With 24 players on the roster, including nine defenceman, the Prince George Cougars continue to play musical chairs when scratching healthy players each night.
In Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kelowna Rockets (8-11-2-1) defenceman Shane Pilling and forward Campbell Elynuik were the odd men out, as the Cougars (6-15-0-2) rotated through seven defencemen in their 23rd Western Hockey League game of the season.
Cougars general manager Dallas Thompson had company to watch the Friday and Saturday games against the Rockets in the form of Bruno Campese, GM of the struggling Prince Albert Raiders (5-18-1-1).
The Kootenay Ice (14-5-1-2) make their only trip to CN Centre this season tonight to play the Cougars at 7 p.m., before the Cats embark on a five-game road trip spanning two weeks. Wednesday the Cougars visit Kelowna for their fourth game of the season with the Rockets, before they head south of the border for Friday and Saturday games against the Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs. Dec. 2 and 3 the Cougars head to Kamloops for a game with the Blazers before wrapping the adventure up with another game against the Rockets.
