Sports by Hartley Miller as of 6:05 a.m. Monday, February 7th
Olympics:
Emily Dickson of Burns Lake placed 70th and Sarah Beaudry of Prince George finished 80th in the Olympic women’s 15 km individual Biathlon race today (Monday).
A total of 87 competed.
The 24-year-old Dickson made her Olympic debut.
Earlier, the 27-year-old Beaudry was part of the Canadian mixed 4 x 6 km Biathlon relay team that placed 14th out of 20 on Saturday.
Next up will be the women’s 7.5 km Biathlon Sprint on Friday (1:00 a.m. PT).
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Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot from Bromont, Quebec captured Canada’s first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
Parrot won the men’s slopestyle event while Regina’s Mark McMorris took bronze.
Canada earned its first Olympic ski jumping medal, capturing bronze in the mixed team event.
Short-track speedskater Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Quebec earned a bronze in the women’s 500 metres.
Canadian medals: (Total of six)
Gold: (1)
Snowboarder Max Parrot of Bromont, Quebec in the men’s slopestyle event.
Silver: (1)
Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Quebec in the men’s moguls.
Bronze: (4)
Canada in mixed team ski jumping.
Short-track speedskater Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Quebec in the women’s 500 metres.
Snowboarder Mark McMorris of Regina in the men’s slopestyle event.
Long-track speedskater Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa in the women’s 3,000 metres.
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The Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team is 3-0 after a 6-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).
Earlier, the Canadian women whipped Finland 11-1 and Switzerland 12-1.
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24-year-old Meryeta O’Dine of P.G. is gearing up to compete in the Olympic women’s snowboard cross individual event this week.
Curling: (Canadian women’s championship)
A three-peat for Kerri Einarson and her Team Canada rink.
Einarson won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario, defeating Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville in the final 9-6.
It was the third straight national title for Einarson, who will represent Canada at the 2022 Women’s Curling Championship in Prince George from March 19th-27th.
Kerri Einarson discusses the honour of returning to Prince George to compete for Canada in front of a home crowd. 🇨🇦 #STOH2022 pic.twitter.com/zbRRwDYeAG
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 7, 2022
The Einarson team advanced to the final after eliminating Andrea Crawford of New Brunswick 8-4 in the semi.
The round-robin standings can be found right here.
WHL:
Everett Silvertips 6 Prince George Cougars 0 (Saturday)
The Cougars allowed a season-high 62 shots against.
Tyler Brennan made 56 saves for the Cats while Koen MacInnes earned the shutout with 24 saves.
The (32-7-2-2) Silvertips scored twice in each period before 5,419 fans in Everett.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
Prince George finished the six-game U.S. road trip with a 1-4-1-0 record and is now 3-9-2-0 against the U.S. Division.
The (18-23-2-1) Cougars are 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, five points ahead of the (16-23-2) Vancouver Giants.
(Prince George is 3-17-1-1 against the top five teams in the Western Conference and 15-6-1-0 against the four teams below them in the Conference).
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Seattle Thunderbirds 7 Prince George Cougars 2 (Friday)
The Thunderbirds dominated the game scoring three times in both the first and third periods and outshooting the Cougars 48-22 before 2,416 fans in Kent, Washington.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
17-year-old Nico Myatovic of Prince George picked up a pair of assists for the Thunderbirds.
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Ex-PG Cougar Taylor Gauthier continues to win in the Portland Winterhawks net.
The 20-year-old Gauthier made 25 saves for the shutout in a 6-0 Friday night victory over the Tri-City Americans.
Since being traded from Prince George in late December, Gauthier is 8-0 in a Portland uniform with a 1.49 goals-against-average and a .951 save percentage.
CONNOR BEDARD IS 16 YEARS OLD. SIXTEEN.
📽️: @WHLPats pic.twitter.com/3AnEESuiah
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 6, 2022
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 4 Merritt Centennials 1 (Saturday)
The Spruce Kings outshot the Centennials 43-14 before 211 fans in Merritt.
The scoring summary is right here.
The Spruce Kings extended their point streak to 15 consecutive games.
They have not lost in regulation since December 18th when they fell 2-1 to the Vipers in Vernon.
Two big goals from Luc Laylin, along with tallies from Nick Rhéaume and Rowan Miller, propelled the Spruce Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Merritt Centennials and sweep the seven game season series!
📝https://t.co/VsnlF8V5Ev#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/5GFVUc3z5x
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 6, 2022
West Kelowna Warriors 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Shootout Friday)
The scoring summary is right here.
Ben LeFranc’s fifth of the season, and a late third period tally from Luc Laylin turned out to not be enough, as the Spruce Kings drop a 3-2 shootout decision to the West Kelowna Warriors.
