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Josh Connolly will need no introduction to his new hockey home at CN Centre.

The holidays are over and that means university classes are back in session. So too is varsity basketball as the second half of the season resumes this weekend.

Four Prince George Blizzard speed skaters hit the fast lanes at the Olympic Oval in Calgary on the weekend at the second Canada Cup of the season. Twelve races were spread out over four days from Jan. 2-5.

Mike Hawes can't remember a season like the one he's experiencing right now with the Prince George Spruce Kings. The general manager of the B.C. Hockey League franchise has been busy on the phone, trading and acquiring players to improve the team.

The Prince George Cougars erupted in the third period to score five unanswered goals to defeat the Tri-City Americans 8-4 Tuesday night at CN Centre.

The Prince George Cougars have added import defenceman Tomas Andrlik to their roster. Andrlik, from Plzen, Czech Republic, was acquired from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a 12th-round pick in the 2015 Western Hockey League bantam draft.

The Prince George Cougars hope home-ice advantage works to their favour, even if it is for a brief two-game stint.

Rocks were tossed and swept on Sunday as curling made a return to the sheets for the first time this season at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club.

The Prince George Integris Junior Cougars finished up with a 1-5 record Sunday at the Kamloops International Bantam Hockey Tournament (KIBHT) .

After waxing the competition Saturday in Quesnel ata Teck B.C. Cup biathlon race, Emily Dickson put down her rifle Sunday for the RHB Schmitz De Grace Teck B.C.