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Michael Buonincontri made quite the return to the Prince George Spruce Kings Saturday night.

The Prince George Cougars ended a lengthy five-game Western Hockey League roadtrip Saturday in Kelowna and it didn't go as the Cougars had planned. They lost 4-3 to the Rockets in front of an audience of 5,231 but it wasn't for lack of trying.

The snow that blanketed the city Thursday was a welcome sight for organizers of this weekend's Teck BC Cup cross-country ski races at Otway Nordic Centre.

If there's one championship every midget hockey team covets, it's the Mac's triple-A Midget title. Two years ago, the Cariboo Cougars lost in the quarterfinals of the 25-team international tournament in Calgary.

Having Dan Hamhuis as part owner of the Prince George Cougars is paying dividends to the WHL team.

The new snow that fell on the weekend is great news for organizers of the first provincial cross-country ski race of the season later this week at Otway Nordic Centre. The 2015 Teck B.C. Cup No. 1, hosted by the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club from Jan.

Ava Keis and Hunter Mosher each scored in the second period to lead the Northland Dodge Northern Female Cougars to a 2-1 win over the Peace Country Storm at the Mac's triple-A midget tournament Monday in Calgary.

The Coast Inn of the North Midget Tier 1 Cougars are perfect so far at the Richmond International Bantam Midget tournament this week.

Hayden Wolff was only 12 years old when he was named Team Green Rider of the Year.

The Prince George Cougars ended their weekend in Victoria the way it began - one game below the .500 mark.