📝https://t.co/tSfS8n8ozW#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/LhQCIP5Axn
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 5, 2022
Check out last night’s highlights from our 4-1 win over the Merritt Centennials last night in the Nicola Valley!
Presented by the Siding Specialists at WR Ventures!#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/sruGBqytfT
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 6, 2022
The (21-9-3-5) Spruce Kings visit the (28-5-2-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Wednesday.
Prince George is third out of nine teams in the Interior Division, three points ahead of West Kelowna.
Salmon Arm is first, a point in front of Penticton and nine ahead of Prince George.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male) at CN Centre
(U18) Cariboo Cougars 4 South Island Royals 1 (Sunday)
(U18) Cariboo Cougars 7 South Island Royals 3 (Saturday)
The (13-11-1-3) Cougars are 5th out of 10 teams while the (8-18-0-2) Royals are 9th.
The Cougars are scheduled to host the second-place Greater Vancouver Canadians (20-8-1-1) this coming weekend. Games are set for Saturday and Sunday at Kin 1, at 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. respectively.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U18 Female) in Chemainus
(U18) Northern Capitals 5 Vancouver Island Seals 3 (Sunday)
(U18) Northern Capitals 6 Vancouver Island Seals 2 (Saturday)
The (18-6-0-3) Capitals are second out of five teams while the (7-17-0-1) Seals are fourth.
(The Caps also beat the Greater Vancouver Comets 3-1 on Friday in Richmond)
The next scheduled action for the Caps is Feb. 25-27 in Prince George when they’ll take on the last-place Greater Vancouver Comets (4-21-1-0) in a three-game set.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
(U17 Male) in Richmond
Greater Vancouver Canadians 7 (U17) Cariboo Cougars 1 (Sunday)
Greater Vancouver Canadians 8 (U17) Cariboo Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The (12-13-0-1) Cougars are in seventh-place in the 10-team division while the (22-7-1) Canadians are first.
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U15 Male) in Fort St. James
Vancouver Northwest Hawks 7 (U15) Cariboo Cougars 2 (Sunday)
Vancouver Northwest Hawks 10 (U15) Cariboo Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The first-place Hawks boast a record of 20-4-1-0, while the ninth-place Cougars are 5-15-0-2.
The U-15 Cariboo Cougar schedule is right here.
NHL: (All-Star game in Las Vegas)
Metropolitan Division 5 Central Division 3 (Saturday)
There are a couple of NHL regular-season games tonight (Monday): Carolina at Toronto and New Jersey at Ottawa.
The (20-20-6) Vancouver Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes Tuesday night at 7:00.
Vancouver is 12-5-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Canada West basketball:
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 82 Trinity Western Spartans 78 (Saturday)
This one felt GOOD. @UNBCBasketball needed all 40 minutes, but they gutted out a thrilling win over the @TWUSpartans, Saturday night in Langley.
READ: https://t.co/UzvLSKQXQk pic.twitter.com/b5cxz0Rvdf
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 6, 2022
Trinity Western Spartans 105 UNBC Timberwolves 101 (OT Friday)
RECAP: 45 minutes of back-and-forth basketball against the @TWUSpartans ends in heartbreak for @UNBCBasketball.
READ: https://t.co/IALX0Hkpxk pic.twitter.com/C7XGGo9LvL
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 5, 2022
(Women)
UNBC Timberwolves 74 Trinity Western Spartans 69 (Saturday)
RECAP: It was a back-and-forth battle, but @UNBCWomensBball dug deep and beat the 13-2 @TWUSpartans in Langley!!!
READ: https://t.co/y3Sq7M302j pic.twitter.com/hX9clYfImE
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 6, 2022
Trinity Western Spartans 71 UNBC Timberwolves 66
RECAP: @UNBCWomensBball took on the top-ranked @TWUSpartans and didn’t back down, before falling just short in Langley.
READ: https://t.co/xwPCUluLSl pic.twitter.com/kYLsDe9eFP
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 5, 2022
The UNBC women are 6-7 on the season while the Trinity Western women are 13-3.
The UNBC men are 5-10 while the Trinity Western men are 6-9.
The UNBC women will host UBC on Thursday, Feb 17th at 6:00 p.m.
The UNBC men will play their next game on Saturday (Feb 12th) afternoon at 2:00 when they visit the UBC Okanagan Heat in Kelowna.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NBA:
The (28-23) Toronto Raptors, riding a 5-game winning streak and coming off Friday’s 125-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, visit the (28-26) Charlotte Hornets tonight (Monday 4:00 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
NFL:
The Miami Dolphins have hired Mike McDaniel as their new head coach.https://t.co/2wwshgUTkT
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 6, 2022
The Los Angeles Rams are 4 point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals in the February 13th Super Bowl that will be played in LA.
NFL odds are right here.