(As of 5:01 a.m.)
BC BANTAM HOCKEY:
The host Prince George North Central Bobcats won the gold medal at Bantam Tier 1 provincial hockey championship at Kin 1.
The Bobcats broke open a 0-0 game with four unanswered goals in the second period to crush the North Vancouver Storm 6-1 in the Thursday night final.
Captain Nico Myatovic scored twice and added two assists to finish with 17 points (six goals) in six games.
Bantam tier 1 champs pic.twitter.com/sqYDdorvYs
— donald pacheco (@leafs93donald) March 22, 2019
Prince George finished with an overall 5-0-1 record in the six-team tournament.
The Bobcats outscored their opposition 22-3 over the last three games and 36-13 overall.
The schedule/results right here.
Congratulations to the @BantamNorth Bobcats on their Provincial GOLD on Home Ice!! pic.twitter.com/4hxNqrkoFn
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) March 22, 2019
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will host either the Victoria Grizzlies or the Powell River Kings in the first two games of the best-of-seven BCHL Coastal Conference Championship on Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th.
Tickets go on sale this morning (Friday) at 10:00.
The Grizzlies and Powell River are tied 2-2 in the Island Division Final, with game five of the best-of-seven series tonight in Victoria.
The Spruce Kings won the Mainland Division Final in four straight over Chilliwack, outscoring the Chiefs 21-3,
The Spruce Kings have won their last 13 games on home ice and 20 of their last 22 games overall.
The BCHL playoff brackets are right here.
Prince George-Chilliwack results: (Spruce Kings home games in bold)
Game 1 – Friday, March 15th – Prince George @ Chilliwack – SK WON 7-0
Game 2 – Saturday, March 16th – Prince George @ Chilliwack – SK WON 3-2
Game 3 – Monday, March 18th – Chilliwack @ Prince George – SK WON 8-0
Game 4 – Tuesday, March 19th – Chilliwack @ Prince George – SK WON 3-1
Coquitlam-Prince George results: (Spruce Kings home games in bold)
Game 1 – Friday, March 1st – Coquitlam @ Prince George – SK WON 3-1
Game 2 – Saturday, March 2nd –Coquitlam @ Prince George- SK WON 3-2 (OT)
Game 3 – Monday, March 4th – Prince George @ Coquitlam – SK WON 5-2
Game 4 – Tuesday, March 5th – Prince George @ Coquitlam – EXPRESS WON 3-0
Game 5 – Thursday, March 7th – Coquitlam @ Prince George – SK WON 4-2
Big wins tonight from the @WenatcheeWild1 and the @VernonVipers mean things are all even heading into Game 5. Get caught up on all of tonight’s action in the Chevrolet #BCHLPlayoffs!https://t.co/5suuJuWGPS pic.twitter.com/2IYdxVKeRR
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) March 21, 2019
BC MAJOR MIDGET LEAGUE:
The Cariboo Cougars host the Vancouver NE Chiefs in the best-of-three BCMML semifinals at Kin 1.
Games are scheduled for tonight at 7:00, Saturday at 4:15 p.m. and if needed, Sunday morning at 10:00.
The Major Midget Cougars are riding an 8-game win streak.
The playoff schedule and results are right here.
The regular season results and final standings are right here.
WHL:
The WHL playoffs open tonight, including four games in the Western Conference quarterfinals: Kamloops at Victoria, Seattle at Vancouver, Portland at Spokane and Tri-City at Everett.
The final regular standings are right here.
LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller‘s Cat Scan – March 21st, 2019…featuring @PGCougars co-owner and former NHL’er Eric Brewer | #cityofpg https://t.co/yd68fUpky5 #sports pic.twitter.com/374mgieDzw
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 22, 2019
(All of the PG Cougars Cat Scan Podcasts can be found right here)
NHL: (Canadian teams 3-2 on Thursday)
Montreal Canadiens 4 New York Islanders 0
Carey Price made 28 saves for his 44th career shutout (and fourth this season).
The Habs moved into the final Eastern Conference wild-card playoff spot, a point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets with both teams having eight games left.
Edmonton Oilers 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Calgary Flames 5 Ottawa Senators 1
Vegas Golden Knights 5 Winnipeg Jets 0
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The Vancouver Canucks, winners of their last three, host the Western Conference-leading Calgary Flames on Saturday and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
The 32-32-10 Canucks are tied with the Chicago Blackhawks for 11th in the Western Conference, 4 points behind the Colorado Avalanche and the Arizona Coyotes, who are tied for the final wild-card playoff berth.
Vancouver, with just 8 games remaining (6 home and 2 away), is also three points back of the Minnesota Wild.
The standings are right here.
The Vancouver schedule is right here.
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There are just a pair of NHL games tonight: Minnesota at Washington and San Jose at Anaheim.
BC MINOR HOCKEY PROVINCIALS:
Prince George minor hockey teams have concluded or are wrapping play at B.C. championships around the province.
Prince George is 2-3 after a 5-3 victory Thursday over Port Moody at the Bantam Tier 2 in Nanaimo.
P.G. plays its final game in the seven-team tournament this afternoon (Friday) at 12:15 against Nanaimo.
The schedule/results right here.
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Prince George finished 4th (out of five) with a 1-4 record at the Bantam Tier 4 in Prince Rupert.
The schedule/results right here.
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Prince George is 1-1-2 at the Bantam Female on the Lower Mainland.
On Thursday, P.G. tied Tri-Cities 5-5 and South Island 1-1 in the six-team tournament.
Prince George plays Richmond today (4:15 p.m.) in its last round robin game.
The schedule/results right here.
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Prince George lost 10-0 to Surrey in its opener Thursday at the six-team Peewee Female in Greater Trail.
P.G. plays North Shore today (8:00 a.m.), Kelowna Saturday (8:00 a.m.), South Island Saturday (3:45 p.m.) and Greater Trail Sunday (1:30 p.m.)
The schedule/results right here.
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Prince George finished last (out of six) with an 0-5 record at the Peewee Tier 1 in Semiahmoo.
The schedule/results right here.
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The links to all the minor hockey provincials can be found right here.
WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Silkeborg, Denmark)
Sweden 5 Canada 3 (Draw 18 today (Friday)
Canada is 5-6 with one round-robin game left: against Denmark today (Draw 20–11:00 a.m PT).
From Thursday:
Canada 9 Russia 6 (Draw 16)
Switzerland 9 Canada 3 (Draw 15)
The top six teams advance to the playoffs, with the top two earning byes to the semifinals.
Rachel Brown of Smithers (who moved to Edmonton in 2006) is the lead on the Canadian team that is skipped by Chelsea Carey of Calgary.
The draw/results right here.
The standings are right here.
The 2020 women’s world curling championship will be held in Prince George.
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors host the (42-30) Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.
The two teams played Wednesday at OKC with Toronto winning 123-114 in overtime.
The (51-21) Raptors are second in the NBA Eastern Conference, 2 games behind the (53-19) Milwaukee Bucks with 10 games left for each team.