2008-2009 Season

Aug 5 2009 Jaroslav Vlach Makes Czech U-18 Team by Andy Neal

The Prince George Cougars are pleased to announce the club’s 2009 Import Draft pick, forward Jaroslav Vlach, will be taking part in the upcoming Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Vlach, the 11th overall ...

Aug 4 2009 Brett Connolly Earns Spot On Canada's U-18 Summer Team by Andy Neal

For the third time in eight months, Prince George Cougars forward Brett Connolly will be off to a high level international hockey tournament.  Connolly is one of 22 players named to Canada’s Under-18 men’s squad that is bound for ...

Jul 30 2009 Tentative Cougars Schedule Released by Andy Neal

The 16th Western Hockey League regular season for the Prince George Cougars will commence Friday, September 18 against the Spokane Chiefs and conclude Saturday, March 13 at Kelowna against the Rockets.The Cougars 72-game slate was constructed at ...

Jul 25 2009 Halliday Looking Forward To New Role At Camp by Andy Neal

Of all the Cougars during the 2008-09 Western Hockey League season, no one had a transformation that compared to Tyler Halliday.  To start the season, the Kamloops native was looked at as the enforcer for the club, dropping the gloves when ...

Jul 21 2009 Stanfield Readies For A New Season by Andy Neal

There are many ways for hockey players to improve their skating.  19-year old Cougars forward Parker Stanfield is trying something new this summer that he hopes will pay big dividends when the WHL season opens in September.“This is the ...

Jul 17 2009 Forsberg Ready To Make His Mark by Andy Neal

For many 16-year olds at a Western Hockey League camp, filling a roster spot with the big club can be a surprise for themselves and others who follow the team.  But some 16-year olds are expected to make the squad.  The latter falls is the ...

Jul 10 2009 Tyrell On The Mend, And Ice, In Tampa Bay by Andy Neal

It has been seven months since Dana Tyrell last played for the Prince George Cougars.  His final game, December 10 against the Swift Current Broncos at CN Centre, was Tyrell's send-off, before heading for camp in Ontario for the upcoming World ...

Jul 9 2009 Jackson Looking To Leave His Best For Last by Andy Neal

20-year old Cougars defenceman Dallas Jackson has never taken off-season training lightly.  But he’s never been quite as driven as he is in the summer of 2009, preparing for his final year of junior hockey.“It means a lot.  ...

Jul 6 2009 Cougars and Raiders Swap Forwards, Draft Picks by Andy Neal

The Prince George Cougars have acquired 19-year old forward James Dobrowolski from the Prince Albert Raiders, in exchange for 18-year old forward Justin Maylan.The two clubs also swapped picks in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft, as the Cougars get the ...

Jul 2 2009 Hamhuis Invited To Canadian Olympic Orientation Camp by Andy Neal

On the heels of former Cougar Dustin Byfuglien being named to USA Hockey’s Olympic Orientation Camp roster, Canada’s orientation camp roster includes the name of another former Prince George Cougar defenceman.Dan Hamhuis, a rearguard for ...