Sports by Hartley Monday, March 17th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Wenatchee Wild 3 (Saturday)
Borya Valis snapped a 3-3 tie with just 3:52 left in the 3rd period.
Riley Heidt notched four assists, including his team record 250th of his career, before 5,600 fans at CN Centre.
Carson Carels added three assists while Koehn Ziemmer notched his team-record 37th career power play goal to go along with one assist.
The game summary and highlights are here.
What a win and what a weekend!
Recap and reaction from GM & HC Mark Lamb and tonight’s first star, Carson Carels!https://t.co/V1aUkhhUSP pic.twitter.com/MqhyDFYNzm
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 16, 2025
Prince George Cougars 4 Wenatchee Wild 2 (Friday)
The Cougars erased a 2-1 deficit with three unanswered goals in the 3rd before 4,592 hometown fans.
Riley Heidt scored the game-winning goal with 5:13 left in the 3rd.
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (40-20-4-2) Cougars have won nine of their last 10 games and improved their home record to 23-4-3-2.
Prince George leads the B.C. Division by two points over the (37-17-3-7) Victoria Royals.
The Cougars host the Royals to close out the regular season Friday and Saturday.
Prior to that, Victoria will make up its two games in hand as the Royals visit the
(24-36-4-1) Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday and the (17-42-4-2) Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday.
The Cougars will start the playoffs at home on Friday, March 28th and Saturday, March 29th against either Portland, Vancouver or Tri-City.
Playoff tickets go on sale Wednesday afternoon at 2:00.
The WHL Conference standings are here.