PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have bolstered their goaltending depth just days before opening the 2026-27 Western Hockey League season.Cougars General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb announced Monday the team has acquired 18-year-old goaltender Peyton Shore from the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for a sixth-...

KAMLOOPS - The Prince George Cougars fell to the Kamloops Blazers on the road Sunday (Sept. 13) night 4-3 to conclude their exhibition schedule. The Cougars lost all four of their games in the Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season. Tre Peck led the Cougars in pre-season scoring with two goals and three points in two g...

TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - The Prince George Cougars dropped the first of their two Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season games in Tumbler Ridge. The Cats were shut out by the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-0 Friday (Sept. 4). A scoring summary was not provided by the WHL online. As part of the WHL pre-season weekend, the District o...

PRINCE GEORGE - A retired firefighter with three decades of public service experience is entering the race for Prince George City Council.Dan Pears, a lifelong Prince George resident and former Assistant Chief with the Prince George Fire Rescue Service, has announced his candidacy in the upcoming municipal election. Pe...

Western Hockey League fans will have a new place to watch games this season after the league announced it is moving regular season livestreams to YouTube on an interim basis.The decision comes amid uncertainty surrounding Victory Plus, the WHL's exclusive streaming partner since March 2025.The league says all 2026-27 r...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars are preparing for another Western Hockey League season, with the club announcing its rosters and schedule for the 2026 training camp.The camp will feature five teams named after former NHL players and Cougars alumni: Team Mason, Team Connolly, Team Harkins, Team Byfuglien and T...

PRINCE GEORGE - As summer vacation begins to wind down, the focus is quickly shifting back to hockey in Prince George.For the Prince George Cougars, the calendar is turning toward one of the most important stretches of the year. Training camp opens August 26 at the CN Centre, giving players just a few more weeks to pre...

PRINCE GEORGE -The Prince George Cougars have traded overage defenceman Tyrone Sobry to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.Cougars General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb said the move was made because the club currently has a surplus of overage players on its roste...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have made a key change to their hockey operations department, appointing longtime scout Rob Rogers as the club's new Director of Scouting ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League season.Rogers takes over the position after spending the past seven seasons with the organization...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars added another significant chapter to their growing reputation as one of the WHL's premier development programs this weekend, with two players selected in the 2026 NHL Draft and several others earning opportunities to impress professional organizations.Leading the way was defenc...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have selected forward William Thompson with the 41st overall pick in this year's WHL Prospects Draft.Thomspon hails from North Vancouver and captained the North Shore Warriors U15 Prep Team last season where he compiled 50 points in 30 games. In three playoff games, he had seve...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have announced the signing of 2007-born forward Tre Peck to a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.Peck hails from Orono, Minnesota and players last season with the Spruce Grove Saints of the BCHL. Peck had 47 points (17G-30A) in 52 games. The 5'7", 170-pound forwar...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have announced the signing of 2007-born forward Tre Peck to a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.Peck hails from Orono, Manitoba and players last season with the Spruce Grove Saints of the BCHL. Peck had 47 points (17G-30A) in 52 games. The 5'7", 170-pound forward...

PRINCE GEORGE BC- Prince George Cougars goalie Josh Ravensbergen was named the WHL goaltender of the year. This is the first time that the Prince George Cougars goalie has won the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy. The Prince George Cougars stated "Ravensbergen was outstanding in his third season with the Cougars, leadin...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Penticton Vees overcame a two-goal third period deficit to defeat the Prince George Cougars 3-2 in overtime before 5,632 fans at the CN Centre Sunday night. With the win, the Vees won the series, 4-2.The Cougars were flying on all cylinders through two periods of play, outshooting their visitors 33-...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will need to force a Game 7 after they fell 1-0 against the Penticton Vees on Friday night. The Game 5 loss saw the Vees earn a power play goal at 10:27 if the first period, with the rest of the game remaining scoreless. Cougars' goaltender Josh Ravensbergen blocked 28 of 29 sh...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Penticton Vees defeated the Prince George Cougars 5-2 Wednesday night at the CN Centre to even the second round playoff series at two games apiece.The game was overshadowed by the referees, who gave the Vees eight powerplay opportunities, including two five minute majors. The Vees ended up scoring f...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars blew a two goal lead to fall 5-3 to the Penticton Vees in Game 3 of the team's second round playoff series before 5,370 fans at the CN Centre Tuesday night (April 14).Aiden Foster and Brock Souch both scored in the second period to give the Cougars the lead but the Vees came ba...

PENTICTON - The Prince George Cougars scored two short-handed goals in 12 seconds en route to a 6-2 win over the Penticton Vees Saturday (April 11) night.Terik Parascak and Tyrone Sobry both scored while Riley Ashe was serving a minor penalty for hooking in the first period at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Those go...

PENTICTON - The Prince George Cougars stormed into Penticton Friday night and left with home ice advantage defeating the freshmen franchise 4-1 in game 1 of their second round WHL playoff series. The Cougars scored the first four goals of the hockey game, with Jett Lajoie getting the party started midway through the op...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Western Hockey League (WHL) has taken notice of the stellar year Prince George Cougars goalie Joshua Ravensbergen has been having.The Cougars backstop has been nominated for the league's Goaltender of the Year award. Ravensbergen delivered a remarkable campaign in the Cougars crease, leading the WHL...

PRINCE GEORGE - Cougars bench boss Mark Lamb has been nominated for the WHL Coach of the Year Award.It's the second time in three seasons Lamb has been a nominee for the Dunc McCallum Trophy.Lamb, who captured the award in 2023-24, guided the Cougars to another stellar regular season in 2025-26, leading the club to 44 ...

SPOKANE - Chase Harrington scored at the 12:39 mark of overtime to lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 4-3 win over the Prince George Cougars Thursday night.With the win, Prince George now leads the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 scheduled for Sunday night at 6 p.m. at the CN CentreThe Chiefs overcame a 3-1 third period...

SPOKANE - The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Prince George Cougars 3-2 tonight (April 1) on home ice to stay alive in the best of seven quarter final series before 3,753 fans at Numerica Veterans Arena.Gavin Burcar scored the game winner at the 16:14 mark of the second period. Lee Shurgot scored to make the game 3-2 with ...

SPOKANE - Aresenni Anisimov scored 1:06 into overtime tonight (Mon) on the powerplay to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 3-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs before 3,529 fans at Numerica Veterans Arena.The win gives the Cougars a commanding 3-0 series lead. It was Anisimov's second goal of the playoffs. Brock Souch had ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Joshua Ravensbergen stopped 43 of 45 shots to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 3-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs Saturday night at the CN Centre to take a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series.Brock Souch scored the game's first goal - his third of the playoffs - followed by Lee Shurgot's first....

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Spokane Chiefs Friday night 6-3 to take Game 1 of their first round playoff series.Brock Souch led the way for Prince George scoring two goals while Aiden Foster, Terik Parascak, Arsenni Anisimov, and Bauer Dumanski scored the goals for Prince George before 5,469 f...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars used 34 saves from Joshua Ravensbergen, goals from Terik Parascak and Koy Funk, and shootout markers from Dmitri Yakutsenak and Aiden Foster to defeat the Kamloops Blazers 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday at the CN Centre.Nathan Behm and Vit Zahejsky scored for the Blazers in regulati...