Sports by Hartley Friday, Jan. 19th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The top two teams in the WHL Western Conference face off this weekend at CN Centre.
The (29-12-0-1) Prince George Cougars host the (27-10-2-1) Portland Winterhawks tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George is just two points ahead of Portland but the Winterhawks have two games in hand.
The (27-14-1-2) Everett Silvertips are also two points back of the Cougars but Everett has played two more games than PG and four more than Portland.
The Winterhawks are riding an 8-game point streak (7-0-1).
Portland and Prince George split two previous meetings this season with those games played south of the border.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
The WHL transactions can be found here.
Hart Attack column:
The @PGCougars roster is set. A breakdown of the 23 players on the team in this week’s Hart Attack #column. This includes how the team was built (drafted players and players acquired via trade) the average age and how it compares to other teams. #WHL #hockey https://t.co/UvUkirBmg3
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 19, 2024
Cat Scan podcast:
On the @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast coach/GM Mark Lamb discusses a variety of topics including high prices at the #WHL trade deadline, upgrading his team while not giving up a future 1st round pick, depth options in the lineup, strong team chemistry & the goal to finish 1st.
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 16, 2024
NHL: (11 Thursday games with Winnipeg the only Canadian team idle)
Vancouver 2 Arizona 1
The game summary is here.
The (30-11-4) Canucks, who lead the NHL overall standings, continue a 5-game homestand Saturday at 4 PM against (22-13-8) Toronto.
Edmonton 4 Seattle 2
The Oilers extended their club-record win streak to 12 games.
Toronto 4 Calgary 3
Ottawa 6 Montreal 2
Thursday saw a hat trick of hat tricks as David Pastrnak, Auston Matthews and T.J. Oshie each scored three goals in winning efforts.#NHLStats: https://t.co/blnjizKnMC pic.twitter.com/QquXswbjvm
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 19, 2024
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (19-5-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (15-7-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Saturday night at 6:00 outdoors at the Ernie Sam Memorial Arena and Sunday morning at 10:00 indoors in the Fort Forum with both of those games in Fort St. James.
The U18 Cougars are tied with the (20-4) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds for second place in the BC Elite Hockey League, just one point behind the (19-4-1-2) North East Chiefs.
Okanagan is in 4th place in the 9-team league.
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The (8-17-0-1) U18 Female Northern Capitals have their annual outdoor game tonight at 6:00 against the (5-14-0-5) Vancouver Island Seals in Fort St. James.
The same two teams also meet on Saturday morning at 9:00 in Vanderhoof.
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The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
BCHL:
The BCHL will hold its league All-Star Weekend tonight and Saturday in Penticton.
The Prince George Spruce Kings are back in action on January 26th and 27th when they host the (22-9-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks.
The (12-18-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division but are just a point behind the 7th-place (12-18-3-1) Merritt Centennials and three back of the (14-20-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the UBC Thunderbirds today (noon for the women and 6 PM for the men) and Saturday (5:00 PM for the women and 7:00 for the men) in Canada West basketball.
Saturday is Pride Night at UNBC.
UNBC has a record of 6-6 for the men and 2-10 for the women.
UBC is 10-4 (men) and 12-2 (women).
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NBA:
Chicago Bulls 116 Toronto Raptors 110
The (16-26) Raptors visit the (25-17) New York Knicks on Saturday (4:30 PM).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Figure Skating:
The Prince George Figure Skating Club is hosting the Cariboo North Central (CNC) Regional Championships with competition starting today and running through Sunday at Kin 1 and 2.
About 300 skaters from across the northern region, including Williams Lake, Quesnel, Smithers, Fort St. John and Chetwynd will participate.
NFL:
The NFL Conference semifinals this weekend start with a pair of games on Saturday:
Houston at Baltimore (1:30 PM) and Green Bay at San Francisco (5:15 PM).
Both the Ravens and 49ers are favoured by 9 1/2 points.
The Sunday games have Tampa Bay at Detroit (Noon) and Kansas City at Buffalo (3:30 PM).
The Lions are 6 1/2 point favourites while the Bills are favoured by 2 1/2.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The final NFL standings are here.
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