(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Trail Smoke Eaters 9 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
The (31-14-2-2-1) Smoke Eaters enjoyed period leads of 3-0 and 7-2 before 1,709 fans in Trail.
Corey Cunningham scored twice, including his team-high 20th goal for the Spruce Kings, who lost their third straight game.
Trail outshot P.G. 40-35.
RECAP | Corey Cunningham’s two goals were not enough as the Trail Smoke Eaters explode for 9 and beat Prince George 9-2. The Spruce Kings are back in action Friday night in Vernon at Kal Tire Place.
? | https://t.co/h54H7cXNYd#GetInTheMix | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/ChOVvIwqja
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 30, 2020
The Spruce Kings, 1-3 on a six-game road trip, play Friday in Vernon against the (25-20-2-1) Vipers.
They also visit West Kelowna Saturday before hosting Wenatchee on Wednesday.
With 10 regular-season games left, the (16-27-2-3) 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 15th out of 17 and in a playoff spot with 37 points followed by the West Kelowna Warriors with 34 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.
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars host the struggling Tri-City Americans Friday and Saturday.
Both teams are 10 points behind the (19-22-3-2) Seattle Thunderbirds for the final Western Conference wild-card playoff spot.
The (13-25-3-4) Cougars, 1-1 on a six-game homestand, also host Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The (14-26-4-1) Americans have lost seven straight and are 1-10 since trading goalie Beck Warm to the Edmonton Oil Kings on January 1st.
In their last 11 games, Tri-City has been outscored 74-26, including 49-11 in their last seven.
VIC 0 PA 3
WPG 2 CGY 3
BDN 4 RD 5
SPO 2 KAM 4— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 30, 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 Wednesday games)
Vancouver 5 San Jose 2
Canucks erased a 2-1 deficit with four unanswered goals in the 3rd as Vancouver began a 5-game road trip.
Game at a Glance, presented by @ToyotaPacific – #Canucks score four 3rd period goals to beat the Sharks and win their fourth straight game. ? pic.twitter.com/qSD4lXaFew
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 30, 2020
The Canucks also visit NY Islanders Saturday (10:00 a.m. PT), Carolina Sunday (11:00 a.m. PT), Boston on Tuesday (4:00 p.m. PT) and Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 6th (5:00 p.m. PT).
The Canucks lead the Pacific Division by two points over Calgary, four over Edmonton and five over Arizona and Vegas.
Vancouver has won four straight and six of its last seven.
Calgary 4 Edmonton 3 (SO)
Toronto 5 Dallas 3
Nashville 5 Washington 4
Tampa Bay 4 LA 2
Anaheim 4 Arizona 2
There are just 3 NHL games tonight: Montreal at Buffalo, Nashville at New Jersey and LA at Arizona.
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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.
BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars)
The Cariboo Cougars play the (10-21-1-0) ninth-place South Island Royals Saturday night at 8:00 and Sunday morning at 11:15 at the BCMML showcase event in Kelowna.
The Cougars, who have lost five of their last six, have 10 regular-season games left, with the last eight of them on home ice at Kin 1.
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.
PREVIEW: @UNBCBasketball knows it’s now or never in their pursuit of the @CanadaWest playoffs, when they visit @ReginaCougars. Check out a lookahead with stats, players to watch, milestones, and quotes from @UNBC’s Dylon Matthews: https://t.co/Mo20jviIuC pic.twitter.com/ZaeH1IEmMa
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 30, 2020
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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Maria Mongomo of the UNBC Timberwolves is the Canada West women’s 2nd Star of the Week.
Mongomo scored 30 points for a record third consecutive game in a 78-67 win over the Brandon Bobcats.
This is the third time this season and second straight week, Mongomo has been one of the Canada West Stars of the Week.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ WOMEN’S
1 – ? Jorvina (@MacEwanGriffins)
2 – ? Mongomo (@UNBCATHLETICS)
3 – ? Korol (@UBCOHeat)? https://t.co/TI0gpNaKFK pic.twitter.com/LmZlEaA8JL
— Canada West (@CanadaWest) January 28, 2020
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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.
NBA:
The (33-14) Toronto Raptors, who have won eight straight, play tonight (4:00 p.m. PT) against the (13-35) Cavaliers in Cleveland.
The Raptors are second in the NBA Eastern Conference.
The NBA standings are right here.