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Cougars camp hitting ice

The New Ice Age Version 2 gets underway Wednesday. That's when Prince George Cougars veterans and 2015-16 prospects undergo fitness testing at UNBC.
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The New Ice Age Version 2 gets underway Wednesday.

That's when Prince George Cougars veterans and 2015-16 prospects undergo fitness testing at UNBC. Training camp for all players trying out for the Western Hockey League team begins Friday at noon at CN Centre and continues until Monday with the annual Black and White intra-squad game at 7 p.m.

The Cougars potential roster includes five players who were selected in the 2015 NHL draft.

Among them are centre Jansen Harkins, who was taken in the second round by the Winnipeg Jets; centre Brad Morrison, who was taken in the fourth round by the New York Rangers; newly-acquired forward Jesse Gabrielle, who was a Boston Bruins fourth-round pick; defenceman Sam Ruopp, a fifth-round selection of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and defenceman Tate Olson, who was selected in the seventh round by the Vancouver Canucks.

They'll be on the ice along with 20-year-old forward Chase Witala and 17-year-old draft-eligible defenceman Josh Anderson.

Justin Almeida and Max Martin, a pair of Cougars prospects taken in the 2014 bantam draft, will be alongside 2015 bantam picks Jonas Harkins and Tyler Ho.

All training camp scrimmages and games are open to the public at no charge.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Aug. 26: Training camp begins for all returning players and 2015-16 prospects.

7 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Wingate Test and Off Ice Testing, UNBC (Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre)

Aug. 27

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Max VO2, UNBC (Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre)

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - goalie session

Aug. 28: Training camp begins for all players

Noon to 2 p.m. - player registration, front lobby of CN Centre

2:30 p.m. - training camp meeting to be held in concession area of the Kin 1

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Young Guns Game (Team Betts vs. Team Connolly)

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - goalie session

Aug. 29

10 a.m. to noon - Team Chara vs Team Byfuglien

12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - Team Hamhuis vs Team Brewer

2:30 to 4:30 p.m. - goalie session

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Team Chara vs Team Brewer

7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. - Team Hamhuis vs Team Byfuglien

Aug. 30

10 a.m. to noon - Team Chara vs Team Hamhuis

12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - Team Brewer vs Team Byfuglien

2:30 to 4:30 p.m. - goalie session

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Team Chara Team Byfuglien

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Team Hamhuis vs Team Brewer

Aug. 31

7 p.m. - White vs Black Intra-squad game