(As of 6:01AM)
OLYMPICS:
Sarah Beaudry of Prince George helped Canada to a 10th place finish in the women’s 4x6km Biathlon Relay at the PyeongChang, South Korea 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
18 teams competed.
Beaudry finished 29th out of 87 athletes in the women’s Biathlon 15-km individual race on February 15th.
The 23-year-old Duchess Park grad replaced Megan Tandy of PG, as Tandy battled a fever last week.
The 29-year-old Tandy, who did not participate in the Relay, was 57th out of 87 in the 7.5-km Sprint on February 10th.
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Canada settled for silver in women’s hockey after a 3-2 shootout loss to the USA in the gold medal game.
The Canadians led 2-1 in the third period and they also had a power play in the final minute of overtime.
The Americans won the six round shootout 3-2.
Canada had won the last four women’s hockey Olympic titles.
The men’s hockey semi-finals have Olympic Athletes of Russia against the Czech Republic tonight at
11:40 (Pacific) followed by Canada vs. Germany Friday morning at 4:10 (PT).
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Canadian short track speed skater Kim Boutin won silver in the 1,000 metres, her third medal of the Games.
Canada’s short-track speedskating team took bronze in the men’s 5,000-metre relay.
Canadian athletes have 24 medals after Thursday’s competition; nine gold, seven silver and eight bronze.
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Kevin Koe of Canada lost 5-3 to the USA in the men’s curling semi-finals.
Koe will play Switzerland for bronze while the Americans meet Sweden for men’s curling gold.
Rachel Homan of Canada finished with a 4-5 record and out of the playoffs in women’s curling.
It is the first time, a Canadian women’s team will not medal since curling made its return to the Winter Olympics in 1998.
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Here’s a list of Canada’s medal winners.
GOLD: (9)
- John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes in mixed doubles curling
- Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury in men’s moguls
- Team figure skating
- Long-track speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen in the men’s 10,000 metres
- Samuel Girard in men’s 1000m short track speed skating
- Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz in the two-man Bobsleigh
- Freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe in the women’s ski halfpipe
- Figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in the ice dance
- Brady Leman in men’s ski cross
SILVER:(7)
- Snowboarder Laurie Blouin in the women’s slopestyle
- Freestyle skier Justine Dufour-Lapointe in the women’s moguls
- Long-track speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen in the men’s 5,000 metres
- Snowboarder Max Parrot in the men’s slopestyle
- Luge relay team
- Women’s hockey
- Kim Boutin in women’s 1,000-metre short-track speed skating
BRONZE:(8)
- Snowboarder Mark McMorris in the men’s slopestyle
- Kim Boutin in women’s 500-metre short-track speed skating
- Kim Boutin in women’s 1,500-metre short-track speed skating
- Alex Gough in women’s singles luge
- Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford in pairs figure skating
- Freestyle skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand in men’s slopestyle
- Kaillie Humphries and Phylicia George in the women’s bobsleigh.
- Short-track speedskating team in the men’s 5,000-metre relay.
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Jamie Macdonald of Fort St. James was one of five members of the Canadian women’s short track 3000m relay team that failed to earn a medal.
Canada and China were disqualified after a massive collision during the finals of the event.
The 23-year-old Macdonald did not race in the final but did compete in Heat One on February 10th where Canada placed second to qualify for the final.
Canada captured silver in the women’s 3000-metre relay in the three prior Olympics.
Macdonald participated in one individual race which ended with a crash on February 10th in the women’s 500 metres preliminary.
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A minor concussion suffered in training prevented Meryeta O’Dine of Prince George from competing in the women’s snowboard cross on February 15th.
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
With just 13 games left, the Prince George Cougars continue on the road when they face off Friday in Spokane and Saturday in Tri-City.
The Cougars are coming off Tuesday’s 6-5 loss in Kelowna.
It was the 11th consecutive game that the Cougars have failed to score the first goal.
Prince George began its four game road trip with a 7-6 shootout victory in Kamloops.
