(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
After two superb games against the Kamloops Blazers, Taylor Gauthier of the Prince George Cougars was named the WHL Goalie of the Week.
In a weekend split, Gauthier posted a 1.50 goals-against average, stopping 77 of 80 shots for a .963 save percentage.
2020 #NHLDraft prospect @tgoats_35 of @PGCougars has been named the WHL @EliWilsonG Goaltender of the Week!
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/pXpSLxsSIn pic.twitter.com/t2Q8qQ8J1O
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 27, 2020
Gauthier has a 3-2 record, 2.02 GAA, and a 0.954 SV%. in five games this season against the B.C. Division-leading Blazers.
In 35 games this season, the 18-year-old from Calgary has posted a 9-19-3-4 record, 2.87 GAA, 0.917 SV%, and one shutout.
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The P.G. Cougars are 1-1 on a six-game homestand which will continue Friday and Saturday against the (14-25-4-1) Tri-City Americans.
The (13-25-3-4) Cougars and the Americans are eight points behind the (18-22-3-2) Seattle Thunderbirds for the final Western Conference wild-card spot.
Prince George will also host Seattle on Feb. 4th and 5th.
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.
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The B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame has named six inductees, including former PG Cougars defenceman Eric Brewer into its class of 2020.
Brewer, now a minority owner of the Cougars, played three seasons with the Cougars (1995-98) before going on to play more than 1,000 NHL regular-season games over 16 years.
Alum & owner Eric Brewer has been named to the 2020 induction class of the BC Hockey Hall of Fame! Congratulations Eric! pic.twitter.com/jFeDZMl6Oa
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) January 27, 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
NHL: (6 Monday games)
Vancouver 3 St. Louis 1
Thatcher Demko made 36 saves as St. Louis outshot Vancouver 37-26.
36 saves tonight for Demko, but he was more impressed with the 23 blocked shots in front of him. ? pic.twitter.com/NBiCV6Ank2
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 28, 2020
J.T. Miller scored a pair of second-period goals as the Canucks extended their home winning streak to nine games.
The (27-18-4) Canucks lead the Pacific Division but three points over Edmonton, Calgary, Arizona and Vegas.
Vancouver will play at San Jose on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) to begin a five-game road trip.
The Canucks also visit NY Islanders Saturday (10:00 a.m. PT), Carolina Sunday (11:00 a.m. PT), Boston on Tues. Feb. 4th (4:00 p.m. PT) and Minnesota on Thurs. Feb. 6th (5:00 p.m. PT).
San Jose 4 Anaheim 2
Toronto 5 Nashville 2
Washington 4 Montreal 2
Dallas 3 Tampa Bay 2 (OT)
New Jersey 4 Ottawa 3 (SO)
There are just two NHL games tonight: St. Louis at Calgary and Ottawa at Buffalo.
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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.
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George 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 (20-23-2-1-1) Langley Rivermen and 10 points back of the (20-21-3-4) 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.
With 16 of the 17 teams to qualify for the postseason, it appears that Merritt will be the odd team out.
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars)
The Cariboo Cougars have 10 regular-season games left, with the last eight of them on home ice at Kin 1.
The Cougars, who have lost five of their last six, will be in Kelowna this weekend for a BCMML showcase event.
The Cats play the (10-21-1-0) ninth-place South Island Royals Saturday night at 8:00 and Sunday morning at 11:15.
The (18-10-1-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 11-team league.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
Canada West Basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars Friday and Saturday in Canada West basketball.
The Timberwolves will conclude their regular season with home games Feb. 7th and 8th against MacEwan.
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.
Regina is 9-8 (women) and 7-9 (men).
MacEwan is 2-14 (women) and 0-16 (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.
VIDEO: This weekend, we had the honour of celebrating the legendary Tom Masich, who has forever changed @CityofPG & @UNBC Athletics. We were incredibly thrilled to welcome Tom and his family back to @NorthernSport for a rightful celebration! Thank you, Tom! #foreveratimberwolf pic.twitter.com/tN1bYcDFii
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 26, 2020
NBA:
The NBA has postponed the LA Lakers home game tonight against the LA Clippers.
The game will be rescheduled at a later date.
“The decision was made out of respect for the Lakers organization, which is deeply grieving the tragic loss of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people in a helicopter crash on Sunday,” the NBA said in a statement.
The next game for the Lakers will be Friday at home against Portland.
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The Toronto Raptors put a seven-game win streak on the line tonight when they host the (12-35) Atlanta Hawks tonight (4:30 p.m. PT).
The (32-14) Raptors have won seven straight and are tied with the Miami Heat for second in the NBA Eastern Conference.
The NBA standings are right here.