{"id":4310,"date":"2015-12-16T10:24:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/cougars-knock-down-thunderbirds-6-2-whl\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T22:40:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T05:40:31","slug":"cougars-knock-down-thunderbirds-6-2-whl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/cougars-knock-down-thunderbirds-6-2-whl\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars knock down Thunderbirds, 6-2 | WHL"},"content":{"rendered":"
The<\/span> Prince<\/span> George<\/span> Cougars<\/span> defeated<\/span> the<\/span> Seattle<\/span> Thunderbirds<\/span> 6-2<\/span> in<\/span> Western<\/span> Hockey<\/span> League<\/span> play <\/span>Tuesday<\/span> night<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> ShoWare<\/span> Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The<\/span> T-Birds<\/span> have<\/span> two<\/span> more<\/span> games<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> holiday<\/span> break<\/span> \u2013<\/span> a<\/span> home-and-home<\/span> series<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Tri-City <\/span>Americans,<\/span> beginning<\/span> Friday<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> ShoWare<\/span> Center<\/span> and<\/span> continuing<\/span> Saturday<\/span> in<\/span> Kennewick.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Prince<\/span> George<\/span> (20-10-1-1)<\/span> took<\/span> a<\/span> 1-0<\/span> lead<\/span> at<\/span> 6:50<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> period<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> goal<\/span> from<\/span> Jared<\/span> Bethune.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle<\/span> (18-11-2-0)<\/span> tied<\/span> the<\/span> game<\/span> 1-1<\/span> at<\/span> 11:53<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> first.<\/span> Keegan<\/span> Kolesar<\/span> had<\/span> the<\/span> puck<\/span> along<\/span> the<\/span> right <\/span>boards.<\/span> Kolesar<\/span> passed<\/span> the<\/span> puck<\/span> to<\/span> Donovan<\/span> Neuls<\/span> coming<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> slot<\/span> left<\/span> to<\/span> right.<\/span> Prince<\/span> George <\/span>goalie<\/span> Ty<\/span> Edmonds<\/span> went<\/span> down<\/span> as<\/span> Neuls<\/span> came<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> top<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> crease.<\/span> Neuls<\/span> passed<\/span> the<\/span> puck<\/span> to<\/span>Ethan<\/span> Bear<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> slot<\/span> and<\/span> Bear<\/span> took<\/span> a<\/span> slap<\/span> shot<\/span> into<\/span> an<\/span> empty<\/span> net.<\/span> Edmonds<\/span> was<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> position<\/span> thinking <\/span>Neuls<\/span> was<\/span> going<\/span> to<\/span> shoot.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The<\/span> Cougars<\/span> took<\/span> a<\/span> 2-1<\/span> lead<\/span> with<\/span> 36<\/span> seconds<\/span> left<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> second<\/span> period.<\/span> Jesse<\/span> Gabrielle<\/span> took<\/span> a<\/span> shot<\/span> from <\/span>the<\/span> left<\/span> boards<\/span> that<\/span> Flodell<\/span> stopped.<\/span> Chase<\/span> Witala<\/span> powered<\/span> around<\/span> a<\/span> T-Birds<\/span> defenseman<\/span> and<\/span> poked<\/span> the <\/span>rebound<\/span> under<\/span> Flodell.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Bartek<\/span> Bison<\/span> scored<\/span> at<\/span> 4:55<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> second<\/span> period<\/span> to<\/span> put<\/span> the<\/span> Cougars<\/span> in<\/span> front<\/span> 3-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The<\/span> Cougars<\/span> made<\/span> it<\/span> a<\/span> 4-1<\/span> lead<\/span> when<\/span> Jesse<\/span> Gabrielle<\/span> scored<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> breakaway<\/span> at<\/span> 12:04<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> second.<\/span>Harkins<\/span> had<\/span> the<\/span> only<\/span> assist<\/span> the<\/span> goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Bear<\/span> cut<\/span> the<\/span> Prince<\/span> George<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> two<\/span> goals<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> four-on-three<\/span> power<\/span> play<\/span> with<\/span> 45<\/span> seconds<\/span>