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The Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy in northern Saskatchewan Friday afternoon which claimed the lives of 15 people cuts deep into the tight-knit hockey community and both junior teams in Prince George have personal ties with some of the accident victims

NIPAWIN, Sask. - The president of the junior hockey team involved in a fatal crash in northeastern Saskatchewan said parents from across Western Canada are rushing to the scene as they struggle to cope with the tragedy.

Northern Bounce Basketball Academy now has its own home at the newly-christened Prince George Dome.

The Wenatchee Wild left no doubt which was the better team in the B.C. Hockey League Interior Conference championship series. They walloped the Trail Smoke Eaters 6-1 Friday night in Wenatchee, Wash., to win the best-of-seven series 4-1.

The last time the Prince George Spruce Kings won a league championship was in the spring of 1996 when they beat the Fernie Ghostriders for the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League title.

When the Prince George Spruce Kings beat the Powell River Kings 2-1 in overtime on Thursday night at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena, they took yet another step into uncharted territory.

Blake King will not be moving on to the playoff round at the Canadian Firefighters Curling Association national championship.

Last year at the world championship snowmobile hill climb in Afton, Wyo., Matt McCray was eliminated in the qualifying round, not quite fast enough to take in the view from the summit.

For the first time in their 22-year B.C. Hockey League existence, the Prince George Spruce are going to be playing for the championship.

As if the prestige of playing for the Kelly Cup curling championship is not enough, now there's new incentive for the 40 men's teams entered in the 91st tournament to get off to a hot start.