(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars have a home and home this weekend against the BC Division-leading Blazers: tonight at CN Centre and Saturday in Kamloops.
The Cougars have just one win in their last eight games after dropping back-to-back 5-4 decisions to Kelowna on Tuesday and Wednesday.
FINAL: @Kelowna_Rockets (5) at @PGCougars (4)
STATS ? | https://t.co/2pGBGhOKkG#PGvsKEL pic.twitter.com/8ILaUKgpwg
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 27, 2020
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).
The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with former @PGCougars Vice-President of Business @brandibrodsky in this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/T0OFFmgXED #cityofpg #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/fhTPs7P2ME— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 27, 2020
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
It is playoff time in the BCHL.
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 tonight 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.
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)
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
In the 2nd of 3 divisional @ShawInfo #BCHLPlayoffs previews, we take a look at the Interior Division, where eight teams will look to come out on top and eventually earn a spot in the Fred Page Cup Final.
Read: https://t.co/kqyYUA6Fs7 pic.twitter.com/c8h1y7HyE6
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) February 26, 2020
NHL: (Canadian teams went 3-2-1 on Thursday with Edmonton idle)
Ottawa Senators 5 Vancouver Canucks 2
Bobby Ryan notched a hat trick in his first home game in more than three months.
Ryan entered the joint NHL/NHLPA assistance program three months ago after admitting to having a problem with alcohol.
What a night.
Bobby Ryan gets THREE in his return to @CdnTireCtr for the @Enterprise hat trick. #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/ldOXFclCKC
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) February 28, 2020
J. T. Miller and Tyler Toffoli tallied for the (34-23-6) Canucks, who are 1-1 on a four-game Eastern trip that will conclude on the weekend Saturday in Toronto and Sunday in Columbus.
Vancouver is tied with Edmonton for 2nd in the Pacific Division, four points behind Vegas and one point ahead of Calgary.
Nashville 4 Calgary 3 (OT)
Toronto 5 Florida 3
Winnipeg 3 Washington 0
NY Rangers 5 Montreal 2
NYR 5 – MTL 2
CHI 5 – TBL 2
TOR 5 – FLA 3
BOS 4 – DAL 3
OTT 5 – VAN 2
MIN 7 – DET 1
STL 3 – NYI 2 OT
NSH 4 – CGY 3 OT
WPG 3 – WSH 0
SJS 3 – NJD 2 OThttps://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/ONd1Ed5DBR— NHL (@NHL) February 28, 2020
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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 9:00 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 with play to conclude on Saturday.
Duchess Park is 1-1 in 3A Girls (68-58 win over G.W. Graham followed by 76-49 loss to top-ranked Abbotsford)
College Heights is 2-1 and Duchess Park 0-2 in Jr Girls.
PGSS is 0-2 in 4A Girls.
Nechako Valley is 1-1 in 2A Girls.
Curling: