Sports by Hartley Thursday, March 14th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PDT)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 6 Kelowna Rockets 5 (OT)
The Cougars extended their point streak to a club-record-tying 14 games.
Hudson Thornton’s OT heroics propel us to a wild 6-5 OT win in Kelowna to start the four-game road swing!
Recap and reaction from Associate Coach Jim Playfair 👇https://t.co/8wnlaxaZbK
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 14, 2024
Prince George led 4-1 after two periods but Kelowna stormed back with four goals in the first eight minutes of the 3rd to go up 5-4.
Oren Shtrom tallied with 2:28 left in the 3rd and Captain Hudson Thornton scored the game-winning goal at 4:14 of overtime.
The Silencer. pic.twitter.com/3eWTY7joX4
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 14, 2024
P.G. sniper Zac Funk notched his league-high 64th goal, his 30th this season on the Power Play.
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (44-15-1-3) Cougars are back in first place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the (44-15-2-1) Portland Winterhawks.
P.G. has five games left and Portland has six remaining.
The Cougars visit the (28-27-5-4) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday and will also play Sunday in Langley against the Vancouver Giants.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week’s guest on the @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast is Ty Edmonds, who holds the Cougars’ record for wins by a goalie with 100. Ty discusses becoming a new dad, similarities between himself & Josh Ravensbergen, reflecting on the 16-17 season, change in ownership & more. #WHL https://t.co/CoNBZlA8Lu
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) March 14, 2024
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings host the (19-24-4-1) Merritt Centennials on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings Alumni Game is set for Saturday afternoon at 2:45 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
P.G. has just six regular season games left.
The (14-31-3) Spruce Kings, who have lost four straight and 10 of their last 11, are last in the 8-team Interior Division, 10 points behind the (19-26-3) Cranbrook Bucks who are in 7th.
The BCHL standings are here.
🚨BIG NEWS🚨
The Prince George Spruce Kings are excited to annouce the commitment of Cooper Williams (’07) for the 2024/2025 BCHL season.
Please join us in welcoming Cooper to the Spruce Kings family pic.twitter.com/9tnXdF4wzQ
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 13, 2024
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the Vancouver North East Chiefs in the best-of-three BC Elite Hockey League semifinals.
Games in Burnaby will be played on Friday afternoon at 3:00, Saturday afternoon at 3:15 and if needed Sunday morning at 10:30.
Playoff results can be found here.
The Cariboo Cougars website is here.
The BCEHL AAA regular season standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL regular season results are here.
NHL: (4 Wednesday games with three Canadian teams in action)
Colorado 4 Vancouver 3 (OT)
The Avalanche erased a 3-0 deficit by scoring late in the 2nd period, two more in the third and the winner on the Power Play in overtime to extend their win streak to five games.
The game summary is here.
The (42-17-8) Canucks continue a whopping 9-game homestand Saturday night at 7:00 against the (30-25-9) Washington Capitals.
Edmonton 7 Washington 2
Nashville 4 Winnipeg 2
St. Louis 3 LA 1
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.
Para Biathlon:
The Para Nordic World Cup Finals continue today (10 AM Thursday) at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.
This event follows the Para Biathlon World Championships where Canada earned four gold, a silver and two bronze in PG.
Canada captures seven medals at Para Biathlon World Championships in PG | https://t.co/pFwHk45D1W #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/RsmYTgycQi
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 12, 2024
Ukrainian para biathletes leaving World Championships well decorated https://t.co/cBmwYT4iyJ | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 13, 2024
Results can be found here.
NBA:
Detroit Pistons 113 Toronto Raptors 104
The (23-43) Raptors have lost five in a row and seven of their last eight.
The Raptors have a home and home against the Magic: Friday night (4:30) in Orlando and Sunday afternoon (3:00) in Orlando.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
The ESPN free agency tracker is here.