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The Langley Rivermen are starting to hear footsteps. It's the sound of the Prince George Spruce Kings creeping up on them in the B.C. Hockey League standings.

Ty Edmonds was hoping by the end of the night Friday he'd be all alone as the winningest goalie in the 23-year history of the Prince George Cougars. Cole Lind was only too happy to dash those hopes with the blade of his hockey stick.

Ty Edmonds began his WHL career with the Prince George Cougars on Feb. 8, 2013 just the way he wants it to end - with a victory.

As a right-handed shooter playing the left wing for most of his hockey career, Nikita Popugaev has mastered the art of making saucer passes using the backhand side of his stick.

The task at hand this weekend is a colossal one for the UNBC Timberwolves.

In his first-ever IBU Junior Cup event, Bobby Kreitz skied and shot the biathlon race of his life Thursday in the Czech Republic.

The Prince George Spruce Kings shared the spoils of victory Thursday night on Surrey. They pasted the Surrey Eagles 9-0. Nine Kings got in on the scoring act as they began an three-game, three-night B.C. Hockey League roadtrip.

As much as local ski hills have taken a beating the past month after weeks of unseasonably warm weather, rain and wind, the cross-country trails at Otway Nordic Centre are in remarkably good shape.

For the rest of the regular season, the Prince George Spruce Kings are going to have to do without Ethan de Jong.

Hayden Telford was talking in whispers after his peewee Titans lost 5-2 to his sister's team in the final of the D&G Placer Mining bantam female hockey tournament Sunday at Kin 2. Sometime during the three-day tournament, Hayden lost his voice.