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 former Cougars player Aaron Foster During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: On his son Aiden wearing his number with the Cougars; emulating his style of play Growing up in North Battleford, Saskatchewan before moving to Alberta; being drafted and by Tri-City before coming to the Cougars Remaining close with former teammates Blake Robson, Tyler Bouck, Chris Falloon, and Billy Thompson Coming up short in the playoffs while suiting up for the Cougars Scoring 1st WHL goal on a penalty shot against Kamloops 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 and high-scoring blueliner Hudson Thornton. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Scoring from own end against Kamloops; energy from the big crowds Most power-play goals by a defenceman in franchise history; surpassing close friend and Cougars alum Ethan Samson On having 35 to 40 friends family in the crowd in Brandon during the upcoming Eastern road trip Being named the captain and responsibilities Best memory in WHL to date 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.

[caption id="attachment_185572" align="alignright" width="300"] Hudson Thornton of PG Cougars on the Cat Scan podcast. Photo supplied by Brendan Pawliw, MyPGNow.com staff[/caption]

Hartley's guest this week is Cougars captain and high-scoring blueliner Hudson Thornton.

During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including:

Scoring inside his own end against Kamloops; impact big crowds have on the players

Surpassing friend and former teammate Ethan Samson for most power-play goals by a defenceman in franchise history

On having 35 to 40 friends and family attending the Brandon game during an upcoming road trip

Being named captain and the responsibilities that come with it

Best moment in the WHL

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: Special team’s success; busy start to the season Evaluating the 2009 draft-eligible prospects; thoughts on filling the final 20-year-old slot Value of draft picks and team chemistry Having players possibly compete at World Juniors Development of Terik Parascak and Ondrej Becher 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: On being offered more autonomy with drafting players under Mark Lamb; success since 2017 Qualifications for being a scout; involvement in the game from a young age Challenges of picking lower in the 1st round of the WHL Prospects Draft Lessons learned during 2016-17 WHL Playoffs; approach on trade deadline this season and beyond Thoughts on the 2009-born Draft Class; the emergence of Cougars starting netminder Ty Young 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: The vast majority of players on the Cougars roster were either drafted or listed by the club Emergence of Terik Parascak; evaluating 2006-born players impacted during the pandemic year  Joshua Ravensbergen falling under the radar; thoughts on Drew Peterson and Aiden Foster as rookies Carson Carrels’ skill set at 15 years old Thoughts on Medicine Hat Tigers stud rookie Gavin McKenna 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 Business and goaltending coach Taylor Dakers. During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Improving the fan experience at Cougars home games; 25% spike in season memberships Adding to his list of duties including running the TicketsNorth box office Opening weekend success, concession improvements, and targets for community outreach Emergence of Joshua Ravensbergen Ty Young’s workload; what’s involved within NHL entry-level contracts 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: The Cougars taking the next step as a franchise On being favoured to win the BC Division Adding Jim Playfair to the coaching staff full-time Pre-season trip to Grande Cache The Cougars 20-year-old situation 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: Recap of the regular season and playoffs Struggles against Seattle 20-year-old situation heading into next season; Tyler Brennan’s injury during playoffs Riley Heidt being selected to IIHF U-18 Men’s Championship Handicapping the Kamloops/Seattle Western Conference Final 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 is Cougars Alumni and former NHL’er Devin Setoguichi During the episode, he discussed a number of topics including: Looking back on his one-year with the Cougars; his initial reaction to getting traded by Saskatoon On getting hot late in the season; receiving more free reign from the coaches His knack for scoring goals Owning a pair of fitness studios in San Jose His sobriety journey and how that and his family are among his biggest accomplishments You can also find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and TuneIn.