Prince George Cougars goalie Cooper Michaluk records his first career shutout in a 3-0 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. The victory, achieved on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Night, is a career highlight for the young goalie.
That was far from a bodacious Michaelangelo masterpiece the Prince George Cougar painted Saturday at CN Centre but cowabunga dude, a win’s a win. For Cougars puckstopper Cooper Michaluk, it was a cartoon fantasy brought to life, one that will no doubt go down as one of the highlights of his hockey career.
Playing in front of a crowd of 5,042 spectators and decked out in neon-bright lime green and orange jerseys on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Night, Michaluk buried the Seattle Thunderbirds into the sand. The 19-year-old goalie from Edmonton earned his first shutout, stopping 24 shots to cinch a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds. After 82 regular season games and six in the playoffs he’s finally got his first donut. “It’s amazing, it was a long time coming , I was always wanting to get one and I’m just happy I got one,” said Michaluk. The T-birds didn’t get a lot of shots but they gave Michakuk plenty of work on the pucks that did get through, putting him to the test several times on odd-man rushes or turnovers, but he wasn’t fooled on any of them. “I game like that, 1-0 (until the third period), I didn’t get peppered at the start either and it slowly got me into the game, so I had to be focused and that’s part of the job,” said Michaluk. So was there was any one save that stood out? “All 24 of them I guess because I didn’t make a mistake,” said Michaluk. “I’ll think about this forever. It’ll be one of those games I’ll look back in my career and just always think about how nice the feeling was, so I’ll never forget it.” The game-worn Ninja Turtle jerseys are being auctioned for charity and Michaluk said he’ll save a prominent place on his mantlepiece if he can find a way to keep that sweater in his possession. “I know my mom was bidding for it online, we’ll see if she got it or not, that would be pretty cool,” he said. For Michaluk, Saturday’s game was only his second start in almost a mont
HOCKEY SHUTOUT COOPER MICHALUK PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
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