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When the Prince George Cougars take on the Kamloops Blazers tonight in Kamloops, they'll have prospect Jackson Leppard in the lineup.

Provincials didn't go as planned for the Alyssa Connell rink. Connell's team from the Prince George Golf and Curling Club threw stones at the Tim Hortons junior women's curling championship, which concluded Sunday in Kamloops.

The Prince George Spruce Kings have some new personnel for a new year. The Kings, who began the 2016 portion of their B.C.

Even in a higher division, the Coast Inn of the North Cougars were the best of the bunch.

Chase Witala was named the Western Hockey League's player of the month on Monday. Witala, a 20-year-old forward for the Prince George Cougars, was handed the honour for his stellar play in the month of December.

The clock started ticking on Sept. 17, 2010, when Prince George won the bid over Kelowna and Kamloops to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games. For 17 days from Feb.

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour." -- Author Truman Capote Next year? That option was gone. No more do-overs or mulligans or Get Out of Jail Free cards.

The Northern Capitals completed their sweep of the round robin at the Mac's Triple-A Midget Hockey Tournament on Wednesday. The Prince George-based Capitals defeated the Vancouver Island Seals 2-1 to go undefeated in four games.

The Cariboo Cougars sunk their claws into the Foothills CRF Chemical Bisons early in the first period on Tuesday and didn't let go. The Cats and Bisons faced off in Max Bell Centre in Calgary as part of the Mac's Triple-A Midget Hockey Tournament.

The Northern Capitals are undefeated three games into round robin play at the Mac's Triple-A Midget Hockey Tournament in Calgary. Capitals goalie Kelsey Roberts shut out the Melville Prairie Fire in a 3-0 win on Boxing Day.