PRINCE GEORGE - Registration has opened for the biggest multi-sport recreation event in Prince George.The 38th Annual Prince George Iceman takes place February 9, 2025 and organizers say it combines winter fun while showcasing our city's recreational activities. And they say there's fun for everyone."The PG Iceman...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will be wearing special edition Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles jerseys when they play the Seattle Thunderbirds on Nickelodeon Night at CN Centre Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.Those retro jerseys will then be auctioned off with the proceeds going towards the Children's Miracle Network.It...

PRINCE GEORGE - A former Prince George Spruce King will play for Team Canada at this year's Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. Layton Ahac, who was part of the Fred Page Cup and Doyle Cup winning team in 2018-19, was one of nine defencemen named to Canada's Spenger Cup roster Friday (Dec. 20). A third-round draft pick...

PRINCE GEORGE- The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars are preparing for their biggest tournament of the year, the Circle K Classic in Calgary. The tournament kicks of on December 27 and crowns a champion on New Years Day 2025.The tournament has produced more than 80 players to play in the NHL and many more that have gone on to pl...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have added a player to their roster.They've signed 6'1, 180 pound defenseman Ludvig Basth (05) from Brynas IF J20 for the remainder of this season.Basth hails from Gavle, Sweden and has played the past five seasons in the Brynas IF program for the J18 Region and Nationell,...

KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Kelowna Rockets Tuesday night before 3,862 fans at Prospera Place in Kelowna.Defenseman Viliam Kmec scored the game-winning goal at the 11:20 mark of the third period. It was his sixth goal of the season. Terik Parascak added an empty netter with 48 seconds left in the g...

NEW YORK - Prince George native Jared Young has signed a one-year deal with the New York Mets. The 29-year-old finished off last season with the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization, where he hit .326 with 10 home runs and 39 RBI in 38 games.During his most recent season in Major League Baseball in 2023 with...

SPOKANE, WASH. - Riley Heidt scored in his first game back after he was left off Team Canada's roster for the World Juniors to help the Prince George Cougars to a 3-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs Saturday (Dec. 14).The 19-year-old Heidt - who was named first star on the night - needed less than nine minutes to open the ...

LANGLEY - The Duchess Park Condors beat the Notre Dame Jugglers 66-51 to win the Tsumura Basketball Invitational Girls Tournament in Langley Saturday (Dec. 14).The Condors from Prince George beat the Jugglers from Vancouver in the Select 16 Bracket final at the Langley Events Centre.The Jugglers got into Saturday's fin...

PORTLAND - Borya Valis scored the lone goal for the Prince George Cougars, who were beaten 4-1 by the Portland Winterhawks Friday (Dec. 13) night. Goals from Kayd Ruedig - his first in the WHL - and Josh Zakreski had the Hawks up 2-0 just past the nine minute mark of the opening period before Valis struck. The Denver n...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings are at home for their final weekend before the Christmas break, as they welcome the Langley Rivermen for a Friday, Saturday back-to-back.The Kings final home game before the Christmas break is on Saturday and it's their annual Drop the Gloves and Sock it to 'em game."It's a huge wee...

PRINCE GEORGE- Despite a developmental season for the UNBC men's soccer team, Logan Pierce had an incredible rookie year.The Campbell River native produced 94 saves, breaking the previous Canada West single season save record. Pierce credits plenty of his early success to his predecessor."Last year seeing Daniel Z...

KENNEWICK, WA - The Prince George Cougars kicked off their road trip by defeating the Tri-City Americans on the road Wednesday night, 4-3 in a shootout.The win was made possible by a late third period goal by Cougars forward Koehn Ziemmer, who tied the game with just 27 seconds left on the clock.Jett Lajoie scored the ...

PRINCE GEORGE- The BCHL has announced their roster for the 2025 Top Prospects Game and one Prince George Spruce King has made that list. Forward Skogen Schrott will be taking to the ice on January 17 at Rogers Rink in Salmon Arm, B.C. as part of the All-Star Weekend.The game is to showcase the top NHL Draft eligible pl...

