(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars host the struggling Tri-City Americans tonight 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.
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The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars goals and points record holder Quinn Hancock on this week’s edition of the Cat Scan podcast | https://t.co/qGT3ZNNW13 #cityofpg #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/rVhyuIHxuT
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 30, 2020
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings have just 10 regular-season games left.
The Spruce Kings, 1-3 on a six-game road trip, play tonight in Vernon against the (25-20-2-1) Vipers.
They also visit West Kelowna Saturday before hosting Wenatchee on Wednesday.
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 36 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 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.
NHL: (3 Thursday games)
MTL 3 – BUF 1
NSH 6 – NJD 5 SO
LAK 3 – ARI 2 OThttps://t.co/NFSYj5hSBR pic.twitter.com/k2hxaYCEK6— NHL (@NHL) January 31, 2020
There are 7 Friday games in the NHL with 3 Canadian teams in action, all on home ice.
Edmonton entertains St. Louis, Winnipeg hosts Boston and Ottawa welcomes Washington.
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The Vancouver Canucks visit the (29-15-5) NY Islanders Saturday (10:00 a.m. PT) and the (29-18-3) Carolina Hurricanes Sunday (11:00 a.m. PT).
The Canucks, who have won four in a row and six of their last seven, are 1-0 on a five-game road trip.
They also play at Boston on Tuesday (4:00 p.m. PT) and at Minnesota on Thursday (5:00 p.m. PT).
Vancouver leads the Pacific Division by two points over Calgary, four over Edmonton & Arizona and five over Vegas.
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The San Jose Sharks have lost forward Tomas Hertl for the rest of the season with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee. Hertl has 36 points (16 goals) in 48 games.
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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)
This is the second-to-last weekend in the Canada West basketball regular season.
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars tonight and Saturday in Canada West basketball.
PREVIEW: Winners of four straight, but down to a very short bench, @EmilyHolmes15 and @UNBCWomensBball faces a tough task this weekend when they visit @ReginaCougars. Read the full lookahead here: https://t.co/SSWfTwfMr5 pic.twitter.com/GfuniZLV8H
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 30, 2020
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).
Curling:
Cranbrook is hosting the BC men’s and women’s curling championships.
The link to the women’s results/schedule right here.
The link to the men’s results/schedule right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 115 Cleveland Cavaliers 109
The (34-14) Raptors extended their win streak to nine games.
Toronto is second in the NBA Eastern Conference.
The Raptors visit the (17-32) Detroit Pistons tonight.
The NBA standings are right here.