Their opponent has been set. Even the dates have been settled.
Consider the next four matches their final training, and they’ll prepare in a less familiar territory.
Once the next four regular season road games are behind them, the Prince George Cougars begin the Western Hockey League playoffs.
They begin the postseason on the road. Their foes are the Western Conference’s elite team, the Vancouver Giants.
While the Cougars will finish no higher than eighth in the conference, they need to ensure they’re battled-tested once the playoffs begin if they want to give Vancouver a challenge. Otherwise, they’ll be chewed up and spit out by the Giants shortly after the playoff door they’ve been clawing at opens.