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Spruce Kings ink two-time Ontario champion for upcoming season

Some championship experience is being added to the mix for the Prince George Spruce Kings.

Today (Thursday) the BCHL club signed forward Marcus Lougheed for the 2025-2026 season.

Lougheed who is from Collingwood, Ontario spent the last four seasons with the Collingwood Blues of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Last season, he scored 26 goals and added 36 assists for 62 points in 55 games.

While with the Blues, Lougheed won the OJHL Championship twice, and the Centennial Cup National Championship once, and was the team captain in 2024-2025.

Overall his junior career has spanned 184 Regular Season and 56 OJHL playoff/National Championship games where he has put up an impressive 82 goals and 100 assists.

Lougheed is committed to Lake Superior State University for 2026-2027

“I am super excited and honoured for the opportunity to play in Prince George. I have heard really good things about the organization and am excited to learn from the great staff and further my game. The professionalism and detail they show was a huge factor in my decision and I’m really excited to get the season going.” he said in a release.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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