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He's in the International Ball Hockey Hall of Fame. He spent time on the tennis court this summer warming up the pros at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Nobody's pushing the panic button yet. But four straight losses for the Prince George Spruce Kings to start the B.C. Hockey League season is cause for concern.

The Vancouver Canucks thought when they picked Jared McCann 24th overall in the 2014 draft he would eventually be good enough for the NHL.

It's still early in his pro hockey career but Sven Baertschi knows he's in for a make-it-or-break-it season with the Vancouver Canucks.

Tate Olson was all covered up in his Vancouver Canucks gear when he took his first strides in his first NHL training camp Friday at CN Centre but he had to be pinching himself a few times to make sure it wasn't just a dream.

Henrik Sedin knows the Vancouver Canucks are B.C.'s team. He learned that 15 years ago, not long after he joined the team for his first training camp with the Canucks in his native Sweden.

The Prince George Cougars have cleared the logjam in the crease.

Vancouver Canucks training camp, at CN Centre Line combinations Group 1 Forwards 47 Sven Baertschi, 21 Brandon Sutter, 17 Radim Vrbata 20 Chris Higgins, 50 Bo Horvat, 36 Jannik Hansen 50 Brendan Gaunce, 24 Adam Cracknell, 65 Alex Grenier 78 John Kurt

Still recovering from hip surgery and walking with a cane, Willie Desjardins confirmed Thursday on doctor's orders he won't be coming to Prince George for the Vancouver Canucks training camp.

We were supposed to be studying for exams. We ended up at a Vancouver Canucks game instead. It was a classic case of procrastination. But hey, we couldn't really be blamed.