Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Saturday, April 3rd

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

WHL: (BC Division)

As part of a revised schedule, the Prince George Cougars will play their next game Sunday night at 6:00 against the Vancouver Giants in Kamloops. The Cougars are 1-2 after Thursday’s 6-1 loss to the Blazers while the Giants are 2-1.

The WHL has announced changes to our B.C. Division #REMAXHub schedule. Details ⬇️ https://t.co/VRE8h1QQvT

— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 3, 2021

A four-goal second period explosion by @blazerhockey paces them to a 6-1 win over @PGCougars in @TheWHL action from the BC Division bubblehttps://t.co/09oQVUr8Ak #CityofPG #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/wUT4T2Zg02

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 2, 2021

Koehn Ziemmer scored his second goal of the season but the Kamloops Blazers’s big second period was the difference. Here’s the @KenGossPGSOLD highlights.#REMAXHub | #WHL

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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 2, 2021

–Tyler Brennan of the Prince George Cougars is one one three goalies named to represent Canada at the 2021 Under-18 World Hockey Championship. The tournament will run from April 26th to May 6th in Frisco and Plano, Texas. The 25-man Canadian roster also includes eight defensemen and 14 forwards.

? WHL players have been named to Hockey Canada’s roster for the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship in Texas.

DETAILS ? | https://t.co/27qPU6jvs2 pic.twitter.com/xv5XWlpSrK

— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 1, 2021

Columns:

HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (Cougars eggs not in one basket) April 2, 2021 EDITION 83https://t.co/7SfNl7LLpI pic.twitter.com/ChWWKib24u

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 2, 2021

Canucks getting hammered by virus; Brazilian variant discovered . . . Oil Kings d-man sets franchise record . . . AJHL shuts down a fourth team https://t.co/vrWaOjkupc

— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 3, 2021

Cat Scan podcast:

LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Head Coach and GM Mark Lamb on this week’s episode of the Cat Scan podcast
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 1, 2021

BCHL:

The puck will drop tonight for the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Spruce Kings begin their 20-game, 5-week schedule against the Chiefs in Chilliwack. The Chiefs began their season Friday with a 5-2 victory over the Merritt Centennials. The Spruce Kings Chilliwack and Merritt 10 times each with all games starting at 5 p.m. at the Chilliwack Coliseum.

NHL: (North Division)

Edmonton  3  Calgary  2

Connor McDavid wired home the game winner to lift his Oilers over the Flames in the latest Battle of Alberta.https://t.co/otdW7NjBqY

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 3, 2021

Toronto  2  Winnipeg  1  (SO)

Jason Spezza scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Maple Leafs a narrow victory over the Jets on Friday night.https://t.co/cUdU8rQRYG

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 3, 2021

Four games on Friday were decided by a one-goal margin. Did your team come out on top? #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/DqSKRBtS08

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 3, 2021

Five more players have been added to the Vancouver Canucks NHL’s COVID-19 protocols. This brings the total number of players from the team on the list to seven. One coach has also been added to the list.

Bad situation is getting worse. Canucks fearful more positive COVID tests coming. Vancouver area has become global hotspot for P.1 variant that originated in Brazil.
NHL’s Bill Daly says “no consideration” yet to shortening Canucks’ season. https://t.co/LvSqpUB0jS

— Iain MacIntyre (@imacSportsnet) April 3, 2021

The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

MLB: 

The (1-0) Toronto Blue Jays play their second game of the season today on the road at the (0-1) New York Yankees.