Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, December 2nd
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 6 Prince George Cougars 2 (Wednesday)
The game was tied 2-2 after both the first and second periods before the Winterhawks scored four unanswered goals in the third.
Cougars can’t capitalize on strong start in setback to @pdxwinterhawks. Cougars recap ⤵️
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? Keith Dwiggins pic.twitter.com/qa1o8Z9UBg— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 2, 2021
Tyler Brennan made 53 saves as Portland outshot Prince George 59-15, including 15-3 in the second and 21-3 in the third.
?️ HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT ?️
Penalty Shot Prowess: a lecture series presented by @TBLightning prospect Jaydon Dureau.@pdxwinterhawks | #WHLHoN pic.twitter.com/Ups7rObV88
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 2, 2021
The (7-13) Cougars have lost seven of their last eight and are 0-3 on a stretch of six straight games on the road.
P.G. will visit the (5-11-2-1) Spokane Chiefs Friday, and (4-11-3) Tri-City Americans on Saturday.
The Cougars are 4th in the B.C. Division, eight points behind Kelowna and nine behind second-place Vancouver.
Seattle Thunderbirds 3 Prince George Cougars 1 (Tuesday)
The Thunderbirds broke open a 1-1 tie by scoring a pair of goals in the second period.
Seattle outshot Prince George 33-15, including 24-9 over the last 40 minutes.
Offence was hard to come by Tuesday. More in the Cougars recap.⤵️
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? @BrianLiesse pic.twitter.com/BsMh4CXsQH— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 1, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
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Join us on December 11th for the @NorthlandDodge Teddy & Toque Toss in support of the Salvation Army.
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? https://t.co/zyNt2xx1xA pic.twitter.com/MCyReQjITk— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 1, 2021
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Director of Scouting @RiderFanBob in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/tcvNGXkmUd #sports #northernbc pic.twitter.com/HrXx23zbOG
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 2, 2021
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 1
The (15-2) Vees erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring three unanswered goals in the second period and two more in the third before 606 fans at the RMCA.
An early marker from Nathan Fox was all the Spruce Kings could muster, as they fall 5-1 to the Penticton Vees.
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— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 2, 2021
The (10-7) Spruce Kings visit the (15-3-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday in their only game this weekend.
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The BCHL has announced that the league is removing all out-of-conference games for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.
This means the Spruce Kings will only play Interior Division opponents the rest of the way.
BIG NEWS! Goaltender Aaron Trotter (01) has committed to play NCAA Division 1 Hockey at the University Of St. Thomas for the 2022-23 season!
Congratulations, Trots!
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— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 1, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (6 Wednesday games) 4 Canadian teams in action
Vancouver 6 Ottawa 2
J.T. Miller notched a goal and two assists and Quinn Hughes added four assists for the Canucks, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since October 23rd.
Wins over the Senators and Canadiens won’t solve all the Canucks’ problems, but they do provide some relief in a season that hasn’t had many. (@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/D1NgA8Gy7z
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 2, 2021
The (8-14-2) Canucks finished 2-3 on a 5-game road trip.
Vancouver will play its next six at home starting Saturday (7:00 p.m.) against Pittsburgh.
Edmonton 5 Pittsburgh 2
Toronto 8 Colorado 3
Six games, 49 goals.
Wednesday was a busy one. #NHLStats: https://t.co/X3Xa5gI5Au pic.twitter.com/IykSZBbgvA
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 2, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
Hockey Canada:
Hockey Canada has announced its list of 35 under-20 players bound for Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp beginning Dec. 9 in Calgary.https://t.co/9DsjfxmUct
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 1, 2021
Column:
COVID-19 forces OHL to shut down Wolves . . . Issues in NHL, AHL and MHL, too . . . Blazers, Rockets get good news . . . BCHL revamps schedule https://t.co/i0UQrSwPxj
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) December 1, 2021
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA)
In a revised schedule, the U-18 Cariboo Cougars will host the (5-11-1-1) Thompson Blazers Saturday night at 4:30 and Sunday morning at 9:00 at Kin 1.
The (7-7-1-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 10-team league.
Cariboo beat Thompson last weekend in Kamloops, 3-1 Saturday and 2-1 Sunday.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
MLB:
Baseball’s annual winter meetings have been cancelled after ownership locked out the players early Thursday morning.https://t.co/EaTktyNlGS
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 2, 2021
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Victoria Vikes Friday and Saturday nights in their final Canada West basketball games in 2021.
The UNBC women are 4-2 on the season while the men are 2-4.
Victoria is 2-4 in the women’s division and 5-1 in the men’s standings.
NFL: (Week 13)
Week 13 of the NFL season kicks off tonight with (7-4) Dallas at (5-6) New Orleans.
After 12 weeks, Arizona has the best record in the league at 9-2 followed by Green Bay at 9-3.
In the AFC, Baltimore leads at 8-3 followed by New England at 8-4.
The Patriots have won six straight.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
NFL odds are right here.
CFL:
The CFL division finals will be played on Sunday.
In the East, Hamilton plays at Toronto (9:30 a.m. PT) and in the West, Saskatchewan visits Winnipeg (1:00 p.m.).
The winners meet in the Grey Cup on Sunday, December 12th (3:00 p.m. PT) in Hamilton.
The CFL schedule is right here.
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