasons @ Prince George: Cougars 7-5-2…Past 5 seasons @ Vancouver: Giants 10-4-1…
Coming In:
Cougars: Division Ranking: 5th BC…Conference Ranking: 10th Western…League Ranking: 17th…Leading Rookie: Wishart (1-7-8)…Most PIM: Trojovsky- 188…Team PIM’s per game: 22.8/game…Leading Scorer: Byfuglien (20-33-53)…Goals For: 143…Goals Against: 206…PP %: 40-331 (0.121%)…PK%: 71/388 (0.817)…Past 10 Games: 3-7-0…Streak: 1 W…
Giants: Division Ranking: 3rd BC…Conference Ranking: 6th Western…League Ranking: 12th …Leading Rookie:
Meszaros (10-28-38)…Most PIM: Watt- 192…Team PIM’s per game: 21.4/game…Leading Scorer: Brule (36-43-79)…Goals For: 195…Goals Against: 191… PP %: 59-372 (0.159%)…PK%: 54/388 (0.861)…Past 10 Games: 4-5-1…Streak: 1 W…
Injuries: Jordy Johnson, D, Wrist (Indefinite)
Transactions: The Cougars have added C/LW Josh Bray to the team’s active roster…Bray, who stands 6’0 and weighs 192 lbs., was acquired from the Melville Millionaires of the SJHL where he suited up in 50 games this season, registering 7 goals, 17 assists, and 83 PIM’s…Bray, a member of the “Cats” 50 Player Protected list, will be with the Cougars for the remainder of the season…
Cat Nip: Dustin Byfuglien sits at 4th overall for defenseman scoring in the WHL with 53 points (20G-33A) in 58 games…Byfuglien also sits at 7th place for insurance goals with 5 in 58 games…Colin Patterson has cracked the top 20 for game winning goals with 6 in 66 games, good for 19th overall…
Drafted Cats: Dustin Byfuglien- CHI ‘03…Matej Trojovsky- CAR ’03…Andy Rogers- TB’04…Eric Hunter- CHI ’04…
Next Up: Cougars game action continues tomorrow night, as the “Cats” and Giants hook up for game 2 of their weekends series…The Cougars will face Vancouver again this Tuesday, March 15th, when they travel to Vancouver for the final game of their season series…The Cougars and Rockets will face off on March 16th for the “Cats” final Shaw TV broadcast, before finishing up the regular season on March 18th and 19th for a pair of games against the Kamloops Blazers…
Prince George Cougars (24-38-3-1) vs. Vancouver Giants (31-28-4-4)
“Claw Marks”
Tonight’s Game Preview: Tonight marks the 6th meeting of the season between the Cougars and the Giants…The Giants won the first 3 meetings of the season back on Oct. 13 @ Van, Nov.19 @ VAN, and Jan. 5 @ PG…The Cougars picked up their first win of the series on Jan. 7 in PG as they defeated the Giants 4-3…Last meeting (Jan. 11) saw the Giants defeat the “Cats” 4-1 in Vancouver… Last season, the “Cats” and Giants met 8 times, with the Cougars registering 5 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties, for a 5-1-2 record versus Vancouver…Next meeting(s): March 12th @ PG, March 15th @ VAN…
Head to Head: Past 5 seasons: Giants 15-11-3…Past 5 seasons @ Prince George: Cougars 7-5-2…Past 5 seasons @ Vancouver: Giants 10-4-1…
Coming In:
Cougars: Division Ranking: 5th BC…Conference Ranking: 10th Western…League Ranking: 17th…Leading Rookie: Wishart (1-7-8)…Most PIM: Trojovsky- 188…Team PIM’s per game: 22.8/game…Leading Scorer: Byfuglien (20-33-53)…Goals For: 143…Goals Against: 206…PP %: 40-331 (0.121%)…PK%: 71/388 (0.817)…Past 10 Games: 3-7-0…Streak: 1 W…
Giants: Division Ranking: 3rd BC…Conference Ranking: 6th Western…League Ranking: 12th …Leading Rookie:
Meszaros (10-28-38)…Most PIM: Watt- 192…Team PIM’s per game: 21.4/game…Leading Scorer: Brule (36-43-79)…Goals For: 195…Goals Against: 191… PP %: 59-372 (0.159%)…PK%: 54/388 (0.861)…Past 10 Games: 4-5-1…Streak: 1 W…
Injuries: Jordy Johnson, D, Wrist (Indefinite)
Transactions: The Cougars have added C/LW Josh Bray to the team’s active roster…Bray, who stands 6’0 and weighs 192 lbs., was acquired from the Melville Millionaires of the SJHL where he suited up in 50 games this season, registering 7 goals, 17 assists, and 83 PIM’s…Bray, a member of the “Cats” 50 Player Protected list, will be with the Cougars for the remainder of the season…
Cat Nip: Dustin Byfuglien sits at 4th overall for defenseman scoring in the WHL with 53 points (20G-33A) in 58 games…Byfuglien also sits at 7th place for insurance goals with 5 in 58 games…Colin Patterson has cracked the top 20 for game winning goals with 6 in 66 games, good for 19th overall…
Drafted Cats: Dustin Byfuglien- CHI ‘03…Matej Trojovsky- CAR ’03…Andy Rogers- TB’04…Eric Hunter- CHI ’04…
Next Up: Cougars game action continues tomorrow night, as the “Cats” and Giants hook up for game 2 of their weekends series…The Cougars will face Vancouver again this Tuesday, March 15th, when they travel to Vancouver for the final game of their season series…The Cougars and Rockets will face off on March 16th for the “Cats” final Shaw TV broadcast, before finishing up the regular season on March 18th and 19th for a pair of games against the Kamloops Blazers…