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A couple of weeks ago, while Michael Garteig was making saves for the Quinnipiac University Bobcats in the hockey mecca that is Madison Square Garden in New York City, sitting in the crowd of 12,000 spectators was his brother Ryan.

The UNBC Timberwolves will look to end a five-game losing streak when they take on the UBC Okanagan Heat tonight at the Northern Sport Centre.

The Prince George Cougars have been guilty of teasing their fans. Just when it looks like they're about to make up ground on their conference rivals and move into the Western Hockey League's high-rent district, they take a step backwards.

Like father, like son. In 2012, Prince George boxer Allan Bayne was inducted into the B.C. Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame. Now Allan's father Boyd has been given his own place in the Hall.

Torrin White took off on a breakaway and scored on a backhand deke through the legs of Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Joseph McLeod to lift the Langley Rivermen to a 5-4 double-overtime victory Thursday night at the Coliseum.

The Patti Knezevic rink dropped its third consecutive game at the B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championship on Thursday afternoon.

A plunging loonie meant family budgets took a severe beating against the U.S. dollar. But on the ice this past weekend in Phoenix, Ariz., no team had what it took to devalue the Prince George Coast Inn of the North Cougars midget hockey team.

The Langley Rivermen apparently have long memories. They remember what the Prince George Spruce Kings did to them last year in the B.C. Hockey League playoffs when they ousted the Rivermen in a six-game series. Tonight (7 p.m.

A conflict in John Herdman's schedule has forced a date change for the UNBC Timberwolves Legacy Breakfast. Originally planned for March 15, the event has been pushed back to Wednesday, March 30.

If Patti Knezevic and her Prince George team go on to win their second consecutive Scotties B.C. women's curling championship, they won't have a perfect record.