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If he had the chance, Riley Mueller would go back in time to 20 years ago. Back to 1995 when the Iron Ore Classic was last staged in Prince George. Mueller would've been 11 then and just a tad too young to compete in the bodybuilding show.

The B.C. Hockey League preseason got underway Friday night at the Coliseum and that must mean winter is not far away.

Colin Schmidt wasn't on the Prince George Cougars' radar until one cold February morning in he middle of a snowstorm when team scout Bill Horton took general manager Todd Harkins on a treasure hunt.

Jake LeBrun knows the Prince George Spruce Kings lack the firepower they had the past few seasons.

From high school hockey in Minnesota to the WHL in Prince George, the learning curve was steep for Jared Bethune. The game is a lot faster, the players are bigger and stronger, and seasons last 72 games, not 25.

The kids are alright. They're also champions of the Spruce City Men's Fastball Association.

Jess Pettis's main goal for his second tour of duty on the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Pro National motocross series was to make it through the summer in one piece.

Creating momentum is one thing. Building on it is quite another. Last season, with the introduction of the New Ice Age, the Prince George Cougars had their host city buzzing about them for the first time in at least a decade.

In case you can't get to the Prince George Spruce Kings home opener at the Coliseum on Friday, Sept. 11, the game will be broadcast live on FM radio.

Familiar faces are in short supply this season at the Prince George Spruce Kings' training camp.