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HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th

(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller

WHL: (PG Cougars)

Kamloops Blazers  3  Prince George Cougars  0

The Cougars were blanked for the 7th time this season.

Dylan Garand earned the shutout as Kamloops outshot Prince George 43-27.

The (31-11-2-1) Blazers posted their third consecutive shutout to run their streak without allowing a goal to a franchise-record 209:33.

Josh Pillar scored twice as the Blazers extended their win streak to nine games (outscoring the opposition 52-9).

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It was also the 8th consecutive road victory for the Blazers before 1,993 fans at CN Centre.

The Cougars failed to score on a five-minute power play in the first, which included a five-on-three man-advantage for two minutes.

The (12-25-3-4) Cougars are nine points behind the (18-22-3-1) Seattle Thunderbirds for the final Western Conference wild-card spot with both teams having 24 games left, including four against each other.

The Cats are also two points back of the (14-24-4-1) Tri-City Americans.

The Cougars host the Blazers again tonight as they continue a six-game homestand.

Prince George will also entertain Tri-City Jan. 31st and Feb. 1st and Seattle on Feb. 4th and 5th.

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The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.

The WHL standings are right here.

 

BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)

Surrey Eagles  3  Prince George Spruce Kings  0

Reece Klassen made 35 saves for the shutout as Prince George outshot the Eagles 35-25 before 575 fans at the South Surrey Arena.

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The Spruce Kings are 1-1 on a six-game road trip which will continue tonight against the
(22-14-5-4) Chilliwack Chiefs.

Prince George will also play Wednesday in Trail, Friday in Vernon and Saturday, Feb. 1st in West Kelowna before hosting Wenatchee on Feb. 5th.

With 12 regular-season games left, the (16-25-2-3) Spruce Kings are last in the Mainland Division, 5 points behind the (19-22-2-1-1) Langley Rivermen and 8 points back of the (19-20-3-4) Surrey Eagles.

The BCHL standings are right here.

The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.

 

BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars)

The (18-8-1-1) Cariboo Cougars play the (19-7) Vancouver Northeast Chiefs today at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in Burnaby.

Both teams are tied for 4th place in the BC Major Midget League, although the Chiefs hold two games in hand.

The Cougars have a dozen regular-season games left, with the last eight of them on home ice at Kin 1.

The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.

 

NHL:

The NHL All-Star Game will be played tonight in St. Louis.

Regular season play picks up again on Monday with half-a-dozen games, including the (30-11-8) St. Louis Blues at the Vancouver Canucks.

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The (27-18-4) Canucks have won their last eight home games.

Vancouver leads the tight Pacific Division but is just a point over Edmonton, Calgary, Arizona and Vegas.

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The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

The NHL standings are right here.

The NHL scoring leaders are right here.

 

Canada West Basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)

(Women’s game)

UNBC Timberwolves  78  Brandon Bobcats  67

(Men’s game)

Brandon Bobcats  76  UNBC Timberwolves  74

The Timberwolves host the Bobcats again tonight with the women to play at 5:00 followed by the men at 7.

The UNBC women are 6-9 and in 12th place out of 17 teams.

The UNBC men, who have lost their last eight, are 4-11 and also in 12th spot.

The top 12 teams advance to the playoffs.

Brandon is 1-14 (women) and 2-13 (men).

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The Canada West men’s basketball schedule is right here.

The Canada West men’s basketball standings are right.here

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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is right here.

The Canada West women’s basketball standings are right here.

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20 UNBC Timberwolves have been recognized as Academic All-Canadians for their work on and off the playing field.

The annual U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian ceremony honours students who have achieved at least a 3.67 GPA, or an A-.

NBA:

Toronto Raptors  118  New York Knicks  112

It was the six straight victory for the Raptors who will visit the (20-24) San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon.

The (31-14) Raptors are tied with the Miami Heat for 2nd in the NBA Eastern Conference.

The NBA standings are right here.

The Raptors schedule/results right here.

 

Australian Open: (Tennis)

Milos Raonic, the No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont.  will play 39th-ranked Marin Cilic of Croatia tonight (PT) in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, the season’s first Grand Slam.

The winner will advance to the quarterfinals.

On the women’s side, 15-year-old American Coco Gauff will battle #14 Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in a fourth-round match this evening.

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