Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 p.m. Friday, March 4th
Canada West basketball:
(First round men’s elimination game in Lethbridge)
Brandon Bobcats 95 UNBC Timberwolves 89
The UNBC men are eliminated and finished the season with an overall record of 6-13.
It was just the third win in 17 games for the Brandon men.
RECAP: What a battle. @UNBCBasketball & @BUBobcats went at it in a back-and-forth @CanadaWest playoff matchup, with BU pulling out the 95-89 victory.https://t.co/WbnXk8N1Dl pic.twitter.com/LgFClvtbH2
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 4, 2022
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The UNBC women’s basketball team is in Calgary for the 17-team playoff tournament.
The (8-10) Timberwolves open against the (0-16) Brandon Bobcats today at 4:00 p.m. PT.
The winner will move on to the second round against the Regina Cougars on Saturday.
.@UNBCATHLETICS Alina Shakirova receives second-team all star nod from @CanadaWest
| https://t.co/jin7j8E0nZ #cityofpg #princegeorge #northernbc #sports #ThisIsUNBC pic.twitter.com/UOH8UVk5Dw— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 3, 2022
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
WHL:
The (19-29-2-1) Prince George Cougars host the (15-31-4-1) Spokane Chiefs tonight and Saturday.
The Cougars have dropped their last seven games at CN Centre and are 0-4 on an 8-game homestand.
Prince George is 7th in the Western Conference, one point behind Vancouver and six ahead of Tri-City, Victoria, and Spokane.
The Cougars are 4-21-1-1 against the top five teams in the Western Conference and 15-8-1-0 against the other four teams in the Conference.
Prince George has lost 13 of its last 15 games.
.@PGCougars Charity Golf Tournament returns for ninth year in July to support @Spirit_North
| https://t.co/g3JWqRxmKv #cityofpg #princegeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/vgRPmmUKP8— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 3, 2022
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks @PGCougars in his latest column | https://t.co/IgKmAM7ki6 #CityofPG #princegeorge #sports pic.twitter.com/wDrMXRQyI0
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 4, 2022
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @TheWHL‘s Vice President of Hockey Richard Doerksen in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/yekyr8Rwab #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/FoHSUeSDyI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 3, 2022
BCHL:
The (25-12-3-8) Spruce Kings, with just six regular-season games left, visit the league-leading Penticton Vees tonight and the West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday before concluding with four home games.
The Spruce Kings have lost five straight following a 20-game point streak.
Prince George is third in the Interior Division, 10 points behind Salmon Arm, and six ahead of West Kelowna.
The Spruce Kings are coming off Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to the Vernon Vipers.
The box score is right here.
A pair of Vernon Viper goals in the 2nd period proved to be the difference, as they defeat the Spruce Kings by a 2-0 score tonight in Vernon.
📝https://t.co/dDvBHxJGow pic.twitter.com/vTfuIwEcGw
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 3, 2022
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (9 Thursday games with Winnipeg and Toronto the only Canadian teams idle)
Vancouver 4 New York Islanders 3
The (27-23-6) Canucks are 2-1 on a 4-game road trip that wraps up Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Vancouver is three points out of a playoff spot.
The Canucks are 19-8-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Montreal 5 Calgary 4 (OT)
Chicago 4 Edmonton 3 (OT)
Florida 3 Ottawa 0
The @ArizonaCoyotes knocked off the NHL-leading Avalanche as part of a nine-game Thursday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/XKj4YAX53c pic.twitter.com/WNHmxWaq76
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 4, 2022
The NHL schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Curling:
.@worldcurling bars Russia from competing at Women’s Championship in PG
| https://t.co/1to7mWAd4H #CityofPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/fPW1cMvju9— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 4, 2022
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male)
The U18 Cariboo Cougars conclude their regular season visiting the (24-8-1-1) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday (11:45 a.m.) and Sunday (11:15 a.m.) in Abbotsford.
The (15-15-1-3) U18 Cougars are 5th out of 10 teams while the (24-8-1-1) Hawks are 2nd.
The U18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U18 Female)
The U18 Female Northern Capitals wrap up their regular season with a pair of games in Vernon on Saturday (11 a.m.) and Sunday (9:30 a.m.) against the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers.
The (21-6-0-3) Capitals are second out of five teams while the (11-17-0-2) Lakers are 4th.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
(U17 Male)
The U17 Cariboo Cougars visit the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Saturday night at 6:15 and Sunday morning at 10:00 in Abbotsford.
The (14-17-0-1) U17 Cougars are in 7th-place in the 10-team division while the (22-5-1-3) Thunderbirds are 4th.
The U17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U15 Male)
The U15 Cariboo Cougars host the Okanagan Rockets Saturday night at 5 and Sunday morning at 8:15 at Kin 1.
The (6-20-0-2) Cougars are 9th out of 10 teams while the (17-9) Rockets are 4th.
The U15 Cariboo Cougar schedule is right here.
Biathlon:
A championship calibre March on tap for @OtwayPG
| https://t.co/iDO6vH0n7h #cityofpg #PrinceGeorgeBC #northernbc pic.twitter.com/Rd6SeFLzAN— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 3, 2022
Baseball:
PG’s @jaredyoung9 ready to knock it out of the park with @IowaCubs
| https://t.co/vglzq8982W #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/1ARXmcReQM— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 1, 2022
Wheelchair basketball:
PG’s Ewert to represent Canada at Wheelchair Basketball tourney in Mexico | https://t.co/ucZZTNd2Iv #cityofpg #princegeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/fStI3D15yv
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 3, 2022
NBA:
Detroit Pistons 108 Toronto Raptors 106
The (34-28) Raptors host the Orlando Magic tonight.
Toronto is 7th in the Eastern Conference.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
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