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By Aaron Schulze

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Blazers blown out by Cougars 7-1

Feb 17, 2024 | 7:08 AM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers were blown out on the road 7-1 by the Prince George Cougars Friday (Feb. 16).

The Blazers did open the scoring in a tightly contested first period as Ashton Ferster wristed the puck home from the right circle.

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

The Blazers fall to 16-30-3-2 on the 2023-24 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, good for 37 points in 51 games. Kamloops remains at the bottom of the Western Conference standings and 10 points out of the eighth and final playoff spot.

The Blazers have a chance to bounce back Saturday (Feb. 17) when they host the Cougars at Sandman Centre. Puck drop is at 6 p.m.

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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