Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Saturday, February 12th
Olympics:
Meryeta O’Dine of Prince George has her second Olympic bronze medal.
The 24-year-old O’Dine combined with Eliot Grondin of Quebec for a third place finish in mixed team snowboard cross.
This is the first time the mixed event has been held at the Olympics.
It is Canada’s 13th medal in Beijing and eighth bronze (to go along with a gold and four silver).
Three days earlier, O’Dine earned bronze in the women’s snowboard cross to become the first Prince George athlete to capture an Olympic medal.
PG’s O’Dine picks up second Bronze Medal in Beijing https://t.co/3bQyCGuHIi pic.twitter.com/zdjcvIxMb1
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 12, 2022
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Sarah Beaudry of Prince George placed 80th and Emily Dickson of Burns Lake finished 81st in a field of 89 Friday in the women’s 7.5 km Biathlon Olympic Sprint.
Earlier in the week, the 24-year-old Dickson was 70th and the 27-year-old Beaudry ended up 80th out of 87 in the women’s 15 km individual race on Monday.
In addition, Beaudry was part of the Canadian mixed 4 x 6 km Biathlon Olympic relay team that finished 14th out of 20 last weekend (Feb 5th).
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The Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team is 1-1 after a 4-2 loss to the U.S.A.
In women’s Olympic hockey, Canada crushed Sweden 11-0 and the U.S.A. beat the Czech Republic 4-1 to advance to the semifinals which will be played on Sunday and Monday.
Canada and the U.S. are heavily favored to face each other again in the gold-medal game on Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. PT.
The Americans won Olympic Gold four years ago when they edged the Canadians in a shootout.
Canadian Olympic medals: (Total of 13)
Gold: (1)
Snowboarder Max Parrot of Bromont, Quebec in the men’s slopestyle event.
Silver: (4)
Long-track speedskater Isabelle Weidemann of Ottawa in the women’s 5,000 metres.
Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Quebec in men’s snowboard cross.
Short-track-speedskater Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Quebec in the men’s 1,500 metres.
Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Quebec in the men’s moguls.
Bronze: (8)
Meryeta O’Dine of P.G. & Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Quebec in mixed team snowboard cross.
Canada in the mixed team aerials freestyle ski event.
Skier Jack Crawford of Toronto in the alpine combined event.
Meryeta O’Dine of Prince George in the women’s snowboard cross.
Canadian ski jumping team in the mixed team event.
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.
WHL:
Vancouver Giants 4 Prince George Cougars 1
Jesper Vikman made 34 saves to help the Giants end a six-game losing streak before 1,670 fans at CN Centre.
He lost his shutout bid when Carter MacAdams scored for P.G. with just 48 seconds left in the game.
It was the 4th straight loss for the Cougars, who have only scored five goals in that losing skid.
Up 1-0 after the first and second periods, the Giants put the game away scoring twice early in the third just 51 seconds apart.
The game summary and highlights are right here.
The (18-24-2-1) Cougars host the (17-23-2) Giants again tonight.
Prince George is 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, three points ahead of Vancouver.
The Cougars are 3-17-1-1 against the top five teams in the Western Conference and 15-7-1-0 against the four teams below them in the Conference.
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller does part 2 of his chat with former @PGCougars owner Rick Brodsky
| https://t.co/HnhFXfJKCZ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #northernuprising #sports pic.twitter.com/AvS9cN08gh— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 10, 2022
Columns:
Clippers choose to go along with BCHL and put coaches on leave pending investigation; restraining order allowed them behind bench for victory; interim staff to be installed https://t.co/FbBIIkwbiG
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 12, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller‘s column for this week is dedicated to PG’s first ever Olympic medalist @meryetaodine | #cityofpg https://t.co/h3E7DBr1KK #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #BeijingOlympics #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/afmVGUgiWF
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 11, 2022
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Wenatchee Wild 1
The Spruce Kings scored two unanswered goals in the third period before 882 fans.
The box score is right here.
Linden Makow scored his first of the 21-22 season, and two late goals courtesy of Kilian McGregor-Bennett and Nick Rhéaume, gave the Spruce Kings a 3-1 victory on 2000’s Night at the RMCA!
📸 Vicki Brown
📝https://t.co/SyFTtqtu4P#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/75xd6Wos4u
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 12, 2022
2000’s night was a hoot! Check out the game highlights from our 3-1 victory over the @WenatcheeWild1 at the RMCA!
Presented by the Siding Specialists at WR Ventures!#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/Il4oNGQ5HF
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 12, 2022
The same two teams play again tonight in Prince George at the RMCA.
The (23-9-3-5) Spruce Kings have earned at least a point in each of their last 17 games.
They have not lost in regulation since December 18th when they fell 2-1 to the Vipers in Vernon.
Prince George is third in the Interior Division, three points ahead of West Kelowna.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (4 Friday games)
Edmonton 3 New York Islanders 1
This was the Oilers first game since Jay Woodcroft replaced Dave Tippett as the team’s head coach.
Dallas 4 Winnipeg 3 (OT)
Seattle 4 Anaheim 3
Tampa Bay 4 Arizona 3
The (21-21-6) Vancouver Canucks host the (30-11-3) Toronto Maple Leafs tonight (4:00 PT).
Vancouver is 13-6-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
The Canucks schedule is right here or here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male)
The U18 Cariboo Cougars host the Greater Vancouver Canadians tonight at 4:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30 at Kin 1.
The (13-11-1-3) Cougars are 5th out of 10 teams while the (20-8-1-1) Canadians are 2nd.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U17 Male)
The U17 Cariboo Cougars entertain the Vancouver NE Chiefs tonight at 6:00 at Kin 2 and Sunday morning at 7:15 at Kin 1.
The (12-13-0-1) Cougars are in 7th-place in the 10-team division while the (22-6) Chiefs are 2nd.
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U15 Male)
The U15 Cariboo Cougars visit the South Island Royals tonight at 6:00 and Sunday morning at 7:00 in Victoria.
The (5-15-0-2) Cougars are 9th out of 10 teams while the (8-12) Royals are 8th.
The U-15 Cariboo Cougar schedule is right here.
(U18 Female)
The U18 Northern Capitals female hockey team is idle until they host the Greater Vancouver Comets in a triple header. Games are scheduled for Feb 25th at 6:45 p.m. at Kin 1, Feb 26th at 5:45 p.m. at Kin 2, and Feb. 27th at 8:15 a.m. at Kin 2.
The (18-6-0-3) Capitals are second out of five teams while the (4-21-1) Comets are last.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the UBC Okanagan Heat this afternoon at 2:00 in Canada West men’s basketball.
The UNBC men are 5-10 while UBCO is 2-13.
The UNBC women’s basketball team hosts the UBC Thunderbirds on Thursday night, February 17th at 6:00.
The UNBC women are 6-7 on the season while UBC is 5-10.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NBA:
The (31-23) Toronto Raptors host the (30-25) Denver Nuggets tonight (4:30 PT).
The Raptors are riding an 8-game winning streak.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
The NBA trade deadline was one to remember with the Nets and 76ers making the rare move to swap all-stars during a season where both teams have serious championship aspirations.@william_lou breaks down the winners and losers from a wild day in the NBA.https://t.co/8OYRk3L6bX
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 11, 2022