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The hype that comes with being a first-round draft pick in the Western Hockey League followed Justin Almeida all over the training camp ice at CN Centre.

Jari Erricson has done his time for a crime he did not commit.

Members of the B.C. Synchro swim team train at the Prince George Aquatic Centre Saturday.

It wasn't exactly a hot August night, but Brandon Hunter was sizzling. He kept the Queensway Auto World Red Sox dialed in to wrap up their second straight Prince George Senior Baseball League championship.

Last year, Brent Marshall and Craig Behiel were lucky to escape with their lives when they flipped their $250,000 pickup truck and destroyed it in a spectacular crash, 100 miles into the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno off-road race.

The Gordie Howe hat trick was up for grabs for Kolby Johnson. A goal is all that was missing.

The 2015 Canada Winter Games will be as close to a hometown games for Katrina Hohensee. Even though she lives five hours away in Kamloops, Hohensee is the 18-year-old captain of Team B.C.

In the past three National Hockey League seasons, the Los Angeles Kings have won two Stanley Cups by out-sizing, out-muscling and outlasting their opponents. Skill, of course, has also played a major role in their success.

Team Grey Goalies Nikolas Bregeda Jamie Ferguson Dallan Tuchscherer Defencemen Josh Anderson Dennis Cholowski Cole McIsaac Liam McMaster Joel Patsey Martin Prchal Jaxon Reid Michael Sande Ryan Schoettler Jared Stevens Forwards Ryan Cooper Josh Curtis

All scrimmages and games at CN Centre Today Noon-2 p.m. -- Players report to camp. 4-7 p.m. -- Young Guns game Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. -- Team Chara vs. Team Byfuglien 10:45 a.m.-12:25 p.m. -- Team Hamhuis vs. Team Brewer 12:30 -2 p.m.