Sports by Hartley Saturday, February 4th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 8 Victoria Royals 1
Seven different P.G. players had multi-point nights and Tyler Brennan made 24 saves, including 16 in the first period, before 1,926 fans at CN Centre.
Caden Brown scored twice while Hudson Thornton, Riley Heidt and Chase Wheatcroft each had a goal and two assists.
The Cougars have outscored the Royals 22-4 in winning all three games this season.
The box score is right here.
Cougars’ dominance of Victoria continues with 8 goal blowouthttps://t.co/kDCf9QQ4Zu | #CityOfPG #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/xK5E2gOyKu
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 4, 2023
The (20-21-4) Cougars host the (14-30-4-1) Royals again tonight at 6:00.
Prince George is 2nd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, four points behind Everett.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
The @PGCougars coach/gm Mark Lamb opens up on a number of topics in this week’s 39-minute Cat Scan #podcast. Lamb addresses the team’s goalie situation, undisciplined penalties, underachieving record, favourable upcoming #schedule, his numerous talks with #NHL scouts & more. https://t.co/DYrR0ayvXV
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 1, 2023
Columns:
Bedard streaks end, as Pats win in Lethbridge . . . Hofer fills hat for Blazers . . . Suchanek, Americans keep on rolling https://t.co/geABq8r78L
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 4, 2023
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller chats about the @PGCougars struggles against @TheWHL‘s East Division this year
| https://t.co/RN769GiXQ3 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/txdvrxXp05— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 3, 2023
BCHL:
Cranbrook Bucks 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3
The Bucks snapped a 2-2 tie with a pair of third period goals just 2:15 apart before 2,213 fans in Cranbrook.
The box score is right here.
Spruce Kings battle back but let game slip away in third period to lose 4-3.
RECAP: https://t.co/Wb0PKCndma pic.twitter.com/05et4zlvp6
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 4, 2023
The (20-15-2-1) Spruce Kings play at Trail tonight and Salmon Arm on Sunday.
Prince George is 4th in the Interior Division, a point ahead of Salmon Arm.
Their next home games will be Feb 10th and 11th against Merritt.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
Vancouver North East Chiefs 3 Cariboo Cougars 2 (OT)
The (11-14-1-1) Under-18 Cougars host the (15-9-3-2) North East Chiefs again this morning at 9:00 at Kin 1.
Cariboo is 7th and Vancouver NE is 4th in the 9-team division.
(U18 female)
The (9-16-3) Under-18 female Northern Capitals visit the (3-23-2) Greater Vancouver Comets this afternoon at 3:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30 in Burnaby.
The Caps are 4th and the Comets last in the 5-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NHL:
The NHL is into its All-Star break.
Regular season action resumes with six games on Monday, including Vancouver at New Jersey as the (20-26-3) Canucks begin a four-game road trip.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Canada West Basketball:
(Women)
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 62 UNBC Timberwolves 58
Not our night.
RECAP: https://t.co/EQh8KVYdyJ pic.twitter.com/FJnlNEidfA
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 4, 2023
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 87 Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 73
Hear from @UNBCMBB guard Darren Hunter after a big 87-73 win over @GoTRUWolfPack pic.twitter.com/XjPBdLRWEW
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 4, 2023
The Timberwolves host the Wolfpack again in their final home games of the season tonight starting with the women at 4:00 followed by the men at 6:00.
The Timberwolves complete their regular season on Feb 10th and 11th at Brandon.
UNBC is 6-11 (12th place women) and 7-10 (11th place men) while Thompson Rivers is (2-15) women and (5-12) men.
The top 12 qualify for the playoffs starting Feb 17th.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 117 Houston Rockets 111
The (24-30) Raptors are 3-3 on a 7-game road trip that will conclude Sunday (3:00 PT) at Memphis.