(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller Updated at 3:01 p.m.
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Portland Winterhawks 3 Prince George Cougars 0
For the second time in three games, Joel Hofer blanked the Cougars as he blocked 25 shots for his 4th shutout of the season before 9,326 fans in Portland.
Joel Hofer and the Portland Winterhawks blank the Cougars again.#NorthernUprising #WHL
GAME STORY ➡️ https://t.co/10Lyqjziv2
? Donovan MacGowan / Portland Winterhawks pic.twitter.com/IoProzNsBF— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 8, 2019
On Tuesday in Prince George, Hofer made 23 saves in a 3-0 victory at CN Centre.
Hofer is one of 8 WHL and 31 players overall that will attend Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp Monday to Thursday in Oakville, Ont.
Lane Gilliss scored the Teddy Bear toss goal (11,156 Bears) which turned out to be the winner at 7:42 of the first period.
It was the second straight year Gilliss got the Portland Teddy Bear goal.
Want to see all three of our goals from tonight’s Les Schwab Teddy Bear Toss WIN?!
OK, here they are! pic.twitter.com/9xDJGxklBE
— Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) December 8, 2019
Reece Newkirk and Simon Knak tallied in the second period for the Winterhawks, who beat the Cougars for the third time in five nights.
Portland won Wednesday’s game in Prince George 5-4 in overtime.
Taylor Gauthier made 43 saves as PG was outshot 46-25, including 18-3 in the third period.
The Cougars have been shutout in five of their last 13 games.
The game stats are right here.
The (19-6-1-2) Winterhawks are tied with the (20-6-1) Everett Silvertips for the U.S. Division lead.
The (6-19-1-2) Cougars have lost four straight and are 12 points behind the (12-11-2-1) Tri-City Americans for the last Western Conference wild-card spot.
Same teams meet again tonight (Sunday) at 5:00 in Portland.
KAM 4 WPG 5 (OT)
RD 2 REG 3
PA 5 MJ 1
KEL 4 SAS 3 (SO)
LET 5 SC 3
EVT 5 MH 0
CGY 3 EDM 2 (OT)
SEA 1 VIC 3
PG 0 POR 3
TC 3 SPO 4— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 8, 2019
The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars president John Pateman on this week’s edition of the Cat Scan podcast
| https://t.co/y35qybi2m0 #cityofpg #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/LtNzXzqP4c— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 6, 2019
BC Major Midget League: (Cariboo Cougars)
Cariboo Cougars 5 Thompson Blazers 1 (Sunday)
Thompson Blazers 3 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The (15-5-1-1) Major Midget Cougars are in third place in the 11-team BCMML, a point ahead of
the (15-6-0-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
Cariboo is off until they visit the South Island Royals Dec. 21st (6:30 p.m.) and 22nd (10:30 a.m.) in Saanich.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings are 0-3 on a five-game homestand that continues Friday and Saturday against the BCHL-leading (27-5) Coquitlam Express.
NEWS | Spruce Kings forward Chong Min Lee will be having season ending shoulder surgery.
?| https://t.co/SR2JliRfna#BCHL pic.twitter.com/lHZLeYGULf
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 8, 2019
The (11-18-2-3) Spruce Kings are last in the Mainland Division, two points behind the (12-16-2-3) Surrey Eagles and five points back of the (15-15-0-1-1) Langley Rivermen.
The Spruce Kings are coming off a pair of losses to the Chilliwack Chiefs, 3-2 Thursday and 5-3 Friday.
RECAP | Two goals from Preston Brodziak was not enough as the Spruce Kings fall 5-3 to Chilliwack.
?| https://t.co/udwu1oMIBS#GetInTheMix | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/tmbejeOKqB
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 7, 2019
.@SpruceKings forward Preston Brodziak chats postgame with @mypgnow after 5-3 loss to @Chiefs_Hockey in @GoBCHL action #cityofpg #sports #GetInTheMix pic.twitter.com/N8xgCphzmZ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 7, 2019
RECAP | 31 shots and goals from Mason Waite and Carter Cochrane were not enough as the Spruce Kings fell 3-2 to the Chilliwack Chiefs.
? | https://t.co/axFgevi0wW#GetInTheMix | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/WlXYzqweqM
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 6, 2019
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
NHL: (11 Saturday games) Canadian teams went 3-1
Vancouver Canucks 6 Buffalo Sabres 5 (OT)
WHAT. A. SHOT. ?
J.T. Miller records his 13th goal of the season as part of a 6-5 #Canucks overtime win. @EASportsNHL #NHL20 pic.twitter.com/KViUap4QtX
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) December 8, 2019
The (15-11-4) Canucks are 2-1 on a five-game homestand that continues Tuesday against Toronto and wraps up Thursday against Carolina.
The @Canucks have scored at least five goals in 13 of their first 30 games of 2019-20. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/0QoXRcRL6k
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 8, 2019
PHI 4 – OTT 3
VAN 6 – BUF 5 OT
COL 4 – BOS 1
PIT 5 – DET 3
TBL 7 – SJS 1
FLA 4 – CBJ 1
CAR 6 – MIN 2
TOR 5 – STL 2
NSH 6 – NJD 4
DAL 3 – NJD 1
CGY 4 – LAK 3 https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/BTvHe05PCC— NHL (@NHL) December 8, 2019
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The NHL schedule is right here.
High School Basketball:
The Duchess Park Condors placed 4th out of 20 teams at the 2019 Sr. Boys Tsumura Basketball Invitational at Langley Events Centre.
The Condors lost the bronze-medal game 81-63 to the Burnaby South Rebels.
Duchess dropped the semi-final 83-67 to the Centennial Centaurs, who went on to win the tournament, defeating the Kelowna Owls in the final 84-81.
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors play today (3 p.m. PT) in Philadelphia and Monday (5 p.m. PT) in Chicago.
The (15-6) Raptors are tied with the (16-7) 76’ers for 4th place in the Eastern Conference, 4 games back of the (20-3) Milwaukee Bucks.
The Raptors schedule/results right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
CFL:
The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Paul LaPolice to a three-year contract to become the second head coach in team history.
LaPolice was the offensive co-ordinator this season with the Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He also was the Blue Bombers head coach from 2010-2012.
LaPolice replaces Rick Campbell as the Redblacks head coach.
Campbell is now the head coach of the B.C. Lions.
There are 14 Sunday NFL games including San Francisco at New Orleans, Baltimore at Buffalo, Kansas City at New England and tonight’s match-up of Seattle at LA Rams.
The NFL schedule/results right here.
The NFL standings are right here.