Cougars Edge Bruins

December 28, 2007

Ty Wishart's third period power play goal broke a scoreless tie and proved to be the winner as the Prince George Cougars (13-23-1-0) edged the Chilliwack Bruins (17-16-3-1) by a score of 1-0 Friday night in Prince George. The two teams meet again Saturday night in Prince George.

Real Cyr earned the shutout for the Cougars stopping all 31 shots directed at him. Mark Friesen made 20 saves in goal for the Bruins.

The Bruins were 0/5 on the power play, the Cougars went 1/3.

The Bruins next home game is Monday, New Year's Eve when they host the Kelowna Rockets. Game time is 7pm. Tickets can be purchased online, reserved by phone 1-800-663-9311 or in person at any ticketmaster location.

Ice Chips: Kevin Sundher made his WHL debut for the Bruins. Sundher was the Bruins first selection, 7th overall in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft...Not in the lineup for the Bruins were Oscar Moller (World Juniors), Ryan Howse (U17 World Challenge), Partik Bhungal (leg injury), David Hoda, and Scott Ramsay. Chilliwack is now 1-6-0-0 all time in Prince George.

Chilliwack at Prince George Saturday December 29th

Game Notes / Stats

Win / Loss Record:

Overall Record 17-16-3-1

Home Record: 11-9-0-0

Road Record: 6-7-3-1

December Record: 3-4-0-1

Saturday Record: 5-7-0-0

vs Prince George 07/08: 4-2-0-0

vs Prince George all time: 6-8-0-0

at Prince George 07/08: 1-2-0-0

at Prince George all time: 1-6-0-0

Iron Men: Cody Smuk and Mark Santorelli are the only two players to have appeared in every game the Bruins have played. Including last years playoffs, both have played in 114 consecutive games.

After forty tells the story: Chilliwack has a record of 13-1-0-0 when leading after forty minutes of play. When trailing after two periods, the Bruins are 1-12-1-0.

Howse named to Team Pacific: Bruins rookie forward Ryan Howse is in London Ontario as a member of Team Pacific at the Under 17 World Challenge.

Moller at World Juniors: Bruins forward Oscar Moller is in the Czech Republic as a member of Team Sweden at the World U20. Moller, a 2nd round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft leads the Bruins with 25 goals this season.

Extra Time: The Bruins are 1-3 in overtime and 3-1 in shootouts this season.

Called Up: The Bruins have called up 15 year old forward Kevin Sundher and 16 year old defenceman Scott Ramsay. Sundher, the Bruins first selection in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft (7th overall) has 9 goals and 19 assists in 24 games this season with the Valley West Hawks of the BC Major Midget League. Last season he scored 77 goals and 96 assists with the Western Canadian Bantam AAA Champion Burnaby Winter Club Bantam. Ramsay has appeared in one game with the Bruins earlier this season, registering no points. This season, in 28 games with the Princeton Posse of the Kootenay International Hockey League, Ramsay has 3 goals, 7 assists and 161 penalty Minutes. Ramsay was the Bruins 4th selection (64th overall) in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft.

2007/08 Bruins Regular Season Leaders:

Goals: Oscar Moller (25)

Assists: Mark Santorelli (41)

Points: Mark Santorelli (59)  

Powerplay Goals: 10 – Brandon Campos (1 with Everett, 9 with Chilliwack) / Oscar Moller

Powerplay assists: Mark Santorelli (24)  

Powerplay points: Mark Santorelli (31)  

Shorthanded Goals: Mike Proudley / Mark Santorelli / Brandon Campos (1)

Plus/Minus: Mark Santorelli (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Matt McCue (96)

Wins: Matt Esposito (14) 

Goals Against Average: Mark Friesen (2.81)

Shutouts: Matt Esposito (1)

Save Percentage: Mark Friesen (90.4%)

Roster Notes: The Bruins currently have 25 players on their active roster including two goaltenders, eight defencemen and fifteen forwards. By age, Chilliwack has one 15 year old (Sundher) two 16 year olds (Howse, Sundher), five 17 year olds (Robinson, Metz, Darragh, Einhorn, Friesen), ten 18 year olds (Meropoulis, Kulhanek, Potter, Proudley, Smuk, Moller, Hobbs, Hoda, Van Duynhoven, Esposito), five 19 year olds (Santorelli, Bhungal, McCue, Boutilier, Pighin) and three 20 year olds (Campos, Holden, Chapman).

Drafted Players: Mark Santorelli (Nashville 4th round 2007) Oscar Moller (Los Angeles 2nd round 2007)

Injuries: Partik Bhungal (leg) - indefinite