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Fischer O'Brien of the Viking Construction Cougars tries to fight off Vancouver Thunderbird Holden Weisner during a Friday game at the Prince George Citizen Peewee Tier 1 Hockey Tournament.

The Prince George Spruce Kings have not officially been eliminated from playoff contention in the B.C. Hockey League.

Eric Brewer hasn't skated in five months. And while he hasn't made it official that he's retired after 16 seasons as an NHL defenceman, he's become a player without a contract, which has allowed him to rediscover his passion for downhill skiing.

If familiarity breeds contempt, the Prince George Cougars are in for a heated hockey battle this weekend when they host the Victoria Royals in a two-game set at CN Centre.

For the UNBC Timberwolves, there will be no easing back into league play after a long break. The UNBC men's basketball team hasn't suited up for a Canada West Universities Athletic Association game since Nov. 28 in Calgary.

As a designated seller on the B.C. Hockey League trade market, Mike Hawes admits his Prince George Spruce Kings might look a whole lot different to the Coliseum faithful when they play their first home game of 2016 next Thursday.

The Warriors are coming out to play. Three fighters from the Spruce Capital Warriors Boxing Club will represent Prince George at an amateur fight card set for Friday, Jan. 29 in Langley.

Back in 1953 when he was a 17-year-old left winger freshly cut from the major junior Moose Jaw Canucks, Orv Claffey responded to a newspaper ad which changed his life. He accepted an offer to move to B.C.

Brad Morrison had the game on his stick and did not waste his chance to bury the Kamloops Blazers.

The Northern Capitals grabbed gold in the female division of the Mac's AAA Midget Hockey Tournament and the Cariboo Cougars were semifinalists in the male division.