The Prince Albert Predators are seen celebrating a goal against Saanich Express during MacDonald Cup action in Abbotsford, B.C., on Aug. 9, 2025. (Tolson Media/MacDonald Cup)

By Logan Lehmann

Lacrosse

Predators add more hardware to trophy case as new foe enters PGLL

Dec 17, 2025 | 4:06 PM

The Prince Albert Predators expanded their trophy case once again following another historic season on the floor.

The club has collected numerous awards and honours, both as a team and individually, after claiming their second straight Western title in B.C. this past summer.

“I think the run we’re kind of on right now as a franchise is unparalleled to what we’ve seen in the past, league-wise, success-wise, individual accolades-wise,” said Predators head coach Lucas Wells. “It’s been a fun ride, and it’s well deserved for the players because at the end of the day, no matter what I do or what anybody else does or the volunteers do, it’s up to the players to show up and perform. A huge congratulations has to go to them.”

Within the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL), the Predators nearly swept the awards with Brayden Rieger taking home Most Valuable Player, Matthew Cudmore winning Top Offensive Player, and Tobey Oshanek claiming Top Defensive Player. Those three, along with Talon Sandry, were also named to the league’s All-Star team.

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On top of all that, more locally, Rieger was awarded a Best of the Best (BOB) Award after being voted Prince Albert’s Favourite Male Athlete. Meanwhile, the Predators as a whole won the Best Sports Team award, and Prince Albert Lacrosse won the Best Minor Sports Association award. Wells was also named the BOB winner for Best Coach, an honour he credits to the entire Predators coaching staff.

“It’s very humbling. You don’t really get into coaching for the individual accolades, right? You get into it to win championships and be successful on the floor or in any games that you may coach. So the individual accolades are very nice, but I do take a hard look in the mirror, and I always discuss with my associate coaches that yeah, my name is on there, but that’s an award for all three of us. We’re a small team within a larger team, and we just work really well together. The kids buy in, and they want to learn, and they want to be the best, so it makes our job very easy.”

The Preds will have some more competition next season for the league awards and championship, after it was announced last week that the Winnipeg Blizzard joined the PGLL from the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League’s (RMLL) Jr. B ranks. The move comes after the Blizzard was granted a Jr. A team within the RMLL, relocating their Jr. B team to the PGLL to bring a reduced travel schedule with lower player fees.

“They’re a very historic franchise and they’re going to have a lot of very good players,” said Wells. “It’s very exciting just to see the growth of the league – get some new competition and see some new players and hopefully give our kids some more exposure against some higher-level talent.”

The 2026 PGLL season will get underway in April, with a full schedule to be released in the New Year.

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loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com