Prince George Cougars

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Ravensbergen prepares for CHL USA Prospect Challenge
PRINCE GEORGE- Josh Ravensbergen has taken the WHL by storm since he overtook the Cougars net last season and he's getting recognized for his play. Next week he will be in Oshawa and London, Ontario for the 2024 CHL USA Prospect Challenge."Seeing it as a little kid and wanting to get there one day because it was i...
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Rockets score twice in final 90 seconds to hand Cougars 5-4 loss
PRINCE GEORGE - The Kelowna Rockets scored a pair of goals inside the final 90 seconds to beat the Prince George Cougars 5-4 at the CN Centre Saturday night (Nov. 17). Trailing 3-1 midway through the second, the Cougars scored three unanswered courtesy Borya Valis' second of the game, Hunter Laing, and Koehn Ziemmer, t...
Nov 17, 2024
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Cougars beat Rockets to extend point streak to eight games
PRINCE GEORGE - Make it three straight wins and eight straight games with a point for the Prince George Cougars, as they beat the Kelowna Rockets 4-3 at CN Centre Friday night (Nov. 15). Joshua Ravensbergen, the 2025 NHL Draft prospect, led the way with 31 saves for Prince George. Overage defenceman Viliam Kmec and roo...
Nov 16, 2024
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WHL
Koehn Ziemmer named WHL Player of the Week
PRINCE GEORGE - The WHL has named Prince George Cougars forward Koehn Ziemmer the league's Player of the Week.This after the Los Angeles Kings prospect scored seven goals and added one assist over three games.Among those goals was Sunday's game winner in overtime to help his team defeat the visiting Vancouver Giants, 5...
Nov 12, 2024
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Prince George Cougars

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Ziemmer, Valis lead Cougars to 7-1 rout over Giants
PRINCE GEORGE - Koehn Ziemmer had a natural hat-trick while Borya Valis had two goals and two assists to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 7-1 rout of the Vancouver Giants in the first of two games during Community Heroes Weekend at the CN Centre.Joshua Ravensbergen also played his part in front of a sellout crowd of...
Nov 10, 2024
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WHL
Cougars fall in overtime to the Blades
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars blew a two-goal, third period lead to fall to the visiting Saskatoon Blades 5-4 Tuesday night before 3,019 people at CN Centre.The Blades scored two goals 19 seconds apart mid-way through the third to send the game to overtime, where Brandon Lisowsky scored the winner at the 2 ...
Nov 06, 2024
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WHL ACTION
Ziemmer nets three goals, Cougars double hometown Blazers
KAMLOOPS - Koehn Ziemmer notched a hat-trick to pace the Prince George Cougars to a 6-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers in WHL action on Friday (Nov. 1) at Sandman Centre.Kayden Lemire, Terik Parascak and Borya Valis also registered goals for the Cats, with Joshua Ravensbergen stopping 27 shots to pick up the win bet...
Nov 02, 2024
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WHL
Cougars acquire defenceman from Hitmen
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have swung a deal with the Calgary Hitmen.The Cats have acquired 6'2 defenceman Fraser Leonard (06) in exchange for defenceman Drew Peterson (06) and a 2025 sixth-round pick in the WHL Prospect's Draft.Eighteen-year-old Leonard played 59 games with the Hitmen and Saskatoon Blad...
Oct 31, 2024
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WHL
Cougars down Warriors, 4-1
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars got back to their winning ways Tuesday night, beating the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 4-1 at CN Centre.Terik Parascak lead the way for Prince George with two goals and an assist. The Washington Capitals prospect now has eight goals on the year.The game was tied at one going int...
Oct 30, 2024
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SHOOTOUT LOSS
Cougars late comeback ends in shootout defeat
PRINCE GEORGE - A valiant effort from the Prince George Cougars came to a end with a shootout loss on Saturday. Riley Heidt got the scoring started in the second period with his seventh of the year before the Victoria Royal netted three straight to take a 3-1 lead. Aiden Foster got the home side Cougars back within a g...
Oct 27, 2024
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Heidt tallies five points for Cougars in victory over visiting Royals
PRINCE GEORGE -- Prince George Cougars' captain Riley Heidt racked up five points, including four assists and an empty-net marker, in a 6-3 victory over the Victoria Royals on Friday (Oct. 25) at CN Centre. Koehn Ziemmer tallied twice and Borya Valis, Viliam Kmec and Terik Parascak added singles for the Cougars (7-4-2-...
Oct 26, 2024
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Hockey
Cougars announce Community Heroes Weekend alongside a 50/50
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have announced that they will be facing off against the Vancouver Giants for Community Heroes Weekend on November 9 and November 10 at the CN Centre. This weekend will be dedicated to honouring those on the frontline who work to keep our community safe. In recognition of their e...
Oct 24, 2024
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Hockey
Three Cougars named to NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Rankings
PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George Cougars goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen and forwards Jett Lajoie and Aiden Foster have been selected to NHL Central Scouting's Preliminary Players to Watch list ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft.Ravensbergen is listed as an 'A' rated player to watch which the Prince George Cougars say that it indi...
Oct 24, 2024
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WHL ACTION
Hurricanes blow past Cougars in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. -- The Prince George Cougars capped a three-game Alberta road swing with a 7-3 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday (Oct. 18). Will Sharpe (2), Shane Smith (2) Kooper Gizowski, Noah Chadwick and Logan Wormald scored for the Hurricanes, whose goaltender, Brady Smith, made 22 saves to pick up the...