PRINCE GEORGE- On Tuesday morning, the coordinators of the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games announced that it will be held in Prince George. The event will take place in seven months, from July 10-12 with an expected 1200 athletes set to compete."The welcoming spirit that Prince George has (shown) since we ha...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have hired Taylor Harnett as the Associate Coach for the remainder of the season.In a news release from the Spruce Kings, "Harnett is an Edmonton, Alberta native who spent seven seasons as the Head Coach and General Manager with the Waywayseecappo Wolverines of the Ma...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have acquired defenceman Corbin Vaughan from the Regina Pats in exchange for defenceman Ephram McNutt and a second-round selection in the 2025 WHL Prospect's Draft.Vaughan, 18, has four goals and 14 points in 98 WHL games with Regina. He has three assists in 13 games this seaso...

PRINCE GEORGE - Carson Carels scored the teddy bear goal as the Prince George Cougars made it rain bears and goals in a 6-3 win over the Kamloops Blazers Saturday (Dec. 7) night.The rookie defenceman's third of the season made it a 2-1 game at CN Centre after the Blazers struck twice in the opening eight minutes of the...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Joshua Ravesnbergen show helped the Prince George Cougars to a 4-2 win over the Regina Pats at CN Centre Friday (Dec. 6) night.The 18-year-old Ravensbergen, who could be a potential first-round NHL Draft pick next year, stopped 32 of 34 shots to help a sluggish Cougars team snap a three game losing ...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars enter their final home weekend of the calendar year coming off a tough stretch of games. They've lost four of their last five and are hoping to snap a three game losing skid with a couple of favourable match-ups this weekend, hosting the Regina Pats and Kamloops Blazers."We wanted to rea...

PRINCE GEORGE- Along with making a coaching change last Monday, Mike Hawes, the Spruce Kings General Manager has been busy making additions to the roster. Last Tuesday, they signed forward Nicolas Papineau after spending three seasons in the Central Canada Hockey League, most recently as the captain of the Nepean Raide...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have acquired goaltender Colin Reay from the Vernon Vipers in exchange for future considerations.Reay is 5' 11, 175 pounds and hails from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Reay has posted a 14-9-4 record with a 2.85 goals against average and a .914 save percentage this season."...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Calgary Dinos took both exhibition men's basketball games against the UNBC Timberwolves this weekend at Brownridge Court. The 7-1 Dinos, who are ranked second in the country, beat the TWolves 80-55 on Saturday and 92-68 on Sunday. This was the first meeting between the TWolves and Dinos since the Fe...

EDMONTON - The Prince George Cougars will be coming back home from Alberta with zero points from two games this weekend. Debutant Parker Snell, 16, stopped all 29 shots he faced for his first WHL shutout as the Edmonton Oil Kings blanked the Cougars 5-0 at Rogers Place Saturday (Nov. 30) night. It's the third successiv...

RED DEER, ALTA. - The Prince George Cougars began their Alberta weekend double-header with a 3-2 loss against the Red Deer Rebels Friday night (Nov. 29). Terik Parascak and Carson Carels found the back of the net for the B.C. Division leaders at the Peavey Mart Centrium, while Joshua Ravensbergen made 28 saves on 31 sh...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars begin their weekend back-to-back in Alberta tonight against the Red Deer Rebels. This weekend will be the only time the cats face of against the Rebels and Oil Kings in the regular season this year."Red deer, when you look at them on paper they're not a real big scoring team or offensive...

PRINCE GEORGE- UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team added Milan Pasquale this offseason. Not only was the freshman a back-to-back MVP of the Vancouver Island AA Championships, but his family roots are strong in Canadian basketball history.Milan's uncle Eli Pasquale and dad Vito, were a big part of the UVic Vikes 198...

PRINCE GEORGE- After his first 38 regular season WHL games, between this season and last, Lee Shurgot was yet to score his first goal for the Cougars. He finally scored on November 9 against the Vancouver Giants and hasn't looked back since."It just starts with the first one. I think that's a huge thing for me. On...