Sports by Hartley Friday, March 27th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
It is playoff time in the WHL and it starts tonight (Friday).
The Prince George Cougars, who are riding an 8-game winning streak, host the Spokane Chiefs this evening at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
More than 75 % of the tickets have been sold for each of these games.
CN Centre is going to be BUZZING this weekend.
75% of seats are already sold for Games 1 & 2.
The Whiteout starts TOMORROW at CN Centre.
BE HERE!
🎟 https://t.co/MPQIy1kd8A pic.twitter.com/yZy5RKvMFg
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 26, 2026
In the 2-3-2 format, the series will shift to Spokane for games 3, 4 and if needed 5 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week (March 30th, April 1st and April 2nd).
Should games 6 and 7 be needed they would be played in Prince George on Sunday, April 5th and Monday, April 6th.
The (44-22-2) Cougars won all four meetings against the (36-30-2) Chiefs in the regular season.
“I don’t think theres a better barn or city to be in come playoff time.”
Terik Parascak ahead of Game 1 on Friday.#WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/nitepV9u1r
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 25, 2026
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mark Lamb – March 23rd, 2026 https://t.co/0tsezDINOC
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 24, 2026
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will conclude their regular season on the road this weekend as they visit the (27-24-1) Langley Rivermen tonight (Friday) at 7:15 and the (7-39-6) Surrey Eagles Sunday afternoon at 4:00.
The (32-17-3) Spruce Kings have wrapped up top spot in the Coastal East Division and a first round matchup against Langley starting Friday, April 3rd.
The Schedule for the first round playoff series is as follows:
Game 1 – Friday April 3rd – Langley @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 2 – Saturday April 4th – Langley @ Prince George – 6 PM
Game 3 – Tuesday April 7th – Prince George @ Langley – 7 PM
Game 4 – Wednesday April 8th – Prince George @ Langley – 7 PM
Game 5 – Friday April 10th – Langley @ Prince George – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Sunday April 12th – Prince George @ Langley – 5 PM (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Tuesday April 14th – Langley @ Prince George – 7 PM (If Necessary)
The BCHL Standings are here.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (13 Thursday games with 6 Canadian teams in action)
LA 4 Vancouver 0
The game summary is here.
The Canucks suffered their franchise record 25th home loss of the season.
The (21-42-8) Canucks, with just 11 games left, start a 4-game road trip Saturday night at 7:00 (PT) in Calgary against the (30-34-8) Flames.
Anaheim 3 Calgary 2 (OT)
Edmonton 4 Vegas 3 (OT)
Colorado 3 Winnipeg 2
Montreal 2 Columbus 1
Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 3 (SO)
There are just two NHL games tonight (Friday): Chicago at the New York Rangers and Detroit at Buffalo.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The NHL division standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays have their regular season opener tonight (4:07 PT) when they host the Athletics.
Jared Young of Prince George starts the season on the New York Mets roster.
The 30-year-old Young did not play in the Mets season opening 11-7 victory Thursday over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The MLB regular season schedule is here.
The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
NBA:
The (40-32) Toronto Raptors, with just 10 regular season games left, host the (25-48) New Orleans Pelicans tonight (Friday) (5:30 PT).
The NBA schedule and results are here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.
The NBA standings are here.
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