Brendan’s Sports Shorts; Friday, February 7th

WHL:

The (28-15-4-2) Prince Cougars visit the (16-27-4-1) Kelowna Rockets this evening and the (18-26-4) Kamloops Blazers on Saturday.

The last place Rockets are riding an 8-game losing streak after they fell 5-2 Wednesday to the Victoria Royals.

Prince George is second in the BC Division, four points behind the (29-14-3-5) Royals with P.G. holding two games in hand.

Putting in the work 👊 pic.twitter.com/Z91p2A8BwG

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 6, 2025

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NHL:

Vancouver Canucks 2  San Jose Sharks 1 (OT)

The Canucks (25-18-11) pull ahead of the Calgary Flames (26-21-7) by two points for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

“It’s been a lot of fun playing this week. Hopefully we can keep this going.”

🗣 Drew O’Connor meets with the media after scoring the overtime winner in San Jose.#Canucks | @theprovince pic.twitter.com/EF6LRN4itJ

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 7, 2025

Colorado Avalanche 4  Calgary Flames 2

Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Seattle Kraken 1

The Leafs travel to Vancouver to play the Canucks on Saturday.

Welcome back, Stolie 👏@Pokerstars | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/Egzosi9AsE

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 7, 2025

Tampa Bay Lightning 5  Ottawa Senators 1

Two Canadian teams are in action tonight as the Edmonton Oilers (34-16-4) host Colorado (32-22-2) while the Winnipeg Jets (38-14-3) welcome the New York Islanders (25-21-7).

BCHL:

The (13-20-3-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (21-12-2-2) Coquitlam Express Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.

The Spruce Kings are eight points out of a playoff spot with 17 games remaining.

BC Elite Hockey League:

The first place Under-18 Cariboo Cougars play their next two games at the BC Elite Hockey League’s Showcase in Burnaby.

The (20-6-3-1) Cougars face the (17-12-1-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Sunday afternoon at 4:00 and the (19-10-2-1) Okanagan Rockets Monday morning at 8:30.

Cariboo is in top spot by three points over the (20-9-0-1) Valley West Giants and the Rockets.

The U17 Cariboo Cougars (11-18-1-2) are in Burnaby at the BCEHL showcase Saturday and Sunday to play a double-header against the winless South Island Royals (0-28-0-3).

Cariboo is 7th in the 9-team league.

In U15 action, Cariboo is at the league showcase in Burnaby and will play four games this weekend.

Cariboo locks horns against the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds at 2:45 from Scotia Barn Rink 3.

On Saturday, the Cougars face off against the Greater Vancouver Canadians (9:15 AM) and the Thunderbirds (4:15pm).

The baby Cats wrap up the weekend on Sunday with a matchup against the Valley West Giants at 8:45 AM.

Lastly, the U18 female-AAA Northern Capitals are also at the same event. The Caps take on the first-place Greater Vancouver Comets (10:15 AM) and the Vancouver Island Seals (7:15pm) on Friday.

Saturday’s action has the Capitals playing the Seals again at 11:30 AM before wrapping up the weekend Sunday against Fraser Valley (8:30 AM).

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Canada West Basketball:

The UNBC Timberwolves, with just four games left in their Canada West Basketball season, visit the Trinity Western Spartans (TWU) tonight (at 6:00 and 8:00) and Saturday night (at 4:00 and 6:00).

The UNBC women are 4-12 while the UNBC men sit 1-15.

The TWU men and women are both 8-8.

The Timberwolves play their final home games on Feb 14th and 15th against the UBC Thunderbirds.

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NBA:

The (16-35) Toronto Raptors visit the NBA-leading (40-9) Oklahoma City Thunder this evening at 5:00.

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NFL: 

The Kansas City Chiefs are slight 1.5-point favorites over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday in New Orleans.

Kickoff is shortly after 3:30.

Run it back. pic.twitter.com/ev2uBinjva

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 27, 2025

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