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by admin|Published September 22, 2018

Sports

• • Spruce Kings add some size up front

    January 11, 2021The Prince George Spruce Kings have secured the commitment of 6’4″ forward Evan Fedele (’04) for the 2021-22 season. The 16-year-old from Coquitlam spent the 2019-20 season with the Burnaby Winter Club Elite 15s of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL), tallying 10 goals with 18 helpers in 33 games played. Fedele also spent […]... Read more...
  • COVID-19 restrictions force BCHL to look at February start of season

    January 9, 2021The BCHL has pushed the start of its regular season to the week of Feb. 8 after it was announced Thursday that the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has extended current restrictions around team sports until Feb. 5. The league had planned to start in mid-January if restrictions were eased when the previous order expired as […]... Read more...
  • WHL commits to 24-game season

    January 9, 2021The Western Hockey League announced Friday the WHL Board of Governors have made a commitment to play a WHL 2020-21 regular season. The start date for the season will be determined once final approval has been received from the health authorities in each provincial and state jurisdiction and it is anticipated the approvals will be […]... Read more...
  • Spruce Kings acquire defenceman from Brantford 99ers

    January 5, 2021The Prince George Spruce Kings have acquired defenceman Josh Wright (’01) from the Brantford 99ers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) in exchange for future considerations. Wright, 19, from Woodstock, Ontario,  spent the 2019-20 season with the Trenton Golden Hawks of the OJHL, where he finished with three goals and 11 assists in 43 […]... Read more...
• • Cougars’ Koffer scores in Czech Republic’s upset over Russia

    December 29, 2020Thanks in part to clutch performances from a trio of WHL players, the Czech Republic stunned Russia by a 2-0 score on Sunday evening at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. Prince George Cougars forward Filip Koffer, Moose Jaw Warriors forward Martin Lang, and Spokane Chiefs goaltender Lukas Parik all provided key contributions in the […]... Read more...
  • Canada overcomes determined Slovaks

    December 28, 2020BY ANDREW PODNIEKS International Ice Hockey Federation There were no 16 goals tonight for Canada, no tired or under-manned opponent, only a determined and persistent Slovakian team clearly bent on containing Canada’s speed come what may. The result was a 3-1 win for Canada, good enough to keep the hosts atop Group A with a […]... Read more...
  • WHL delays start of 2020/21 regular season

    December 15, 2020The Western Hockey League announced today it will delay the start of the 2020-21 WHL regular season, and following further consultation with regional health authorities, the board of governors will meet in January to consider potential start dates. With public health restrictions in place across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest U.S., the WHL is not […]... Read more...
  • Caledonia Nordic Ski Club introduces the Grand Tour of Caledonia

    December 15, 2020In the early fall, the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club recognized this wasn’t the season to be hosting traditional competitions. In putting the safety of the community, volunteers, members and athletes first, the ski club cancelled all scheduled competitions for the ski season. When one door closes, another opens, and this was the inspiration for the […]... Read more...
• • COVID-19: Sports leagues get a new playbook

    December 2, 2020As we head (we hope) toward the end of the latest provincial health order regarding what is allowable under COVID-19 restrictions, I thought I would take this week’s column to look at how some different sports are dealing with COVID, either in season or preparing for the new season. The NFL has been better recently, […]... Read more...
  • Spruce Kings Show Home welcomes new manager

    November 30, 2020The Spruce Kings Show Home has hire Liz Bennett as show home manager for the 39th Show Home Lottery in support of the community-owned Prince George Spruce Kings. Bennett, born and raised in Prince George, is an outdoor enthusiast and is heavily involved in the athletic community. She is passionate about the community and the […]... Read more...