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The puck drops tonight on the Prince George Spruce Kings' season. The Quesnel Millionaires are in town for the first of four visits to the Coliseum this season.

Ryan Hill did not act on his own when he used his hockey stick to attack Solomon McCann of the Quesnel Millionaires during a stoppage in play in a game at CN Centre on Feb. 24, 2007.

The Cariboo Cougars have discovered life on the losing side of the ledger. The Prince George-based B.C. Major Midget Hockey League team lost 2-1 Friday night to the Okanagan Hockey Academy in a preseason game played in Penticton.

Priestner settles in for his second ride with the Cougars

Elgin McCann does not doubt former Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Ryan Hill was acting on his coach's orders, as Hill claims, when he attacked McCann's son Solomon with the intent on hurting him during a B.C.

Chase Witala and Raymond Grewal can formally consider themselves property of the Prince George Cougars.

The Prince George Spruce Kings have added a captain to their ranks. The Kings picked up 20-year-old defenceman Derek Henderson from the Surrey Eagles in exchange for future considerations.

Maureen Braun, provincial champion. It has a nice ring to it, just like the sound a perfectly-thrown horseshoe makes on impact.

For the under-12A girls soccer team, this is getting to be old hat.

Three more prospects are in the fold, and two of them are expected to help form the last line of defence. The Prince George Cougars announced that a trio of youngsters have signed on the dotted line on standard WHL education contracts.