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The Prince George Cougars have been winning often lately and that's given them a bit of breathing room in the Western Hockey League's playoff district.

On paper, there isn't much separating the Prince George Spruce Kings from their first-round B.C. Hockey League playoff opponents, the Langley Rivermen. The season series was almost a dead heat.

The deadline to register is today at noon. For cross-country skiers, that means time is short if you haven't yet entered Sunday's Stride and Glide Sports Sprit of the Rivers Loppet.

Sarah Beaudry is back in the groove again. Skiing fast and knocking down targets.

A broken finger has put Brett Connolly's debut with the Boston Bruins on hold.

The Cariboo Cougars have reached two of their goals this season. They won the acclaimed Mac's Midget tournament on New Year's Day in Calgary and then clinched first place in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League in the second half of the season.

It doesn't matter how you score 'em, as long as the puck crosses the line. Years from now, Cal Babych can tell his kids he beat his former Calgary Hitmen teammates for the winning goal with a five-player dangle, capped by a roof shot into the net.

The Prince George Spruce Kings knew it wasn't going to be easy playing away from home to open the B.C. Hockey League playoffs. The Langley Rivermen made that perfectly clear Wednesday night in Langley.

Prince George bowlers were right on target at the 4 Steps to Stardom YBC five-pin provincial championships Saturday in Surrey and Langley. The first-place team in each division rolled all the way to nationals in Toronto from May 2-4.

One goal. That was the difference between a win and a loss for the Prince George Spruce Kings and Langley Rivermen Tuesday in Game 1 of a best-of-seven B.C. Hockey League Mainland Division series tilt in Langley.