Oct 19, 2024
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WHL
Cougars beat Tigers 8-1
MEDICINE HAT- The Prince George Cougars got back to their winning ways Wednesday night in Medicine Hat.The Cats blew out the Tigers 8-1. Forwards Riley Heidt and Terik Parascak each had a goal and two assists and Joshua Ravensbergen blocked 33 of 34 shots for the win.The Cougars are in Lethbridge Friday night to take o...
Oct 17, 2024
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WHL
Cougars blanked in Calgary
CALGARY - The Prince George Cougars kicked off a road trip with a 5-0 loss to the Calgary Hitmen on Monday (Oct.14).The Cougars were outshot 36-31, giving up three goals in the second period and two in the third period.Cooper Michaluk was in net for Prince George who continue their three game trip in Medicine Hat Wedne...
Oct 15, 2024
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WHL ACTION
Hat-trick from Heidt helps Cats vanquish Raiders
PRINCE GEORGE -- Riley Heidt paced the Prince George Cougars to victory on Saturday (Oct. 12), scoring a hat-trick in a 5-4 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders at CN Centre. Borya Valis and Bauer Dumanski also had goals for the Cats, with Joshua Ravensbergen making 15 saves to pick up the victory between the pipes. ...
Oct 13, 2024
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WHL ACTION
Cougars to host Raiders, aiming to snap three-game losing streak
The Prince George Cougars are looking to snap a three-game losing skid. After three consecutive losses to the Portland Winterhawks, the Cats will play host to the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday (Oct. 12), a 6 p.m. start at CN Centre.The Cougars have four wins, two losses, two overtime losses and one shootout loss th...
Oct 12, 2024
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WHL
Cougars blow 4 goal lead in loss to Winterhawks
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars fell to the Portland Winterhawks 5-4 in a shootout Wednesday night before 2,952 fans at the CN Centre.The Cougars entered the third period with a commanding 4-0 lead but couldn't hold on for the win. Portland scored three goals in just over three minutes beginning at the 13:14 ...
Oct 10, 2024
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Cougars
Cougars nearly back to full strength amidst midweek doubleheader
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars wrapped up a tough five-game road trip and returned home with a big change on the roster earlier this week. Koehn Ziemmer was sent back from LA Kings training camp and in turn the team made the difficult decision to trade their leading scorer Carlin Dezainde to the Swift Current Broncos.In hi...
Oct 09, 2024
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WHL
Cougars trade Carlin Dezainde to Swift Current
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have traded forward Carlin Dezainde and a 2025 ninth-round draft pick to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for forward Van Eger, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2027 fourth-round pick.The trade comes a day after the Cougars announced Koehn Ziemmer was being returned to the ...
Oct 08, 2024
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WHL ACTION
Cougars fall painfully shy of road point in Portland
The Prince George Cougars fell three seconds short of earning a point on the road on Saturday (Oct. 5) in Portland. Ryan Miller of the Winterhawks tallied at 19:57 of the third period to lift his club to a 3-2 victory over the Cats in WHL action at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Viliam Kmec and Hunter Laing scored for Pri...
Oct 06, 2024
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ROAD TRIP
Cougars atop Western Conference after win over hometown T-Birds
KENT, WASH. -- Carlin Dezainde had two goals and one helper for the Prince George Cougars in a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds in WHL action on Friday (Oct. 4) in Kent, Wash. Jett Lajoie, Viliam Kmec and Borya Valis also scored for the Cats, whose goaltender, Joshua Ravensbergen, stopped 27 shots to pick up t...
Oct 05, 2024
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Cougars
Cougars explode for 4 goals in third period to beat Rockets
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars improved their record to 3-2 following a 5-2 win over the Rockets in Kelowna Wednesday night.Terik Parascak and Riley Heidt returned to the lineup to both pick up three points in the victory. Parascak had two goals and an assist while Heidt had a goal and two assists.The Cougar...
Oct 03, 2024
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Cougars
Riley Heidt named 30th captain in Cougars team history
PRINCE GEORGE - A big honour for Prince George Cougars forward Riley Heidt.The team announced Wednesday (Oct.2) that Heidt is the 30th captain in team history."First off, it's an honour," commented the newly appointed captain. "I just want to thank my teammates and the staff for believing in me. I've bee...
Oct 02, 2024
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Hockey
Riley Heidt heading back to the Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE-Riley Heidt will be returning to the Prince George Cougars for the rest of the 2024-25 season.The star forward was with the Minnesota Wild (NHL) to attend their training camp while suiting up for three pre-season games.The 19-year-old product of Saskatoon posted 117 points (37-80-117) last season and is c...
Oct 01, 2024
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WHL ACTION
Cougars double up on Giants in Langley
PRINCE GEORGE -- Carlin Dezainde and Borya Valis had two goals apiece for the Prince George Cougars in a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Giants in WHL action on Friday (Sept. 27) in Langley.Hunter Laing and Evan Groening added singles for the Cats in support of goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen, who made 41 saves to pick u...
Sep 28, 2024
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Cougars
Cougars acquire goalie in trade with Spokane
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have completed a trade with the Spokane Chiefs.The Cats have picked up 19-year-old goalie Cooper Michaluk in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospect's draft.Michaluk has played in 71 games for the Chiefs, compiling a record of 21-34-6. Last year, he was 12-13-3...
Sep 26, 2024
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