In a nutshell: As of 12:05 a.m. Friday by Hartley Miller
NHL: (North Division)
Vancouver 3 Toronto 1
(Jake Virtanen scored twice and Thatcher Demko made 31 saves for the (10-15-2) Canucks. The same teams meet again Saturday just after 4:00 p.m. (PT) in Vancouver)
Virtanen scores twice, Canucks snap Leafs’ win streak.
MORE: https://t.co/LOubjiYxbf pic.twitter.com/txapff1vpZ
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 5, 2021
“I’m not looking to make a coaching change. I think him and his staff have done a good job with our group.”
Canucks GM Jim Benning on head coach Travis Green: pic.twitter.com/gmMp0pseb3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 5, 2021
Calgary 7 Ottawa 3
(After the game, the (11-11-2) Flames fired head coach Geoff Ward and replaced him with Darryl Sutter. This is the second stint for Sutter with Calgary. He coached the Flames from 2002 to 2006, and served as the team’s general manager from 2003 to 2010)
Darryl Sutter isn’t just taking over for the rest of the season in Calgary. He signed a three-year deal, this season plus two more.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 5, 2021
Winnipeg 4 Montreal 3 (OT)
NYI 5 – BUF 2
NYR 6 – NJD 1
CAR 5 – DET 2
PHI 4 – PIT 3
WPG 4 – MTL 3 OT
TBL 3 – CHI 2 OT
FLA 5 – NSH 4
CBJ 3 – DAL 2
CGY 7 – OTT 3
VAN 3 – TOR 1https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/BXidbd2Zok— NHL (@NHL) March 5, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Walter Gretzky:
The father of hockey great Wayne Gretzky has passed away. Walter Gretzky, who battled Parkinson’s, was 82.
— Wayne Gretzky (@WayneGretzky) March 5, 2021
Canada’s Hockey Dad Walter Gretzky passes away at 82.
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 5, 2021
Chris Schultz:
–Former NFL and CFL offensive lineman Chris Schultz has died of a heart attack. Schultz, a popular television analyst with TSN, was 61.
TSN Mourns the Passing of Football Broadcaster Chris Schultz.
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 5, 2021
Snowboard Cross:
Pair of PG snowboarders place in World Cup event @meryetaodine @Evanbichon_55 | https://t.co/vw4i9n5IoJ #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/i0IxKRHdcm
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 4, 2021
Canada’s Eliot Grondin continued his strong season with his first career World Cup snowboard cross victory. ??https://t.co/gEyyYuhSx3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 4, 2021
UNBC Timberwolves:
.@UNBCATHLETICS @Jay_BCH inducted into Wall of Honour
| https://t.co/NU6JwGByDT #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/wbr6dXko0m— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 4, 2021
HUGE! Arriving at @UNBC a lightly-recruited, undersized guard, @J_Gladish went on to lead @pacwestbc in scoring and set a @UNBCBasketball career record (that still stands)! Join us in celebrating Jay’s TWolves career, and welcome him to the Wall of Honour! https://t.co/93gGsrmc86 pic.twitter.com/bxddM3poSv
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 4, 2021
NBA:
Boston Celtics 132 Toronto Raptors 125
(The Raptors have 17 wins and 19 losses as of the NBA All-Star break. Toronto is 8th in the Eastern Conference)
Though the @Raptors fell 132-125 against the Celtics on Thursday night, it was a close battle despite the team being undermanned. Putting up a particularly valiant playmaking effort in the losing cause, Kyle Lowry tied a single game franchise record on this list of performances pic.twitter.com/8jkkrhKoMt
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) March 5, 2021
The updated NBA standings entering the #NBAAllStar break! pic.twitter.com/QPzrbTiuq4
— NBA (@NBA) March 5, 2021
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
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HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the return to game action for the @PGCougars on March 26th | https://t.co/JVn3yMWBsf #CityOfPG #sports pic.twitter.com/UwqD09Mz73
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 5, 2021
BCHL teams, WHL’s B.C. clubs looking for $9.5 million from gov’t . . . Remembering Mickey Mouse Night at the Crushed Can . . . Whatever happened to Doyle Potenteau? https://t.co/HhemsyGaQl
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 5, 2021