Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, April 17th
WHL:
Kelowna Rockets 3 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
Despite the loss, the Cougars finished 6th in the Western Conference and will play the Portland Winterhawks in the first-round of the playoffs.
The box score and highlights are right here.
Details on the game and tie-breaker are right here.
The Rockets scored the first two goals just 19 seconds apart midway thru the second period before 4,518 fans in Kelowna.
The Cougars visit Portland Friday and Saturday before hosting Taylor Gauthier and the Winterhawks Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26th and 27th.
The (24-39-4-1) Cougars tied with the (24-39-4-1) Spokane Chiefs and the (24-39-5-0) Vancouver Giants for 6th with 53 points, one point ahead of the (23-39-5-1) Victoria Royals.
The 9th place Royals missed the playoffs.
Prince George was awarded 6th based on goals for and against.
Spokane was placed 7th because of head-to-head results against Vancouver.
The tie-breaking procedure is right here.
Playoff Schedule vs. Portland
Friday, April 22nd at Portland (Game 1)- 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 23rd at Portland (Game 2)- 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 26th vs. Portland (Game 3)- 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 27th vs. Portland (Game 4)- 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 30th at Portland (Game 5)- 5:00 pm*
Monday, May 2nd vs. Portland (Game 6)- 7:00 pm*
Wednesday, May 4th at Portland (Game 7) 7:00pm*
* If Required
Single game 2022 WHL Playoff tickets are now on sale at www.ticketsnorth.ca and start at just $16 for all Cougars’ home games in the First Round of the WHL Playoffs.
Prince George Cougars 4 Kamloops Blazers 2 (Friday)
Ty Young made 43 saves and Captain Jonny Hooker snapped a 2-2 tie at 7:57 of the third period.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
Hooker’s winner came 26 seconds after Drew Englot of the Blazers tied the game at 2-2.
The WHL standings are right here.
The regular-season schedule and results for the PG Cougars are right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars associate coach Josh Dixon in this week”s episode
| https://t.co/K98kkOROWr #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #NorthernUprising #sports pic.twitter.com/08xgxWEPrn— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 13, 2022
Column:
Sorting through WHL tiebreaking procedure to set up playoff matchups . . . Chiefs, Cougars, Giants, Raiders get in at last moment . . . Voice of Wheat Kings calls last game https://t.co/Up3cjy1GrZ
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 17, 2022
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
The Vees scored three goals on the power-play and another shorthanded before 3,339 fans in Penticton.
The game stats are right here.
Penticton leads the best-of-7 Interior Division semifinal series 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 Monday and Tuesday in Prince George.
The Spruce Kings got early second period goals from Rowan Miller and Luc Laylin, but the Penticton Vees rattled off five unanswered goals to take Game 2 by a 6-2 score.
📸Cherie Morgan
📝https://t.co/Apw4yLnAWu#BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/3bIFbQJe3x
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 17, 2022
Earlier result:
Penticton Vees 2 PG Spruce Kings 1 (Thursday)
The Vees won the opener as Josh Nadeau snapped a 1-1 tie with just 4.9 seconds left in the third period before 3,002 fans in Penticton.
The game stats are right here.
The Spruce Kings’ schedule against the Vees is as follows: PG home games in bold
Game 1 – Thursday, April 14th – Prince George @ Penticton – Penticton won 2-1
Game 2 – Saturday, April 16th – Prince George @ Penticton – Penticton won 6-2
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)
The Spruce Kings playoff schedule and results are right here.
The BCHL final regular-season standings are right here.
NHL: (14 Saturday games; both Alberta teams won)
Calgary 9 Arizona 1
The Flames have officially clinched a playoff spot.
Edmonton 4 Vegas 0
The Oilers are 8-1-1 in their last 10 and are second in the Pacific Division seven points behind Calgary.
Three more teams clinched a berth in the 2022 #StanleyCup Playoffs, bringing the total to 10. There’s now six spots left to be decided with just two weeks remaining in the season. Who will be next?#NHLStats: https://t.co/BraXSsuunz pic.twitter.com/IhONP0E7kq
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 17, 2022
The (37-28-10) Vancouver Canucks host the (43-27-5) Dallas Stars Monday night at 7:30 and the lowly Ottawa Senators Tuesday night at 7:00.
The Canucks, who have won five straight, are 6 points out of a playoff spot (behind third place LA in the Pacific Division) with 7 games remaining (4 at home).
Vancouver is also 7 points out of a wild-card spot.
The Canucks are 29-12-7 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
MLB:
Oakland A’s 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5
The 5-4 Jays host the A’s again today (10:37 AM PT) in the rubber match of their 3-game series.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NBA: (Playoffs)
Philadelphia 76’ers 131 Toronto Raptors 111
The 76’ers lead the best-of-7 first-round series 1-0 with Game 2 Monday night (4:30 PT) in Philadelphia.
Toronto Raptors star rookie Scottie Barnes was forced to leave Saturday’s Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers with a left ankle sprain.https://t.co/o25EOvw3HM
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 17, 2022
The NBA playoff results are right here.
The Raptors playoff schedule against Philadelphia is right here.
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