
Prince George Cougars

Cougars 4 Rockets 1
Ravensbergen wins 80th WHL game as Cougars split weekend series against Rockets
PRINCE GEORGE - Make it 30 wins on the season for the Prince George Cougars as they knocked off the Kelowna Rockets 4-1 at the CN Centre Saturday (Feb. 7) night.Josh Ravensbergen stopped 31 of 32 shots to pick up win number 80 with the Cougars, who completed the split with the Rockets who won on Friday night.Dmitri Yak...
Feb 08, 2026
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Rockets 3 Cougars 2
Cougars open Indigenous weekend with defeat to Rockets
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars dropped the first of two weekend games against the Kelowna Rockets as they lost 3-2 at the CN Centre Friday (Feb. 6) night.Dawson Seitz and Brock Souch scored for the Cougars, while Josh Ravensbergen turned aside 27 of 30 shots in the loss. Prince George (29-19-2-0) remain in t...
Feb 07, 2026
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WHL
Rebels edge Cougars, 3-2
PRINCE GEORGE - Patrick Sopiarz scored with just over three minutes left in the third period to lead the Red Deer Rebels to a 3-2 win over the Prince George Cougars at the CN Centre Tuesday night (Feb.3).Brock Souch and Carson Carels scored for the Cougars while Poul Andersen and Cameron Kuzma had the other goals for t...
Feb 04, 2026
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Cougars 4 Blazers 3 OT
Carels' four point effort leads Cougars to overtime win in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kooper Gizowski scored 74 seconds into overtime, while Carson Carels led the way with four points as the Prince George Cougars beat the Kamloops Blazers 4-3 in overtime Saturday (Jan. 31) night.Terik Parascak had a three point night as the Cougars clawed back from a multi-goal deficit at Sandman Centre for t...
Feb 01, 2026
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Prince George Cougars

Rockets 4 Cougars 2
Cougars win streak ends at five after defeat in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars five-game winning streak come to an end after they were beaten 4-2 by the Kelowna Rockets Friday (Jan. 30) at Prospera PlaceKooper Gizowski and Riley Ashe scored for the Cougars, while Josh Ravensbergen stopped 36 of 39 shots.Kelowna opened the scoring at 15:32 of a fast-paced first ...
Jan 31, 2026
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Cougars 5 Giants 2
Seitz scores twice as Cougars beat Giants again for fifth win in a row
PRINCE GEORGE - Dawson Seitz scored twice as the Prince George Cougars made it five wins in a row, following a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Giants at CN Centre Saturday (Jan. 24) night.Three of those wins have come against the Giants as Prince George outscored their B.C. opponents 17-5 in their recently concluded min...
Jan 25, 2026
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Cougars 7 Giants 2
Cougars beat Giants for fourth straight win
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars are rolling again as they knocked off the Vancouver Giants 7-2 Friday (Jan. 23) for their fourth straight win.Kooper Gizowski scored twice, while Brock Souch, Carson Carels, Jett Lajoie, Dmitri Yakutsenak, and Corbin Vaughan all found the back of the net at CN Centre. While the...
Jan 24, 2026
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Lemire, Carels headed to WHL Prospects Game
PRINCE GEORGE - The Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced the rosters for the 2026 WHL Prospects Game, set for February 18 at the Langley Events Centre.Prince George Cougars forward Kayden Lemire has been named to Team West, where he will be joined by teammates Carson Carels and General Manager & Head Coach Mar...
Jan 22, 2026
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Prince George Cougars
Cougars take 3 game winning streak into weekend homestand against Vancouver
PRINCE GEORGE - Last weekend the Prince George Cougars walked into a three game set in a tailspin having lost 7 in a row with the threat of dropping even further down the standings. Instead the team got to work and took all 3 games by a combined score of 15-9 while putting up 150 shots on goal and collecting two overti...
