(As of 12:01 a.m.)
BC MAJOR MIDGET LEAGUE: (in Prince George)
UPDATE at 1:00
Cariboo Cougars beat the Vancouver NE Chiefs 4-2 today (Sudnay) to win the series 2-1.
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Cariboo Cougars 3 Vancouver NE Chiefs 2 (DBL OT Saturday)
Curtis Hammond scored at 1:45 of double overtime.
The best-of-three BCMML semi-final series is tied 1-1 with the third and deciding game this morning (Sunday) at 10:00 at Kin 1.
The winner will play the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in the championship series starting Friday in Abbotsford.
Tbirds win 5-1 and take the series 2-0! Congrats to the @OkanaganRockets for a great season. Tbirds are off to the @BCHockey_MML championship series next weekend.
— Major Midget Thunderbirds (@MMLThunderbirds) March 24, 2019
Vancouver NE Chiefs 4 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Friday)
First game in the best-of-three semi-final.
The loss ended the Cougars eight-game win streak.
The playoff schedule and results are right here.
BCHL:
Powell River Kings 4 Victoria Grizzlies 2 (Saturday)
The best-of-seven Island Division Final is tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game Monday night in Victoria. The winner plays the Prince George Spruce Kings. (Victoria won Friday’s game 4-2)
Trail Smoke Eaters 5 Vernon Vipers 2 (Saturday)
The best-of-seven Interior Division semi-final is tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game Monday night in Vernon. (The Vipers won Friday’s game 5-2 on home ice)
Tonight in the BCHL: the Wenatchee Wild will play in Duncan against the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Wenatchee leads the Interior semi 3-2 after Friday’s 2-1 victory in overtime.
Anyone like Game 7?
We’ve got two of them coming up on Monday after tonight’s results:https://t.co/tiqZqR1h4G pic.twitter.com/DHiTXv1LCp— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) March 24, 2019
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The Prince George Spruce Kings will host either the Victoria Grizzlies or the Powell River Kings
Friday and Saturday in the first two games of the best-of-seven BCHL Coastal Conference Championship.
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.
WHL: (8 playoff games Saturday)
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MJ 1 SAS 3
RD 4 PA 6
CGY 1 LET 4
MH 2 EDM 1
SEA 4 VAN 1
KAM 4 VIC 3 (OT)
TC 3 EVT 4
POR 5 SPO 3? #WHLPlayoffs
? https://t.co/NHRTK8ru9s pic.twitter.com/YLnvwPGS2N— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 24, 2019
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: (Saturday)
Calgary Flames 3 Vancouver Canucks 1
The loss ended a 3-game Vancouver win streak.
The @NHLFlames reached the 100-point mark in a season for the fifth time in franchise history and first since 2005-06 (46-25-11, 103 points). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/rrGoSGYNMC
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 24, 2019
The Canucks host the (40-30-4) Columbus Blue Jackets tonight.
The 32-33-10 Canucks are six points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the final wild-card playoff spot.
Vancouver, with just 7 games remaining (5 home and 2 away), is also five points back of the Minnesota Wild and the Arizona Coyotes.
The standings are right here.
The Vancouver schedule is right here.
NJD 2 – ARI 1 SO
NYI 4 – PHI 2
COL 4 – CHI 2
OTT 4 – EDM 3 OT
NYR 2 – TOR 1 OT
MTL 7 – BUF 4
BOS 7 – FLA 3
CAR 5 – MIN 1
WPG 5 – NSH 0
STL 4 – TBL 3
PIT – DAL 2
CGY 3 – VAN 1
DET 3 – VGK 2 OT
LAK 4 – ANA 3 SOVia @Discover: https://t.co/oyJDg44ZBj pic.twitter.com/eVyl9KArRc
— NHL (@NHL) March 24, 2019
Prince George minor hockey teams concluded their season at B.C. championships around the province.
The host Prince George North Central Bobcats won the gold medal at Bantam Tier 1 provincial hockey championship at Kin 1.
The Bobcats crushed the North Vancouver Storm 6-1 in the 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
The tournament results are right here.
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Prince George finished third (bronze medal) with a 2-1-2 record at the Bantam Female on the Lower Mainland. The tournament results are right here.
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Prince George finished 3-3 and in 5th place (out of seven teams) at the Bantam Tier 2 in Nanaimo. The tournament results are 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 tournament results are 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 tournament results are right here.
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Prince George lost its first four games at the Peewee Female in Greater Trail. The tournament results are right here.
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The links to all the minor hockey provincials can be found right here.
HARKINS:
Todd Harkins is joining the Athletics Department at St. George’s School in Vancouver as the Head of Hockey.
Harkins was the general manager of the Prince George Cougars for four seasons before he was released at the end of his contract a year ago.
The school’s news release is right here.
WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Silkeborg, Denmark)
Switzerland beat Sweden 8-7 in the gold medal game at the world women’s curling championship.
Canada finished 8th with a 6-6 record to miss the playoffs for the first time in 20 years.
Rachel Brown of Smithers (who moved to Edmonton in 2006) is the lead on the Canadian team.
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 (33-39) Charlotte Hornets this afternoon (3:00 PT).
The (51-22) Raptors are second in the NBA Eastern Conference, 3 games behind the (54-19) Milwaukee Bucks with 9 games left for each team.