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Pavel Padakin was convinced he saw the net ripple. Ty Edmonds believed the puck was stopped by the crossbar.

A five-game losing streak is almost as rare as sightings of Halley's Comet for the Cariboo Cougars, but it's the situation the B.C.

Consider this weekend a chance for the Northland Dodge Northern Female Cougars to test their hockey skills against the best in British Columbia. The Cougars put their 3-1-2 record on the line this weekend at Kin 2 against the B.C.

Mac Engel is just getting started. The 20-year-old former Prince George Cougars goaltender played his first game with the Regina Pats on Wednesday night, stopping 17 of 20 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders.

Friday summary Hitmen 3 at Cougars 4 (SO) First Period 1. Prince George, Pochiro 5 (Harkins, Forsberg) 4:15 2. Calgary, Draude 1 (Rissling, Mahon) 6:08 3. Prince George, Witala 7 (Bourke) 16:41 Penalties --None. Second Period 4.

Shooter's Pub P.G. Rec Hockey Thursday results Treasure Cove 5 Shoppers Drug Mart 5 Booster Juice 10 Blades Of Steel 2 Can You Dig It Contracting 6 Flocor 3 Victoria Sports Physio 10 Ruins 4

Jeremy Bekken has always been a powder hound so he couldn't get over his good fortune when stepped out of the helicopter into fresh knee-deep snow on a mountaintop on Spearman Glacier at Whistler-Blackcomb. That was on Oct.

P.G. Masters Ball Hockey Tuesday results Cap-abilites 10 Alison's 0 Summit Insurance 9 Predators 3 Summit Insurance 11 Predators 2 Shooter's Pub P.G.

To the Point

David Soltes returned to the Prince George Cougars lineup just in the nick of time.