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A broken wrist broke up a potent line combination. Seb Lloyd's injury is now fully-healed and he's back in uniform for the Cariboo Cougars.

Tim Hempsall mingled with some of the best short track speed skaters in the country. He also did a good job keeping up with them.

The Farr Fabricating Cougars stopped trying to set up the perfect play. Then they started filling the net. During their Friday opener at the Panago Bantam Tier 1 Hockey Tournament, the Cats blasted Quesnel 16-0.

Kenny Lally waited two years for this. He's a national boxing champion again, a step he needed to take to keep the 2012 Summer Olympics within his reach.

P.G. boxer falls short at nationals, teammate Lally punching for gold today

They shouldda, they couldda, but the Prince George Cougars didn't. Two periods good, one period bad -- it all added up to a 7-4 loss to the Portland Winterhawks Saturday night in Portland. The Cats did just about everything right through 40 minutes.

On home court, in front of their fans, the D.P. Todd Trojans couldn't pull away from the PGSS Polars. Then came the third quarter. In the third, the Trojans outscored the Polars 18-2 and went on to record a 51-29 win Friday afternoon.

There's no getting around it, life in the land of the Prince George Spruce Kings has been as harsh and as bitter as the depths of a Saskatchewan winter.

The Farr Fabricating Cougars stopped trying to set up the perfect play. Then they started filling the net. During their Friday opener at the Panago Bantam Tier 1 Hockey Tournament, the Cats blasted Quesnel 16-0.

Does Santa Claus know how to ski? Or is he more likely to grab a pair of snowshoes? And will he need Rudoph's red nose to guide him to the biathlon cabin for some hot grog? Those questions and more will be answered Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m.