Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Saturday, February 20th

In a nutshell: As of 12:05 a.m. Saturday by Hartley Miller

BCHL:

Several members of the Prince George Spruce Kings have tested positive for COVID-19. The affected team members and all close contacts have been placed in a 14-day quarantine and anyone showing symptoms will be tested as soon as possible.

Multiple @SpruceKings players test positive for COVID-19 @GoBCHL
| https://t.co/p8AFJHPHVK #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/WCMUwIW4CN

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 19, 2021

NHL: (North Division) 

Winnipeg  2  Vancouver  0
(The same teams meet again Sunday night at 7:00 in Vancouver. The Canucks are 8-12-1 while the Jets sit 10-6-1)

Laurent Brossoit earned his first shutout in more than two years on Friday, leading the @NHLJets to beat the @Canucks.https://t.co/bg32vsxGOB

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 20, 2021

Edmonton  2  Calgary  1

The Oilers took home the win in the latest instalment of the Battle of Alberta.https://t.co/4iIScQMKwr

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 20, 2021

#NHLScores

CAR 5 – CHI 3
FLA 7 – DET 2
EDM 2 – CGY 1
WPG 2 – VAN 0https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/Q22sb2nA34

— NHL (@NHL) February 20, 2021

The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

Columns:

HART ATTACK: @TheWHL‘s B.C. Division waiting game continues according to @Hartley_Miller‘s latest column | #cityofpg https://t.co/1rF63jxZ4d #sports pic.twitter.com/RA3o193S5y

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 19, 2021

That night when NW Bruins wouldn’t wear helmets; they won but they lost . . . SHA focusing on September . . . ECHL’s Beast stops snarling https://t.co/kJJ8YhFwS0

— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 19, 2021

UNBC Timberwolves:

.@UNBCATHLETICS welcome first member of Wall of Honour, National Champion and decorated Men’s Basketball player @InderbirGill12 | #cityofpg https://t.co/N8Hxf9HnPu #sports pic.twitter.com/nWHCIiCOSU

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 19, 2021

NBA:

Toronto Raptors  86  Minnesota Timberwolves  81

The Raptors have 15 wins and 15 losses after 30 games following their 3rd straight victory.

The Raptors closed the game on an 11-0 run to move back to .500.https://t.co/uyjv8xzrd3

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 20, 2021

Clippers edge Jazz, snap Utah’s 9-game win streak.

MORE: https://t.co/Z2F366TzH0 pic.twitter.com/EANBOT9YNU

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 20, 2021

Murray’s 50 points powers Nuggets past Cavs.

MORE: https://t.co/GkRbzGchtL pic.twitter.com/cGKm3Wuv96

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 20, 2021

Embiid drops career-high 50 in Sixers’ win.

MORE: https://t.co/wbu448MjX9 pic.twitter.com/i8tqI3chN3

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 20, 2021

The NBA schedule is right here.

The Raptors schedule is right here.

The NBA standings are right here.

Curling:

Kerri Einarson picked up where she left off at the Canadian women’s curling championship.https://t.co/Khr1VmP153

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 20, 2021

Tennis:

Naomi Osaka is undefeated in all four of her career Grand Slam final matches. MORE @ https://t.co/vnMyyavmao pic.twitter.com/h3oZVLQlW4

— BarDown (@BarDown) February 20, 2021