Cougars Prep For New Season

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 The schedule has been released as the Prince George Cougars get ready to open up a new season.  It  gets started with the Cats hosting the Seattle Thunderbirds on September 22 and 23 at the CN Centre.

Cougars General Manager, Dallas Thompson says if the Cougars get Eric Hunter back, this will be a great year.  Hunter was drafted by the New York Rangers but yet not signed. Thompson says "I think we have a back end that will be as strong as anything in the league."

Who does he expect will be one of the strongest teams in the Division?  Vancouver. "They already have a strong team but remember they are hosting the Memorial Cup so they will be doing their level best to be the strongest team in the division."

Thompson says  Chilliwack could be a sleeper just as Everett was. "They are the brand new team in this division but don’t count them out. They may be put together by expansion but just look at what Everett did and you can’t count them out."

Thompson says there’s still strength in the old Cougar rivals "Kelowna still has lots of fire power and has had lots of success, the young guys will feed on that."  Kamloops still is a question mark the GM said, "I don’t think they are in a building year they lost the best goalie in the entire division and if they can fill that void they will be strong."

The season tickets are going great according to business manager Brandi Brodsky who says there are still tickets left and when it comes to fan support, "We would like to regain our former glory as the envy of the league."

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