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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.

They may be five days removed from a playoff exit, but the UNBC Timberwolves are still holding their heads high.

One lucky fan will win the largest 50-50 jackpot in Prince George Cougars history Saturday night at CN Centre.

Shut out of the medal parade in their three previous races, the girls from Team B.C. finally put it together Saturday in the last women's cross-country ski event of the Canada Winter Games.

For the first time in a long time, the Prince George Spruce Kings are a healthy bunch.

The Prince George Cougars' top sniper was recognized by the Western Hockey League for his offensive outburst in two games last weekend.

Brett Connolly is now a Boston Bruin. The former Prince George Cougars captain was traded late Sunday by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL club who drafted him sixth overall in 2010, to the Boston Bruins.

The Prince George Spruce Kings will begin their 2014-15 post-season on the road. They've packed up the bus and are headed to Langley for game one of a best-of-seven playoff B.C. Hockey League series against the Rivermen that begins Tuesday.