Sports by Hartley Miller as of 11:05 a.m. Sunday, February 13th
Olympics:
Short-track speedskater Steven Dubois won his second Olympic medal by finishing third in the men’s 500 metres.
Dubois, from Terrebonne, Quebec earlier took silver in the men’s 1,500 metres.
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The Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team will play Switzerland in the semifinals tonight (Sunday) at 8:10 PT.
The other semi has the USA against Finland Monday at 5:10 a.m. PT.
The winners will meet 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.
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The Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team is 2-1 after a 5-0 victory over China.
The same two teams will meet again Tuesday in the qualification round with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals.
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Meryeta O’Dine of Prince George will bring home two bronze medals from the Olympics.
The 24-year-old O’Dine combined with Eliot Grondin of Quebec for a third place finish (Friday night PT) in mixed team snowboard cross.
This is the first time a mixed event has been held at the Olympics.
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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Canadian Olympic medals: (Total of 14)
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: (9)
Short-track speedskater Steven Dubois of Terrebonne, Quebec in the men’s 500 metres.
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.
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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, (on Monday, Feb 7th) 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.
In addition, Beaudry was part of the Canadian mixed 4 x 6 km Biathlon Olympic relay team that finished 14th out of 20 (on Saturday, Feb 5th).
WHL:
Vancouver Giants 3 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
Jesper Vikman made 24 saves for the (18-23-2) Giants who swept the weekend doubleheader before 2,051 fans at CN Centre.
He lost his shutout bid for the second straight night when Carter MacAdams scored for P.G. in the final minute of the game (32 seconds left).
Payton Mount scored the winning goal shorthanded late in the second period and added an assist.
Special teams were the difference on Saturday, as the Giants scored once on the power-play and picked up two shorthanded goals, the last into an empty net.
Vikman backstops the Giants to a weekend sweep of the Cougarshttps://t.co/uY8GMla0Nk pic.twitter.com/YmmL0VAWlO
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 13, 2022
The game summary and highlights are right here.
It was the 5th straight loss for the Cougars, who have only scored six goals in that losing skid.
Prince George has not scored more than two goals in each of its last 10 games (record of 1-8-1 over that stretch).
The (18-25-2-1) Cougars visit the (26-11-1-3) Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday before hosting the Rockets Friday and Saturday.
Prince George is 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, one point ahead of Vancouver with the Giants holding three games in hand.
The Cougars are 3-17-1-1 against the top five teams in the Western Conference and 15-8-1-0 against the four teams below them in the Conference.
Vancouver Giants 4 Prince George Cougars 1 (Friday)
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.
Giants end losing streak at the Cougars expense https://t.co/xQELYOlvXP pic.twitter.com/M9iES9xGQx
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 12, 2022
The game summary and highlights are 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:
Wenatchee Wild 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (SO-Saturday)
The Spruce Kings outshot the Wild 41-26 before 682 fans at the RMCA.
The box score is right here.
The (23-9-3-6) Spruce Kings have earned at least a point in each of their last 18 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 next three games will be on the road: Friday in Salmon Arm, Saturday in Penticton, and Family Day, Monday Feb. 21t in Vernon.
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Wenatchee Wild 1 (Friday)
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 Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (8 Saturday games)
Vancouver 3 Toronto 2
Thatcher Demko made 51 saves for the Canucks who were outshot 53-24.
At even-strength, the Leafs generated 70 attempts, 40 shots, 31 scoring chances, 14 high-danger chances… and scored zero goals.
That’s how dialled-in Demko was, becoming the first Canucks goalie since Luongo to stop more than 50 pucks. (@lukefoxjukebox)https://t.co/f3JiVWOKiG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 13, 2022
The (22-21-6) Canucks visit the San Jose Sharks in their next game Thursday night at 7:30.
Vancouver is 14-6-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
The Canucks schedule is right here or here.
The @Canucks and @NHLJets, two Wild Card hopefuls in the Western Conference, earned two crucial points tonight. #NHLStats: https://t.co/yzrRQjcaHt pic.twitter.com/nYywagLGyd
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 13, 2022
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male) in PG
U18 Cariboo Cougars 5 Greater Vancouver Canadians 4 (OT Sunday)
Greater Vancouver Canadians 3 U18 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The (14-12-1-3) Cougars are 5th out of 10 teams while the (21-8-1-2) Canadians are 2nd.
The U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the Valley West Giants on Feb 19th and 20th in Langley.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U17 Male) in PG
Vancouver NE Chiefs 5 U17 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Sunday)
Vancouver NE Chiefs 7 U17 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The U17 Cariboo Cougars visit the Chiefs next weekend in Burnaby.
The (12-15-0-1) Cougars are in 7th-place in the 10-team division while the (24-6) Chiefs are 1st.
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U15 Male) in Victoria
South Island Royals 2 U15 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Sunday)
South Island Royals 3 U15 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The (5-17-0-2) Cougars are 9th out of 10 teams while the (10-12) Royals are 8th.
The U15 Cariboo Cougars host the Valley West Giants Feb 19th at 7:00 p.m. at the RMCA and on the 20th at 11:45 a.m. at Kin 1.
The U-15 Cariboo Cougar schedule is right here.
(U18 Female)
The U18 Northern Capitals female hockey team 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 (4-22-1) Comets are last.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
Canada West basketball:
(Men)
UBC Okanagan Heat 84 UNBC Timberwolves 74 (Saturday in Kelowna)
RECAP: @UNBCBasketball got off to a good start and Tyrell Laing was tremendous, but the TWolves couldn’t hold off a tough @UBCOHeat effort today in Kelowna.https://t.co/5p7UZSesLd pic.twitter.com/JWwsBe8kqT
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 13, 2022
The UNBC men are 5-11 and will host the (7-9) Trinity Western Spartans Saturday afternoon at 3:00.
The UNBC women’s basketball team hosts the UBC Thunderbirds on Thursday night at 6:00.
The UNBC women are 6-7 on the season while UBC is 6-10.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NBA:
Denver Nuggets 110 Toronto Raptors 109
The loss ended an 8-game winning streak for the (31-24) Raptors, who play their next five on the road starting Monday night (5:00 PT) against the (22-34) Pelicans in New Orleans.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.