Category Archives: Local Sports
Local Archer Hoping To Qualify For BC Winter Games
The BC Winter Games are just a couple months away, and qualifiers for a variety of different sports are underway. One local athlete is hoping to qualify for the first time in the little known sport of...
Dec 07, 2017
Spruce Kings Add Local Recruit
The Spruce Kings have added a local recruit to their team. Forward Craig MacDonald has committed to the Kings for the 2018/19 season. MacDonald is in his first full year with the Cariboo Cougars, wher...
Dec 07, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS: Gauthier Spectacular As Cougars Melt The Ice
The Cougars have a lot of young players on their roster this year, but none younger than 16-year-old goalie Taylor Gauthier. The team’s first round pick in the 2016 Bantam Draft has had an excel...
Dec 06, 2017
Cholowski Invited to Canada's WJC Camp Roster
Prince George Cougars defenceman, Dennis Cholowski, has been invited to Canada’s World Junior Championship camp roster. Cholowski is among 32 players receiving an invite. The camp runs from Dece...
Dec 06, 2017
Prince George's Brett Connolly Snubs Teammates Fist Bump Attempt
There was a pretty funny moment in last night’s Washington Capitals/San Jose Sharks game involving Prince George’s Brett Connolly. After Connolly scored a goal in the third period, his tea...
Dec 05, 2017
BC Hockey Bringing In Full Face Protection Rule For Junior B
BC Hockey made a big announcement today, making full face protection mandatory for all junior B teams in the province starting next season. That covers three leagues, including the K-I-J-H-L which the...
Dec 05, 2017
UNBC Coach Helping Cougars Belarusian Players Adapt To Canada
The Cougars have two players from Belarus on their roster this season, forwards Vladislav Mikhalchuk and Pavel Azhgirei. Both are living in Canada for the first time, and it’s been a bit of an a...
Dec 05, 2017
Two Spruce Kings Chosen For Team Canada West
Spruce Kings forwards Kyle Johnson and Ethan de Jong will be representing their country at the upcoming World Junior A Challenge. They have both made Team Canada West, which will play in the six team ...
Dec 05, 2017
Jameson Jones Night Brings In More Than $4000
The Cariboo Cougars game on Saturday was extra special because it was the team’s 8th annual Jameson Jones Night. Jameson is a local 14-year-old who has beaten brain cancer twice, and once a year...
Dec 04, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS: Cariboo Cougars Take Care Of Rockets
The Cariboo Cougars have had an excellent first half of their season, and have been near the top of the BCMML standings all season long. This weekend they continued their winnings ways, as they welcom...
Dec 04, 2017