Spokane 9 Prince George 2 While Ty Smith has long been considered the eventual top pick form the WHL in the 2018 NHL draft, he had not really had a statement game yet. That game was Friday night in Spokane as Smith scored twice and added five assists for a seven […]
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Rockets hang on to defeat Cougars
What looked early on to be an absolute blowout became another tight, one-goal game at Prospera Place as the Kelowna Rockets hung on for a 6-5 win over the Prince George Cougars. By the time many of the 4,349 fans who braved the frigid Okanagan Valley temperatures settled into their […]
WHL recap: Prince George and Kamloops light the lamp, Seattle and Brandon also winners on WHL Saturday night
Prince Albert @Brandon With the Regina Pats enjoying a night off the Brandon Wheat Kings were looking to get back in the win column, while the Raiders chased the also idle Saskatoon Blades, who hold down the final wild card birth in the Eastern Conference. It would be the Wheat […]
Lamb shuts the door on the Cougars, Rebels win 4-0
After a rough start to the season the Red Deer Rebels have turned things around in a major way over their last ten games. The team has gone 7-1-2-0 in those games and relied on great goaltending from the duo of Riley Lamb and Ethan Anders. This afternoon in a […]
WHL recap: Hart ties shutout record in Silvertips win; Pats and Blazers emerge victorious
Regina 4 Lethbridge 2 Many were puzzled when the Regina Pats (29-23-5-0) traded away the goalie that got them to the WHL final a year ago in Tyler Brown and getting another without that experience in Ryan Kubic in return. Kubic afforded himself well when eh first came to the Pats […]
WHL recap: Chiefs get dramatic victory; ICE and Blazers win on the road
Kootenay 4 @Regina 2 The Kootenay ICE (24-28-3-0) finally solved the East Division on Friday and it came at the expense of the hometown Regina Pats (28-23-5-0). The Pats had won three straight coming in and the ICE had lost three straight. It was Colton Kroeker leading the way for Kootenay, […]
Warriors use complete effort to beat Cougars
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors focused on snapping their two-game losing skid one shift at a time. “It started with the first shift of the game,” said Warriors captain Brett Howden. “I thought we had a good shift — me, (Tanner Jeannot and Jayden Halbgewachs). The D got […]
WHL recap: Colina and Bethune lead Cougars over Wheat Kings; Everett, Victoria and Vancouver also victorious
Prince George 3 @Brandon 2 Even with the Regina Pats loading up at the trade deadline, the huge lead the Brandon Wheat Kings (28-18-3-2) had for third in the East Division seemed insurmountable. That lead is getting more surmountable everyday. The Prince George Cougars (19-26-4-4) came in Westman Place Friday night nursing […]
WHL recap: Pats and Blazers earn important wins as January ends
Regina 4 Prince George 1 Taylor Gauthier did everything he could do in order to keep the Prince George Cougars (18-26-4-4) in this one. He faced 24 shots in the first period against the homesteading Regina Pats (26-22-5-0) and 25 in the second. That is 49 shots over 40 minutes of […]
WHL recap: Anderson nets rare goal against former team as Broncos take out Cougars
Swift Current 4 Prince George 0 Josh Anderson had to have this game circled on the calendar. His former team, the Prince George Cougars (18-25-4-4) came into the Credit Union Iplex to take on his current one, the Swift Current Broncos (36-12-3-1) and the end result you could probably have predicted […]