Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 12th
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will play the Interior Division champion Penticton Vees in the second round of the BCHL playoffs.
Game one will be played Thursday in Penticton.
The matchup was confirmed Monday night after the Salmon Arm Silverbacks eliminated the Wenatchee Wild 6-3 in a 7th and deciding game.
The Spruce Kings advanced by knocking out the Cranbrook Bucks in six games while the Vees eliminated the Trail Smoke Eaters in five.
The other Interior semifinal will feature Salmon Arm against the West Kelowna Warriors.
The Spruce Kings’ schedule against the Vees is as follows:
Game 1 – Thursday, April 14th – Prince George @ Penticton – 7 PM
Game 2 – Saturday, April 16th – Prince George @ Penticton – 7 PM
Game 3 – Monday, April 18th – Penticton @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 4 – Tuesday, April 19th – Penticton @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 5 – Thursday, April 21st – Prince George @ Penticton – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Saturday, April 23rd – Penticton @ Prince George – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Monday, April 25th – Prince George @ Penticton – 7 PM (If Necessary)
PG HOME GAMES IN BOLD
Spruce Kings results against Cranbrook:
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Cranbrook Bucks 2 (Saturday, April 9th-OT)
The game stats are right here.
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Cranbrook Bucks 2 (Thursday, April 7)
The game stats are right here.
Cranbrook Bucks 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Tuesday, April 5)
The game stats are right here.
Cranbrook Bucks 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Monday, April 4)
The game stats are right here.
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Cranbrook Bucks 1 (Saturday, April 2)
The game stats are right here.
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Cranbrook Bucks 1 (Friday, April 1)
The game stats are right here.
The Spruce Kings playoff schedule is right here.
The BCHL final regular-season standings are right here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars conclude their regular season with a pair of games on the road; Friday at Kamloops and Saturday at Kelowna.
The (23-38-4-1) Cougars are tied with the (23-38-4-1) Spokane Chiefs for 7th place in the WHL Western Conference, one point ahead of the (22-38-5-1) Victoria Royals and one point behind the (24-37-4-0) Vancouver Giants.
Vancouver has three games remaining, P.G., Victoria, and Spokane have two left.
The Giants host Seattle on Wednesday, host Kelowna on Friday and visit Kamloops on Saturday.
The Royals host Spokane on Friday and Saturday.
The top eight advance to the playoffs next week.
The WHL standings are right here.
The regular-season schedule and results for the PG Cougars are right here.
We have signed 2006-born goaltender Madden Mulawka to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.#NorthernUprising
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 12, 2022
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Player Development Steve O’Rourke in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/DDrfTyzpGP #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #NorthernUprising #sports pic.twitter.com/4oQs8axL4v— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 7, 2022
NHL: (One Monday game)
Winnipeg 4 Montreal 2
The Vancouver Canucks, riding a 3-game win streak, are six points out of a playoff spot with nine games left (six at home).
The (35-28-10) Canucks host the (40-29-4) Vegas Golden Knights tonight at 7:00.
The Golden Knights sit two points out of a playoff position.
Vancouver is 27-12-7 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
There are 14 Tuesday games in the NHL with Winnipeg and Montreal the only Canadian teams idle.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 3 New York Yankees 0
The 3-1 Blue Jays continue a 4-game series against the Yankees tonight in New York.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors will start their first-round NBA playoff series against the 76’ers Saturday (3:00 PT) in Philadelphia.
The (48-34) Raptors finished in 5th place in the Eastern Conference while the (51-31) 76’ers were 4th.
The Raptors’ regular-season results are right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
A BIG day!
Six-foot-one with speed and athleticism big! @UNBCWomensBball is excited to announce the official commitment of Brooks, ABC product Nyemuon Padhal for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Hear from Nyemuon, and read all about the great news here: https://t.co/090VtO6gCd pic.twitter.com/uvJNHgw7gt— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) April 12, 2022
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