Sports by Hartley Monday, March 27th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 3 Kamloops Blazers 2 (SO Saturday)
Tyler Brennan made 43 saves to lead the Cougars, who were outshot 45-17, including 6-0 in overtime in front of a sold-out CN Centre crowd of 5,880.
Koehn Ziemmer and Chase Wheatcroft scored in the shootout which was won by P.G. 2-0.
Hudson Thornton tallied in the second period, his 23rd goal of the season, which is a new PG Cougars record for most goals in a season by a defenceman.
The box score is right here.
Cougars use electrifying shootout to edge Kamloops in regular season finalehttps://t.co/phtmKjVsOd | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/V8IVP4cf0e
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 26, 2023
On Fan Appreciation and Retro Jersey Night, the mega 50/50 jackpot reached just over
$144,000, with the lucky ticket holder taking home half and the other 72 grand going to the BC Cancer Foundation.
The (37-24-6-1) Cougars finished the regular season fourth in the Western Conference and on an 11-game point streak (8-0-2-1).
Prince George will host the 5th place Tri-City Americans Friday and Saturday in the first two games of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
The (34-26-5-3) Americans are riding a 7-game point streak (6-0-0-1).
Prince George Cougars 7 Kamloops Blazers 2 (Friday)
The Cougars got goals from seven different players as they ended the Blazers’ 12-game home winning streak before 5,189 fans in Kamloops.
The box score is right here.
.@PGCougars spoil Blazers’ home closer with blowout winhttps://t.co/YLznhqvr2o | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/Mn3tWDF0vQ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 25, 2023
The playoff schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
WHL columns:
Bedard to share WHL assists lead; scoring change to give Heidt 72nd helper . . . Oil Kings win season finale . . . Whitney Forum will be hopping on Tuesday https://t.co/4sJSQMbVYi
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 27, 2023
Oil Kings, Chiefs struggle on ice, not at gate . . . Bedard wins WHL Triple Crown . . . Tigers grab last playoff spot https://t.co/HwMhzeaODb
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 26, 2023
The @PGCougars and @TCAmericans begin their first-round series on March 31 and it will be a 2-3-2 format starting in PG. In today’s Hart attack #column, a look at the reasons why they decided against the traditional 2-2-1-1-1. https://t.co/IYDUbpBsjz
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) March 24, 2023
BCHL:
Cranbrook Bucks 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (OT Saturday)
The Bucks tied the game at 3 with 1:14 left in the third period and then won it at 2:36 of OT.
The box score is right here.
The (27-20-6-1) Spruce Kings finished 5th in the 9-team Interior Division and will start the playoffs against the 4th-place Silverbacks in Salmon Arm.
The (27-20-4-3) Silverbacks had the same amount of points as Prince George (with 57), one behind the 3rd-place West Kelowna Warriors.
Apr. 1 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT
Apr. 4 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 7:00 pm PDT
Apr. 5 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 7:00 pm PDT
Apr. 7 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Apr. 9 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 2:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Apr. 11 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Spruce Kings finish 5th in Interior Division following 4-3 OT loss to Bucks.
RECAP: https://t.co/bqfp55ifWN pic.twitter.com/ZJbBdYaXHv
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 26, 2023
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Cranbrook Bucks 3 (Friday)
After trailing 1-0 the Spruce Kings scored four straight goals and then held on.
The box score is right here.
Spruce Kings earn big two points in 4-3 win over Bucks
RECAP: https://t.co/mnTCEZDaCK pic.twitter.com/OWBZSZC1zi
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 25, 2023
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
After ending the season 50-3-1, your 2022/23 Vees have put up the winningest regular season in @BCHockeyLeague history. pic.twitter.com/7qvbz0uheA
— xyz – Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) March 27, 2023
NHL: (5 Sunday games with two Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 4 Chicago 2
The (34-34-5) Canucks, who also beat Dallas 3-1 on Saturday, have won 10 of their last 12 games.
Vancouver, with just 9 games left, concludes a 3-game road trip Tuesday (5 PM PT) against the Blues in St. Louis.
Toronto 3 Nashville 2
That’s a wrap on a busy five-game Sunday!#NHLStats: https://t.co/oLG2n8Xgi9 pic.twitter.com/JFcBtBMg5E
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 27, 2023
Fifteen games, one #StanleyCup Playoffs clinch for the @NJDevils and one Atlantic Division clinch for the @NHLBruins later… 😮💨 What a day of hockey!#NHLStats: https://t.co/goqHMZzSyP pic.twitter.com/XxamPVyDi7
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 26, 2023
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
World Women’s Curling Championship: (in Sweden)
Bronze Medal game
Canada (Kerri Einarson) 8 Sweden (Anna Hasselborg) 5
This was a rematch of last year’s bronze medal in Prince George that was won by Einarson and her team from Gimli, Manitoba 8-7 in an extra end.
Einarson along with third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard, lead Briane Harris, alternate Krysten Karwacki and coach Reid Carruthers finished the round-robin with a 7-5 record.
The 4-time reigning Canadian champions beat Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa 6-4 in the qualification round and lost to Norway’s Marianne Roervik 8-5 in the semifinals.
Gold Medal Game
Swizterland 6 Norway 3
This was the 4th straight world championship for the Swiss rink, skipped by Silvana Tirinzoni, finishing with a perfect overall record of 14-0.
World women’s curling results are right here.
World women’s curling standings are right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 114 Washington Wizards 104
The (37-38) Raptors are 9th in the Eastern Conference with seven games left.
Toronto will entertain the (40-35) Miami Heat Tuesday night (4:30 PT) to conclude a 4-game homestand.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right 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
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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