Sports by Hartley Thursday, February 16th as of 12:05 a.m.
NHL: (6 Wednesday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
New York Rangers 6 Vancouver Canucks 4
The (21-30-4) Canucks conclude a 3-game homestand when they entertain the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night at 7:00.
The (22-23-10) Flyers play tonight (Thursday) in Seattle.
Detroit 5 Edmonton 4 (SO)
Toronto 5 Chicago 2
The @NYRangers posted their second win streak of at least six games in 2022-23 (also 7 GP from Dec. 5-18, 2022), marking the first time the club has had multiple six-plus game runs in a season since 2005-06 (7 GP & 6 GP).#NHLStats: https://t.co/W4xXBsNL9y pic.twitter.com/l0tDgyeQip
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 16, 2023
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
WHL:
Kelowna Rockets 5 Everett Silvertips 2
Andrew Cristall returned to the Rockets lineup after missing 14 games due to injury and scored four goals (to give him 66 points (30 goals) in 37 games).
Spokane Chiefs 6 Portland Winterhawks 2
The Prince George Cougars are off for the rest of this week.
The Cougars are coming off Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades where they allowed four goals in less than six minutes in the first half of the 3rd period.
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
The (24-23-4) Cougars host the (36-12-2-2) Portland Winterhawks Monday afternoon at 2:00 and Tuesday night at 7:00.
Prince George is 6th in the Western Conference, four points behind both Everett and Tri-City.
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:
Report: Ice could be on last legs in Winnipeg . . . Big return for Cristall . . . Another shutout for Thomson https://t.co/DqceDDVzJ2
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 16, 2023
BCHL:
The (22-16-3-1) Prince George Spruce Kings face the (21-15-4-1) 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.
We’re off to the @BCHockeyLeague Road Show this week in Burns Lake!! pic.twitter.com/7DqzO73lmS
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 15, 2023
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 are on the road for Canada West basketball play-in games.
The #12 UNBC women (8-12) play the Fraser Valley Cascades (14-6) Friday at 11 am (PT) in Edmonton with the winner to meet the #4 University of Alberta Pandas (15-5) in the quarterfinals Saturday at 11 am ( PT).
The #9 UNBC men (8-12) battle the #8 Regina Cougars (10-10) Friday night at 7:00 in Victoria.
The winner advances to the quarterfinals Saturday night at 7:00 against the #1 Victoria Vikes (17-3).
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 College Heights Cougars are Prince George City high school basketball champions.
College Heights beat the PGSS Polars in both the Sr Girls and Sr Boys finals that were held at UNBC.
NBA:
The (28-31) Toronto Raptors resume play next week after the NBA All-Star break.
The Raptors will host the (30-29) New Orleans Pelicans in their next game on Thursday, Feb. 23rd (4:30 PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.