Jan 22, 2026
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Cougars beat Giants for third win in a row
LANGLEY - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Vancouver Giants 5-1 in Langley Sunday for the team's third win in a row.Carson Carels, Jett Lajoie, Riley Ashe, Arsenii Anisimov, and Dmitri Yakutsenak had the goals for the Cougars.Prince George outshot Vancouver 50-32 with Joshua Ravensbergen picking up the win in net...
Jan 19, 2026
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Cougars 3 Rockets 2 OT
Carels' scores OT winner, Parascak ends drought as Cougars beat Rockets
KELOWNA - Carson Carels scored a highlight reel goal in overtime to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 3-2 win over the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place Saturday (Jan. 17) night. The 17-year-old NHL draft eligible defenceman connected on a pass from Kooper Gizowski and beat Rockets netminder Harrison Boettiger low on...
Jan 18, 2026
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NHL Central Scouting
Carels leads all CHLers as six Cougars crack 2026 NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings
PRINCE GEORGE - Six Prince George Cougars skaters have earned spots on NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft. The Cougars contingent is led by defenceman Carson Carels, who is ranked third among North American Skaters. He trails former WHLers Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat, now Penn State) a...
Jan 17, 2026
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Cougars 7 Blazers 6 OT
Lajoie hat trick helps Cougars snap losing streak at seven
KAMLOOPS - Jett Lajoie scored the overtime winner to complete his first career WHL hat trick as the Prince George Cougars knocked off the Kamloops Blazers 7-6 at Sandman Centre Friday (Jan. 16) night.The come from behind win enabled the Cougars to snap a seven game losing streak that began Dec. 30 in Kamloops. The 24-1...
Jan 17, 2026
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Everett beats Prince George 6-4
PRINCE GEORGE - The Everett Silvertips beat the Prince George Cougars 6-4 Sunday afternoon at the CN Centre.Kooper Gizowski lead the Cougars with two goals - including his 20th of the season. Kayd Ruedig scored the game winner with 10 minutes left in the third period.Everett outshot Prince George 34-25 before 3,692 fan...
Jan 12, 2026
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Silvertips 4 Cougars 1
Cougars slump to sixth consecutive defeat after 4-1 loss to WHL-leading Silvertips
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars remain mired in a slump as they've lost their sixth in a row, a 4-1 defeat to the Everett Silvertips at the CN Centre Saturday (Jan. 10) night.Josh Ravensbergen was outstanding in net as he made 40 saves, but he couldn't power the Cougars to victory against the WHL-leading Silv...
Jan 11, 2026
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WHL
Cougars make five deals prior to trade deadline
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars were busy prior to Thursday's WHL trade deadline.The deals included:Swapping defenceman Eli Johnson (08) to the Penticton Vees in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection in the WHL Prospects draft.The 17-year-old appeared in 24 games with Prince George this season, recording ...
Jan 09, 2026
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Vees beat Cougars 3-2
PRINCE GEORGE - Diego Johnson scored his 13th goal of the year with 53 seconds left in the third period to lift the Penticton Vees to a 3-2 win over the hometown Prince George Cougars at the CN Centre Wednesday night.This after Brock Souch tied the game at 2 at the 12:18 mark of the third period. It was his 14th goal o...
Jan 08, 2026
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WHL
Vees top Cougars, 5-2
PRINCE GEORGE - The Penticton Vees defeated the Prince George Cougars Tuesday night before 2,840 fans at the CN Centre.Kooper Gizowski and Carson Carels had the goals for Prince George, who were outshot 40-32. Diego Johnson scored the game winner for the Vees.With the win, Penticton leapfrogged Prince George into first...
Jan 07, 2026
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Hitmen 4 Cougars 2
Slumping Cougars lose third straight despite Levshyn heroics against Hitmen
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have lost three in a row - and six of their last seven games - following a 4-2 defeat to the Calgary Hitmen Saturday's (Jan. 3) night at the CN Centre. Brock Souch and Lee Shurgot scored for Prince George while Alexander Levshyn stopped 36 shots in a losing effort. Souch opened...
