Sports by Hartley Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 4 Wenatchee Wild 3
Lee Shurgot tallied the winner, snapping a 3-3 tie, with 7:42 left in the 3rd in front of 2,590 fans in Wenatchee.
The Cougars erased a 3-1 second period deficit to extend their winning streak to five games.
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (36-19-4-2) Cougars are just three points behind the (36-15-3-6) Victoria Royals in the battle for top spot in the B.C. Division.
Prince George has seven regular season games left while Victoria has eight remaining.
This weekend, the Cougars play in Wenatchee again on Friday.
They also visit the league-leading (42-11-4-3) Everett Silvertips Saturday and the
(29-24-8) Vancouver Giants Sunday (in Langley).
The Royals are home Friday and Saturday against the (41-18-1-1) Spokane Chiefs.
Prior to puck drop, the WHL’s Vice-President, Hockey Richard Doerksen presented @WHLwild_ head coach Don Nachbaur with a commemorative print in honour of reaching 700 career coaching wins.
Nachbaur currently sits third in all-time WHL coaching triumphs with 713. pic.twitter.com/C3BYfI51c8
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) March 6, 2025
The WHL Conference standings are here.