Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 23rd
Updated at 1:05 p.m.
World women’s curling championship—(at CN Centre in PG)
Canada 10 Japan 4 (Tuesday afternoon)
All four members of the Canadian team, skipped by Kerri Einarson of Manitoba, curled 85% or higher against Japan.
This morning (Wednesday) Canada beat Sweden 10-8.
How swede it is for Canada in women’s world curlinghttps://t.co/SndRo5b4xi pic.twitter.com/oi1QudWjha
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 23, 2022
Canadian results:
Canada 10 Sweden 8 (Wednesday morning)
Canada 10 Japan 4 (Tuesday afternoon)
Canada 8 Denmark 4 (Monday afternoon)
Switzerland 11 Canada 3 (Sunday night)
Canada 8 Turkey 4 (Sunday afternoon)
Norway 6 Canada 4 (Saturday night)
Canada 9 Italy 2 (Saturday afternoon)
On Thursday, Canada plays the USA at 9:00 a.m. and Korea at 7:00 p.m. and on Friday, Canada meets Germany at 9:00 in the morning and the Czech Republic at 7:00 at night.
Qualification games are scheduled for Saturday at 1:00 in the afternoon with the semi-finals Saturday night at 7:00.
Medal games go Sunday at 11:00 a.m. (for bronze) and 4:00 p.m. (for gold).
The full standings can be found here.
The full schedule and results are right here.
WHL:
Victoria Royals 4 Kelowna Rockets 2 (Tuesday)
The same teams play again tonight in Victoria.
The Prince George Cougars, who have lost nine of their last 10, visit the Royals for the second consecutive weekend on Friday and Saturday.
The Cougars are 8-3 this season against Victoria, although the Royals have won three of the last four.
The (20-34-2-1) Cougars are tied with the (19-35-4-1) Spokane Chiefs for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, three points behind the (20-34-5-1) Royals.
Prince George has 11 games remaining, Spokane has nine left and Victoria has eight remaining.
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Column:
Why do some leagues rush through their playoffs? . . . Broncos dump Pats . . . Ice gets past Raiders in OT . . . Royals get past Rockets https://t.co/2x9xZEuFnm
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 23, 2022
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Manager of Merchandise Tanya Lamb in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/cZKu6xCfyK #PrinceGeorgeBC #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/wqZnnUODZR
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 17, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings begin the BCHL playoffs April 1st and 2nd on home ice against the Cranbrook Bucks.
The (27-15-4-8) Spruce Kings finished in 4th place in the Interior Division while the (28-20-2-3) Bucks are 5th.
Single Game Tickets for Games 1 & 2 (April 1st and 2nd) go on sale at 9 am Thursday March 24th at the Spruce Kings office, and 10:30 am online at https://t.co/DJIJucE4ok
Full Playoff Packages are on sale NOW!
BUY NOW: https://t.co/aLTnHI5MUI pic.twitter.com/WWWRqYyH4T
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 21, 2022
The Spruce Kings regular season results can be found right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (11 Tuesday games with four Canadian teams in action)
Dallas 5 Edmonton 3
San Jose 4 Calgary 3
Winnipeg 4 Vegas 0
NY Islanders 3 Ottawa 0
Tuesday’s 11-game slate finished with many teams bolstering their playoff positioning, including the @LAKings – who opened up a three-point cushion on second place in the Pacific Division.#NHLStats: https://t.co/SLKcecEF0i pic.twitter.com/lUXunSB0h8
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 23, 2022
The (30-26-8) Vancouver Canucks start a four-game road trip tonight (6:30 PT) when they visit the league-leading Colorado Avalanche.
Vancouver is five points out of a playoff spot with 18 games remaining.
The Canucks are 22-11-5 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Three other NHL games tonight: New Jersey at Toronto, Pittsburgh at Buffalo, and Chicago at Anaheim.
The top two teams from the regular season will clash for the playoff championship in the U18 female division of the BC Elite Hockey League.
The top-ranked Fraser Valley Rush will host the second-seeded Northern Capitals in a best-of-three final this weekend in Langley.
Games will be played Friday night at 5:45, Saturday morning at 11:00 and if needed, Sunday morning at 9:00.
Both swept their best-of-three semifinals with the Rush outscoring the Thompson Okanagan Lakers 7-1 (Friday) and 4-1 (Saturday) while the Capitals knocked out the Vancouver Island Seals 4-1 (both Friday and Saturday).
During the regular season, the Rush skated to a 28-3-1-0 record, while the Caps went 22-7-0-3.
In eight head-to-head games between the teams, the Rush won six times and the Capitals prevailed twice. Two of the Rush victories came in overtime.
The Capitals regular season results and league standings can be found right here.
NFL:
The Kansas City Chiefs have traded ace wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, for five draft picks, including first-and second-round picks this year.
The Dolphins have given Hill a four-year, $120 million contract extension to make him the highest-paid player at his position.
NBA:
The (40-32) Toronto Raptors, with 10 games left, host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday (4:30 PT).
Toronto is 7th in the Eastern Conference, a game behind the (41-31) Cavaliers.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
5-foot-11.
An absolute sharpshooter.
A 99% average in school.
Sounds like the perfect addition to the green & gold.An exciting day for @UNBCWomensBball, officially welcoming @2022_manak!
Hear from the newest @UNBC TWolf below, and get the details here: https://t.co/lPh1tdRSjv pic.twitter.com/ldbB3a9O0u— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 21, 2022
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