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After three seasons in the WHL Troy Bourke is relishing his new role as leader of the Prince George Cougars' pack.

When the Kamloops Blazers think of point producers on their roster, Josh Connolly and Taran Kozun aren't high on the list most-likely candidates.

TODAY HOCKEY: WHL -- Prince George Cougars vs. Kamloops Blazers, 7 p.m., CN Centre. FOOTBALL: B.C. High School, Northern Conference Double-A Varsity -- College Heights Cougars at Kelly Road Roadrunners, 5 p.m.

On Friday, Sept. 23, 1994, the Prince George Cougars made their Western Hockey League debut in a jam-packed Prince George Coliseum.

Twenty-seven riders was not enough, and as a result, Sunday's Cyclelogic Tricycle Race at Pidherny has been cancelled.

Pat Hennelly has built a pipeline between Prince George and Kamloops recruiting volleyball players for the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack in the last nine years.

If this was the fall of 2012, winter in Prince George would be four weeks away. The city was buried by the first snowfall of the season on Oct. 25 last year.

If practice makes perfect, the Prince George Cougars should be much improved in their defensive-zone coverage and penalty-killing this weekend when they host the Kamloops Blazers in a two-game set at CN Centre.

After a standout bantam year where Skylar Pacheco competed on the under-17 provincial team in the BC Cup, the five-foot-10, 178-pounder was told by a midget coach in his hometown of Kitimat he was too small to compete and cut him in training camp.

A busy weekend is upon the UNBC Timberwolves sports teams.