Tied 2-2 in the second period with the visitors from Kitimat, the Prince George LJ Contracting Cougars flexed their muscles and lit up the rink at Kin 1.
A four-goal outburst in a four-minute span made all the difference for the Cougars and they went on to an 8-2 victory to stretch their record to 2-0 at the eight-team midget Tier 2 hockey tournament.
Garrett Hilton scored twice, and the Cougars got singles from Bon Legare, Matthias Urbanski, Mathew MacSemniuk, Landon Kitchen, Garet Anderson and Tyler Marsh. The Kitimat goalscorers were not available at press time. Seth Lapre notched the victory in the Prince George nets.
The Cougar started their home tournament Friday afternoon with a 4-1 win over Prince Rupert. Tyler Marsh, Landon Moleschi, Bailey McFaul and Kitchen were the Cougar goalscorers. Drew Fudger scored for Prince Rupert on a penalty shot after he was hauled down on a breakaway in the second period, spoiling Lapre's shutout bid. The Cougars led 2-0 after one period and 3-1 after two.
In other results Friday, Terrace defeated Quesnel 7-2, Kelowna topped Kitimat 4-1 and Williams Lake stopped Smithers 7-5.
The Cougars are back in action today at 11:15 a.m. at Kin 1 against Kelowna.
"We haven't played Kelowna yet this season and we're looking forward to it," said Cougars head coach Wes Scott.
The winner of that game will claim first place in their pool heading into today's crossover playoffs.
Playoffs start at 3:30 p.m. with games continuing at the Kin Centre tonight. Placement games start at 9 a.m. Sunday and the tournament final is set for noon at Kin 1.
