Sports by Hartley Tuesday, April 9th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed are PDT)
BCHL:
The scene has shifted to Prince George for the Spruce Kings first round playoff series against the Penticton Vees.
Game 3 will be played tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00 with Game 4 on Wednesday.
The Vees won each of the first two games on home ice by identical 3-0 scores.
The Game 2 summary is here.
The Game 1 summary is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are preparing to host the Kelowna Rockets.
Their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal begins at CN Centre with the first two games Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
As of 5:30 Monday night, there were about 600 tickets remaining for the opener and 800 tickets left for Game 2.
The Cougars, who have won 13 in a row, went 6-1-1 in eight regular season meetings against the Rockets.
The series will shift to Kelowna for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, April 16th and 17th.
The captain chats ahead of the second round against the Rockets.#WHLPlayoffs • #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/dg5N7fbTRf
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 8, 2024
The other WHL Conference semis start Friday as well with Everett at Portland, Red Deer at Saskatoon and Swift Current at Moose Jaw.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars’ regular-season results are here.
There are levels to Landon DuPont’s game.
At 14 years old, the product of Calgary, Alta. is ready to bring his exceptional-level talents to the WHL! pic.twitter.com/o6EW9F9ZJG
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 8, 2024
Cat Scan podcast:
On the @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast, coach/GM Mark Lamb discusses the team’s business-like approach to the sweep of Spokane; the lack of #WHL upsets in round one, the challenges presented by the @Kelowna_Rockets; the 9-day layoff, traditional 2-2-1-1-1 format & more. #hockey https://t.co/24ND0P3L5k
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 9, 2024
NHL: (2 Monday games)
Vancouver 4 Vegas 3
The game summary is here.
The (48-22-8) Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes Wednesday night at 7:30.
Vancouver leads the Pacific-Division by five points over the (47-24-5) Edmonton Oilers.
The Canucks have four regular season games remaining and the Oilers have six.
Toronto 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT)
There are 13 Tuesday games in the NHL with Vancouver and Edmonton the only Canadian teams idle.
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.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Seattle Mariners 2
The 5-6 Jays continue a 9-game homestand tonight (4:07) against the 4-7 Mariners.
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
PG Kodiaks football:
The Prince George Kodiaks of the BC Football Conference have announced a broadcasting agreement with Vista Radio.
All 10 games of the Kodiaks regular season will be aired on Country97 FM.
They play their opener at Masich Place Stadium on July 20th against the Vancouver Island Raiders.
Prince George Kodiaks enter broadcast partnership with Vista Radio | https://t.co/KE6N7o72YK #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/KXK58JH8Ww
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 8, 2024
UNBC Timberwolves:
.@UNBCATHLETICS WBB dip into Alberta pipeline to shore up backcourt | https://t.co/mAJubAYsmG #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/2vkHxM39Me
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 8, 2024
Nystedt, Hinsche, Ballinger, Ledoux, and Filatova earn Department Award honours At 2024 UNBC Timberwolves Awards Banquet.
Read More 📎: https://t.co/xdTUYFv0rN pic.twitter.com/9qe200zetL
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) April 8, 2024
NBA:
This is the final week of the NBA regular season.
The (25-53) Toronto Raptors, with four games left, host the (45-34) Indiana Pacers tonight (Tuesday 4:00) in their final home game of the season.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.