The Prince George Cougars will have some new rules to learn for the 2026-2027 season, which will begin with a two-game home stand against the Penticton Vees on September 18.
The WHL has named Prince George Cougars goaltender Josh Ravensbergen as the recipient of the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy as the WHL's Goaltender of the Year.
And just like that, the Prince George Cougars season has come to a close. The Cougars lost a 3-2 heartbreaker in overtime to the Penticton Vees in a Game Six at the CN Centre last night, ending the Cougars season, and sending the Vees to face the Everett Silvertips in the Western Conference Final.
It came down to the last game in the WHL 2025-26 regular season to determine which team the Prince George Cougars would face in the first round of the playoffs.
It wasn't pretty, but the the Prince George Cougars finished third in the WHL Western Conference after a 4-3 shootout victory over the Victoria Royals, in front of 4,225 fans at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.
The Prince George Cougars will start the WHL playoffs on Friday, March 27th, but 4,430 fans were treated to a playoff-like game at the CN Centre Tuesday night, as the Cats came away with a 3-2 shootout win over the Kamloops Broncos.
For the first time ever, the Prince George Cougars have picked up a win over the Penticton Vees, and it came in about as dramatic of fashion as possible.
“As we wall know, special teams are a huge part of the playoffs, and when you’re feeling good with your group, getting onto the powerplay and our PK right now has been really good the last few games, it just helps out your overall game.”
PG continues its four-game homestand with Indigenous Weekend on tap at CN Centre Friday (7pm) and Saturday (6pm) against the Memorial Cup hosts the Kelowna Rockets.
Kelowna (25-16-5-2) fell 4-3 in overtime against the Portland Winterhawks at Prospera Place and sits three points back of the Cats.
The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections.Â
The licence operates within the Prince George Timber Supply Area, which includes the Prince George and Stuart Nechako natural resource districts. Only operations within the Prince George Natural Resource District will be audited.
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.