Sports by Hartley Friday, February 6th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
It is Indigenous Weekend for the Prince George Cougars who continue a 4-game homestand when they entertain the Kelowna Rockets tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The (29-18-2) 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.
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P.G. Cougars defenceman Carson Carels has been named Captain for Team West in the 2026 WHL Prospects game which will be played Feb. 18th in Langley.
Team East will be captained by Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph.
Mark Lamb of the Cougars is the head coach for Team West.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: Hartley Miller sits down with @PGCougars senior ticket executive and video coach Dylan Lukinchuk in this week’s episode
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BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (20-13-3) Nanaimo Clippers tonight at 7:00 and the (17-18-2) Victoria Grizzlies Saturday at 6:00 in Victoria.
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.
The BCHL Standings are here.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (1 Canadian team in action Thursday)
Ottawa 2 Philadelphia 1 (OT)
With the NHL now into its Olympic break, regular season play will not resume until Wednesday, Feb 25th with 8 games on that day including Winnipeg at Vancouver.
The (18-33-6) Canucks have lost 17 of their last 19 games and are 21 points out of a playoff spot with a league-worst -61 goal differential.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The NHL division standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U-15, U-17 and U-18 Cariboo Cougars and Northern Capitals are at the BC Elite Hockey League Showcase with games in Burnaby today, Saturday and Sunday.
The (16-9-2-1) U-18 Cariboo Cougars are 3rd out of 7.
The (21-9-0-1) U-17 Cariboo Cougars are tied for 1st out of 9.
The (12-12-0-0) U-15 Cariboo Cougars are 5th out of 8.
The (8-16-1-1) U-18 Northern Capitals are 4th out of 5 in the female division.
The BCEHL scores and schedule are here.
The BCEHL standings are here.
Canada West Basketball
It is Seniors weekend for the UNBC Timberwolves who conclude their Canada West basketball season with home games at the Northern Sport Centre.
The Timberwolves host the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Wolfpack of Kamloops.
Games go today (noon for the women and 6:00 p.m. for the men) and Saturday (5:00 p.m. 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).
NBA:
Toronto 123 Chicago 107
The (31-22) Raptors continue a 5-game homestand Sunday (Noon PT) against the (13-38) Indiana Pacers.
The NBA schedule and results are here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
LA Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has been voted MVP of the NFL, edging out New England Patriots QB Drake Maye for the honor.
The 37-year-old Stafford, who has announced he will play next season, received 24 of 50 first-place votes and finished with 366 points.
Maye got 23 first-place votes and 361 points.
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The Seattle Seahawks are 4.5 points favourites to beat the New England Patriots in the 60th Super Bowl.
The game will be played on Sunday in Santa Clara, California with kickoff just after 3:30 PM (PT).
The NFL schedule and results can be found here.
The NFL odds are here.
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