Sports by Hartley Friday, February 10th as of 12:05 a.m.
World Baseball:
30 players, including outfielder Jared Young of Prince George, will compete for Canada at the World Baseball Classic.
Canada is in a group that will play its round-robin games in Phoenix starting March 12th.
The 27-year-old Young made his major-league debut last year with the Chicago Cubs.
Meet the 3⃣0⃣ players who will represent 🇨🇦 at the 2023 #WorldBaseballClassic ⬇️
🔗 https://t.co/mN6RVtC6NW#WBCanada pic.twitter.com/1RzyrBPRPs
— Baseball Canada 🇨🇦⚾️ (@baseballcanada) February 9, 2023
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are on a mini two-game road trip.
The (23-21-4) Cougars visit the Kelowna Rockets tonight (Friday) and the Kamloops Blazers Saturday.
Prince George beat Kelowna 5-1 (Tuesday) and 7-2 (Wednesday) at CN Centre.
The Cougars are riding a season-high four-game winning streak, outscoring the opposition by a total of 24-6.
Wheatcroft’s dominance on display as @PGCougars whitewash @Kelowna_Rockets
| https://t.co/P8Zmbg3u2y #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/WYOTT64RxC— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 9, 2023
Prince George is 2nd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, just two points behind Everett and five back of Tri-City.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
BCHL:
The (21-16-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (10-24-3-2) Merritt Centennials in a doubleheader.
The two teams play tonight and Saturday at 7:00.
Prince George is 4th and Merritt is last in the 9-team Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (7 Thursday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver Canucks 6 New York Islanders 5
The (21-27-4) Canucks will conclude a 4-game road trip Saturday in Detroit (9:00 AM).
Detroit 2 Calgary 1
Philadelphia 2 Edmonton 1 (SO)
The @Canucks outdueled the Islanders in a high-scoring affair as Bo Horvat and Anthony Beauvillier each scored against their former teams in their first meeting since the Jan. 30 trade.#NHLStats: https://t.co/KuowGXbLzt pic.twitter.com/jJhlVbgeR9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 10, 2023
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
The (12-14-1-2) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars host the (0-30-0-1) North Island Silvertips in a triple-header this weekend.
The two teams battle tonight at 6:30 in Quesnel, Saturday afternoon at 4:15 at Kin 1, and Sunday morning at 8:15 at Kin 1.
Cariboo is 7th in the 9-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Brandon Bobcats tonight and Saturday to wrap up their regular season in Canada West basketball.
UNBC is 7-11 (12th place women) and 8-10 (9th place men).
The top 12 qualify for the playoffs starting Feb 17th.
Brandon is 0-18 (women) and 10-8 (men).
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are right here.
The UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are right here.
High School Basketball:
The PGSS senior boys basketball team hosts its Bear Claw Invitational tournament today at Saturday.
Catscan Podcast:
What does a game night show caller do for the @PGCougars? Okay, he calls the show from behind the scenes. Darnell Toth has an interesting story and gives all the details of his job and his ties to another Cougars contract worker in this week’s Cat Scan #podcast. https://t.co/on7ghhAn9X
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 8, 2023
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says Sunday’s Super Bowl is just as much about the food as it is the game itself | https://t.co/6BB1Vbwjw8 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/nfx7cTDE9j
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 10, 2023
NFL:
What Patrick Mahomes has done since becoming an NFL starter 5 years ago:
🏈 2x NFL MVP
🏈 5 AFC Title games (all at home)
🏈 3 Super Bowl appearances
🏈 1 Super Bowl MVP (so far)
🏈 3x All-Pro
🏈 5 Pro Bowls
🏈 2× passing TDs leader
🏈 NFL-record 5,614 total yards in a season.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 10, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles are slight (1.5) favorites to win the Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs.
The game will be played on Sunday (3:30 PM) in Glendale, Arizona.
NBA:
The (26-30) Toronto Raptors continue a 5-game home stand when they entertain the (27-29) Utah Jazz tonight (4:30 PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.