Sports by Hartley Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have signed Jaxon Larmand (08) to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.
The 16-year-old forward from Prince George is playing this season with the Cariboo Cougars, who host the Okanagan Rockets this weekend in the BC Elite Hockey League U18 championship series.
Larmand racked up 57 points, (28 goals) in 36 regular season games and has added seven points (4 goals) in five playoff games this season.
THE PG KID PUTS PEN TO PAPER!
We are excited to announce that forward and PG product Jaxon Larmand (08) has signed a @TheWHL Scholarship & Development Agreement!
🖇️ https://t.co/R1weJ8hTcq#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/Z8WomboxvD
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 17, 2025
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The PG Cougars host the Victoria Royals to close out their regular season Friday and Saturday.
The (40-20-4-2) Cougars have won nine of their last 10 games and have the fewest home regulation losses in the WHL (with a 23-4-3-2 record at CN Centre).
Prince George leads the B.C. Division by two points over the (37-17-3-7) Royals but Victoria has two games in hand.
The Royals visit the (24-36-4-1) Kamloops Blazers tonight (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.