Sports by Hartley Friday, April 24th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
BC Football Conference:
Ryan Bellamy, a long-time fixture in the P.G. football community, has taken over as head coach of the Prince George Kodiaks.
The team will hold Spring Camp May 8th to 10th in preparation to play in the 2026 BC Football Conference season.
He replaces Jamie Boreham, who was let go due to financial reasons, by the previous board of directors,
Bellamy agreed to take over the position on a pro bono basis.
Bellamy taking the reigns as Kodiaks’ Head Coach https://t.co/ToAwvVaxHQ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 24, 2026
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will be back on home ice when they entertain the Chilliwack Chiefs tonight (Friday) at 7:00.
The Coastal East Division second round series is tied 2-2 with the home team winning each game.
In fact, the home team has won the last 18 games in their head-to-head matchups between the regular season and the playoffs.
Game six will go Sunday night at 6:00 in Chilliwack.
Chiefs strike again in Game 4 to even series with Spruce Kings | https://t.co/iUEURYm2kH #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/DR3KcsBBUz
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 23, 2026
Here’s the schedule/results for the Spruce Kings/Chilliwack 2nd round playoff series;
Game 1 – Friday April 17th – Prince George 3 Chilliwack 2 Game summary is here.
Game 2 – Saturday April 18th – Prince George 7 Chilliwack 2 Game summary is here.
Game 3 – Tuesday April 21st – Chilliwack 3 Prince George 2 Game summary is here.
Game 4 – Wed. April 22nd – Chilliwack 4 Prince George 1 Game summary is here.
Game 5 – Friday April 24th – Chilliwack at Prince George 7:00
Game 6 – Sunday April 26th – Prince George at Chilliwack 6:00
Game 7 – Tuesday April 28th –Chilliwack at Prince George 7:00 If needed
The BCHL Standings are here.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (3 Thursday Stanley Cup playoff games)
Carolina 2 Ottawa 1 (Hurricanes lead best-of-7 series 3-0)
Colorado 4 LA 2 (Avalanche lead 3-0)
Buffalo 3 Boston 1 (Sabres lead 2-1)
There are three Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Friday); Tampa Bay at Montreal (4:00 PT), Edmonton at Anaheim (7:00) and Vegas at Utah (6:30).
All 3 of those first round best-of-7 series are tied 1-1.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
WHL:
Everett Silvertips 4 Penticton Vees 1
Silvertips lead the best of 7 Western Conference Final 1-0 with game two Saturday night in Everett.
The Eastern Conference Final begins tonight (Friday) with the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Prince Albert Raiders.
The WHL standings, schedule and results are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
The season ending @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast with coach/gm Mark Lamb. He touches on many topics such as the memorable season as a whole, the string of Penticton series. including the chaotic end to Game 4, the future of some players & a look ahead to the 2026-27 season. #WHL https://t.co/dRWIygu4ns
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 23, 2026