(As of 12:01AM) Happy Valentine’s Day
OLYMPICS:
Sarah Beaudry will replace Prince George teammate Megan Tandy Thursday in the women’s Biathlon 15km individual race at the PyeongChang, South Korea 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
The race was scheduled for today, however, it got postponed for 24 hours.
The 29-year-old Tandy, who has not been feeling well, finished 57th out of 87 in Saturday’s Sprint.
Meryeta O’Dine of PG is entered in the women’s snowboard cross Thursday night (PT).
Jamie Macdonald of Fort. St. James will participate in the women’s short-track speedskating relay on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Macdonald crashed in women’s 500 meters preliminary race.
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Here’s a list of Canada’s medal winners after competition Tuesday.
Gold: (3)
John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes in mixed doubles curling.
Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury in men’s moguls.
Team figure skating
Silver:(4)
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.
Bronze:(3)
Snowboarder Mark McMorris in the men’s slopestyle
Kim Boutin in women’s 500 metres short-track speed skating.
Alex Gough in women’s singles luge.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
The Prince George Spruce Kings are 4-0 on a five-game home-stand which concludes tonight against the (31-16-4-1) Trail Smoke Eaters.
It’s the final home game of the regular season for the (29-15-4-4) Spruce Kings who are closing in on winning their division for the first time in the BCHL.
They are 10 points ahead of Chilliwack, Langley and Surrey with just six games left.
BCHL:
MAINLAND DIVISION STANDINGS:
Prince George, 52 games = 29-15-4-4 (66 points)
Chilliwack, 52 games = 25-21-3-3 (56 points)
Langley, 52 games = 22-18-10-2 (56 points)
Surrey, 53 games = 24-21-6-2 (56 points)
Coquitlam, 53 games = 14-35-1-3 (32 points)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
The Prince George Cougars play their next four on the road starting Saturday in Kamloops.
The Cats also visit Kelowna on Tuesday, Spokane on Friday the 23rd and Tri-City Saturday the 24th, before returning home against the Rockets on February 27th & 28th.
The (19-30-4-4) Cougars have dropped four straight and 11 of their last 13.
They have failed to score the first goal in nine straight games and have been shutout five times this season.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
BC DIVISION STANDINGS:
Kelowna, 56 games = 34-17-4-1 (73 points)
Victoria, 58 games = 34-20-3-1 (72 points)
Vancouver, 55 games = 29-18-5-3 (66 points)
Kamloops, 56 games = 26-26-1-3 (56 points)
Prince George, 57 games = 19-30-4-4 (46 points)
WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD:
Tri-City, 55 games = 28-19-7-1 (64 points)
Seattle, 55 games = 27-20-6-2 (62 points)
Kamloops, 56 games = 26-26-1-3 (56 points)
Prince George, 57 games = 19-30-4-4 (46 points)
CARIBOO COUGARS:
The Cariboo Cougars play their final six regular season games on the road starting Saturday night at 6 and Sunday afternoon at 12:30 against the third place Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in Abbotsford.
The (25-6-3-0) Cougars are tied for first place with the (25-4-2-1) Valley West Hawks, although the Hawks have two games in hand.
NHL: (Canadian teams 1-2)
Boston 5 Calgary 2
(The 35-12-8 Bruins are just one point behind Tampa Bay for the overall lead)
Winnipeg 4 Washington 3 (OT)
Pittsburgh 6 Ottawa 3
The Ottawa Senators have dealt Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson to the LA Kings in return for Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore.
The Senators will retain 25 percent of Phaneuf’s contract.
The (22-28-6) Vancouver Canucks host the (24-23-6) Florida Panthers tonight.
The Canucks also play Thursday in San Jose.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
The UNBC Timberwolves tip-off in the Canada West men’s basketball quarter-finals against the 19-1 Alberta Golden Bears.
The best of three series will be played in Edmonton Friday (2PM Pacific) and Saturday (1PM Pacific), with the if necessary game, Sunday (1PM Pacific).
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 115 Miami Heat 112
The (40-16) Raptors lead the Eastern Conference by a game over the (40-18) Boston Celtics.
The Raptors visit the (20-36) Chicago Bulls tonight while the Celtics host the (29-26) LA Clippers.
Cleveland Cavaliers 120 OKC Thunder 112
The (34-22) Cavs are 2-0 since making several trades last week at the deadline.
Volleyball:
The Prince George Under-15 Kodiaks won a girls Super Series volleyball tournament in Langley.
The Kodiaks won all six of their matches, capped off with a 25-16, 25-19 victory over a team from the Fraser Valley in the final.
Judo:
Asher Young u16 -46, Matthias Schenk u18 -60, Ioan Frizzell u21 -55 (Hart)Sydney Edgson U16 -63, Tami Goto U18 -48, Tami Goto U21 -48 (PG)
Silver (4 from Hart and 1 from PG)
Carla VanZyl u14 -32, Maxwell Young u18 -60, Brandon Hill u16 -60, Halle Gould u14 -40 (Hart)Fallon Jones U14 -57 (PG)
Brooke Corbett u18 -48, Gabe Paterson u16 -55, Halle Gould u16 -40, Koen Heitman u21 -66,
Koen Heitman u18 -66, Asher Young u18 -46, Lochlan Young u18 -73, Maxwell Young u21 -60,
Ioan Frizzell u18 -55, Joshua Greenwood u14 -34 (Hart)