Sports by Hartley Wednesday, February 15th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Saskatoon Blades 5 Prince George Cougars 2
The Blades broke open a 1-1 game with four goals in less than six minutes in the first half of the 3rd period.
Both teams had 26 shots in front of 2,162 fans at CN Centre.
The box score is right here.
.@BladesHockey use four-goal third period to cut up @PGCougars
| https://t.co/QBFOXNAqmz #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/LYwm5YE5of— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 15, 2023
WHL Player of the week Chase Wheatcroft had one assist for P.G. to extend his point streak to 14 games.
Prince George remains 6th in the Western Conference, four points behind Everett and Tri-City with all three teams having 17 games left in the regular season.
The (24-23-4) Cougars are idle until Family Day when they host the (36-11-2-2) Portland Winterhawks Monday afternoon at 2:00.
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 schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Cat Scan Podcast:
The @pdxwinterhawks will be in @CityofPG Mon & Tues. Portland’s booster club member Stu Kemp is the guest on this week’s Cat Scan #podcast. He discusses the PG-Port match-up, his numerous health scares and his many medications, the loss of his wife & his time as a pro wrestler. https://t.co/QmSJCAsx7Q
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 15, 2023
WHL column:
All quiet in Moose Jaw; police unable to comment . . . Keller maintains hot hand for Blades . . . Lambert sparks Thunderbirds https://t.co/3tysXNPqKJ
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 15, 2023
NHL: (9 Tuesday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Winnipeg 3 Seattle 2 (SO)
Montreal 4 Chicago 0
Ottawa 3 New York Islanders 2 (SO)
The @NJDevils became the first team in NHL history to record 20 road wins in 26 games, eclipsing the Capitals who reached the mark in 27 games twice (2019-20 & 2015-16).#NHLStats: https://t.co/j7HaqCm3ID pic.twitter.com/ii5m7o0TSG
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 15, 2023
The (21-29-4) Vancouver Canucks host the (31-14-8) New York Rangers tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00.
The Canucks are a whopping 15 points out of a playoff spot, sitting 27th in the overall standings.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
BCHL:
The (22-16-3-1) Prince George Spruce Kings face the Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon with both of those games in Burns Lake.
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 hit the road for 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.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 123 Orlando Magic 113
The (28-31) Raptors resume play next week after the NBA All-Star break.
Toronto will host New Orleans in its next game on Thursday, Feb. 23rd (4:30 PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.