The Prince George Kodiaks will be taking the field at Masich Place Stadium for their home opener Saturday as the Westshore Rebels come to town.
The Kodiaks are looking to take the next step this season, after a 3-7 finish to the 2024 campaign.
Head Coach Jamie Boreham said there’s a lot of returning players, but there will be some new faces in the starting lineup as well.
“We have a lot of returning players, so faces and names you’re going to recognize,” he said.
“We’ve had a couple guys come into camp ready and competed real well, so we’re looking forward to seeing some new faces in the starting lineups too.”
Boreham said with a new season comes some changes on the sidelines.
“It’s a new season, it’s new teams, we’re new, we have some changes as players, we have changes as coaches, some of our systems have changed so that puts us at an advantage,” he explained.
“Other teams, they have some things they’re not sharing with us and that gives them an advantage in some places. Our ability to adjust on the fly and put our guys in the right situations, we’re getting good at doing that.”
Environment Canada is calling for showers and 21 degrees for Saturday’s game.
“If we can run the football, and play our short pass game, that will play to our strengths and advantages,” Boreham said.
“You just roll with the punches and it is what it is, Prince George has a variety of weather that comes through minute by minute, it’s entertaining.”
Boreham said the players are used to a variety of conditions.
“We’ve been practicing in the rain, we’ve been practicing in all the conditions that we’ve had over the past two weeks here,” he said.
“Our guys are ready to go, I don’t expect the weather to be a hinderance to us.”
Boreham said a lot of the returning players are excited to get in front of the fans again.
“There’s energy in the game, and there’s energy on a sideline, and it’s important that we have the right energy. there’s so many ups and downs in a football game,” he said.
“We hear the fans, and the fans help in those down moments, and they create bigger excitement in the bigger moments. Fans bring a lot, and the fans’ excitement helps these guys stay focused and stay in the now.”
The full Kodiaks 2025 schedule can be found here.
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