Sports by Hartley Wednesday, March 22nd as of 12:05 a.m.
Updated at 9:00 AM
NHL: (13 Tuesday games with Edmonton the only Canadian team idle)
Vegas 4 Vancouver 3
The box score is right here.
The (31-34-5) Canucks, with just 12 games left, host the San Jose Sharks Thursday night at 7:00.
Calgary 5 Anaheim 1
Winnipeg 2 Arizona 1
NY Islanders 7 Toronto 2
Montreal 3 Tampa 2
Boston 2 Ottawa 1
The @BlueJacketsNHL became the 17th different team to overcome a deficit of three or more goals to win in 2022-23, tied with 1989-90 for the most ever in NHL history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/qtTWBjJajs pic.twitter.com/a8OnTYqW4A
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 22, 2023
There are just two NHL games tonight (Wednesday): Arizona at Edmonton and Pittsburgh at Colorado.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 6 Kamloops Blazers 3
The victory clinched first place in the Western Conference for the Thunderbirds, who are 18-0-0-1 in their last 19 games.
The Blazers lost for just the second time in their last 21 games and had their nine-game winning streak come to an end.
The (35-24-6-1) Prince George Cougars conclude their regular season with a home-and-home against the (47-12-4-2) Blazers; Friday in Kamloops and Saturday in P.G.
The Cougars are riding a 9-game point streak (6-0-2-1).
.@PGCougars to hold Retro Night, Fan Appreciation Night, and Mega 50/50 on Saturday against @blazerhockey | #cityofpg https://t.co/khjhtdy0sR #princegeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/zanTBRRFMl
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 20, 2023
The Cougars will play the (32-26-5-3) Tri-City Americans in the first round of the WHL playoffs beginning Friday, March 31st at CN Centre.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with Hudson Thornton and Chase Wheatcroft of the @PGCougars in this week’s podcast episode
| https://t.co/SIcIQg5NMr #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/JizSc7q8xr— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 22, 2023
WHL column:
Kelowna without the Rockets? Hmmm . . . Pats, Blades starting on TSN? . . . Western Conference matchups set in stone https://t.co/AeFQf3qaTA
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 22, 2023
BCHL:
The (26-20-5-1) Prince George Spruce Kings close out their regular season with a doubleheader against the (35-13-1-3) Bucks in Cranbrook on Friday and Saturday.
Prince George is 5th in the 9-team Interior Division, however, the Spruce Kings are tied in points with 4th place West Kelowna and 6th place Vernon.
P.G. is also two points behind third-place Salmon Arm.
Cranbrook has clinched second behind the (47-3-0-1) Penticton Vees.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
Minor Hockey:
The B.C. minor hockey championships are taking place this week in various cities and communities around the province, including the Under-13 Tier 2 in Prince George.
More info on all these tournaments can be found here.
World Women’s Curling Championship: (in Sweden)
(13-country round-robin)
Canada, represented by the Kerri Einarson team from Gimli, Manitoba, has a 5-3 record after an 8-3 loss today (Wednesday) to Germany.
Switzerland tops the standings at 7-0.
Einarson captured the bronze medal at last year’s world championship in Prince George.
Germany 8 Canada 3 (Today-Wednesday)
Canada vs Korea (Today-Wednesday 11 AM PT)
Canada vs Japan (Thursday 6 AM PT)
Earlier Canadian results:
Switzerland 7 Canada 6 (Tuesday)
Canada 10 New Zealand 4 (Tuesday)
Canada 9 Scotland 8 (Monday)
Canada 7 Italy 2 (Monday)
Canada 9 Norway 6 (Sunday)
USA 8 Canada 7 (Sunday)
Canada 9 Sweden 4 (Saturday)
The top six teams qualify for the playoff round, with the top two receiving a bye while the remaining four play in the first round. The medal games will be played Sunday.
World women’s curling results are right here.
World women’s curling standings are right here.
Canada’s schedule is right here.
World Baseball Classic:
(Gold medal game before 36,058 fans in Miami)
Japan 3 USA 2
Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and struck out LA Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in the game.
Japan posted a 7-0 record in winning the tournament.
NBA:
The (35-37) Toronto Raptors, with just 10 games left, begin a 4-game homestand tonight (4:30 PT) against the (32-40) Indiana Pacers.
The Raptors are 9th in the Eastern Conference.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
2023 WHL PLAYOFFS – SERIES H SCHEDULE
| Game | Date | Away | Home | Time | |
| 1 | March 31, 2023 | Tri-City | Prince George | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 2 | April 1, 2023 | Tri-City | Prince George | 6:00 p.m. PT | |
| 3 | April 4, 2023 | Prince George | Tri-City | 7:05 p.m. PT | |
| 4 | April 5, 2023 | Prince George | Tri-City | 7:05 p.m. PT | |
| 5 | April 7, 2023 | Prince George | Tri-City | 7:05 p.m. PT | * |
| 6 | April 9, 2023 | Tri-City | Prince George | 6:00 p.m. PT | * |
| 7 | April 11, 2023 | Tri-City | Prince George | 7:00 p.m. PT | * |
* – if necessary
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