Sports by Hartley Thursday, Feb. 1st as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Kelowna 4 Portland 3
Everett 8 Tri-City 2
The (32-14-0-2) Prince George Cougars conclude a 5-game road trip Friday in Langley against the (20-24-3) Vancouver Giants.
Prince George is second in the Western Conference, a point behind the (32-15-1-2) Everett Silvertips and a point ahead of the (31-12-2-1) Portland Winterhawks.
The Cougars are coming off a 5-2 Tuesday victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds.
The game summary and highlights are here.
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The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on the Cat Scan #podcast, hear from @PGCougars minority owner and former player on the #WHL team Eric Brewer. He talks about team success, interaction with Coach Lamb, building organizational stability, & what he has learned as an owner. #hockey https://t.co/Vuy0tW0YnY
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 30, 2024
NHL:
A big trade for the Vancouver Canucks.
The Canucks acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in return for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, two prospects (Hunter Brzustewicz, and Joni Jurmo) a first-round pick in this year’s NHL draft and a conditional fourth-round pick.
For more details:https://t.co/f64d5QXyMH
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 1, 2024
The (33-11-5) Canucks will play their next game on Tuesday at Carolina to begin a 5-game road trip.
Vancouver has the best record in the Western Conference and is tied with the (31-9-9) Boston Bruins for the top record in the NHL.
The Canucks, riding an 11-game point streak, have the league-best goal differential at +59.
(3 Wednesday games)
Ottawa 3 Detroit 2 (OT)
LA 4 Nashville 2
Anaheim 3 San Jose 2 (OT)
This was the league’s final action before the All-Star break.
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The Edmonton Oilers put their 16-game win streak on the line Tuesday at Vegas.
The Oilers are one shy of the NHL record of 17 set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
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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.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings are down to their last 19 regular season games, eight at home and 11 on the road.
The (12-20-3) Spruce Kings host the Cranbrook Bucks on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George is last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (13-19-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (15-22-2) Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cariboo host the (6-19-2-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians Friday morning at 10:30 at the Kopar Memorial Arena and Saturday morning at 9:00 at CN Centre in the BC Elite Hockey League.
With six games remaining in their regular season, the (22-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (22-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (22-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The Canadians are 7th in the 9-team league.
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.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves will play in Langley against the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans on Friday and Saturday night in Canada West basketball.
The Timberwolves will conclude their regular season with home games against the Saskatchewan Huskies on Feb. 9th and 10th.
UNBC has a record of 8-8 for the men and 4-12 for the women.
TWU is 2-14 (men) and 10-6 (women).
Saskatchewan is 8-8 (men) and 16-0 (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:
The (17-30) Toronto Raptors continue a 6-game road trip Friday night (at 5:00) against the (22-25) Rockets in Houston.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
The Washington Commanders are hiring Cowboys DC Dan Quinn to be their next head coach. pic.twitter.com/LT2cwT4wp9
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 1, 2024
At age 36, Mike MacDonald has become the youngest head coach in the NFL after signing a six-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks.
MacDonald had been the Baltimore Ravens Defensive Coordinator.
Its really cool that the Seahawks went from the oldest coach in the NFL, Pete Carroll (72), to the youngest coach in the NFL, Mike Macdonald (36).
This is a new era. 💥 pic.twitter.com/o4MVT1hm1t
— Sports ON Tap Seattle (@SeattleONTap) January 31, 2024
The San Francisco 49ers remain slight 1.5-point favourites to win Super Bowl 58 against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb 11th in Las Vegas.
The Chiefs will appear in their 4th Super Bowl in the last five seasons.
CBS is charging up to $7M for a 30 second spot in the Super Bowl next Sunday and estimate 100M viewers
CTV/TSN is charging over $200k for a 30s spot in 🇨🇦 and estimating ~8M viewers
— Adam Seaborn (@AHBSeaborn) January 30, 2024
The NFL schedule/results are here.
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