Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Sunday, March 23rd
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 4 Victoria Royals 3 (OT)
Koehn Ziemmer scored the winner in overtime.
In his last career regular season game, who else but Koehn Ziemmer 🥹@LAKings | @CarlsJrCA https://t.co/p2vTrtiOZJ pic.twitter.com/OV0yyvypI7
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 23, 2025
Evan Groening, Aiden Foster and Aleksey Chichkin also scored.
Cooper Michaluk made 21 saves.
The box score is here.
The Cougars (41-21-4-2) finished fourth on the season, and will play the Portland Winterhawks in the first round of the WHL Playoffs.
The battle reignites!
We face off against the Portland Winterhawks in Round One of the WHL Playoffs—a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Championship Series!
Tickets for Games 1 & 2 are on sale NOW at https://t.co/mDqoeZUhv5! pic.twitter.com/H0ZXsYv0k0
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 22, 2025
BCHL:
Chilliwack Chiefs 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (SO)
Trent Ballentyne, Brock Cummings and Owen Goodbrand scored for the Spruce Kings.
Charles-Edward Gravel made 40 saves.
Mateo Mrsic scored the winner in the shootout for Chilliwack.
Langely Rivermen 3 Spruce Grove Saints 1
The Spruce Kings (20-25-4-2) are five points back of the Rivermen (21-22-8-1) in the race for the last spot in the Coastal Conference.
Prince George has a game in hand over Langley.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings are in action against the Surrey Eagles this afternoon.
BC Elite Hockey League:
U18 Cariboo Cougars 4 Okanagan Rockets 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Greater Vancouver Comets 4 Northern Capitals 3 (OT) (GVC wins 2-0)
NHL:
Saturday’s slate concluded with Macklin Celebrini helping the @SanJoseSharks secure their first victory versus Boston since March 15, 2016.#NHLStats: https://t.co/IRuE17V7BH pic.twitter.com/eiADHMSHy0
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 23, 2025
PGA Tour: Valspar Championship:
Nico Echavarria, Jacob Bridgeman, and Viktor Hovland share the lead at -7 after 54 holes.
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