Darin’s Sports Shorts; Monday, February 19th

Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 a.m., Monday, February 19th:

WHL:

The Prince George Cougars are in action this afternoon in their Cougars Fight Cancer game against the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Cougars holding Mega 50/50 Family Day Game for BC Cancer Foundation https://t.co/rL8MEo3ndN | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/qWvYGgOQwc

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 15, 2024

The Cougars (36-15-0-3) sit atop the BC Division, and second in the WHL’s Western Conference standings, three points behind the Everett Silvertips (37-18-2-2).

The full WHL standings can be found here.

The full Cougars schedule can be found here.

Everything is coming up Everett! #WHLScores pic.twitter.com/v1EB57jVbw

— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 19, 2024

 BCHL:

The Prince George Spruce Kings will wrap up a five-game road trip with a matchup against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

So far the Spruce Kings are winless on the road trip, and are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday.

The Spruce Kings (13-25-3-0) are at the bottom of the BCHL’s Interior Division standings.

The full BCHL standings can be found here.

The full BCHL Alberta Division standings can be found here.

The full Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.

NHL: 

An action-packed Monday features a doubleheader on @ESPN as the @MapleLeafs visit the @StLouisBlues and the @DetroitRedWings visit the @SeattleKraken.#NHLStats: https://t.co/KxyyEztZNl pic.twitter.com/katrvIDcwi

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 19, 2024

An action-packed Monday features a doubleheader on @ESPN as the @MapleLeafs visit the @StLouisBlues and the @DetroitRedWings visit the @SeattleKraken.#NHLStats: https://t.co/KxyyEztZNl pic.twitter.com/katrvIDcwi

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 19, 2024

NLL:

Calgary  17  Halifax  11 (Sunday)

Halifax  14  Buffalo  12 (Friday)

Toronto  16  New York  10 (Friday)

Philadelphia  10  Las Vegas  8 (Friday)

Albany  13  Colorado  11 (Saturday)

PGA Tour: Genesis Open:

Hideki Matsuyama shot a 9-under 62 in his final round of the tournament to claim victory with a final score of -17.

Adam Hadwin was the top Canadian, posting a score of -13.