Is this the night the Prince George Cougars put a stop to their losing ways?
Not if the Victoria Royals have it their way. The Royals would love nothing better than to extend the Cats losing streak, now at 13 games, when they face the Cougars tonight and Saturday at CN Centre.
The Royals (27-23-1-2) are coming off a 6-1 loss Wednesday in Kamloops and have a 4-4-0-2 record in their past 10 games. They remain six points ahead of the third-place Kamloops Blazers.
The Cougars (16-32-4-2) lost their last two games on the road last weekend, falling 4-3 to the Kelowna Rockets, then dropping a 4-1 decision to the Vancouver Giants.
The Cougars haven't won a game in more than a month. They last found the win column Jan. 12 at home when they blanked the Kelowna Rockets 4-0 to complete a two-game weekend sweep.
Since then, the Cats have gained just three points in the standings, all a result of overtime losses to Kamloops, Moose Jaw and Vancouver.
They're still looking for their first win under head coach/general manager Mark Lamb, who took over behind the bench a week ago from Richard Matvichuk, who was fired last Tuesday after nearly three seasons at the helm.
The Cougars have dropped into last place in the WHL's Western Conference. But with 14 games left they're still only 10 points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds (21-27-5-1) in the chase for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
Tonight's Alumni Night promotion will give fans a chance to bid on a Brett Connolly-signed Washington Capitals jersey to help raise funds to pay for minor sports registrations.
