Zach’s Sports Shorts; Saturday, March 15th

WHL:

The Prince George Cougars had a successful night of hockey yesterday, picking up a 4-2 win over Wenatchee Wild.

A character win 🤠#ForTheNorth . #WHL pic.twitter.com/Zpx5saA5ZH

— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 15, 2025

Both teams play again tonight (Saturday) at 6:00.

The good news doesn’t stop there, as the Cougars also clinched home ice for round one in the playoffs.

The forecast is calling for a WHITEOUT!

Tickets for games 1 and 2 of the 2025 playoffs go on sale on WEDNESDAY at 2:00pm!

Get ready, Prince George 😼 pic.twitter.com/k2Q8SuAq7I

— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 15, 2025

The WHL Conference standings are here.

BCHL:

The Prince George Spruce Kings only have one weekend game and that goes Sunday afternoon at 3:00, hosting the Sherwood Park Crusaders.

The Spruce Kings are two points behind the Langley Rivermen for the 8th and final playoff spot in the BCHL Interior Conference.

The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.

The Langley Rivermen schedule and results are here.

The BCHL Conference standings are here.

BC Elite Hockey League:

The U-18 Cariboo Cougars squeaked out a 4-3 win in triple overtime against the visiting Vancouver North West Hawks.

The two play again this afternoon at 3:00 at the Kin Centre and, if needed, play Sunday morning at 9:00.

The BC Elite Hockey League playoff schedule can be found here 

The BC Elite Hockey League playoff results can be found here or here.

The final BC Elite Hockey League regular season standings are here.

NHL:

Edmonton Oilers 2   @   New York Islanders 1   (OT)

Winnipeg Jets 4   vs   Dallas Stars 1

Calgary Flames 2   vs   Colorado Avalanche 4

Games scheduled for today:

The Eastern Conference Wild Card race takes center stage during an 11-game Saturday, with both of the teams that currently hold a spot in action as well as three of the four teams within four points of the playoff line.#NHLStats: https://t.co/lvQJejdHw9 pic.twitter.com/aLqIkBFOB0

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 15, 2025

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL Wild Card standings are here.