Mark Lamb Named BC Division Nominee for Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy

The Prince George Cougars are excited to announce that General Manager & Head Coach Mark Lamb has been named the BC Division Nominee for the Dunc McCaluum Memorial Trophy.

The trophy is awarded annually to the WHL Coach of the Year.

All WHL Division Award winners are eligible for the overall WHL Awards, which will be announced from Wednesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 9.

The Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy winner will be revealed on Wednesday, May 1.

Mark Lamb is the WHL B.C. Division Coach of the Year for a second-straight season.

The Prince George Cougars General Manager and Head Coach steered the Cougars to the team’s best regular season since moving to the Northern Capital for the 1994-95 season.

The Cougars put up a 49-15-1-3 record to clinch the team’s second-ever B.C. Division title and first top placement in the Western Conference.

Under Lamb, Prince George was the second-highest scoring team in the league (316) while allowing the second-fewest goals against (187). The team’s powerplay (30.1 percent) and penalty kill (84.3 percent) ranked second in the WHL.

Three Cougars players, Zac Funk (Washington Capitals), Riley Heidt (Minnesota Wild) and rookie Terik Parascak (2024 NHL Draft-eligible) surpassed the 100-point mark, with Funk leading all WHL skaters with 67 goals and a +56 rating.

Prince George was also the league’s strongest road team, amassing a 24-8-0-2 record in enemy territory.

In five seasons as the Cougars’ Head Coach, Lamb holds a regular season record of 139-122-17-10.

Lamb is also the WHL B.C. Division Executive of the Year.

WHL Coach of the Year Nominees

B.C. Division – Mark Lamb – Prince George Cougars
Central Division – Willie Desjardins – Medicine Hat Tigers
East Division – Brennan Sonne – Saskatoon Blades
U.S. Division – Mike Johnston – Portland Winterhawks

About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.

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