Sports by Hartley Friday, April 5th as of 12:05 a.m.
UPDATED at 12:05 p.m.
(All times listed are PDT)
BCHL:
It is playoff time for the Prince George Spruce Kings.
The (16-35-3) Spruce Kings visit the (38-10-3-3) Penticton Vees tonight and Saturday at 7:00 in the first two games of their best-of-seven first-round BCHL series.
The first place Vees won five of the six regular season meetings against the last place Spruce Kings.
The series will shift to Prince George for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The if necessary games are set for April 12th in Penticton, April 14th in Prince George and April 16th in Penticton.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season results are here.
KIJHL:
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has announced that the North Okanagan Knights franchise has been sold and relocated to Quesnel and will be known as the River Rush.
Quesnel provides the Cariboo with a third team in the KIJHL for the 2024-25 season.
The others are 100 Mile House Wranglers and Williams Lake Mustangs (formerly the Summerland Steam).
WHL:
Two more Prince George Cougars are up for WHL awards.
67-goal scorer Zac Funk is the B.C. Division nominee for Player of the Year while Captain Hudson Thornton is one of four finalists in the running for Defenceman of the Year.
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The P.G. Cougars start the second round of the WHL playoffs in one week.
The Cougars will host the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series against an undetermined opponent on Friday and Saturday (April 12th and 13th).
Prince George is riding a 13-game winning streak after sweeping the Spokane Chiefs, taking the fourth and final game 3-2.
The game summary and highlights are here.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars’ regular-season results are here.
Hart Attack column:
Attendance has spiked considerably for the @PGCougars. In this week’s Hart Attack #column an in depth look at how many fans have been going to the games, including days of the week breakdown. It appears tickets are a hot commodity as the Cougars continue their playoff drive. https://t.co/2G6RwKugD0
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 5, 2024
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sat down with @PGCougars alum and @TexasStars forward Chase Wheatcroft to get you ready for Round 1 of @TheWHL Playoffs against @spokanechiefs | https://t.co/8imHZ6uzXY #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/zqaHDINvIk
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 28, 2024
NHL: (9 Thursday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Winnipeg 5 Calgary 2
(The Jets clinched a playoff spot)
Tampa Bay 7 Montreal 4
Florida 6 Ottawa 0
An exciting nine-game night saw the @NHLJets clinch a berth in the 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs and the @NHLBruins (45-17-15, 105 points) move within one point of the idle Rangers (51-21-4, 106 points) for first place in the League standings.#NHLStats: https://t.co/6cMwxBgBGf pic.twitter.com/PmTtHAfgpb
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 5, 2024
There are six Friday NHL games but just one Canadian team in action as Edmonton hosts Colorado.
The (47-21-8) Vancouver Canucks conclude a 4-game road trip when they visit the
(40-25-11) LA Kings Saturday night at 7:00.
The Pacific-Division leading Canucks have just six regular season games remaining.
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.
Judo:
Prince George hosting Provincial Judo Championships this weekend https://t.co/ufhk6V0x1Q | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 4, 2024
Kodiaks football:
Kodiaks Northern Selects shine in Red Deer https://t.co/JgQ8vrQ14n pic.twitter.com/zgb2RTaSa0
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 4, 2024
PG Sports Hall of Fame:
PG Sports Hall of Fame to bag its biggest punch with addition of Kenny Lally | https://t.co/dJS5QGrdyH #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/FytWUxP5WF
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 4, 2024
Curling:
Canada’s Team Brad Gushue from St. John’s, N.L., has advanced to the semi-finals after a second place finish in the round robin with a 10-2 record at the 2024 World Men’s Curling Championship in Switzerland.
Team Gushue beat Japan 9-3 and Switzerland 8-1 today (Friday) after splitting his two games on Thursday; a 7-4 victory over Norway was followed by a 6-5 loss to first place Sweden.
On Saturday, Canada will play the winner of the #3 Scotland/#6 USA game in the semis.
The other semi will feature #1 Sweden against the winner of #4 Germany/#5 Italy.
The semifinal winners play for gold on Sunday.
Results and standings can be found here.
MLB:
The (3-4) Toronto Blue Jays continue a season-opening 10-game road trip today (Friday 10:05 AM) against the (6-1) New York Yankees.
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
NBA:
The (23-53) Toronto Raptors, who have lost 15 straight, visit the (47-29) Milwaukee Bucks tonight (5:00).
The Raptors have just six games left in their season.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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