Sports by Hartley Tuesday, February 14th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
With 11 points (including 4 goals) in four games, Chase Wheatcroft of the Prince George Cougars is the WHL Player of the Week.
The 20-year-old Wheatcroft is riding a 13-game point streak.
He is 3rd in WHL scoring with 74 points in 50 games (34 goals) and one of three Cougars in the top six.
After leading all WHL skaters with 11 points over the past week, @PGCougars forward Chase Wheatcroft has been named the WHL Player of the Week!
📰 | https://t.co/n4P77qitYP pic.twitter.com/a3Hw2TBHHY
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 13, 2023
The (24-22-4) PG Cougars host the (34-13-3-1) Saskatoon Blades tonight (Tuesday).
The Cougars are coming off Saturday’s 5-4 loss in Kamloops, which ended their 5-game winning streak, where they outscored the opposition 33-8.
The box score is right here.
Prince George is 2nd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, just four points behind both Everett and Tri-City.
Saskatoon is 3rd in the 12-team Eastern Conference, four points behind Red Deer.
The Cougars are just 1-4 against East Division teams this season.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (5 Monday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Detroit 6 Vancouver 1
The (21-29-4) Canucks host the (31-14-8) New York Rangers Wednesday night at 7:00.
The Canucks are a whopping 15 points out of a playoff spot, sitting 27th in the overall standings.
If Rick Tocchet didn’t fully understand the challenge in front of him, the Vancouver Canucks suckered him with reality on Monday.
“We’re going to have to go back to grade school on how to defend and how to stop and start.” (@imacSportsnet) https://t.co/UE7Abu9VrG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 14, 2023
Ottawa 4 Calgary 3 (OT)
For those keeping tabs at home:
▪️The @LAKings moved into 2nd in the Pacific
▪️ The @mnwild moved into 3rd in the Central
▪️ The @NHLFlames re-entered the playoff picture as the No. 2 Wild Card
▪️The @FlaPanthers are 1 point out of the playoffs#NHLStats: https://t.co/DyH8NCk5pM pic.twitter.com/ROpdQqe6yy— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 14, 2023
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will play their next two games in Burns Lake.
The (22-16-3-1) Spruce Kings face the Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon.
Prince George is 4th in the 9-team Interior Division, a point ahead of Salmon Arm.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
The (15-14-1-2) Under-18 Cougars host the (23-3-4-2) Greater Vancouver Canadians Saturday night at 6:30 and Sunday morning at 11:00 at Kin 1.
Greater Vancouver is 1st and Cariboo is 6th 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 will compete in Canada West basketball play-in games.
The UNBC women play Fraser Valley Friday at 11 am (PT) in Edmonton and the UNBC men go against Regina Friday night at 5:00 in Victoria.
The play-in winners advance to the quarterfinals.
The Timberwolves finished 8-12 in both the women’s and men’s divisions.
T-Wolves opponents known in Canada West basketball playoffs @UNBCATHLETICS
| https://t.co/NI2nYMizoZ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/J1ytFvN2nJ— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 13, 2023
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 Polars play the College Heights Cougars in the senior girls’ and boys’ basketball finals tonight at UNBC.
The girls tip off at 6:00 followed by the boys at 8:00.
NBA:
The (27-31) Toronto Raptors have their last game prior to the NBA All-Star break when they entertain the (23-34) Orlando Magic tonight (4:30 PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
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