Prince George Cougars relieve Matvichuk of his duties Cougars make coaching change . . . Matvichuk done after loss to Giants https://t.co/as1vV81t7O — Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 7, 2019 Gregg Drinnan has reported and confirmed that the Prince George Cougars head coach Richard Matvichuk has been relieved of his coaching duties. […]
Author: Paul Figler
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Taylor Gauthier
When National Hockey League Central Scouting dropped its most recent rankings, Prince George Cougars goalie Taylor Gauthier was near the top among all Western Hockey League goalies. The WHL goaltending sweetheart has entered the minds and hearts of the NHL scouting world with his tireless work ethic and outstanding performances […]
Rebels “stupid hockey” leads to team’s second three-game losing streak
For the second time this season the Red Deer Rebels have dropped three straight games. It came at the hands of the Calgary Hitmen, a team the Rebels had handled well this season. Heading into the night, Red Deer sported a 6-1-0-0 record against their division rivals and held a […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: January 27th, 2019
Game of the night: Kamloops Blazers @ Seattle Thunderbirds 6:05 PST The suddenly hot Blazers make a quick turnaround, travelling around 500 kilometers after their shoot out win over the Victoria Royals at home last night. Kamloops (19-24-2-1) has won four straight games heading into this important battle, as both […]
Offense provides lift for Rebels in 5-1 victory over Cougars
Red Deer’s skilled offense came to life against the Prince George Cougars in an inter-conference battle. The Rebels extended the Cougars losing streak to six games and got themselves back on the winning track and into first place in the extremely tight Central Division. It didn’t always look like the […]
Rebels can’t solve the Tigers, Sogaard and their power play
It isn’t very often that a team sweeps a season series, and more rare is one where a team behind you in the standings takes every game against you. The Medicine Hat Tigers are on the verge of just that after taking the fifth game of the season series by […]
Blades quietly putting up third best record in the WHL this season
Just last season, the Saskatoon Blades were “robbed” of a playoff spot due to the way the Western Hockey League maintains it’s playoff positioning. The bridge city team had more points and a better record than both the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Red Deer Rebels but both of those teams […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Sunday January 20th, 2019
DUBNetwork’s Game of the Day: Kamloops Blazers @ Prince George Cougars 2PM Pacific Two teams with nearly identical records face off in the second game of a two game set in Prince George. Both teams are looking to get back into playoff position with two points separating both these teams […]
Rookie Tetachuk steals the show, leads Hurricanes to road win
Sometimes in hockey it is difficult to read a head coach, especially when it comes to the vaunted goaltender position. Tonight was no exception as Brent Kisio made a goaltending change following the Lethbridge Hurricanes loss last night at home to the Red Deer Rebels. Kisio decided to start Carl […]
WHL Playoffs – Just For Fun
I decided to take a look at the current standings and try out the various ways playoff positioning can be determined as well as magic numbers for the top three seeds in each division. Here is the magic number for for the current standings for the 2018-19 Western Hockey League […]