Hartley's Cat Scan

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is the Cougars’ top-line centre, Riley Heidt. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Cougars offensive production; team depth Chemistry with Koehn Ziemmer and being top NHL draft prospects […]

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is the Regina Pats Manager, Broadcast & Hockey Communications Dante De Caria During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Early broadcasting start in Ottawa Watching Connor Bedard on a […]

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Cougars Head Coach and General Manager Mark Lamb. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Early thoughts on the team’s 10-9-0-0 record Offensive success, inconsistent play, and power play chemistry. Acquisition of Cole Dubinsky from the Regina Pats The scouting report on Koehn Ziemmer and Riley Heidt for NHL teams looking to draft them Addition of Jim Playfair to the coaching staff You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Director of Ticket Sales Kevin Patenaude. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Ticket price changes boosted experiences Biggest season ticket holders The new all-in mentality among office staff for new ideas; Mega 50/50 Jackpot nights; promotional suggestions/ideas from fans Possibility of a women in hockey night You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Lynne Van Roode, the WHL Off-Ice Officials Volunteer Co-ordinator (Prince George) During the episode, she discussed a number of topics including: Running a crew of 14 people for each home game Roles and responsiblities as well as being impartial Tense situations during or after a game Difficult and easiest jobs to train for Can you excel as an off-ice official without hockey knowledge? You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Cougars captain Ethan Samson. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Individual and team progress with the Cats over the past four years Season expectations from a player’s point of view Team chemistry on and off the ice Getting selected by the Cougars in the prospects draft; first NHL camp with Philadelphia Flyers Competing against elite players such as Kamloops Blazers sniper Logan Stankoven You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Cougars Associate Coach Josh Dixon. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Off-season in Ontario Growth as a team; breaking down the season into seven-game segments Special teams struggles; the importance of the penalty kill Team philosophy when facing adversity Giving players the best opportunity to move up You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Cariboo Hockey General Manager Trevor Sprague. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Hockey Canada fallout Acceptable conduct for players within Cariboo Hockey Stepping aside as head coach; the difficulty of breaking into junior hockey as an assistant coach due to low salaries Relationship with the PG Cougars and Prince George Spruce Kings Overview of Cariboo hockey teams/Northern Capitals; preview of Winter Classic weekend for 2023 You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Cougars Director of Scouting Bob Simmonds. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: His relationship with Queen Elizabeth II; rules and protocols when dealing with the Royal Family Training and planning involved when escorting high-profile dignitaries Encounters with the Prime Ministers of Canada, Finland as well as US President Bill Clinton Significant expectations for the Cougars Development of captain Ethan Samson You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.

Welcome to Hartley’s Cat Scan! This is a weekly podcast featuring the ‘who’s who’ of the Prince George Cougars. Hartley’s guest this week is Cougars Assistant Coach Carter Rigby. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Brief stint with the Cougars as a player before being dealt to Kelowna Previous ties to Mark Lamb; playing for him in Swift Current On being hired by the Cougars less than two weeks before the WHL season began His role with the Cats and the approach he takes with the players Differences between Junior B/WHL players; most influential coach growing up You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.