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WHL Prince George Cougars

WHL Announces the 2020-2021 BC Division Schedule

March 9, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC- The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced today the complete B.C. Division schedule of games for the 2020-21 Regular Season, which is set to begin Friday, March 26th in the WHL Hub Centres in Kamloops and Kelowna.

As previously announced, the WHL's B.C. Division will play all 2020-21 Regular Season games exclusively within the Hub Centres located in Kamloops and Kelowna. The five B.C. Division teams will each play a 24-game schedule, which includes six games against each opponent.

The Prince George Cougars open their season on Saturday, March 27th against the Kamloops Blazers at the Sandman Centre. The Cougars conclude their regular season schedule 47 days later on Wednesday, May 12th against the Blazers.

12 of the Cougars 24 games are scheduled either on Friday and Saturday nights or Sunday afternoons. Five games are on Wednesdays, three on Mondays and two each on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Games in Kamloops start at 7:00 pm and games in Kelowna start at 7:05 pm. Games scheduled on Sundays are at 6:00 pm in both Hub Centres.

Cougars' fans can listen to all 24 games on 94.3 The GOAT, and they can watch every game through the newly launched WHL Live on CHL TV. More details available by visiting www.watch.CHL.ca. Cougars' Season Members will be contacted with a special offer to watch all games this year.

The WHL has developed an extensive set of protocols and believe the protective Hub environment will provide a high standard of safety, for not only players and staff, but the Kamloops and Kelowna communities at large. The WHL will implement an ongoing weekly private PCR testing strategy, with all tests being processed by DynaLIFE Labs out of Edmonton, AB.

Enhanced screening for all WHL players, billets, team staff and officials will take place on a daily basis, including regular temperature screenings as well as symptom monitoring through the WHL Athlete RMS Mobile Application. Masks must be worn by all WHL players at all times with the exception of when participating on ice for games and practices. WHL coaches will be required to wear masks at all times, including while conducting practice and while behind the bench during games.




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