The New Ice Age

The theme of this season's Prince George Cougars has been dubbed the "The New Ice Age."  The reason for this is due to new ownership that took over starting this season, as Greg Pocock, along with former Cougars/current NHL players Dan Hamhuis and Eric Brewer, headed up an investing group that would assume ownership and promise a commitment to the team, something that hasn't always been the case the last few years.

That off-ice change is starting to show itself on the ice and in the stands, as more people are attending games at the CN Centre and the Cougars are on the verge of making the playoffs for the first time since 2010-11.  They play Kamloops tomorrow, and a win will help them out big time, as not only can they give themselves breathing room in the BC Division, as they would put some distance between themselves and Kamloops and Vancouver, but also give them momentum against Victoria, a potential matchup in the first round.  The Cougars may have lost the last game, but they managed to salvage a point, and getting to that point was an example of there possibly being a new day for Cougars fans, as they erased a 3-0 deficit against Victoria Saturday to force a shootout, where they would fall short in 11 rounds.  Prior to that defeat, the Cougars won six in a row.  Thanks to that streak, the Cougars are four points clear of Kamloops for the last spot in the automatic entry by being top three in the division and should it come down to it, two points ahead of Tri-City for the last wild card if they end up getting eclipsed by either Kamloops or Vancouver.