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Edmonton Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish got an eyeful from his vantage point in the Prince George Cougars booth in the CN Centre pressbox.

The Prince George Spruce Kings wrapped up their three-game road trip with a 4-3 win against the Surrey Eagles Saturday.

Devin McMurtry proved why he was named the third star in the Canada West Conference last weekend.

Jameson Jones remembers the first time the Cariboo Cougars visited him five years ago. He was a young patient at B.C. Children's Hospital undergoing treatment for brain cancer.

Work ethic trumps talent when talent doesn't work hard. The Kootenay Ice left Prince George Sunday afternoon with smiles on their faces knowing they gutted out a win over the top team in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League.

Twenty-five wins, three losses and two ties. The Prince George Northland Dodge Cougars put the cap on a record-setting season Sunday in Langley, establishing the high-water mark for wins in the eight-year-old B.C.

Cold, cruel, bleak and utterly disappointing. Such was the month of January for the Prince George Cougars. The Seattle Thunderbirds made sure the Cougars remained in the depths of depression Saturday night.

Alyx Treasure put herself back in the NCAA track and field spotlight. Now in her senior year at Kansas State, Treasure won the women's high jump competition Saturday at the University of New Mexico Team Invitational meet in Albuquerque.

UNBC's men's basketball squad went on a 13-1 run in the final three and a half minutes of the game to defeat the visiting MacEwan University Griffins 81-65 Friday night at the Northern Sport Centre.

The Chilliwack Chiefs saved their best for last. Craig Puffer's goal 35 seconds into overtime lifted the Chiefs to a 4-3 win over the visiting Prince George Spruce Kings Friday night.