(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
Update at 3:30
UPDATE: Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash Sunday.https://t.co/YcDRVLv7hP
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 26, 2020
UPDATE AT NOON:
LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were killed in a helicopter crash today in Calabasas, California. Kobe was 41.
Canada’s basketball community is celebrating the life of @Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.https://t.co/8kG7ir8cEU
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 26, 2020
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Prince George Cougars 3 Kamloops Blazers 1 (Saturday)
Taylor Gauthier made 37 saves as Kamloops outshot Prince George 38-16 before 3,077 fans at CN Centre.
The loss ended the Blazers nine-game win streak and eight-game road win streak.
Gauthier stopped 77 of 80 shots over the two games against Kamloops on the weekend.
FINAL: @blazerhockey (1) at @PGCougars (3)
STATS ? | https://t.co/WghvD7PyxG#PGvsKAM pic.twitter.com/xGijtnVbV9
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 26, 2020
#WHLThreeStars ⭐⭐⭐
Saturday, January 25, 2020 pic.twitter.com/EZrngnEdOn— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 26, 2020
Tyson Upper broke a 1-1 tie at 1:36 of the third period, converting on a breakaway.
Jonny Hooker scored the Cougars at 3:57 of the second period, ending the Kamloops’ shutout streak at 234 minutes.
Josh Maser added an empty-net goal with four seconds left in the third.
Caeden Bankier scored for the (31-12-2-1) Blazers late in the second period.
The (13-25-3-4) Cougars are eight points behind the (18-22-3-2) Seattle Thunderbirds for the final Western Conference wild-card spot with both teams having 23 games left, including four against each other.
The Cats are also tied with the (14-25-4-1) Tri-City Americans.
The Cougars are 1-1 on a six-game homestand which will continue Friday and Saturday against Tri-City.
The Americans have lost six straight and are 1-9 since trading goalie Beck Warm to the Edmonton Oil Kings on January 1st.
In their last 10 games, Tri-City has been outscored 70-24, including 45-9 in their last six.
Prince George will also host Seattle on Feb. 4th and 5th.
VIC 2 WPG 5
LET 6 BDN 5 (OT)
EDM 3 SAS 2
MH 4 PA 3 (SO)
SC 6 MJ 3
CGY 5 RD 2
KAM 1 PG 3
KEL 3 VAN 2 (OT)
POR 6 SEA 5 (SO)
SPO 7 TC 2— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 26, 2020
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Kamloops Blazers 3 Prince George Cougars 0 (Friday)
The Cougars were blanked for the 7th time this season.
Dylan Garand earned the shutout and Josh Pillar scored twice as Kamloops outshot Prince George 43-27 before 1,993 fans at CN Centre.
FINAL: @blazerhockey (3) at @PGCougars (0)
STATS ? | https://t.co/bXPse15iQw#PGvsKAM pic.twitter.com/A1bGy7xm85
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 25, 2020
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The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @cariboocougars bench boss and former @PGCougars player Tyler Brough on this week’s edition of the Cat Scan podcast
| https://t.co/WEogp7hCzA #CityofPG #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/zV9mpx1qH7— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 23, 2020
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Chilliwack Chiefs 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 5 (Saturday)
The Chiefs trailed 2-0 in the first before scoring six of the next seven goals before 2,522 fans in Chilliwack.
Nick Bochen notched a goal and three assists while Nicholas Poisson scored twice and added an assist for Prince George.
Chilliwack outshot P.G. 39-27.
RECAP: Nick Poisson and Nick Bochen get three points each, and the late 3rd period comeback falls short as the Spruce Kings fall 6-5 to the Chilliwack Chiefs at the Chilliwack Coliseum.
? | https://t.co/IO4wH4P6l9#GetInTheMix | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/uxsVHqtrg1
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 26, 2020
The Spruce Kings are 1-2 on a six-game road trip which will continue Wednesday in Trail against the (30-14-2-2-1) Smoke Eaters.
Prince George will also play Friday in Vernon and Saturday in West Kelowna before hosting Wenatchee on Feb. 5th.
With 11 regular-season games left, the (16-26-2-3) Spruce Kings are last in the Mainland Division, 7 points behind the (20-22-2-1-1) Langley Rivermen and 10 points back of the
(20-20-3-4) Surrey Eagles.
In the overall BCHL standings, P.G. is still in a playoff spot, tied with the Victoria Grizzlies with 37 points followed by the West Kelowna Warriors with 33 and the Merritt Centennials with 24.
It appears that Merritt will be the odd team out.
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Surrey Eagles 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Friday)
Reece Klassen made 35 saves for the shutout as Prince George outshot the Eagles 35-25 before 575 fans at the South Surrey Arena.
RECAP | The Spruce Kings drop a closely contested battle against the Surrey Eagles at the South Surrey Arena. PG is back at it tomorrow night in Chilliwack at the Chilliwack Coliseum
? | https://t.co/Itm5sLCoeN#GetInTheMix | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/Ga1Emghaoy
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 25, 2020
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars in Burnaby)
Vancouver Northeast Chiefs 3 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The same two teams meet again today at 11:30 a.m. in Burnaby.
The (18-9-1-1) Cougars are 5th and the (20-7) Chiefs 4th in the 11-team league.
Cariboo has 11 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: (All-Star game)
YOUR 2020 @Honda #NHLAllStar GAME CHAMPIONS, THE PACIFIC DIVISION! pic.twitter.com/zOewN3hRTF
— NHL (@NHL) January 26, 2020
Canucks centre Elias Pettersson scored two goals in the final as the Pacific battled back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Atlantic Division and grab the US$1-million prize at the home of the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues.
The NHL regular season picks up again on Monday with six games, including the (30-11-8) St. Louis Blues at the Vancouver Canucks.
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 games)
UNBC Timberwolves 93 Brandon Bobcats 60 (Saturday)
RECAP: What a victory. History was made, everyone got in on the scoring, and @UNBCWomensBball took out the @BUBobcats 93-60. Read all about it here: https://t.co/SJNUVtLLJB pic.twitter.com/nPCfN65Stn
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 26, 2020
UNBC Timberwolves 78 Brandon Bobcats 67 (Friday)
RECAP: Three straight games with 30 points for Maria Mongomo, and three straight wins for @UNBCWomensBball, as they take out the @BUBobcats. Read all about it here: https://t.co/NGgi6ViNHG pic.twitter.com/dPFXzTW7bY
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 25, 2020
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(Men’s games)
Brandon Bobcats 96 UNBC Timberwolves 74 (Saturday)
RECAP: Despite a record night from Fareed Shittu, not enough went right for @UNBCBasketball, as they fell to the @BUBobcats tonight at @NorthernSport. Get all the details here: https://t.co/DmwqY6lCod pic.twitter.com/Xx7mPBUVjp
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 26, 2020
Brandon Bobcats 76 UNBC Timberwolves 74 (Friday)
RECAP: It came down to the final minute, but @UNBCBasketball couldn’t claw all the way back, falling 76-74 to the @BUBobcats last night at @NorthernSport. Read the recap and get the stats here: https://t.co/WPecyPdFED pic.twitter.com/usC5M9ljYH
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 25, 2020
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The Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars Friday and Saturday before UNBC closes with home games Feb. 7th and 8th against MacEwan.
Regina is 9-8 (women) and 7-9 (men).
MacEwan is 2-14 (women) and 0-16 (men).
The 7-9 UNBC women have won four straight and are in 10th place out of 17 teams.
The 4-12 UNBC men have lost their last nine and are in 12th spot.
The top 12 teams advance to the playoffs.
Brandon is 1-15 (women) and 3-13 (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
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are right here.