Sports by Hartley Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars will play 25 of their 34 home games on a weekend.
The WHL released its 2025-26 regular season schedule Tuesday.
The Cougars have 12 home games on a Saturday, 10 on a Friday and 3 on a Sunday.
They will also be at CN Centre for nine midweek home games; 5 on a Tuesday and 4 on a Wednesday.
The Cougars longest homestand is six games which will be in March and that will follow their longest road trip of the season which is eight games in February, including six on the Prairies.
Prince George will play nearly half (33 of 68) of its games against B.C. Division teams; 9 against Kamloops, 8 vs. Victoria, 6 against expansion Penticton, 6 against Kelowna and 4 vs. Vancouver.
The Cougars play each of the six American teams (Portland, Spokane, Tri-City, Seattle, Everett and Wenatchee) four times each.
PG Cougars to play 25% of their 68 games against Kamloops and Victoria https://t.co/Ucknm4jb1s
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 24, 2025
PG opens the 2025-26 campaign at home against Portland September 19th and 20th.
The Cougars will have two home games just after Christmas on Dec. 27th and 28th against Victoria.
87 days – and counting!
Today, the Western Hockey League announced the 782-game schedule for the 2025-26 WHL Regular Season beginning Friday, September 19.
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— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) June 24, 2025
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Former PG Cougar Zdeno Chara has been selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 25.
After playing the 1996-97 season with the Cougars, Chara went on to an NHL career suiting up in 1,680 games (most ever by an NHL defenceman) over 24 seasons.
He won a Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011.
Former Cougar Zdeno Chara selected to Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 https://t.co/Yu6XLFsAtO @PGCougars
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 24, 2025
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The first round of the 2025 NHL draft will be held on Friday (starting at 4 p.m.) in Los Angeles.
Rounds 2-7 are slated for Saturday (9 a.m.).
Josh Ravensbergen of the P.G. Cougars is the top-ranked North American goalie in the draft.
Nothing fills an appetite quite like a Joshua Ravensbergen selection at the 2025 NHL Draft. @PGCougars | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/kzhqdZhCoZ
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) June 20, 2025
MLB:
Jared Young of Prince George went 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter for the New York Mets in their 7-4 Tuesday loss against the Atlanta Braves.
The 29-year-old Young is batting .171 (by going 7-for-41) with three homers and four RBI’s for the Mets since he was recalled on May 23rd from their Syracuse Triple A farm club.
Toronto Blue Jays 10 Cleveland Guardians 6
The box score is here.
The (42-36) Blue Jays continue a 6-game road trip today (Wednesday 3:40 PM PT) against the (39-38) Guardians in Cleveland.
The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule and results are here.
The MLB standings are here.