Sports by Hartley Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have not made a comment about media reports which suggest that their ace goalie Josh Ravensbergen has committed to play for the Michigan State Spartans starting in the 2026-27 season.
4.5⭐️ Joshua Ravensbergen commits to @MSU_Hockey – the 6’5″ goalie was a first round draft pick of the @SanJoseSharks and was the #1 ranked 2006 in our 2025 WHL League Rankings. pic.twitter.com/T8EGByMPBW
— Neutral Zone (@_Neutral_Zone) January 27, 2026
The 19-year-old Ravensbergen was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the first round (30th overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft.
He is in his third season with the Cougars and sports a 19-9 record with a 2.67 goals-against-average and a 0.916 save percentage.
The (28-16-2) PG Cougars visit the Kelowna Rockets Friday night at 7:05 and the Kamloops Blazers Saturday night at 6:05.
Prince George has put up over 40 shots in each of its last five games (all wins).
The Cougars are second in the B.C. Division, seven points behind the (29-9-4-3) Penticton Vees with Penticton holding one game in hand.
The Vees are riding a 14-game winning streak.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
LISTEN: Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mark Lamb – January 26th, 2026 | https://t.co/UdrGArizrf #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/GtlmaYYJYM
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 26, 2026
NHL: (10 Tuesday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
San Jose 5 Vancouver 2
The game summary is here.
The (17-31-5) Canucks have lost 14 of their last 15 games.
They are last in the overall standings with the worst goal-differential at -55.
Vancouver will continue an 8-game homestand against the (28-22-3) Anaheim Ducks Thursday night at 7:00.
The Canucks are without goalie Thatcher Demko for the rest of the season as he will undergo hip surgery.
Winnipeg 4 New Jersey 3
Montreal 3 Vegas 2 (OT)
Buffalo 7 Toronto 4
There are just 3 NHL games tonight (Wednesday): Colorado at Ottawa, Philadelphia at Columbus and the New York Rangers at the New York Islanders.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
BCHL:
The (20-13-1) Prince George Spruce Kings put a 4-game winning streak on the line when they host the (5-27-3) Surrey Eagles Friday night at 7:00.
Prince George is in second place in the Coastal East Division, three points behind the
(21-9-1-1) Coquitlam Express and five points ahead of the (18-18) Langley Rivermen and the (17-15-1-1) Chilliwack Chiefs.
The BCHL Standings are here.
Olympics:
A 4th Prince George athlete is going to Winter Olympics next month in Italy.
This week, Canada’s Alpine Skiing and Ski-Cross unveiled its roster, which includes 26-year-old Gavin Rowell of PG, who will compete in his first Olympics.
In 2019, Rowell earned a silver medal in the world juniors.
Carolina Hiller-Donnelly of PG is on Canada’s Speed Skating team while Meryeta O’Dine, and Evan Bichon made the cut for the nation’s snow board team.
Canada West Basketball
The UNBC Timberwolves visit UBC Thunderbirds Friday night (5:30 and 7:30) and Saturday (4:00 and 6:00) in Canada West Basketball.
UNBC is 2-14 (men) and 1-15 (women).
UBC is 12-4 (men) and also 12-4 (women).
The Timberwolves have just four games left in their season.
UNBC will close with home games against Thompson Rivers Friday, Feb 6th (noon for the women and 6:00 for the men) and Saturday, Feb 7th (5:00 for the women and 7:00 for the men).
NBA:
The (29-19) Toronto Raptors host the (28-18) New York Knicks tonight (Wednesday 4:30 PT).
The NBA schedule and results are here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.
The NBA standings are here.
Judo:
PG Judo athletes secure several podium finishes at African Cup, Saskatchewan Open
| https://t.co/qWN0NChBtZ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/0SvEYziC1U— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 26, 2026
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