Sports by Hartley Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The (41-22-2) Prince George Cougars are 5-0 on a 6-game homestand that concludes tonight (Tuesday 7:00 start) against the (29-24-7-5) Kamloops Blazers.
Prince George is in 4th place in the Western Conference, one point behind the (38-19-6-3) Kelowna Rockets.
P.G. has three regular season games left (one against Kamloops and two against Victoria) while Kelowna has two remaining (both against Penticton).
Kamloops is 6th in the Western Conference, a point behind the (35-29-1) Spokane Chiefs.
Both the Blazers and Chiefs have three games left.
The Cougars will start the playoffs at home on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th with their opponent not yet determined.
Playoff tickets in Prince George go on sale Wednesday.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
The @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast guest this week is WHL Manager of Community Engagement and Content, Cami Kepke. She talks about her journey from media to the #WHL, creating content for the WHL, freelance reporting in other sports and women in #sports reporting.#hockey https://t.co/TbOIkqMGz7
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) March 10, 2026
BCHL:
The (31-16-3) Prince George Spruce Kings, who enjoy an 8-point lead in the Coastal East Division, have just four regular season games left; all within their division.
The Spruce Kings host the (27-19-2-1) Coquitlam Express Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday afternoon at 3:00.
They will close out on the road at the (25-23-1) Langley Rivermen on Friday, March 27th and at the (7-36-6) Surrey Eagles on Sunday, March 29th.
The BCHL Standings are here.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (5 Monday games with 1 Canadian team in action)
Detroit 5 Calgary 2
LA 4 New York Rangers 1
Utah 6 Dallas 3
Pittsburgh 7 Colorado 2
New Jersey 4 Boston 3 (OT)
The (20-38-8) Vancouver Canucks host the (33-30-3) Florida Panthers tonight at 7:00.
It is one of nine Tuesday games in the NHL with five Canadian teams in action.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The NHL division standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
Judo:
Northern Capital Judo Club claims 12 medals over two tournaments https://t.co/z6yI2MYfGg
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 16, 2026
(Semifinal)
Venezuela 4 Italy 2
Venezuela advances to the championship game against the United States tonight (Tuesday 5:00) in Miami.
Canada lost 5-3 to the United States in the quarterfinals.
Jared Young of Prince George went 0-for-1 as a 9th inning pinch hitter for Canada.
Young played in two games and went 1-for-6.
He was the DH in Canada’s 4-3 round robin loss against Panama.
The 30-year-old Young is entering his second season with the New York Mets as a DH and utility player.
NBA:
The (38-29) Toronto Raptors start a 5-game road trip when they visit the (28-40) Chicago Bulls Wednesday night (5:00 PT).
The Raptors are tied for 5th in the Eastern Conference with 15 regular season games left.
The NBA schedule and results are here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.
The NBA standings are here.
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