Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Saturday, March 5th
Spokane Chiefs 4 Prince George Cougars 3
The Cougars blew a 3-1 lead in the second period to extend their home losing streak to eight games before 1,682 fans at CN Centre.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
The Chiefs went 3-for-7 on the power-play, snapping a 3-3 tie in the first minute of the 3rd on a goal by Graham Sward with the man advantage.
Discipline the root of the problem in setback to Spokane Friday.
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) March 5, 2022
The (19-30-2-1) Cougars host the (16-31-4-1) Chiefs again tonight.
Prince George is 7th in the Western Conference, two points behind Vancouver, four ahead of Spokane, five in front of Victoria and six ahead of Tri-City.
The Cougars are 4-21-1-1 against the top five teams in the Western Conference and 15-9-1-0 against the other four teams in the Conference.
Prince George has lost 14 of its last 16 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.
Columns:
OHL investigating alleged anti-Russian slur . . . Iran posts first international hockey victory . . . Gauthier continues big week with Winterhawks https://t.co/gdhrjwxI0x
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 5, 2022
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:
Penticton Vees 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
The Spruce Kings have lost six straight following a 20-game point streak.
The box score is right here.
A pair of power-play goals from Nick Rheaume and Simon Labelle, and another terrific night from Aaron Trotter making 34 saves, wasn’t enough as the Spruce Kings get edged 3-2 against Penticton.https://t.co/QDVcZKZaMV#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/HpKvyT08m2
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 5, 2022
The (25-13-3-8) Spruce Kings, with just five regular-season games left, visit the West Kelowna Warriors tonight before concluding with four home games.
Prince George is third in the Interior Division, 4 points ahead of West Kelowna, although the Warriors have 4 games in hand.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (7 Friday games with one Canadian team in action)
Dallas 4 Winnipeg 3 (OT)
7 games, 13 tying goals and 5 one-goal finishes.
It was a tightly contested Friday night in the NHL, with all games featuring at least one tying goal. #NHLStats: https://t.co/EoUv4ci0e1 pic.twitter.com/CiuntMHZz9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 5, 2022
The (27-23-6) Vancouver Canucks are 2-1 on a 4-game road trip that wraps up tonight (4:00 PT) against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Vancouver is four points out of a playoff spot with 26 games remaining.
The Canucks are 19-8-4 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
The NHL schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Canada West basketball:
(First round women’s elimination game in Calgary)
UNBC Timberwolves 87 Brandon Bobcats 60 (Friday)
The Timberwolves advance to the second round against the #7 Regina Cougars tonight in Calgary.
RECAP: The @UNBCWomensBball had a 72-24 rebounding advantage and topped the gritty @BUBobcats 87-60 to advance in the @CanadaWest playoffs.https://t.co/t3ikdEhzzx pic.twitter.com/qxvdtmvhiI
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 5, 2022
(First round men’s elimination game in Lethbridge)
Brandon Bobcats 95 UNBC Timberwolves 89 (Thursday)
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
#
.@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.
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
Alberta’s Kevin Koe scored a single in an extra end for a 9-8 victory over Saskatchewan’s Colton Flasch on Friday night as fans returned to the Tim Hortons Brier for the first time in two years. https://t.co/hykJtEKydQ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 5, 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 today (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 today (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 tonight 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 tonight 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
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:
Orlando Magic 103 Toronto Raptors 97
The (34-29) Raptors play their next six on the road starting Sunday night against the Cavaliers in Cleveland.
Toronto is 7th in the Eastern Conference and Cleveland is 6th.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
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