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Head Coach and General Manager among others part of latest PG Cougars signings

The Prince George Cougars announced various signings within its hockey operations department.

Multi-year deals were signed by General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb, Associate Coach Jim Playfair, Assistant Coach Carter Rigby, Athletic Therapist Dave Adolph, and Equipment Manager Dane Engelhardt.

The team said this will be Lamb’s seventh full season behind the Cougars bench, ranking second all-time in coaching wins for the franchise with 183 victories.

Ed Dempsey leads with 214.

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Playfair returns for his third season as Associate Coach, bringing over 15 years of NHL coaching experience and continues to be a vital part of the Cougars’ coaching staff.
Rigby enters his fourth season as Assistant Coach.
Engelhardt returns for his fifth season with the club, with Adolph entering his second season with the Cougars.
The Cougars also promoted Leland Mack to Director of Scouting, taking over the role from Bob Simmonds, who will transition into a new role as the Cougars’ Director of Player Personnel.
Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary is a news reporter for 94.3 the GOAT and Country 97fm in Prince George. His time as a news reporter began in Williams Lake, B.C., spending roughly two years with the Vista radio stations, then making the move up to PG in October, 2024.

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