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Tomas Andrlik looked beyond the rink to acquire some of his hockey assets.

The Seattle Thunderbirds are a dangerous team. The evidence is as plan as the names on the roster. It starts in goal with veteran Taran Kozun, a former Kamloops Blazer.

Practice was cut short by a half-hour Wednesday and that says a something about the sad state of affairs for the Prince George Spruce Kings.

A concussion temporarily zapped the short-term memory of snowboard crosser Meryeta O'Dine.

Another Prince George Golf and Curling Club rink has qualified for provincials. This time it's a juvenile boys team skipped by Colton Vriesendorp.

Conrad Chapman and the Vancouver Stealth know they will have to do better in the rematch.

It will be a banner night at Kin 1 this Saturday when the Cariboo Cougars face off against the Kootenay Ice. That's when the Cougars will raise to the roof their Mac's Midget triple-A championship banner they won in Calgary on New Year's Day.

She may live in Kamloops, but Leia Hoot considers the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George her hometown Games. As a member of Team B.C., Hoot, 17, is competing in the 10-metre air rifle target shooting event next month at the 2015 Games.

Lauri Karjaluoto drew his inspiration from Gunner Rasmussen. That's what possessed Karjaluoto to try to ski one kilometre for every year of his age two weeks ago as part of his training for Sunday's Prince George Integris Iceman.

UNBC's men's basketball squad moved into sole possession of third place in its division with a 76-64 win over the Mount Royal Cougars Saturday in Calgary.