The Prince George Cougars are facing a must-win situation. They'd dearly love to have their captain and leading scorer in the lineup, but they may have to find a way to beat the Kelowna Rockets without him.
Brett Connolly, who was hurt early in the opening game of the Cougars' first-round WHL playoff series with the Rockets, is considered "day-to-day" with what the Cats are calling an upper body injury.
"Obviously it's very disappointing when [an injury] happens the second shift of the series for him," said Cougars head coach Dean Clark, whose team trails the series 2-0 and will face off against the Rockets Tuesday (7 p.m.) at CN Centre. "That's part of the playoffs and stuff you have to deal with. We're taking it day to day."
Connolly, a 46-goal-man during the regular season, may have an arm or a shoulder problem. He has been wearing a sling since the incident, which happened Friday night in Kelowna. With Connolly as a spectator, the Cougars lost Game 1 by a 4-1 score. Then, on Saturday, they were beaten 7-4 in Game 2.
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