Sports by Hartley Friday, March 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars need just one more win to clinch 4th place in the WHL Western Conference and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
The (34-24-6) Cougars host the (15-42-6-1) Victoria Royals tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
PG is 7-0 against Victoria this season, outscoring them by a total of 46-17.
The Cougars are riding a seven-game point streak (5-0-2) while the Royals have lost 11 straight (0-10-1).
Prince George is eight points ahead of the (29-26-5-3) Tri-City Americans and nine in front of the (31-29-2-1) Everett Silvertips.
Tri-City and Everett have just five games remaining.
P.G. is coming off Wednesday’s 6-3 victory over the Kelowna Rockets.
The box score is right here.
.@PGCougars top line tap dances around lowly Rockets in 6-3 victory
| https://t.co/CEmlCmcVgj #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/1avG2At1XI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 16, 2023
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about why some teams should avoid playing the @PGCougars in round one of @TheWHL playoffs
| https://t.co/7uVQijVo8e #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/diHPGZ1crs— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 17, 2023
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars alum and co-owner Eric Brewer in this weeks episode | https://t.co/jynZC2GrOu #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/pxMKyNgBuA
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 15, 2023
BCHL:
The (25-20-4-1) Prince George Spruce Kings have their final regular season home games this weekend.
They entertain the (26-17-4-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks tonight and Saturday before closing with a doubleheader in Cranbrook against the (34-13-1-2) Bucks on March 24th and 25th.
Prince George is 5th in the 9-team Interior Division, one point behind West Kelowna, three back of Salmon Arm and just one ahead of Vernon, and two in front of Wenatchee.
Cranbrook has clinched second behind the (45-3-0-1) Penticton Vees.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (11 Thursday games with Toronto the only Canadian team idle)
Arizona 3 Vancouver 2
The loss snapped the Vancouver 5-game winning streak.
The box score is right here.
The (29-33-5) Canucks face off Saturday night at 7:00 in LA and Sunday at 5 PM in Anaheim.
Calgary 7 Vegas 2
Edmonton 4 Dallas 1
Boston 3 Winnipeg 0
Colorado 5 Ottawa 4
Florida 9 Montreal 5
The @LAKings capped off tonight’s 11-game slate by recording their first home point streak of at least nine games since 2003-04 and moving within one point of the Golden Knights for top spot in the Pacific Division.#NHLStats: https://t.co/yGG0q9B7FZ pic.twitter.com/9cxkW0coh9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 17, 2023
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
She has been a member of the @TimberwolvesA since Grade 8, but it’s time she joins the big @UNBC club!
Today, @UNBCWSoccer officially announced the commitment of @stkrgrizzlies‘ Alysa Leclerc for the 2023 @CanadaWest season, and beyond!
Read: https://t.co/dtQIOLjn8b pic.twitter.com/zf53k0bM6A
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) March 17, 2023
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 128 Oklahoma City Thunder 111
The (34-36) Raptors, with just 12 games left, host the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday (4 PM PT).
The Raptors are 9th in the Eastern Conference.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.