(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Kelowna Rockets 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (Wednesday)
The Rockets overcame a 4-3 third period deficit thanks to Matthew Wedman, who scored twice, 2:17 apart.
The 20-year-old Wedman tied the game with 5:23 left and added the winner with 3:06 remaining before 1,763 fans at CN Centre.
.@m_weds of @Kelowna_Rockets scores twice in 5-4 victory over @PGCougars in @TheWHL actions, chats post game with @mypgnow #CityofPG #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/FXPILLcC1T
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 27, 2020
Cole Moberg put the Cougars ahead when he tallied his second goal of the game at 6:57 of the 3rd.
FINAL: @Kelowna_Rockets (5) at @PGCougars (4)
STATS ? | https://t.co/2pGBGhOKkG#PGvsKEL pic.twitter.com/8ILaUKgpwg
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 27, 2020
Kelowna is 7-1 against P.G. this season.
The (17-32-4-4) Cougars are 11 points behind the (23-28-4-3) Seattle Thunderbirds for the last WHL Western Conference wild-card spot.
Prince George has 11 games remaining (including four at home) and Seattle has 10 left (including five at home).
.@ryan_schoettler of @PGCougars talks with h @mypgnow after 5-4 loss to @Kelowna_Rockets from @CNCentre in @TheWHL action #cityofpg #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/eaErXaqLRU
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 27, 2020
The Cougars play a home-and-home against the BC Division-leading Blazers, Friday in P.G. and Saturday in Kamloops.
BDN 9 SC 1
KEL 5 PG 4
EVT 8 TC 1— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 27, 2020
Kelowna Rockets 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (OT-Tuesday)
Dillon Hamaliuk scored his second goal of the game at 2:17 of overtime before 1,835 fans at CN Centre.
FINAL: @Kelowna_Rockets (5) at @PGCougars (4) — OT
STATS ? | https://t.co/NHL5WLu6GG#PGvsKEL pic.twitter.com/28nek9NR3j
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 26, 2020
The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings battle the Trail Smoke Eaters in a best-of-seven BCHL Interior Division first-round series.
In the 2-3-2 format, the first two games will be played in Trail on Friday and Saturday night.
The series shifts to P.G. for games three and four Monday and Tuesday and a fifth game, if needed on Thursday (March 5th).
Should a 6th and 7th game be required that is scheduled for Trail on Saturday and Sunday, March 7th and 8th.
The defending champion Spruce Kings finished last in the Mainland Division and 15th out of 17 in the overall league standings with a record of 18-32-3-5.
The (36-17-2-2-1) Smoke Eaters placed second in the Interior Division with 33 more points than Prince George.
Trail won all three of the regular-season meetings between the two teams, 3-0 on Sept. 28th, 7-4 on Oct. 5th. and 9-2 on Jan 29th.
The Schedule for the series is as follows:
Game 1 – Friday, February 28th – Prince George @ Trail – 7 PM
Game 2 – Saturday, February 29th – Prince George @ Trail – 7 PM
Game 3 – Monday, March 2nd – Trail @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 4 – Tuesday, March 3rd – Trail @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 5 – Thursday, March 5th – Trail @ Prince George – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Saturday, March 7th – Prince George @ Trail – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Sunday, March 8th – Prince George @ Trail – 7 PM (If Necessary)
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The stage is set for the @ShawInfo BCHL Playoffs! pic.twitter.com/QQte07TOVw
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) February 24, 2020
The Spruce Kings leading scorer Nick Poisson was a runner-up for the BCHL Most Sportsmanlike award that was won by Kent Johnson of Trail.
Johnson, who won the scoring title with 101 points (41 goals) in 52 games, was also voted the league’s MVP.
Check out our recap of the 2019-20 BCHL Award winners.
RELEASE: https://t.co/kd8hzEwxMj pic.twitter.com/b90o9gVEas
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) February 26, 2020
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
Vegas 3 Edmonton 0
Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 1
Colorado 3 Buffalo 2
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Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning announced on Wednesday that goalie Jacob Markstrom will be re-evaluated in two weeks after he underwent a minor lower-body procedure.
Markstrom suffered what appeared to be a knee injury on Saturday against Boston.
He had an MRI in Montreal on Monday.
Thatcher Demko will continue to fill in as the team’s starter with Louis Domingue the backup.
Update on @j_markstrom from #Canucks GM Jim Benning: pic.twitter.com/KK9VmhsIJL
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) February 27, 2020
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The Canucks visit the Ottawa Senators (4:30 p.m. PT) in one of 10 NHL games tonight.
The (21-31-12) Senators have the third-worst record in the league only ahead of LA and Detroit.
The (34-22-6) Canucks are 1-0 on a four-game Eastern trip that also takes them to Toronto Saturday and Columbus Sunday.
Vancouver is tied with Edmonton for 2nd in the Pacific Division, four points behind Vegas and two points ahead of Calgary.
Edmonton is the only Canadian team idle this evening.
Calgary plays in Nashville, Winnipeg hosts Washington, Toronto is at Florida and Montreal entertains NY Rangers.
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St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester has announced he won’t play again this season as he continues to recover from a cardiac episode.
The 36-year-old Bouwmeester collapsed on the team’s bench during a game on Feb. 11th in Anaheim.
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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 at Kin 1)
The Cariboo Cougars will conclude their regular season with home games against the (12-23-3) North Island Silvertips Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Kin 1.
The (25-10-2-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 11-team league, a point behind the (27-9) Vancouver NE Chiefs, two back of the (26-9-1-2) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds, and three behind the second-place (27-9-1-1) Vancouver NW Hawks.
North Island will finish in 8th place, earning the final playoff.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
High School Basketball:
The Langley Events Centre is hosting the provincial high school girls basketball championships until Saturday.
Duchess Park is 1-0 in 3A Girls (68-58 win over G.W. Graham) to advance to the quarterfinals against Abbotsford this afternoon at 12:30.
College Heights is 1-1 and Duchess Park 0-2 in Jr Girls.
PGSS is 0-1 in 4A Girls.
Nechako Valley is 0-1 in 2A Girls.
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PGSS finished with a 1-4 record in Jr Boys.
Curling: