News 2009-10

Alex Rodgers Commits to University of Alberta

Prince George, BC – The Prince George Cougars are proud to announce graduated forward Alex Rodgers has committed to the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team for the 2010-11 season.

Rodgers, a 5’11”, 175 pound product of Salmon Arm, BC, led the Cougars in scoring during the 2009-10 season, collecting 20 goals and 41 assists for 61 points, all career highs.  Rodgers led the Cougars in power play points with 24, short-handed goals with 3 and tops in game winning goals with 3.  Rodgers reached the 100 career assists plateau in the Cougars second to last game of the season, earning 4 assists against his former team, the Kamloops Blazers, on March 12, 2010.  In 258 career WHL regular season games with the Cougars, Blazers and Vancouver Giants, Rodgers had 52 goals and 101 assists for 153 points.

Rodgers joins a Golden Bears squad that captured a CIS silver medal last season.  Rodgers becomes the second graduated Cougars player from the 2009-10 season to commit to a post-secondary institution.  Tyler Halliday will skate for the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack this upcoming 2010-11 season.

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