Sports by Hartley Friday, Feb. 9th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The top two teams in the WHL B.C. Division meet this weekend at CN Centre.
The Prince George Cougars host the (25-18-4-4) Victoria Royals tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George leads the BC Division by 10 points over Victoria.
The (33-15-0-2) Cougars are third in the Western Conference, three points behind the (34-12-2-1) Portland Winterhawks and a point back of the (33-17-1-2) Everett Silvertips.
This evening the Cougars will celebrate their all-time scoring leader Riley Heidt.
Tomorrow night, we celebrate Riley Heidt who has become the Prince George Cougars’ all-time points and assists leader.
A few special people wanted to congratulate him.
Congratulations and go get ’em tomorrow, Riley! pic.twitter.com/xqJs5IPO52
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 9, 2024
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
Two high-scoring forwards with the @PGCougars Carlin Dezainde & Terik Parascak are guests this week on the Cat Scan #podcast. They discuss the team’s success, their own contributions, upcoming goals, assessing other top teams, playing minor hockey in Alberta, & more. https://t.co/wsVw5JKmvW
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 6, 2024
BCHL:
The (13-21-3) Prince George Spruce Kings are on the road.
They visit the (24-12-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks tonight and the (27-7-2-2) Penticton Vees on Saturday.
With 17 regular season games remaining, the Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (14-20-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (16-23-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars, riding a 4-game win streak, compete at the BC Elite Hockey League Showcase in Chilliwack.
They play the (17-11-1-1) Valley West Giants Saturday morning at 10:00 and the (18-10-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Sunday morning at 8:00.
With four games remaining in their regular season, the (24-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (24-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (24-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
Cariboo will conclude at Fraser Valley on Feb 24th and 25th.
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: (7 Thursday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Boston 4 Vancouver 0
The loss ended the Canucks 12-game point streak.
The game summary is here.
Both Boston and Vancouver are tied for 1st in the overall standings with 73 points after 51 games.
The (34-12-5) Canucks continue a 5-game road trip Saturday (10 AM) in Detroit and Sunday (10:30 AM) in Washington.
Philadelphia 4 Winnipeg 1
Calgary 5 New Jersey 3
The @NHLBruins recorded their fourth shutout of 2023-24, tied with the Islanders, Flyers and Maple Leafs for the fourth most among all teams this season behind the Penguins (7), Coyotes (6) and Canucks (6).#NHLStats: https://t.co/8WtsYbsbyP pic.twitter.com/dCmIoUSPiN
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 9, 2024
There are 3 Friday games in the NHL including Edmonton at Anaheim.
The other matchups have Pittsburgh at Minnesota and the New York Rangers at Chicago.
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:
It is the last weekend of the regular season in Canada West basketball for the UNBC Timberwolves.
The Timberwolves host the Saskatchewan Huskies tonight at 6:00 and 8:00 and Saturday night at 5:00 and 7:00.
The women play first followed by the men.
WBB Preview: Landry, TWolves Take to the Floor Against the Canada West Leading Huskies.
More 📎: https://t.co/VQQBLMjZcj pic.twitter.com/KAFd88zXQC
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 7, 2024
This evening is Black Heritage Night. Saturday is both Seniors and Fan Appreciation Night.
UNBC has a record of 8-10 for the men and 4-14 for the women.
Saskatchewan is 10-8 (men) and 17-1 (women).
MBB Preview: Ahead of Playoffs, the TWolves Welcome the Saskatchewan Huskies For a Home Double-Header.
Read More 📎: https://t.co/hTcWePogMq pic.twitter.com/qaaxHBWRDR
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 7, 2024
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.
PG Sports Hall of Fame:
Five new inductees, headlined by the late Amanda Asay, are headed to the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame this year.
The Board of Directors has announced that Asay along with Kenny Lally (Boxing), Megan Tandy (Biathlon), Joe Rea (Wheelchair Curling) and Edna Stitt (Baseball, Softball, Hockey) will be honoured for their accomplishments.
At the time of her passing a couple of years ago, Asay was the longest-serving member of the Baseball Canada Women’s National Team program.
This year’s banquet will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel on Saturday, April 6th.
On this same evening, the Sports Hall of Fame will be recognizing 14 youth athletes in the Rising Star Category.
Amanda Asay among five inductees heading into PG Sports Hall of Fame | https://t.co/0QosWFZ5Xt #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/D02bSFTa2h
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 8, 2024
BC Winter Games:
Three Provincial Sport Organizations are pulling out of the Quesnel BC Winter Games.
BC Alpine Ski, Freestyle BC, and BC Snowboard have withdrawn from the Games due to a lack of snowpack on the mountain at Troll Ski Resort and the absence of heavy snowfall in the forecast.
The groups say the decision was made after extensive consultation with coaches and the BC Games Society.
The Games will proceed with representation from 13 sports and over 1,200 participants from around the province from February 22nd through the 25th.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks the Super Bowl in this week’s column | https://t.co/in7Dd2HKdf #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/23O6pdVINr
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 9, 2024
NFL:
As expected, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been named MVP of the NFL.
At 27, Jackson is the youngest two-time NFL MVP since the merger, beating out Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes by just over nine months.
He received 49 of the 50 first-place votes.
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The countdown is on to Sunday’s 58th Super Bowl (3:30 PM) in Las Vegas.
The San Francisco 49ers are favoured by 2 points over the Kansas City Chiefs.
NBA:
The (18-33) Toronto Raptors start a 5-game homestand tonight (4:30) against the (23-27) Houston Rockets.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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