Sports by Hartley Wednesday, Feb. 21st as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 (Tuesday)
The Cougars scored three times in the first period and went on to win their 6th straight home game before 2,359 fans at CN Centre.
Prince George has moved into first place in the Western Conference, a point ahead of the (37-18-2-2) Everett Silvertips and two in front of the (37-14-2-1) Portland Winterhawks.
Zac Funk scored twice, including his team-record 23rd power-play goal.
Funk leads the WHL in goals with 53 which is one shy of the PG Cougars team record of 54 set by Quinn Hancock in the 1997-98 season.
Both Funk and teammate Riley Heidt are tied for the WHL scoring lead with 95 points.
The game summary and highlights are here.
We complete the month of February with a perfect 6-0 record at the CN Centre and move into top spot in the West!
Recap and reaction from GM & HC Mark Lamb 👇https://t.co/anlpuRz0Ha#ForTheNorth • #WHL
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 21, 2024
The (38-15-0-3) Cougars, with just 12 regular season games left, visit Kamloops on Friday and Kelowna on Saturday.
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.
The game summary and highlights are here.
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
NHL: (8 Tuesday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Colorado 3 Vancouver 1
The Canucks have lost three in a row for the first time this season.
The game summary is here.
The (37-15-6) Canucks visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night at 7:00.
Winnipeg 6 Minnesota 3
Florida 3 Ottawa 2 (OT)
Tuesday night finished with Quinton Byfield’s submission for “Goal of the Year”.#NHLStats: https://t.co/IPzS9a3Iiw pic.twitter.com/r9KGRKbYAi
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 21, 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.
BCHL:
The (13-26-3) Prince George 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.
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 tonight (Wednesday) at 6:00 in Winnipeg in the men’s Canada West basketball playoffs.
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
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 end their All-Star break when they host the (21-33) Brooklyn Nets on Thursday (at 4 PM).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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