Sports by Hartley Friday, February 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves are on the road for Canada West basketball play-in games.
The #12 UNBC women (8-12) play the #5 Fraser Valley Cascades (14-6) today (Friday) at 11 am (PT) in Edmonton.
The winner will meet the #4 University of Alberta Pandas (15-5) in the quarterfinals Saturday at 11 am (PT).
The #9 UNBC men (8-12) battle the #8 Regina Cougars (10-10) tonight at 7:00 in Victoria.
The winner advances to the quarterfinals Saturday night at 7:00 against the #1 Victoria Vikes (17-3).
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
WHL:
The (24-23-4) Prince George Cougars return to action Monday at 2:00 when they host the (36-12-2-2) Portland Winterhawks in the first of a doubleheader.
The same two teams also play Tuesday night at 7:00 at CN Centre.
Prince George is 6th in the Western Conference, four points behind both Everett and Tri-City.
Portland is 2nd in the U.S. Division, four points behind Seattle.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Column:
The @PGCougars have consistently beaten teams below them in the standings but they are still learning how to win against the top teams in the #WHL. More in this week’s Hart Attack #column. https://t.co/LrUAugO45F
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 17, 2023
Cat Scan Podcast:
The @pdxwinterhawks will be in @CityofPG Mon & Tues. Portland’s booster club member Stu Kemp is the guest on this week’s Cat Scan #podcast. He discusses the PG-Port match-up, his numerous health scares and his many medications, the loss of his wife & his time as a pro wrestler. https://t.co/QmSJCAsx7Q
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 15, 2023
BCHL:
The (22-16-3-1) Prince George Spruce Kings head to Burns Lake to battle the (21-15-4-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon.
Prince George is 4th in the 9-team Interior Division, a point ahead of Salmon Arm.
We’re off to the @BCHockeyLeague Road Show this week in Burns Lake!! pic.twitter.com/7DqzO73lmS
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 15, 2023
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
The (15-14-1-2) Under-18 Cougars host the (23-3-4-2) Greater Vancouver Canadians Saturday night at 6:30 and Sunday morning at 11:00 at Kin 1.
Greater Vancouver is 1st and Cariboo is 6th in the 9-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NHL: (8 Thursday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Detroit 5 Calgary 2
Columbus 3 Winnipeg 1
Carolina 6 Montreal 2
William Carrier scored the winner with 18 seconds remaining in regulation – the fourth-latest go-ahead goal in @GoldenKnights history – to cap off Thursday’s eight-game slate.#NHLStats: https://t.co/dcwf4SkSSH pic.twitter.com/OcvZ67Vqy7
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 17, 2023
The (21-30-4) Vancouver Canucks conclude a 3-game homestand when they entertain the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night at 7:00.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.