PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars' first round Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff series is tied 1-1. Following a dramatic third period rally to win game one 7-6 in overtime, the Cougars dropped game two to the Portland Winterhawks at home 5-2. The Winterhawks opened the scoring on the power play early in the ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings' destiny has been set up for them in the slot. The Spruce Kings hung on to defeat the Powell River Kings at home Saturday (March 29) night 5-4, but they needed some help on the out-of-town scoreboard to keep their British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) playoff hopes alive f...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings' 2024-25 season hangs in the balance this weekend.The team plays its final two regular season games of the season at home against the Powell River Kings.Prince George sits four points behind the Langley Rivermen for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conferen...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It was a thrilling start to the Western Hockey League playoffs for the Prince George Cougars Friday night (March 28), as the Cougars came back from a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the Portland Winterhawks 7-6 in overtime of their first-round opener.Terik Parascak scored the winner - h...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings currently sit three points back of the Rivermen for the final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference, but wouldn't have the chance to play for the spot this weekend if it weren't for three big performances last weekend.They grabbed five of six points against three tough opponents in the ...

PRINCE GEORGE- For the second year running, the Prince George Cougars and Portland Winterhawks will face off in the WHL Playoffs. Last season, the Winterhawks defeated the Cougars in a thrilling six game series to advance to the finals. This year, the Cats are looking for their revenge as they meet in the first round.&...

PRINCE GEORGE- After the Cougars final game of the 2024-25 regular season this past Saturday (Mar. 22), they wrapped up the night honouring the players that played their final regular season WHL game, with the selection of the three stars.The three stars of game 68 against the Royals, were Borya Valis, Villiam Kmec and...

PRINCE GEORGE - It's heartbreak for the U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars as they were beaten 3-2 in overtime by the Okanagan Rockets in game three of the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) championship series. Hudson Getzlaf, nephew of former Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf, scored the winner at 4:26 in overtime to...

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - The Prince George Spruce Kings are gearing up for a must-win Sunday (March 23) afternoon matchup against the Surrey Eagles in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).The Spruce Kings are in tough in their bid to make playoffs this season, as a loss in regulation Sunday would eliminate them from con...

PRINCE GEORGE - Koehn Ziemmer, the all-time leading goal scorer for the Prince George Cougars, scored the overtime winner to power his team to a 4-3 win against the Victoria Royals Saturday (March 22) night. The 20-year-old LA Kings prospect scored 2:14 into the extra period in his final WHL regular season game as the ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars have forced a winner-take-all game three in the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) championship series. The Cougars beat the Okanagan Rockets 4-2 Saturday (March 22) night to hand the Kelowna team their first loss of the playoffs. Jaxon Larmand, Nicholas Gordon, Ril...

PRINCE GEORGE - The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars were beaten 4-2 by the Okanagan Rockets in game one of the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) Final Friday (March 21) night at the Kin Centre.Jaxon Larmand and Brett Peebles scored for the Cougars while Hayden Laing, Will Fuhrmann, Hudson Getzlaf, and Jake Torres di...

PRINCE GEORGE - There will be no back-to-back BC Division titles for the Prince George Cougars, as they were doubled up by the Victoria Royals 6-3 Friday (March 21) at the CN Centre. The Royals claimed just their second B.C. Division title, and will finish second in the Western Conference. The Cougars will have to sett...

PRINCE GEORGE- The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars are preparing to host the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) Final this weekend. They will be facing the Okanagan Rockets, after a winning a tough three game series against the Vancouver North West Hawks."Gotta come out quick and ready to go. We like the matchup...

PRINCE GEORGE - An extra incentive to attend the Prince George Cougars game Saturday night (March 22).When the Cougars host the Victoria Royals in the final game of the regular season, not only is the BC Division on the line, but you have the chance to purchase a ticket for the MEGA 50/50 with 100% of local proceeds go...

PRINCE GEORGE- On Thursday morning (Mar. 20), the Prince George Golf and Curling Club welcomed visually impaired curlers from all over Western Canada, as they opened this years Western Blind Curling Championship with an opening ceremony."The Westerns come from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. and there are...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have just two games remaining in the regular season but still have plenty to play for before the playoffs. This weekend they host the Royals who the Cats are tied with atop the B.C. Division, but Victoria have a game in hand."We've been going at it with Victoria all year. T...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Northern Capitals are headed to the provincial finals this weekend after an impressive showing in their semi final match up against the Fraser Valley Rush. Despite dropping the final three games against the Rush in the regular season, the Caps swept them this past weekend on their home ice in Langley...

PRINCE GEORGE- This past weekend, legendary Western Hockey League (WHL) coach Don Nachbaur returned to Prince George. The 66-year-old spent his formative years between the ages of 10 and 17 in Northern BC's Capital before becoming one of the WHL's winningest coaches."It's a real privilege to come home. A lot of pe...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars scored on their first shot of the game, and then avoided a late lapse, as they beat the Wenatchee Wild 5-3 Saturday (March 15) night.The win keeps the Cougars atop the BC Division standings going into the final week of the WHL regular season. The Cougars move to 86 points from ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will have home ice in the first round of the WHL Playoffs, after a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Wenatchee Friday (March 14) night. Koehn Ziemmer scored twice as the Cougars moved two points ahead of Victoria for top spot in the BC Division, though the Royals have played two fe...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed 17-year-old forward Dominic Szczygiel for the 2025-2026 season. The five-foot-11 native of Avenel, NJ has spent the last three seasons with the Christian Brothers Academy and New Jersey Rockets AAA program. The 2007-born forward put up 50 goals and 83 assists o...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings currently sit two points back of the Coastal Conference's final playoff spot, thanks to grabbing three of four points against the Langley Rivermen last weekend."Those are big points. Our goal is to to get closer and closer to that last playoff spot and we did that. It'...

PRINCE GEORGE- Entering their final four games of the season, the Cougars are coming off a successful last road trip of the campaign, winning four of five away from the CN Centre.During the road trip, the Cats managed to defeat the WHL's best, Everett Silvertips at the Angel of the Winds Arena for the first time since ...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Northern Capitals are heading to Langley this weekend for the start of their playoffs and the provincial semi-finals against the Fraser Valley Rush."The girls have been outstanding for this group. Over the last two years the team collectively won 19 games and this year we got to 16 wins. It's be...

LANGLEY - The Vancouver Giants defeated the Prince George Cougars 3-1 in Langley Sunday afternoon before 3,919 fans at the Langley Events Centre.Borya Valis scored the Cougars lone goal, his 33rd of the season. The Cougars outshot the Giants 37-28 with Joshua Ravensbergen taking the loss in net.Vancouver's victory snap...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings split a pair of games against the Langley Rivermen this weekend, as they fell 2-1 in overtime at Kopar Memorial Arena Saturday (March 8) night.Brock Cummings scored late in the third period to extend the game, but it only took a minute for the Rivermen to come away with th...

EVERETT, Wash. - The Prince George Cougars have won their seventh straight game as they beat the league-leading Everett Silvertips 4-3 Saturday (March 8) night. It's the Cougars' third 4-3 win on the trot and their first in Everett since Dec. 2019 - as they moved into the B.C. Division lead, following Victoria's 2-1 se...