Sports by Hartley Friday, Jan. 26th as of 12:05 p.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have a busy weekend with three road games in three days south of the border.
The Cougars visit the (16-21-4) Spokane Chiefs tonight (Friday) to begin a 5-game road trip.
They will also visit (17-24-2-1) Tri-City on Saturday and (26-15-4) Wenatchee on Sunday.
The (30-13-0-1) Cougars are 2nd in the Western Conference, two points behind the (30-14-1-2) Everett Silvertips, although Prince George has three games in hand.
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:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller breaks down the final 24 regular season games for the @PGCougars in this week’s column | https://t.co/cj7Y54f8bs #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/NcBttynr3j
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 26, 2024
Cat Scan podcast:
High-scoring Riley Heidt & Zac Funk of the @PGCougars are Cat Scan #podcast guests. They discuss the battle against Portland, striving to be the best team, the P.G. coaches, reflecting on their midget playing days and Zac gives an update on a possible NHL contract. https://t.co/IRfqj0qw0h
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 23, 2024
We spoke with @Hartley_Miller recapping the heavyweight bout between the @PGCougars & @pdxwinterhawks – and more#WHL #PDX #PGvsPOR https://t.co/nDeELbqYrd
— Pucklandia Podcast (@Pucklandia) January 24, 2024
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings host the (22-10-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks tonight at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
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 Silverbacks are 3rd.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
AJHL Seeks Clarity on Conflicting Statements pic.twitter.com/K47frsDveC
— TheAJHL (@TheAJHL) January 26, 2024
Sirens Cup:
PG Fire Department, RCMP set for 2nd annual Sirens Cup hockey game | https://t.co/DeZwDhCW7S #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/H2fZoOckme
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 26, 2024
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cariboo will visit the (12-13-0-1) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:15 and Sunday afternoon at 12:15 on the Lower Mainland in the BC Elite Hockey League.
The (20-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (20-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (20-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The Hawks are 6th out of 9 teams.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
NHL: (9 Thursday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 3 Chicago 0
The (28-15-1) Oilers extended their club-record win streak to 15 games, which is two shy of the NHL record of 17 set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins. Edmonton will play its next game on Saturday (1 PM) when they host the (26-21-1) Nashville Predators.
Columbus 5 Calgary 2
Montreal 4 NY Islanders 3
Boston 3 Ottawa 2 (OT)
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. The @EdmontonOilers won again and now sit two games shy of the longest winning streak in NHL history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/iQWS6DGBfV pic.twitter.com/4iS2yPQ0N0
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 26, 2024
The (32-11-5) Vancouver Canucks conclude a 5-game homestand Saturday night at 7:00 against the (15-23-9) Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Canucks are tied with the (30-9-9) Boston Bruins for first in the NHL overall standings and Vancouver has a league-best +58 goal differential.
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.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves are in Kamloops to play the TRU WolfPack tonight and Saturday in Canada West basketball.
UNBC has a record of 7-7 for the men and 2-12 for the women.
TRU is 3-9 (men) and 2-10 (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.
.@UNBCATHLETICS Henman a finalist for Sport BC Post-Secondary Athlete of the Year award
| https://t.co/2iIOF5N7jx #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/z6yxxxtMI5— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 25, 2024
Ringette:
A handful of Prince George ringette players have been selected for Team BC.
Molli Stonehouse has been named to the provincial U14 blue squad while Jaya Paulsen is an alternate.
In addition, Tessa Howse was selected for BC’s U14 red team while Merin Wilson was also named as an alternate.
The players will participate in two upcoming tournaments, ending with the Western Canadians.
PG hosts the Provincial Zones Tournament March 1st to 3rd from the Kin and Elkscentre arenas.
Four PG ringette players named to provincial teams
| https://t.co/GxloYUDzKX #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/wnBqf9zTeK— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 25, 2024
NFL:
The NFL Conference Finals Sunday have Kansas City at Baltimore (Noon) in the AFC followed by Detroit at San Francisco (3:30) in the NFC.
The Ravens are favoured by 4 1/2 over the Chiefs while the 49ers are favoured by 7 1/2 over the Lions.
The winners meet in Las Vegas in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11th.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
NBA:
The (16-28) Toronto Raptors, who have lost seven of their last eight games, host the (28-14) LA Clippers tonight (Friday 4:30).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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