Sports by Hartley Wednesday, March 13th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The Portland Winterhawks have taken over first place in the WHL Western Conference, one point ahead of the Prince George Cougars.
The (44-15-2-1) Winterhawks beat the Chiefs 3-2 Tuesday night in Spokane.
Both Prince George and Portland have six games remaining.
The (43-15-1-3) Cougars visit the (31-28-3-1) Kelowna Rockets tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00.
Prince George is riding a 13-game point streak (11-0-1-1) and Kelowna is on an 8-game point streak (7-0-0-1).
The Rockets are 5th in the Western Conference, two points behind Wenatchee and one point in front of Victoria.
The Cougars are 1st in the CHL rankings this week.
Buzzing into the final two weeks of the season 🔥
Back to top spot in the CHL! https://t.co/LMoKjGXAuj pic.twitter.com/jPjhu36DGv
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 12, 2024
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PG Cougars sniper Terik Parascak is the WHL Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season.
Parascak notched five points (two goals, three assists) and a +4 rating in two games;
5-3 and 6-3 victories over the Vancouver Giants.
A five-point game propels Terik Parascak to the @KalTire #WHL Rookie of the Week. @PGCougars | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/1xHqWO4iiN
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 11, 2024
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have six regular season games left with two of them at home this weekend.
The (14-31-3) Spruce Kings, who have lost four straight and 10 of their last 11, host the (19-24-4-1) Merritt Centennials on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings Alumni Game is set for Saturday afternoon at 2:45 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
Prince George is last in the 8-team Interior Division, 10 points behind the (19-26-3) Cranbrook Bucks who are in 7th.
The BCHL standings are here.
🚨BIG NEWS🚨
The Prince George Spruce Kings are excited to annouce the commitment of Cooper Williams (’07) for the 2024/2025 BCHL season.
Please join us in welcoming Cooper to the Spruce Kings family pic.twitter.com/9tnXdF4wzQ
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 13, 2024
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars head to Burnaby to visit the Vancouver North East Chiefs in the best-of-three BC Elite Hockey League semifinals.
Games will be played on Friday afternoon at 3:00, Saturday afternoon at 3:15 and if needed Sunday morning at 10:30.
Playoff results can be found here.
The Cariboo Cougars website is here.
The BCEHL AAA regular season standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL regular season results are here.
The Female U18 regular season results are here.
NHL: (10 Tuesday games with three Canadian teams in action)
Colorado 6 Calgary 2
Montreal 3 Columbus 0
Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 1 (OT)
Connor Bedard had a career-high five points (a goal and four assists) in the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2 victory over Anaheim.
That’s a wrap on a 10-game Tuesday. Where were you when Connor Bedard had his first career five-point game, and did so as an 18-year-old?#NHLStats: https://t.co/m0mxO2HUH6 pic.twitter.com/tRXsEzbSv5
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 13, 2024
The (42-17-7) Vancouver Canucks continue a whopping 9-game homestand tonight at 7:30 against the (41-20-5) Colorado Avalanche.
The Avs have won four straight.
This is one of four Wednesday games in the NHL; the others are Washington at Edmonton, Nashville at Winnipeg and LA at St. Louis.
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.
The Sportsnet NHL trade tracker is here.
Para Biathlon:
The Para Nordic World Cup Finals begin today (10 AM Wednesday) at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.
This event follows the Para Biathlon World Championships where Canada earned four gold, a silver and two bronze in PG.
Mark Arendz of PEI captured three gold and a bronze.
His bronze came in the Team Sprint with Brittany Hudak of Prince Albert.
Hudak also picked up an individual bronze.
Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm earned a gold and silver.
Ukraine led the way with 20 medals, including eight gold.
There are a total of 185 athletes from 20 countries participating over the 12 days of competition.
Results can be found here.
NFL:
Former Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has agreed to a two-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens for a total of $16 million.
The ESPN free agency tracker is here.
NBA:
The (23-42) Toronto Raptors, who have lost four in a row and six of their last seven, conclude a 4-game road trip tonight (4:00) against the (11-53) Detroit Pistons.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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