Cougars announce associate coach
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PRINCE GEORGE — Jason Smith has been hired as the associate coach of the Prince George Cougars.
Smith was most recently the head coach of the Kelowna Rockets for parts of three seasons and has played over 1,000 games in the NHL in a career that lasted 15 seasons.
The 45-year-old Smith played three seasons with the Regina Pats, winning the Bill Hunter Trophy as the WHL’s Top Defenceman in the 1992-1993 season. He also won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team that year. He then went on to play for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators in the NHL. He is a former captain of both the Oilers and Flyers.
Smith and Cougars General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb have worked together before. Smith played under Lamb when he was as assistant coach with the Oilers in the 2001-2002 season.
