The U15 Cariboo Cougars pulled off a thrilling upset against the Thompson Blazers on Sunday at Kin 1.
In the BC Elite Hockey League contest, Jack Tidsbury gave the Cats a dramatic 5-4 overtime victory when he scored half way through the five-minute extra session.
In the 10-team division, the Cougars (6-20-0-2) are in ninth place and the Blazers (20-7-0-1) are in third.
In the game, Mettao Sardinha forced overtime when he scored mid-way through the third period.
The Blazers led 2-1 after the first and the Cougars were up 3-2 after the second.
The Cats got their other goals from Grady Gustafson, Josh Gendron, Brett Peebles and Jaxon Larmand, the latter three all on the power play. Tristen Bailey, Hunter Aura (power play) and Teghan Mullin (shorthanded) had the other goals for the Blazers.
Ryder Green was the winning goaltender and Bryce Cormier suffered the loss.
The teams also played on Saturday and the Blazers won that one 3-1.
Peebles had the lone goal for the Cougars, while Mullin, Luca D’Amore and Keaton Thibault connected for the Blazers.
Levi Hollatz got the win and Green took the loss.
The Cougars will finish their regular season at home this coming weekend when they face the fourth-place Okanagan Rockets (17-9-0-0). Games are Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 8:15 a.m. at Kin 1.