The (20-31-4-4) Cougars, who have lost 12 of their last 15 games, have home games next week against Kelowna on Tuesday and Wednesday.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Kamloops 3 Portland 1
Tri-City 4 Seattle 2
Swift Current 4 Moose Jaw 2
Calgary 6 Red Deer 4
Prince Albert 8 Lethbridge 2
BC DIVISION STANDINGS:
Kelowna, 60 games = 36-18-4-2 (78 points)
Victoria, 61 games = 35-21-3-2 (75 points)
Vancouver, 59 games = 31-20-5-3 (70 points)
Kamloops, 61 games = 27-29-1-4 (59 points)
Prince George, 59 games = 20-31-4-4 (48 points)
WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD:
Tri-City, 59 games = 30-21-7-1 (68 points)
Seattle, 59 games = 28-22-7-2 (65 points)
Kamloops, 61 games = 27-29-1-4 (59 points)
Prince George, 59 games = 20-31-4-4 (48 points)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
The Prince George Spruce Kings leading scorer, Ethan De Jong, is one of three finalists for the MVP award in the BCHL.
Other members of the Spruce Kings in the running for a league individual award are: Evan DeBrouwer for Top Goalie, Ben Poisson for Most Sportsmanlike Player and Adam Maglio for Coach of the Year.
Winners will be announced next week.
The Spruce Kings, who have clinched first place, visit Chilliwack Friday and Saturday plus Langley on Sunday to conclude the regular season.
The (30-17-4-4) Spruce Kings start the best of seven first round playoff series at home on March 2nd and 3rd against the fourth place team in the Mainland Division, either Chilliwack, Surrey or Langley.
Fans 19 and over who purchase tickets for both Games 1 and 2 at the Spruce Kings office Monday to Friday, 12PM to 4PM will be entered into a draw for a Mega 50/50 Lottery Ticket as part of the Spruce Kings Show Home.
Ticket Prices for the entire playoffs will be $15 for Adults, and $12 for Students/Seniors.
Fans who purchase both Game One and Two tickets however, will get the package for $20.
BCHL:
MAINLAND DIVISION STANDINGS:
Prince George, 55 games = 30-17-4-4 (68 points)
Langley, 55 games = 24-19-10-2 (60 points)
Surrey, 55 games = 25-22-6-2 (58 points)
Chilliwack, 56 games = 26-24-3-3 (58 points)
Coquitlam, 57 games = 15-38-1-3 (34 points)
CARIBOO COUGARS:
The (27-6-3-0) Cariboo Cougars visit the (17-14-2-1) Vancouver NW Giants Saturday (8:45AM at UBC) and Sunday (9AM in Burnaby).
The Major Midget Cougars have four regular season games left, and all are on the road.
They wrap up on March 10th (3PM) and 11th (10AM) against the Rockets in Kelowna.
Cariboo is tied for first place in the BCMML with the (27-4-2-1) Valley West Hawks, but the Hawks have two games in hand.
Valley West will play the Vancouver NE Chiefs tonight in Langley.
NHL:
Vegas 7 Calgary 3
Chicago 3 Ottawa 2 (SO)
Anaheim 2 Dallas 0
The (23-30-7) Vancouver Canucks begin a three game road trip Friday in Vegas.
The (40-16-4) Golden Knights are first in the overall standings by a point over Tampa Bay.
CANADA WEST BASKETBALL:
The Canada West women’s basketball best of three semi-finals begin tonight.
Kayla Gordon of Prince George, the Canada West women’s third star of the week, leads the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans into Saskatoon to play the Huskies.
The five-foot-11 Gordon averaged 18.5 points and eight rebounds per game in the Spartans 62-53 and 70-64 victories over Alberta in the quarter-finals.
The Cedars Christian grad shot a team-leading 54.2 per cent in the sweep.
The other semi features the Calgary Dinos at the Regina Cougars.
On the men’s side, the UBC Thunderbirds visit the Calgary Dinos this evening in game one of the best of three.
The other semi begins Friday night as the Alberta Golden Bears host the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
The Alberta men beat the UNBC Timberwolves 98-64 and 80-41 in the quarter-finals last week in Edmonton.