Prince George Cougars Schedule 2026
Few teams surprised the WHL in 2025-26 like the Cougars, who overhauled more than half their roster and posted a 44-22-2-0 record, one of the best regular-season marks in club history. Coach and GM Mark Lamb built a lineup around goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen and defenceman Carson Carels, both first-team Western Conference all-stars. Prince George Cougars carry real expectations into 2026-27. Browse Prince George Cougars game dates at Event Tickets Center.
Western Conference play in the WHL runs largely through British Columbia, where the Cougars' rivalry with the Portland Winterhawks has produced dramatic finishes, including a double-overtime Game 6 that ended Prince George's 2025 postseason. The 2025-26 Cougars ranked among the conference's top clubs all season, finishing behind BC Division champion Penticton Vees and eventual Ed Chynoweth Cup winner Everett Silvertips. That kind of company keeps the Western Conference race as competitive as any in junior hockey.
Fans can check the CN Centre seating chart before their first visit to Prince George's home rink, which has hosted the Cougars since the franchise relocated from Victoria in 1994. That rink's steep upper bowl gives even the highest rows a clear view of both ends of the ice, and its compact footprint keeps concourse lines short between periods for fans grabbing concessions. The crowd's noise carries especially well during playoff runs, filling the building from the opening puck drop.
The 2026-27 Prince George Cougars hockey schedule mixes BC Division road trips with home dates at CN Centre, and matchups against the Portland Winterhawks and Kamloops Blazers carry extra weight given real playoff history. Weekend series against BC Division opponents typically draw the biggest crowds, while a midseason road swing through the East Division shows fans how Prince George stacks up against the rest of the league. Every point picked up factors into another push for the BC Division title.
The franchise's only Ed Chynoweth Cup came in 1981, when the club played in Victoria and won the President's Cup, as the trophy was known before the 1994 move to Prince George. This year's Cougars made their deepest run since 2024, eliminating the Spokane Chiefs in six games before falling to Penticton Vees in the conference semifinal. Goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen and defenceman Carson Carels, both first-team all-stars, anchored that push and gave Prince George a strong postseason foundation.
Few WHL buildings get as loud as CN Centre when the Cougars are chasing something in April, and this group has already shown it can play deep into the postseason. With Ravensbergen and Carels back in the fold and a full slate of BC Division rivalry games ahead, Prince George looks built for another run at the title. Secure Prince George Cougars tickets at Event Tickets Center.