The Prince George Cougars success just might mean a little shuffling during the RBC Cup.

The RBC Cup series will take place May 5 - 13^th, it has been designed around the use of the CN Centre.

The Cougars just might need the ice during The RBC series.

“It is too early to say what the impact might be” says Prince George Leisure Services boss Tom Madden. “But there is a possibility the Cougars will need the ice at the CN Centre for one, maybe even two nights.”

There are some “ifs” before that would be an issue.

It hinges on “if” the Cougars beat Everett, and “if” the Cougar’s don’t have home ice advantage and “if“ the timing of the third round clashes with the RBC Cup.

At this point it would appear that if the Cougars make it through this round of the playoffs, they could need the ice at the CN Centre for two games during the RBC Cup. Madden says there would need to be some changes at the arena because a couple of sections of seating are being removed to allow for a lounge. “We would just have to put the seats back in , that’s all” says Madden.

He says the organizers of the RBC Cup and the Cougars would work together to see how they could make this a win-win situation. “A lot depends on when the third round would start and it is possible it could start earlier , it’s possible the games for the RBC Cup could be shuffled, there are a lot of options, but when it (WHL playoffs) gets down to four teams we will have a better idea of how things will shape up.” 

Possible conflict aside, Madden says its very exciting to see the support for the Cougars and the RBC Cup. “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a coupe of parades to celebrate our two teams?”

Madden says the playoff fever is spreading “ It would be great to have the fans in such a positive hockey mood right at the time when we are hosting the RBC Cup, I know it will be a lot of work for us, but we welcome this kind of work.”