(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Prince George Cougars 6 Seattle Thunderbirds 4
The Cougars scored the first three goals and the last three in a mistake-filled game before 1,809 fans at CN Centre.
Ethan Browne snapped a 4-4 tie on a delayed Seattle penalty with 3:04 left in the third to cap off a three-point game (1 G, 2A).
.@ethanbrowne01 of @PGCougars chats with @mypgnow post game after 6-4 victory Tuesday night against @SeattleTbirds in @TheWHL action from @CNCentre #CityofPG #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/INKtJ8xSP3
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 5, 2020
The @PGCougars roared to a win on home ice Tuesday w/ a three-goal third period.
WHL TONIGHT ? | https://t.co/FxMlyCOZmS pic.twitter.com/9cQmjJcS0o
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 5, 2020
? WHL Highlight of the Night ?
February 4, 2020@mcnalls5 of @SeattleTbirds#WHLHoN pic.twitter.com/ABsaXS5eQN— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 5, 2020
The same teams meet again tonight as the Cougars conclude a six-game homestand.
They also meet Sunday (Feb 9th and 23rd) in Seattle.
The (15-26-3-4) Cougars are 8 points back of the (20-23-3-2) Thunderbirds for the final wild-card playoff spot.
Both teams have 20 games remaining.
TC 4 VAN 12
SEA 4 PG 6
SPO 7 POR 6 (OT)— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 5, 2020
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Cariboo Cougars forward Nico Myatovic of Prince George has signed with the Seattle Thunderbirds.
? ? NEWS | T-Birds Sign Nico Myatovic https://t.co/1MhsPGedkV pic.twitter.com/QElWJiemQi
— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) February 4, 2020
Myatovic was selected by the Thunderbirds in the 6th round of the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.
.@SeattleTbirds ink PG product and @cariboocougars forward @Nicomyatovic to a @TheWHL contract ahead of a pair games with the @PGCougars at @CNCentre | https://t.co/E9G9fYu4Am #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/W3QhVcIE5v
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 4, 2020
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, with just eight regular-season games left, host the (24-22-3-1) Wenatchee Wild tonight and the (10-35-1-3) Merritt Centennials on Friday.
The (17-28-2-3) Spruce Kings are last in the Mainland Division, 7 points behind the (21-25-2-1-1) Langley Rivermen.
Prince George has already clinched a playoff spot sitting 15th in the overall standings out of 17.
The top 16 qualify for the post-season.
It appears Merritt will be the odd team out.
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
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The Spruce Kings will move from the Coastal Conference (Mainland Division) to the Interior Conference in the 2020-21 BCHL season.
With the addition of the expansion Cranbrook Bucks, the BCHL Board of Governors has voted to change to a two-conference system with nine teams on each side.
Both the Spruce Kings and Colts will play in the Interior, joining Penticton, Vernon, West Kelowna, Trail, Salmon Arm, Merritt and Wenatchee.
The league has also announced that it is moving from a 58-game regular-season schedule to 54, as well as a later start date in September.
#BCHL Board of Governors approve realignment ahead of the 2020-21 season.
RELEASE: https://t.co/cEGK1F57MB
? @garrettjames22 pic.twitter.com/4yAvshFw94
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) February 3, 2020
NHL: (13 Tuesday games)
Boston Bruins 4 Vancouver Canucks 0
Tuukka Rask made 25 saves for the shutout.
Coach Green discusses the #Canucks effort and a late hit on Pettersson he is not pleased with. pic.twitter.com/Be6lx9vBA9
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) February 5, 2020
The Bruins improved to 18-2-9 at home and 32-10-12 overall, just a point behind Washington for first in the overall; standings.
The (30-19-5) Canucks conclude a five-game road trip that Thursday in Minnesota (5:00 p.m. PT).
Vancouver leads the Pacific Division by three points over Edmonton, four over Vegas and Arizona and five over Calgary.
BOS 4 – VAN 0
COL 6 – BUF 1
TBL 4 – VGK 2
MTL 5 – NJD 4 SO
NYI 4 – DAL 3 OT
WSH 4 – LAK 2
CBJ 1 – FLA 0 OT
ANA 3 – OTT 2 SO
STL 6 – CAR 3
MIN 3 – CHI 2 OT
NSH 2 – WPG 1 OT
SJS 3 – CGY 1
ARI 3 – EDM 0https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/f96xgbTKDU— NHL (@NHL) February 5, 2020
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There are just two NHL games tonight: Toronto at NY Rangers and Boston at Chicago.
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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 their final eight regular-season games at Kin 1.
The Major Midget Cougars host the (7-26-0-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians Saturday night at 4:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30.
The (20-10-1-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 11-team league while the Canadians are at the bottom.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
Canada West Basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)
On the weekend, she passed the 1,100-point barrier, moving her into third in TWolves history.
Landry also broke the UNBC career assist record in the process.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ WOMEN’S
1 – ? Landry (@UNBCATHLETICS)
2 – ? Attieh (@ubctbirds)
3 – ? Fransson (@TWUSpartans )? https://t.co/whM5HxLQ0U pic.twitter.com/GWNSkX06bR
— Canada West (@CanadaWest) February 4, 2020
The UNBC Timberwolves will conclude their regular-season in Canada West basketball this weekend with home games against the MacEwan Griffins.
The women play Friday at noon and Saturday at 5:00 p.m. while the men tip-off Friday night at 6:00 and Saturday evening at 7:00.
The 9-9 UNBC women have won six straight and have clinched a playoff spot sitting in 8th place out of 17 teams.
This Friday @ @NorthernSport, @UNBCWomensBball plays @MacEwanGriffins in front of a thousand @SD57PG students! Look out for their great colouring work of our @CanadaWest athletes (and Alpha) & stop by the @UNBC Athletics office for your sheets! What TWolves do you want to colour? pic.twitter.com/FCzX6d2w4X
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 3, 2020
The 4-14 UNBC men have lost 11 in a row and are in 13th place.
The top 12 teams advance to the playoffs.
MacEwan is 2-16 in both the women’s and men’s divisions.
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NBA:
The (36-14) Toronto Raptors put a club-record tying 11-game win streak on the line when they host the (31-18) Indiana Pacers tonight (4:30 PT).
The two teams also meet Friday night (5:00 PT) in Indiana.
The Raptors are 2nd and the Pacers 5th in the Eastern Conference.
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The NBA trade deadline is Thursday (Noon PT).
The NBA standings are right here.