Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Feb. 27th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
With 11 points (4G-7A) in four games, all victories, Riley Heidt of the Prince George Cougars is the WHL Player of the Week.
The 18-year-old Heidt, who is riding a seven-game point streak, has 101 points (32G-69A) in 56 games to lead the league in scoring.
His 32 goals and 101 points both represent career bests, while his 69 assists are three shy of his career mark of 72, set during the 2022-23 season.
Registering 11 points in four games, #mnwild prospect Riley Heidt of the @PGCougars is the Tempo #WHL Player of the Week!@mnwild
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 26, 2024
The WHL has also announced that Vancouver Giants forward Cameron Schmidt is the
Rookie of the Week.
The 17-year-old product of Prince George scored four goals and had a plus-2 rating in three games as the Giants went 2-1.
After securing his first #WHL hat trick, @WHLGiants forward Cameron Schmidt is the @KalTire Rookie of the Week!
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 26, 2024
The (40-15-0-3) PG Cougars, with 10 regular season games left, are in the 1st place in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the (39-14-2-1) Portland Winterhawks and three in front of the (38-18-2-2) Everett Silvertips.
Prince George is riding a 9-game point streak and will host the (24-27-4-1) Spokane Chiefs on Friday and Saturday.
The Chiefs are holding the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Cougars are coming off of Saturday’s 6-5 shootout victory over Kelowna.
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:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb in this week’s episode | https://t.co/U73jI55Elz #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/QZoeTqLGUl
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 27, 2024
NHL: (4 Monday games with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 4 LA 2
Washington 6 Ottawa 3
Seattle 4 Boston 3 (SO)
NY Islanders 3 Dallas 2 (OT)
The Vancouver Canucks host the (26-21-8) Pittsburgh Penguins tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00.
The (38-18-6) Canucks are tied with the (34-12-14) Boston Bruins for first in the overall NHL standings with 82 points in 60 games.
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 Prince George Spruce Kings are down to their final 10 regular season games.
They visit the (26-17-1) Vernon Vipers on Friday and the Merritt Centennials on Saturday.
Prince George doubled Vernon 4-2 on Saturday to end a six-game losing streak before 1,275 hometown fans.
The game summary is here.
The (14-27-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, nine points behind the (18-22-3-1) Centennials and the (19-25-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (26-8-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars finished the regular season 3rd in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey league.
They were six points behind the (28-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and seven points back of the (30-5-1) Thunderbirds.
Fraser Valley beat Cariboo 8-6 and 6-0 on the weekend in Abbotsford.
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 men’s basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves returned to P.G. from Winnipeg with a bronze medal from the Canada West men’s basketball tournament.
It was the first-ever Canada West medal for UNBC.
The Timberwolves outscored the Calgary Dinos 94-80 in the game for 3rd and 4th in the 12-team tournament.
UNBC finished 3-1 with its only loss to the Victoria Vikes.
The Vikes ended up with gold for the third straight year.
MBB: UNBC Timberwolves Earn First Ever Canada West Medal After a 94-80 Bronze Medal Win Over Calgary.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/TuR3FONsIS
📸: Zachary Peters pic.twitter.com/pvQnZpu6wb
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 26, 2024
The playoff results are here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 130 Indiana Pacers 122
The (22-36) Raptors start a 4-game homestand Wednesday (4:30) against the (33-24) Dallas Mavericks.
Toronto is riding a season-high 3-game win streak.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Curling:
After going 11-0 at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, the Rachel Homan rink from Ottawa will prepare to represent Canada at the world women’s curling championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia March 16-24.
Homan won her 4th national championship after a 5-4 victory over Jennifer Jones of Manitoba in the final.
It was the last Scotties for the 49-year-old Jones, who has announced her retirement.
Jones leaves with six Canadian women’s curling titles.
The Playoff results are here.
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