Sports by Hartley Wednesday, Feb. 14th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 10 Everett Silvertips 2
The victory moved the (36-12-2-1) Winterhawks three points ahead of the Prince George Cougars in the race for first place in the Western Conference.
Portland has 17 games remaining and P.G. has 16 to go.
The Winterhawks are also two points ahead of the (35-18-1-2) Silvertips in the U.S. Division and Everett has just a dozen games left.
The (35-15-0-2) Cougars have four games coming up in five days against the two bottom teams in the Conference.
They have a home and home against the (16-30-3-2) Blazers, Friday in Prince George and Saturday in Kamloops.
The Cougars also entertain the (18-30-2) Seattle Thunderbirds on Monday at 3 PM and Tuesday night at 7:30.
Sniper Zac Funk will be shooting for his 50th goal of the season this weekend.
The 20-year-old Funk leads the WHL in goals with 49 which is five shy of the PG Cougars team record of 54 set by Quinn Hancock in the 1997-98 season.
Cougars forward Laing is the WHL Rookie of the Week https://t.co/RV73nWOduB pic.twitter.com/AjS2ZBNZX4
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 12, 2024
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars associate coach Jim Playfair in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/bjLIwoUr3E #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/NDunLwUHIN— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 13, 2024
NHL: (11 Tuesday games with five Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 4 Chicago 2
Conor Garland scored twice for the NHL-leading Canucks who finished 3-1-1 on a 5-game road trip.
The game summary is here.
The (36-12-6) Canucks host the (27-19-6) Detroit Red Wings Thursday night at 7:00.
Edmonton 8 Detroit 4
Connor McDavid had a career-high six assists to lead the Oilers to their eighth straight home victory.
The game summary is here.
Toronto 4 St. Louis 1
Montreal 5 Anaheim 0
Ottawa 6 Columbus 3
Connor McDavid stole Tuesday night after a six-assist performance, one where he became the fourth-fastest player in NHL history to record 600 helpers.#NHLStats: https://t.co/pfmYWeZ9ws pic.twitter.com/S5GBz5cXwo
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 14, 2024
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL wild-card standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings head to Vancouver Island this week.
The Spruce Kings visit the (21-17-0-1) Victoria Grizzlies on Friday, the (11-25-2-1) Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday and the (24-14-1) Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Monday afternoon.
With 15 regular season games remaining, the (13-23-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (14-22-3-1) Merritt Centennials.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars put a six-game winning streak on the line when they conclude their BC Elite Hockey League regular season with a doubleheader at Fraser Valley on Feb. 24th and 25th.
The (26-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (26-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (26-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
NBA:
The (19-35) Toronto Raptors continue a 5-game homestand tonight (Wednesday 4:30) against the (30-25) Indiana Pacers.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves are preparing for the playoffs in men’s Canada West basketball after finishing with a 9-11 record in the regular season.
The UNBC men will play on Wednesday, Feb 21st in Winnipeg.
The UNBC women finished 14th out of 17 teams with a 4-16 record and missed the playoffs.
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.