Game Preview | Cougars at Wheat Kings | 02/24/26
BRANDON, MB – The Prince George Cougars continue their eight game road trip tonight as they take on the Brandon Wheat Kings for the lone meeting of the season.
When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Puck Drop: 5:00 pm PT
Cougars Record: 34-20-2-0 (70 Points)
Cougars Last Game: A 4-2 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday, Feb. 22
Western Conference: 3rd
BC Division: 2nd
Prince George Cougars Roster Breakdown (Birth Year):
2005-born players (3) – Dumanski, Gizowski, Seitz
2006-born players (7) – Souch, Ashe, Parascak, Vaughan, Ravensbergen, Levshyn, Sobry
2007-born players (6) – Foster, Yakutsenak, Shurgot, Lajoie, Anisimov, Fisher
2008-born players (7) – Kozicky, Lemire, Finnegan, Cahill, Carels, Johnston, Funk
2009-born players (1) – Hajt
Wheat Kings Record: 34-22-1-0 (69 Points)
Wheat Kings Last Game: An 8-4 win on home ice against the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday, Feb. 22
Eastern Conference: 5th
East Division: 2nd
Brandon Wheat Kings Roster Breakdown (Birth Year)
2005-born players (3) – Johnson, Burzynski, Mistlebacher
2006-born players (8) – Wilson, Lavoie, Hadland, Arpin, Ronald, Gavin, Kraus, Klippenstein,
2007-born players (5) – Skvortsov, Baumuller, Odut, Turko, Gleasman
2008-born players (7) – Allard, Boyce, Egan, Ruzicka, Pantelas, Boehm, Jacobson
2009-born players (3) – Surkan, Park, Bhathal
Last Time Out:
-Prince George collected their 34th win of the season
-Carson Carels, Arsenii Anisimov, Kooper Gizowski, and Dmitri Yakutsenak scored for the Cougars
-Mark Lamb tied Ed Dempsey for the most wins in PG Cougar history (216)
-Prince George was 2-6 on the power-play and a perfect 4-4 on the penalty-kill
The Playoff Hunt Continues:
-If the playoffs were to start today, the Cougars would face the Spokane Chiefs in the first round of the WHL Playoffs
-Just one point continues to separate the Cougars and Kelowna Rockets in the Western Conference (PG in 3rd, KEL in 4th)
Lamb Chasing History
-General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb is on the cusp of becoming the all-time wins leader in Prince George Cougars history
-Lamb enters tonight with 216 career wins – tied with Ed Dempsey
-The 2023-24 WHL Coach and Executive of the Year earned win #200 on Dec. 3
Heating Up
-Carson Carels owns points in 19 of his last 20 games
-Brock Souch has points in 8 of his last 10 games
-Aiden Foster owns points in 5 of his last 6 games
-Josh Ravensbergen has wins in 4 of his last 5 starts
Manitoba Made
-Four Prince George Cougars return to their home province for the one and only time this season.
-Jett Lajoie (Winnipeg), Carson Carels (Cypress River), Kaeson Fisher (Brandon), and Koy Funk (Portage la Prarie) are the Manitoba kids on the Cougars.
-Carels and Fisher played on Team Manitoba 2024 WHL Cup team which saw them win the gold medal.
250 Club
-Dawson Seitz suits up for his 250th career game in the WHL tonight
-Seitz has spent his WHL career with three teams including the Cougars
-The Medicine Hat, AB product spent time with both the Edmonton Oil Kings and Wenatchee Wild
On the Other Side
•The Brandon Wheat Kings enter tonight on a six game winning streak
•Brandon has won 7 of their last 10 games
•Up front, the Wheat Kings have been led by the duo of Jaxon Jacobson (21-55-76), Luke Mistelbacher (36-37-73)
•On home ice, Brandon sports a 17-11-1-0 record
•Against the BC Division, the Wheat Kings are a perfect 5-0-0-0.
After Tonight:
The Cougars return to action tomorrow as they visit the Regina Pats at 5:00 pm PT.
Next Game: Wednesday Feb. 25 at Regina
Next Home Game: Friday, March. 6 vs Spokane | TICKETS
