Sports by Hartley Wednesday, February 22nd as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 3 Portland Winterhawks 1
Tyler Brennan was the first star for the second consecutive game as he made 34 saves in the P.G. net as the Cougars completed the doubleheader sweep before 1,696 fans at CN Centre.
Portland outshot Prince George 35-32.
Brennan lost his bid for a second consecutive shutout with just 3:06 left in the 3rd period.
The box score is right here.
The (26-23-4) Cougars are 6th in the Western Conference but only one point behind Everett and three back of Tri-City.
The Cougars visit the Vancouver Giants on Friday and the Victoria Royals on Saturday.
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The Cougars beat the Winterhawks 1-0 in a shootout on Monday as Brennan made 31 saves for the P.G. shutout before 3,423 fans in PG.
The box score is right here.
Funk’s shootout winner lifts @PGCougars past @pdxwinterhawks in Family Day thriller @TheWHL
| https://t.co/EkS3LIuB7I #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/WrW4KTVlY5— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 21, 2023
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
WHL column:
Warriors double Hurricanes . . . Cougars complete doubleheader sweep . . . Myatovic fills hat for Thunderbirds https://t.co/C6Zih8KOP0
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 22, 2023
NHL: (9 Tuesday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Nashville 5 Vancouver 4 (Shootout)
The Canucks trailed 4-2 late in regulation time but rallied to earn a point with goals at 18:53 and 19:44 of the third period.
The (22-30-5) Vancouver Canucks visit the St Louis Blues Thursday night at 5:00 (PT).
Edmonton 4 Philadelphia 2
Toronto 6 Buffalo 3
Montreal 5 New Jersey 2
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each hit milestones for the @EdmontonOilers, the @MapleLeafs had a big night in Buffalo and the @DetroitRedWings moved within 2 points of a playoff spot.
More #NHLStats from Tuesday: https://t.co/Ff7RELbj77 pic.twitter.com/uNJIV2eRCc
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 22, 2023
There are 3 Wednesday games in the NHL: Calgary at Arizona, Winnipeg at New York Islanders, and Chicago at Dallas.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
BCHL:
The (23-16-4-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (14-23-3-3) Powell River Kings Friday and the (39-3-0-1) Penticton Vees on Saturday.
Prince George is 4th in the 9-team Interior Division, a point behind West Kelowna with both teams having played 44 games.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
The (15-16-1-2) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars conclude their regular season this weekend.
They visit the (22-5-2-1) Okanagan Rockets Saturday night at 5:45 and Sunday morning at 8:00 in Kelowna.
Okanagan is 2nd and Cariboo is 6th in the 9-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Canada Winter Games:
Liam Simons of Prince George earned the bronze medal in the men’s biathlon 10 kilometre pursuit at the Canada Winter Games in PEI.
The B.C. male hockey team (which includes Ryder Green, Chase Harrington, and Cameron Schmidt of PG) finished 2-1 in Pool B: a 7-4 loss to Ontario was followed by a 12-2 victory over Nova Scotia and a 4-2 win over Alberta.
The B.C. wheelchair basketball team (which includes Joel Ewert of PG) is 2-0; outscoring Manitoba 66-26 and Ontario 72-36.
More information and results can be found here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
.@UNBCATHLETICS MSOC add a pair of recruits to the den
| https://t.co/nTiDgrxSJo #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/8SrGEKPIlO— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 22, 2023
Curling:
Kamloops is hosting the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this week.
B.C. is 3-2 after five games.
Team Canada has the only perfect record at 6-0 following the completion of play Tuesday,
Results can be found here.
Standings can be found here.’
NBA: