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 legendary host of Sportstalk and author Dan Russell (Part 2). During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: On being named to the BC Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2023) His 11-year-run with the WHL on Shaw TV broadcasts with Bill Wilms; a stint as the voice of Seattle Thunderbirds during the Patrick Marleau era His rocky relationship with former Vancouver Canucks general manager Brian Burke Regrets in his career The end of Sportstalk after a 30-year run 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 the legendary host of Sportstalk and author Dan Russell. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: His new book about his 30-year-run in sports radio; the groundbreaking success of Sportstalk Documenting all the radio shows he did; his friendship with Gregg Drinnan Living in Thailand with his wife Discussing some of the most memorable of the 25-thousand interviews he conducted including Derek Sanderson, Bruce McNall, and Scotty Bowman His relationship with legendary caller “The Pauser”; run-ins with former Vancouver Grizzlies general manager Stu Jackson. 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 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 this year Friendships with Regina Pats star forward Connor Bedard and Moose Jaw Warriors scoring winger Brayden Yager. Level of sacrifice he had to make to get to where he is; growing up on an outdoor rink in Saskatchewan Being drafted by the Cougars; transition to life in Northern BC 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 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 nightly basis, marveling at his accomplishments The volume of media and public appearance requests Bedard gets on a daily basis Stint with the BCHL’s Powell River Kings What we don’t know about Connor Bedard/pros and cons of keeping or trading him at the WHL Trade Deadline 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 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.