Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Feb. 13th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
17-year-old forward Hunter Laing of the Prince George Cougars is the WHL Rookie of the Week.
Opening the scoring in both games this week, Hunter Laing takes home the @KalTire #WHL Rookie of the Week!@PGCougars | #NHLDraft
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 12, 2024
The 6-foot-6 Lang notched three goals and added an assist in back-to-back wins (4-1 and 9-6) over the Victoria Royals.
He has 10 goals and nine assists in 52 games this season.
Cougars forward Laing is the WHL Rookie of the Week https://t.co/RV73nWOduB pic.twitter.com/AjS2ZBNZX4
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 12, 2024
The (35-15-0-2) Cougars play their next two games against the last-place Blazers, Friday in Prince George and Saturday in Kamloops.
Sniper Zac Funk has established the team record for most hat tricks in a season with seven.
The 20-year-old Funk leads the WHL in goals with 49 which is five shy of the PG Cougars team record of 54 set by Quinn Hancock in the 1997-98 season.
With 16 regular season games left, P.G. is just a point back of the Western Conference-leading Portland Winterhawks.
The (35-12-2-1) Winterhawks host the (35-17-1-2) Everett Silvertips tonight (Tuesday).
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars associate coach Jim Playfair in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/bjLIwoUr3E #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/NDunLwUHIN— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 13, 2024
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings head to Vancouver Island this week.
Prince George will play at Victoria on Friday, at Cowichan Valley on Saturday and at Alberni Valley on Family Day, Monday, Feb 19th.
With 15 regular season games remaining, the (13-23-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (14-22-3-1) Merritt Centennials.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars do not play any games this week.
They will put a six-game winning streak on the line when they conclude their BC Elite Hockey League regular season with a doubleheader at Fraser Valley on Feb. 24th and 25th.
The (26-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (26-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (26-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
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: (4 Monday games with one Canadian team in action)
New York Rangers 2 Calgary 0
New Jersey 3 Seattle 1
Philadelphia 5 Arizona 3
Minnesota 5 Vegas 3
The Vancouver Canucks will conclude a 5-game road trip tonight (Tuesday 5:30) against the (14-35-3) Blackhawks in Chicago.
The (35-12-6) Canucks are in first place in the NHL overall standings by three points over the (32-11-9) Boston Bruins.
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 wild-card standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
Super Bowl:
The Kansas City-San Francisco Super Bowl 58 game was the most-watched telecast in history according to CBS.
The Chiefs 25-22 overtime victory averaged 123.4 million viewers across all platforms in the U.S.
CBS says the Super Bowl LVIII matchup between the 49ers and Chiefs was the most-watched telecast in history, averaging 123.4 million viewers across all platforms. pic.twitter.com/DliwzKygqT
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 13, 2024
NBA:
San Antonio Spurs 122 Toronto Raptors 99
The (19-35) Raptors continue a 5-game homestand Wednesday (4:30) against the Indiana Pacers.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Canada West basketball:
The regular season is over for the UNBC Timberwolves in Canada West basketball.
The UNBC women finished 14th out of 17 teams with a 4-16 record and missed the playoffs.
The UNBC men ended up 9-11, good for 10th place and a spot in the playoffs that will begin on Wednesday, Feb.21st in Winnipeg.
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 Iceman:
PHOTOS: Nemethy wins second consecutive PG Iceman https://t.co/VaSMUeYR6R pic.twitter.com/RCdirKAsjR
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 12, 2024
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