Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Feb. 20th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 8 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 (Monday)
The Cougars put the game away early with two unanswered goals in the first period and six more unanswered goals in the second before a full house of 6,027 fans at CN Centre.
Riley Heidt scored twice and added an assist for the Cougars, who had 14 different players pick up at least one point.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Prince George extended its home winning streak to 5 games.
14 (!!) different Cougar skaters found the scoresheet en route to an 8-1 over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Cougars Fight Cancer Day!
Recap and reaction from GM & HC Mark Lamb and F Riley Heidt 👇https://t.co/0YWlU1J8ZB
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 20, 2024
On the “Cougars Fight Cancer” game, the mega 50-50 mega jackpot reached $142,750, in support of the BC Cancer Foundation.
The (37-15-0-3) Cougars host the (19-32-2) Thunderbirds again tonight with Prince George just one point out of the Western Conference lead.
Kamloops Blazers 2 Prince George Cougars 1 (Shootout Saturday)
The game summary is here.
We collect a single point in Kamloops and officially clinch a playoff spot!
Tonight’s recap and reaction from Kamloops 👇https://t.co/U3xVTImSul
📸 Allen Douglas
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 18, 2024
Prince George Cougars 7 Kamloops Blazers 1 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
Zac Funk’s 50th and 51st goals of the season helped us to a dominant 7-1 win over the Blazers!
Recap and reaction from GM & HC Mark Lamb👇https://t.co/7neYn0frSw
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 17, 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:
He is an account executive who helps the coaches by editing videos. Mr Versatile Dylan Lukinchuk is this week’s @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast guest. He discusses season tickets, his scouting background, PG baseball highlights & his Game-worn jersey collection. #WHL #hockey https://t.co/PkvuiMARUR
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 20, 2024
BCHL:
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 7 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Monday)
The Bulldogs erased a 3-2 deficit by scoring five straight third-period goals in just over six minutes.
It was the third loss in four days for the Spruce Kings and their 5th straight loss overall.
The game summary is here.
Cowichan Valley Capitals 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Victoria Grizzlies 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The (13-26-3) Spruce Kings host the (25-16-1) Vernon Vipers Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
With 12 regular season games remaining, Prince George is last in the 8-team Interior Division, seven points behind the (16-22-3-1) Merritt Centennials.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (10 Monday games with Montreal the only Canadian team idle)
Minnesota 10 Vancouver 7
The Wild outscored the Canucks 7-2 in the third period.
The game summary is here.
The (37-14-6) Canucks visit the (34-18-4) Colorado Avalanche tonight (Tuesday) at 6:00.
Calgary 6 Winnipeg 3
Edmonton 6 Arizona 3
Toronto 4 St. Louis 2
Ottawa 4 Tampa Bay 2
The 2023-24 campaign became the first season to feature multiple days with at least four hat tricks since 2008-09 (4 on Dec. 11, 2008 & March 7, 2009).#NHLStats: https://t.co/wuATxuTB8f pic.twitter.com/RdnyTnGMEj
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 20, 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 wild-card standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars conclude their BC Elite Hockey League regular season with a doubleheader against the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds on Saturday night at 5:30 and Sunday at noon in Abbotsford.
The (26-6-2) U18 Cougars, who have won six straight, are in third place, six points behind the (28-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and three points back of the (28-5-1) 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.
Canada West basketball:
The 12th-ranked UNBC Timberwolves will play the #5 UBC Thunderbirds in an elimination game Wednesday night at 6:00 in Winnipeg in the men’s Canada West basketball playoffs.
Despite finishing with the 10th-best record at 9-11, the T-Wolves rank 12th in RPI, setting the stage for the second-ever playoff meeting between UNBC and UBC.
The winner will advance to face the #4 ranked hosts from Manitoba on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
During the 2023-24 regular season, the TWolves split their two home matchups with UBC.
The full playoff schedule is here.
MBB: TWolves Kick Off 2024 Canada West Playoffs Wednesday vs. UBC.
Read More 📎: https://t.co/FYsdUrOULa
📸: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/vxpHBQCWiC
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 16, 2024
Speedskating:
Former Prince George Blizzard speedskater Carolina Hiller finished 20th in the Women’s 500m at the International Skating Union World Championships in Calgary.
A day earlier on Thursday, Hiller and her two teammates captured gold while setting a Canadian Speedskating record in the Team Sprint. Allison Desmarais of Vanderhoof competed in the Women’s 1000m finishing 23rd on Saturday.
Full results can be found here.
Hiller finishers 20th in tight 500m field at ISU World Championships https://t.co/mIPvnhEc02 pic.twitter.com/fPVPPimsta
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 18, 2024
Curling:
The 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is taking place this week in Calgary.
A total of 18 teams are playing a complete eight-game round-robin within their pools.
From there, the top three teams in each pool advance to the playoffs.
The results can be found here.
The Pool A standings are here.
The Pool B standings are here.
The Playoff draw is here.
The Scotties schedule can be found here.
NBA:
The (19-36) Toronto Raptors play their next game on Thursday (at 4 PM) when they host the (21-33) Brooklyn Nets.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Something going on in the Prince George area you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing [email protected].
