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HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th

By Hartley Miller

(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller Long weekend wrap  updated at 11:00 a.m.

WHL: (PG Cougars)

Red Deer Rebels  4  Prince George Cougars  2  (Monday)

The (20-31-2-3) Rebels erased a 2-1 deficit by scoring twice in the final eight minutes of the second period and adding an empty netter in the third before an announced sold-out crowd of 5,971 fans at CN Centre.

It was the fourth consecutive loss for the Cougars, who are nine points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds for the last wild-card playoff spot with just 15 games left (six at home and nine on the road).

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Seattle lost 3-2 against Vancouver Monday as the Giants extended their winning streak to 10 games.

The (16-30-3-4) Cougars visit the Everett Silvertips on Friday and Seattle on Sunday.

The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.

The WHL standings are right here.

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Calgary Hitmen  4  Prince George Cougars  2  (Saturday)

The Hitmen built up a 4-0 lead by scoring twice in the first 8 minutes of the first period and two more goals in the first two minutes of the second.

 

BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings at the LNG Road Show in Kitimat)

Langley Rivermen  2  Prince George Spruce Kings 1   (OT-Sunday)

Prince George Spruce Kings  5  Langley Rivermen  1  (Saturday)

The (18-31-3-4) Spruce Kings host the (45-8-1-1) Coquitlam Express Friday and Saturday to close out the regular season.

Coquitlam has the best record in the BCHL.

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The Spruce Kings will finish 15th out of 17 in the overall BCHL standings and will play the Trail Smoke Eaters in the first round of the playoffs.

The (35-16-2-1-1) Smoke Eaters are second in the Interior Division.

The BCHL standings are right here.

The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.

 

BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars at Kin 1)

Cariboo Cougars  6  Kootenay Ice  3  (Sunday)

The Major Midget Cougars extended their winning streak to six games.

Cariboo Cougars  4  Kootenay Ice  2  (Saturday)

The (24-10-1-1) Cougars have four games left on their schedule, all on home ice.

They are in 5th place in the 11-team league.

Cariboo will host the (26-8-0-2) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at Kin 1.

The Cougars also entertain the eighth-place North Island Silvertips on Feb. 29 and March 1.

The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.

 

NHL:

Looking to boost their offence, the Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Tyler Toffoli from the LA Kings.

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In the deal, the Canucks gave up forward Tim Schaller, a second-round pick, forward prospect Tyler Madden and a conditional fourth-round pick.

The 27-year-old Toffoli, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, has 34 points (18 goals) in 58 games this season.

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The Canucks have lost Brock Boeser for eight weeks after initially saying he would be re-evaluated in three weeks.

Boeser (who has 45 points in 56 games) suffered a rib cartilage fracture against Calgary on Feb. 8th.

The (32-22-5)  Canucks are 2-2 on a six-game homestand that continues Wednesday against Minnesota and concludes Saturday vs. Boston.

Vancouver, coming off Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Anaheim, is third in the tight Pacific Division, one point behind Edmonton and Vegas, and one point ahead of Calgary and Arizona.

(5 Monday games) 

Calgary  6  Anaheim  4
Vegas  3  Washington  2
Arizona  2  NY Islanders  1
Florida 5  San Jose  3
Tampa Bay  4  Colorado  3  (OT)

There are seven NHL games tonight with four Canadian teams in action: Winnipeg hosts LA, Toronto visits Pittsburgh, Montreal plays at Detroit and Ottawa entertains 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.

Curling:

B.C. (Corryn Brown of Kamloops) is 3-2 in Pool B after a 12-5 win this morning (Tuesday) in Draw 9 at the National Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw.

Ontario, Nova Scotia and Wild Card are the co-leaders in Pool B at 3-1.

Manitoba tops Pool A at 4-0 followed by Saskatchewan at 3-1.

The Canadian champion will advance to the World Women’s Curling Championship in Prince George March 14th-22nd.

The Pool A standings are right here.

The Pool B standings are right here.

The draw/results right here.

 

Canada West Basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)

The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Calgary Dinos in the Canada West women’s basketball quarterfinals Thursday night (5:00 PT).

The Dinos finished first in the regular season with an 18-2 record, including two convincing victories over UNBC (71-46 and 67-58) on January 3rd and 4th.

The Timberwolves are riding a nine-game winning streak after they eliminated the Lethbridge Pronghorns 93-85 in double overtime on Friday.

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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is right here.

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The Canada West women’s basketball standings are right here.

The Canada West men’s basketball schedule is right here.

The Canada West men’s basketball standings are right.here

 

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