Prince George To Nanaimo

Prince George to Nanaimo

 
  The Prince George Cougars. Probably one of the worst franchises to play in at a players stand point of view in the whole CHL. Your closest team is Kamloops a 5 hour bus trip away. Edmonton is close but not in their division. How the Cougars survive there is beyond me. I spent some time in PG and the BCHL's Spruce Kings got almost as many fans as the Cougars. The Cougars could leave PG and I highly doubt many of the citizens would care. Sure the BCHL is a step below the Cougars as of level of play. But the Spruce Kings still seem to be loved in PG. I am sure every other team in the BCHL would love to see the Spruce Kings fold or move also especially with Quesnel having moved to Chilliwack. But if one hockey team were to go it would be the Cougars over the Spruce Kings.

  But where would the Cougars move to. There are many choices but for a scenerio of this story lets say they move to Nanaimo.  This would return the Cougars back to the island (their original home being Victoria) Give the Royals a team close, which would be a great rivalry. Move the Clippers to Quesnel.

  The Clippers have one of the better attendence in the BCHL and have the population base to host a WHL team easily. The Clippers going to Quesnel is one suggestion as Williams Lake had issues with the BCJHL in the past and Dawson Creek is just way too far.
  The Cougars have been on the rumor mill for a long time about moving. It is almost to the point where it isn't if its when.