Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, February 3rd
WHL:
Spokane Chiefs 3 Prince George Cougars 2 (OT)
Raegan Wiles scored on a power-play with 32 seconds left in overtime before 2,714 fans in Spokane.
The Chiefs went 2/3 with the man advantage while the Cougars were 1/2.
Prince George earned a point when Riley Heidt scored on a power-play with 5:03 left in the third to tie the game at 2.
Tied it up and sent it to WOAH-vertime! https://t.co/rZOUb41BdN
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 3, 2022
Koehn Ziemmer also tallied for the Cats while Hudson Thornton assisted on both goals.
Tyler Brennan made 35 saves for the Cougars, who were outshot 38-29.
Prince George is now 1-2-1-0 through four games on its U.S. Division road trip.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
The (18-21-2-1) Cougars face the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday in Kent, WA. before concluding the trip Saturday in Everett against the Western Conference-leading Silvertips.
Prince George is 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, five points ahead of the (16-21-2) Vancouver Giants.
Prince George Cougars 2 Tri-City Americans 0 (Tuesday)
Tyler Brennan made 24 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season as the Cougars ended a four-game losing streak.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
.@PGCougars snap four game slide with 2-0 shutout win over @TCAmericans | #cityofpg https://t.co/eeYbC8CR7g #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/PTZd9lytXG
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 2, 2022
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Taylor Gauthier of the Portland Winterhawks is the WHL Goaltender of the Month for January.
The 20-year-old former PG Cougar posted a 7-0 January record, to go along with a 1.70 goals-against average, a .945 save percentage, and one shutout.
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Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sat down with former @PGCougars owner Rick Brodsky in part one of a two-part series in this week’s episode of the podcast | #cityofpg https://t.co/aGjtgHpkxE #PrinceGerogeBC #Northernbc pic.twitter.com/51zt9igRrv
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 3, 2022
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 6 Merritt Centennials 0
Aaron Trotter earned the shutout as the Spruce Kings outshot the Centennials 45-23 before just 132 fans in Merritt.
The box score is right here.
The (20-9-3-4) Spruce Kings visit the (22-13) West Kelowna Warriors on Friday before returning to Merritt Saturday for another game against the (2-30-1-1) Centennials in Merritt.
Prince George is third out of nine in the Interior Division, three points ahead of the West Kelowna Warriors.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (5 Wednesday games with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 5 Washington 3
Calgary 4 Arizona 2
Wednesday saw the road team win all five games.#NHLStats: https://t.co/uDJUfbr5lQ pic.twitter.com/QG8prjBC0u
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 3, 2022
The (20-20-6) Vancouver Canucks return to action on Tuesday when they host the Arizona Coyotes.
Vancouver is 12-5-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Olympic women’s hockey:
Canada 12 Switzerland 1
Canada returns to action on Friday at 8:10 p.m. PT against Finland.
Men’s Soccer: (World Cup qualifying in El Salvador)
Canada 2 El Salvador 0
It is the sixth straight win for the Canadian men, who remain atop the eight-team standings in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
One step closer to Qatar.#CANMNT is potentially just one more game away from booking a spot in the World Cup thanks to some heroics from Atiba Hutchinson. (@GalindoPW)https://t.co/vAigk7g3E0
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2022
With three games remaining, Canada (7-0-4, 25 points) has a four-point cushion over Mexico and the U.S. (both 6-2-3, 21 points).
Panama (5-3-2, 17 points) stands fourth, with Costa Rica (4-3-4, 16 points) fifth.
Curling: (Canadian women’s championship in Thunder Bay)
Team Canada (Einarson) is the last unbeaten team with a 7-0 record in Pool B at the National Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay.
After Wednesday’s action, New Brunswick (Crawford) and Wild Card #1 (Fleury) are the co-leaders in Pool A at 6-1.
B.C. is 2-5 (in Pool B).
The standings can be found right here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Trinity Western Spartans in men’s and women’s Canada West basketball Friday and Saturday night.
The UNBC women are 5-6 on the season while the Trinity Western women are in first place in the West Division with a 12-2 record.
The UNBC men are 4-9 while the Trinity Western men are 5-8.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars host the South Island Royals Saturday afternoon at 2:30 and Sunday morning at 6:00 at CN Centre.
The (11-11-1-3) Cougars are 5th out of 10 teams while the (8-16-0-2) Royals are 8th.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U18 Female)
The U-18 Female Northern Capitals visit the (4-20-1) Greater Vancouver Comets Friday night at 8:15 in Richmond.
The (15-6-0-3) Caps, sitting 2nd out of five teams, also visit the (7-15-0-1) Vancouver Island Seals Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday morning at 9:00 in Chemainus.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
(U17 Male)
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars are in Richmond Saturday and Sunday for games against the second-place Greater Vancouver Canadians (20-7-1-0).
The (12-11-0-1) Cougars are in seventh-place in the 10-team division.
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U15 Male)
The U15 Cariboo Cougars are scheduled to take on the second-place Vancouver Northwest Hawks at the Fort Forum Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. in Fort St. James. The Hawks boast a record of 18-4-1-0, while the ninth-place Cougars are 5-13-0-2.
The U-15 Cariboo Cougar schedule is right here.
NFL:
The Los Angeles Rams are 4 1/2 point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals in the February 13th Super Bowl that will be played in LA.
BREAKING: Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders, unveiling the new name on Wednesday 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans.https://t.co/vJm4DxyRt5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 2, 2022
NFL odds are right here.