Sports by Hartley Thursday, February 27th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Kelowna Rockets 2
Matteo Danis notched a hat trick for the Cougars, who officially clinched a playoff spot for the 4th straight season before 3,187 fans at CN Centre.
• Matteo Danis Hat Trick
• Matteo Danis Pizza Goal
and…PLAYOFF BOUND!
Recap and reaction from Danis and GM & HC Mark Lamb.https://t.co/venPu0Fsiw pic.twitter.com/9klkRLwHrO
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 27, 2025
Josh Ravensbergen made 23 saves as Kelowna outshot Prince George 25-21.
🎥 SAVE OF THE NIGHT 🎥
Episode V: The Berger Strikes Back-To-Back@RealCdnSS | @PGCougars | #NHLDraft | #SaveOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/rB2Qvfqwhe
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 27, 2025
The game summary and highlights are here.
The Cougars also beat the Rockets 5-2 on Tuesday.
The game summary and highlights from that game are here.
Next up for the Prince George will be a home and home with the Blazers, Friday in P.G. and Saturday in Kamloops.
The (33-19-4-2) Cougars are second in the B.C. Division, five points behind the (34-15-3-6) Victoria Royals.
The Cougars have 10 regular season games left; 5 home and 5 away: four games against Wenatchee, two each against Kamloops and Victoria and one each against Vancouver and Everett.
The Royals also have 10 regular season games left; 5 home and 5 away; two games each against Vancouver, Portland, Spokane and Prince George, and one each against Kamloops and Kelowna.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.