Sports by Hartley Friday, March 22nd as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PDT)
WHL:
This is the final weekend of the WHL regular season.
The Prince Cougars put their 17-game point streak on the line when they play the last-place Blazers: tonight (Friday) in Kamloops and Saturday at CN Centre.
Over 85 % of the tickets have been sold for the Saturday game which will feature a Mega 50-50 Jackpot that is guaranteed at $50,000.
Tickets for Retro Night are moving QUICK.
Secure your tickets for one of the most memorable nights of the season at https://t.co/HvrdhIGcOr!#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/iC6ZxPllY2
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 21, 2024
The (47-15-1-3) Cougars are in first place in the WHL Western Conference, two points ahead of the (46-15-3-1) Portland Winterhawks.
Portland has three games remaining; at Tri-City tonight, home to Seattle on Saturday and at Seattle on Sunday.
The Cougars are getting sniper Koehn Ziemmer back in their lineup against the Blazers.
The 3rd round pick of the LA Kings has been sidelined for 3 1/2 months due to an ankle injury.
Ziemmer had 31 points (including 11 goals) in 21 games before his injury.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Ziemmer excited to return to @PGCougars lineuphttps://t.co/a0fEXk06DA | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 20, 2024
While the Cougars are getting one forward back, they will be missing another.
Hunter Laing is out with a concussion.
Meanwhile, P.G. sniper Zack Funk is attempting to win the league’s scoring title.
He has 120 points in 66 games, including a whopping 67 goals.
He is a point behind Jagger Firkus of Moose Jaw, who has 121 points, which includes 58 goals.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
The WHL Tiebreaking procedure is here.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: In his latest column, @Hartley_Miller says the numbers for the @PGCougars are off the charts
| https://t.co/bH1KZI15Nt #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Db57kmw5My— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 22, 2024
Cat Scan podcast:
On the Cat Scan #podcast this week @PGCougars Director of Business & Goalie Coach Taylor Dakers speaks on several topics including team success, new team records, attendance, possible long playoff run, ticket price comparisons, team expenses, using two goalies, & more. #WHL https://t.co/3063Vbdoh4
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) March 20, 2024
BCHL:
The (15-32-3) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (30-19-1) Vernon Vipers tonight at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George will conclude its regular season at Vernon on Friday, March 29th and at Merritt on Saturday, March 30th.
The Spruce Kings, who have lost 11 of their last 13, will finish last in the 8-team Interior Division.
🚨MASSIVE NEWS🚨
The Prince George Spruce Kings are thrilled to share that @KilianMcBennett has annouced his commitment to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Stonehill College!
Please join us in congratulating Kilian on this incredible achievement pic.twitter.com/2NrsqccJ8b
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 22, 2024
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The Spruce Kings have announced their first-round playoff schedule against the Penticton Vees.
The best-of-seven series will open in Penticton on April 5th and 6th before shifting to Prince George for Games 3 and 4 on April 9th and 10th.
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!
We are excited to share our first round Rogers BCHL playoff matchup schedule as we are locked in with the Penticton Vees!
WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT KOPAR MEMORIAL ARENA! pic.twitter.com/P6UqURmGKw
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 19, 2024
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (11 Thursday games with Toronto and Calgary the only Canadian teams idle)
Vancouver 4 Montreal 1
The game summary is here.
The (44-18-8) Canucks continue a 9-game homestand Saturday night at 7:00 against the (33-30-5) Calgary Flames.
Edmonton 8 Buffalo 3
New Jersey 4 Winnipeg 1
St. Louis 5 Ottawa 2
The Art Ross Trophy race took center stage during an 11-game Thursday thanks to four-assist performances from both Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid. #NHLStats: https://t.co/Tqsm8Evazj pic.twitter.com/VdIpq5pzOT
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 22, 2024
There are four Friday games in the NHL; none of the Canadian teams are in action.
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.
Minor Hockey Provincials:
Prince George Minor hockey teams are concluding play at the Provincial Championships in various cities throughout BC.
More information and results can be found here.
World Women’s Curling:
Canada’s Rachel Homan is a perfect 10 at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Homan’s team continues to set the pace with a 10-0 record with two round-robin games left.
Playoffs will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
The standings are here or here.
The schedule/results are here.
The current results are here.
NBA:
The (23-46) Toronto Raptors host the (48-20) Oklahoma City Thunder tonight (4:00).
The Raptors have lost eight in a row and 10 of their last 11.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
The ESPN free agency tracker is here.
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