Jan 04, 2026
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Cougars 3 Royals 2 OT
Gizowski's overtime winner leads Cougars to victory over Royals on Batman night
PRINCE GEORGE - Kooper Gizowski was the superhero as his overtime winner lifted the Prince George Cougars to a 3-2 win over the Victoria Royals on Batman night at the CN Centre Sunday (Dec. 28) night.Gizowski's goal at 3:01 of the extra frame helped the Cougars snap a three game losing streak as they split their weeken...
Dec 29, 2025
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Royals 6 Cougars 1
Cougars allow six unanswered goals in blowout loss to Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars gave up six unanswered goals to the Victoria Royals, who came away with a 6-1 at CN Centre Saturday (Dec. 27) night.Five of those Royals goals came in the second period as both teams were playing their first game after the WHL's week-long holiday break. It's the third loss in a...
Dec 28, 2025
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Silvertips 3 Cougars 2 OT
Levshyn stands tall as Cougars fall to Silvertips in overtime after late collapse
EVERETT, WASH. - The Prince George Cougars gave up a pair of goals in the final 71 seconds of regulation en route to a 3-2 overtime loss to the Everett Silvertips on Friday (Dec. 19) night at Angel of the Winds Arena.The Cougars led 2-0 late in the third period following goals by Corbin Vaughan at 1:10 of the second an...
Dec 20, 2025
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WHL
Cougars trade forward to Red Deer
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have traded forward Patrick Sopiarz to the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for a 2026 third-round pick and a conditional 2029 fourth-round pick.The 17-year-old appeared in 29 games with the Cougars this season, and record two goals and an assist.Sopiarz was originally selected by t...
Dec 15, 2025
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WHL ACTION
Cougars top Blazers in B.C. division battle
PRINCE GEORGE - The Kamloops Blazers struck first on Saturday night, but four unanswered goals from the Cougars completed the weekend sweep for Prince George. Tommy Lafreniere got the scoring started in the second period with his 22nd of the season. PG would strike back just before the end of the frame with two quick g...
Dec 14, 2025
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Cougars 5 Blazers 4 SO
WHL debutant Lewis backstops Cougars to shootout win over Blazers
PRINCE GEORGE - Preston Lewis stopped 23 of 27 shots in his WHL debut as the Prince George Cougars knocked off the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 in a shootout to pick up their sixth consecutive win at the CN Centre Friday (Dec. 12) night. The 19-year-old from Salmon Arm was called up from the Devon Xtreme in the AJHL and thrust...
Dec 13, 2025
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Prince George Cougars
Cougars standouts heading to Team Canada Selection Camp
Prince George Cougars PRINCE GEORGE - Two Prince George Cougars are headed to Niagra Falls after being selected to attend to the team Canada World Junior Selection Camp. "Yeah I was pretty speechless" said Cougars defenseman Carson Carels when he found out he would be joining teammate Joshua Ravensbergen at c...
Dec 12, 2025
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WHL Awards
Cougars' Ravensbergen named WHL Goaltender of the Month for November
PRINCE GEORGE - Joshua Ravensbergen continues to impress for the Prince George Cougars. The 19-year-old netminder was named the WHL's Goaltender of the Month for November as he posted an 8-2 record with a 2.00 goals-against average, .940 save percentage, and one shutout. The San Jose Sharks prospect made a league-leadi...
Dec 07, 2025
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Cougars 3 Royals 2 SO
Cougars roar back to shootout win over Victoria Royals
VICTORIA - The Prince George Cougars erased a two goal deficit as they beat the Victoria Royals 3-2 in a shootout on Vancouver Island Friday (Dec. 5) night.Brock Souch and Patrick Sopiarz scored regulation goals for the Cougars while Terik Parascak and Jett Lajoie scored in the shootout at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Ar...
Dec 06, 2025
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