It should be a festive final weekend before a short Christmas break for the U18 Cariboo Cougars.
Not only do they renew their rivalry against the Okanagan Rockets, but some holiday cheer will likely be coming from the crowd.
On Saturday, the AAA hockey club is hosting its Teddy Bear Toss game at 6:30pm from Kin 1.
When the Cougars score their first goal, the ice will be littered with teddies.
The feature game is in support of the St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Genuine Article (formerly Alison’s Embroidery) has donated approximately 100 stuffed animals for the event.
They’ll be available for purchase for $5 each, and all the proceeds will go to St. Vincent de Paul.
The Prince George Cougars are also donating their Fanboni for Cariboo to use during the intermissions.
This is the first trip back to Prince George for the Rockets who claimed the B.C. Elite Hockey League title on enemy ice in overtime on a controversial goal by Hudson Getzlaf.
Okanagan is the top-rated team in the U18 league so far in 2025-26 with a robust record of 16-2-0-0.
The second game of the weekend set takes place at 9:15am from Kin 1 on Sunday.
Okanagan won the first two meetings against the Cougars by scores of 5-4 and 2-1 in Kelowna on October 4th and 5th.
The Rockets are led by the dynamic duo of playmaker Brayden Westman and WHL draft eligible stud Brayden Jugnauth.
Jugnauth, ripped up the BCEHL’s U15 league last season scoring 42 goals and 66 points in 30 regular season games.
The 14-year-old also tallied 15 points in six playoff contests. So far this year, Jugnauth has 25 points in 28 games at the U18 level.
He is the younger brother of Portland Winterhawks alum Tyson Jugnauth, who is now suiting up for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the AHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken.
His other older brother Logan is also on the Rockets and is a prospect of the Prince George Cougars.
Cariboo sits fourth in the seven-team league with a mark of 9-8-2-1 after dropping a pair of road games to the Vancouver Northwest Hawks by scores of 2-1 and 4-3 last weekend.
Admission is free for all fans.
Both teams will also make their way to Calgary for the Circle K Classic, which kicks off on December 27th.
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