Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Saturday, February 24th
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Kamloops Blazers 1
Borya Valis and Terik Parascak each scored a pair for the Cougars, while Ondrej Becher scored one.
*No Twitter/X highlights because the Cougars’ social media admin decided bowling was more important.
As always, Ty Young had a stellar game in Kamloops, making 32 saves in the win.
The full box score can be found here.
The Cougars (39-15-0-3) remain on top of the WHL’s Western Conference standings, two points ahead of the Portland Winterhawks (38-14-2-1).
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The Cougars will wrap up the quick two-game road swing against the Kelowna Rockets tonight. (7:05)
The full Cougars schedule can be found here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves will play the top-ranked Victoria Vikes this afternoon in Final Four action of Canada West Men’s Basketball.
The Timberwolves defeated the home Manitoba Bisons Thursday 84-78 to advance to the final four.
.@UNBCATHLETICS outlasts Bisons; advance to Canada West Final Four | https://t.co/Tslcry0bhY #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/GqiRLKMANM
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 23, 2024
BCHL:
Vernon Vipers 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 3
Third period goals from JR Perdion and Kilian McGregor-Bennett brought the Spruce Kings back within one, but the Vipers sealed their victory with an empty netter.
The full box score can be found here.
The Spruce Kings (13-27-3-0) are at the bottom of the BCHL’s Interior Division standings.
The full BCHL standings can be found here.
The Spruce Kings will be in action against the Vipers again tonight.
The full Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NHL:
Three Friday games in the NHL:
Buffalo 2 Columbus 1
Winnipeg 3 Chicago 2
Minnesota 4 Edmonton 2
The @NYRangers are one of four teams featured on the ABC Hockey Saturday doubleheader and will look to match a franchise record with a 10th straight win when they clash with the Metropolitan Division rival Flyers.#NHLStats: https://t.co/brN1LhXe3b pic.twitter.com/6tSICqqIwZ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 24, 2024
NLL:
There are five NLL games today:
Las Vegas @ Rochester
Vancouver @ Toronto
Albany @ Buffalo
Halifax @ Saskatchewan
Philadelphia @ Calgary
PGA Tour: Mexico Open:
Jake Knapp, Alvaro Ortiz, Sami Valimaki, and Matt Wallace are in a four-way tie for first heading into Round 3, each at -11.