Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, February 5th

Sports by Hartley Thursday, February 5th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

BCHL: 

Coquitlam Express  4  Prince George Spruce Kings  3  (OT)

The game summary is here.

The loss ended the Spruce Kings six-game win streak.

The (22-13-2) Spruce Kings are tied with the (22-12-1-1) Express for first place in the Coastal East Division with Coquitlam holding a game in hand.

Prince George will continue a 4-game, 5-day road trip Friday night at 7:00 in Nanaimo against the (20-13-3) Clippers before wrapping it up Saturday night at 6:00 vs. the
(17-18-2) Grizzlies in Victoria.

The BCHL Standings are here.

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.

 

WHL:

The (29-18-2) Prince George Cougars continue a 4-game homestand when they entertain the Kelowna Rockets Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 on Indigenous Weekend.

The Cougars are second in the B.C. Division, just two points ahead of the (24-16-6-4) Kamloops Blazers and three in front of the (25-16-5-2) Rockets.

The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.

The WHL standings are here.

 

PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast: 

 

NHL: (10 Wednesday games with 5 Canadian teams in action)

Vegas  5  Vancouver  2

The game summary is here.

The (18-33-6) Canucks head into their Olympic break having lost 17 of their last 19 games.

They are 21 points out of a playoff spot with a league-worst -61 goal differential.

Vancouver will play its next game on Wednesday, Feb 25th when they host the Winnipeg Jets.

Montreal  5  Winnipeg  1

Calgary  4  Edmonton  3

There are 7 NHL games tonight (Thursday) in the final action prior to the Olympic break.

The only Canadian team on the ice this evening is Ottawa as the Senators visit the Philadelphia Flyers.

The NHL schedule and results are here.

The Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL Wild Card standings are here.

The NHL division standings are here.

The NHL scoring leaders are here.

 

Canada West Basketball

It is the final weekend of the season for the UNBC Timberwolves in Canada West basketball.

The Timberwolves host the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Wolfpack of Kamloops.

Games go Friday (noon for the women and 6:00 for the men) and Saturday (5:00 for the women and 7:00 for the men).

UNBC is 2-16 (men) and 1-17 (women).

Thompson Rivers is 10-8 (men) and 6-12 (women).

The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is here.

The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.

The Canada West men’s basketball schedule is here.

The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.

More on the Timberwolves can be found here.

 

NBA:

Minnesota  128  Toronto  126

The (30-22) Raptors continue a 5-game homestand tonight (Thursday 4:30 PM) against the (24-27) Chicago Bulls.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.

The NBA standings are here.

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

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