Sports by Hartley Monday, January 30th as of 12:05 a.m.
BCHL: (Triple-header in PG)
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Trail Smoke Eaters 2 (Sunday)
With the win before 1,103 fans, the (20-14-2-1) Spruce Kings moved into 4th place in the 9-team Interior Division, a point ahead of Salmon Arm and three back of West Kelowna.
The box score is right here.
Two out of three ain’t bad; @SpruceKings complete Trail triple-header with 4-2 victory
| https://t.co/GrICkjpccy #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/5bvjfqosVi— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 30, 2023
PG Spruce Kings 4 Trail Smoke Eaters 3 (OT Saturday)
Kilian McGregor-Bennett scored 14 seconds into overtime before 786 fans.
The box score is right here.
Trail Smoke Eaters 4 PG Spruce Kings 2 (Friday)
The Smoke Eaters built up period leads of 2-0 and 3-1 before 1,626 fans.
The Spruce Kings hit the road later in the week and will play at Cranbrook Friday, Trail Saturday, and Salmon Arm on Sunday.
Their next home games will be Feb 10th and 11th against Merritt.
The box score is right here.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
WHL:
Prince Albert Raiders 4 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
Prince Albert broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of goals 2:15 apart late in the 2nd period.
Evan Herman scored twice for the Raiders, who went 2-for-6 on the power play before 5,101 fans at CN Centre.
The box score is right here.
Prince Albert dices up undisciplined Cougars https://t.co/LueCAWs31d #CityofPG #WHL pic.twitter.com/19rkzputRS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 29, 2023
The (19-21-4) Cougars continue a 5-game homestand Friday and Saturday against Victoria.
Prince George is tied with Vancouver for 2nd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, five points behind Everett and nine back of 4th place Tri-City.
The Americans are riding an 11-game point streak (8-0-3) after Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Silvertips.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Columns:
Pats squander Bedard’s four-pointer . . . KIJHL coach waves white towel . . . Americans complete three-win weekend https://t.co/f2w7XRZC4V
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 30, 2023
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says now is as good a time as any for the @PGCougars to get on a hot streak | https://t.co/HjH3JWz95E #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/jTOZgL9AGS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 27, 2023
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
Cariboo Cougars 4 Okanagan Rockets 2 (Sunday in Abbotsford)
Okanagan Rockets 3 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Saturday in Abbotsford)
The (11-14-1) U-18 Cougars host the (14-9-3-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs Friday Friday morning at 11:30 and Saturday morning at 9:00 at Kin 1.
Cariboo is 7th and Vancouver NE is 4th in the 9-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NHL: (2 Sunday games)
Toronto 5 Washington 1
Carolina 4 Boston 1
That’s a wrap on the final Saturday before #NHLAllStar Weekend.
How did your team do? #NHLStats: https://t.co/TCXETHZ52O pic.twitter.com/bcFHjvlBWO
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 29, 2023
The only NHL game tonight (Monday) has St. Louis at Winnipeg (5:00 PT).
The (20-26-3) Vancouver Canucks, who are 2-1 under new coach Rick Tocchet, are idle until Monday, Feb 6th when they play at New Jersey.
The Canucks are 27th of 32 teams in the overall NHL standings and 14 points out of a playoff spot.
Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull has passed away at the age of 84.
MORE: https://t.co/Mq6izxPyUR pic.twitter.com/PO0WY7ECP5
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 30, 2023
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
NFL: (Conference Championship Games)
(AFC)
Kansas City 23 Cincinnati 20
The Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl for the third time in four years and will play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb 12th (3:30 PM in Glendale, Arizona).
(NFC)
Philadelphia 31 San Francisco 7
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
Canada West Basketball:
(Men) in Calgary
UNBC Timberwolves 96 Mount Royals Cougars 85 (Saturday)
The UNBC men snapped a 7-game losing streak.
Needed a win.
Dug deep.
Found one.
RECAP: https://t.co/lPChEwtBwQ
📸: @ellery_platts pic.twitter.com/hB6z9XBZsy
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 29, 2023
Mount Royals Cougars 83 UNBC Timberwolves 71 (Friday)
Dug a hole and couldn’t get out.
Tomorrow, we chase a W.📸: Ellery Platts
READ: https://t.co/EuPIKmjVYS pic.twitter.com/Z1YEYjwLIL
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 28, 2023
(Women) in Calgary
UNBC Timberwolves 72 Mount Royals Cougars 56 (Saturday)
VICTORY!
With the game on the line, a pair of young @UNBCWomensBball guards stepped UP.
READ: https://t.co/Sen2dBEsLI pic.twitter.com/EyD9KQAx1D
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 29, 2023
Mount Royals Cougars 61 UNBC Timberwolves 47 (Friday)
Onto the next.@UNBCWomensBball‘s shooting went cold and they fell to the @MRUCougars in a tough one on Friday night
READ: https://t.co/V0CKJQKGgw
PHOTO: @ellery_platts pic.twitter.com/2iUws6VYWI
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 28, 2023
The UNBC basketball teams will host the Thompson Wolfpack Friday night at 5:00 and 7:00 and Saturday at 4:00 and 6:00.
The Timberwolves complete their regular season Feb 10th and 11th at Brandon.
UNBC is 6-10 in both the men’s and women’s divisions with just four games left.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
NBA:
The (23-28) Toronto Raptors, who are 2-1 on a 7-game road trip, visit the Phoenix Suns tonight at 6:00.
The Raptors are coming off Saturday’s 123-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars overage forward @WheatcroftChase in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/hmitMKxmV1 #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/oMvomRWczC
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 25, 2023