Game Preview | Cougars vs. Vees | 03/10/26
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Cougars continue their final home-stand of the regular season as they play host to the Penticton Vees in the final game of the season series.
When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Puck Drop: 7:00 pm
Cougars Record: 38-22-2-0 (78 Points)
Cougars Last Game: A 4-3 win over Spokane on Saturday, Mar. 7
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
Vees Record: 41-13-4-4 (90 Points)
Vees Last Game: A 5-3 win over the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday, Mar. 7
Western Conference: 2nd
BC Division: 1st
Penticton Vees Roster Breakdown (Birth Year):
2005-born players (4) – Stevenson, Danis, Evers, Birnie
2006-born players (12) – Alstead, Tastad, Drancak, Reyelts, McCallum, Wehmann, Valiant, Pederson, Pedersen, Michaud, Johnson, Weber,
2007-born players (3) – Stone, Norrie, Kvasnicka
2008-born players (3) – Burick, Milford, Alger-East
2009-born players (1) – DeMars
Last Time Out:
-Prince George earned their 38th win of the season and completed a season sweep over the Spokane Chiefs
-Terik Parascak moved to second all-time in franchise history in points surpassing Koehn Ziemmer (261 Points)
-Kooper Gizowski played in his 300th WHL game
-Brock Souch scored twice and was named the games first star
Whiteout SZN?
-A win tonight for the Prince George Cougars would secure them home ice in the first round of the WHL Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season
-If the Cougars are to secure home ice, the first two playoff games will be on Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28
Souch a Player
-Brock Souch is off the heels of a tremendous weekend which saw him collect six points over the two wins vs. Spokane
-Souch enters tonight with points in 3 of his last 4 games
-On the 2025-26 campaign, the 19-year-old from Edmonton owns 69 points in 61 games (26-43-69)
Terik is Totally Terrific
-Terik Parascak climbed the history book on Saturday vs Spokane, going to second all-time in franchise history in points
-Parascak surpasses his former teammate Koehn Ziemmer with his 261st career point
-The first-round pick of the Washington Capitals in 2024 enters tonight’s game with points in eight consecutive games
-Parascak scored his 30th goal of the season on Saturday vs. Spokane – the second time in his three seasons
Against Penticton
-The Cougars aim for their first win in the season series against the Penticton Vees
-Brock Souch and Kooper Gizowski lead the Cougars in scoring against Penticton with two each
-San Jose Sharks first round pick in 2025 Joshua Ravensbergen owns a .908 save percentage against Penticton
On the Other Side
-A Vees win tonight would secure them their first BC Division crown in their first season of WHL existence
-The WHL’s oldest team enters tonight with wins in eight of their last ten games
-Penticton is 22-6-0-3 on the road this season (1st in BC Division)
-Former Cougar Matteo Danis owns points in seven straight games
-Seattle Kraken prospect Ryden Evers and New York Islanders prospect Jacob Kvasnicka propel the Vees offence against the Cougars this year with eight points each
After Tonight:
The Cougars continue the home-stand on Friday, March 13th and Saturday March 14th as they host the Wenatchee Wild for Retro Weekend at the CN Centre.
Next Game: Friday, March 13th vs Wenatchee | TICKETS
