Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, December 3rd
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars visit the (5-11-2-1) Spokane Chiefs tonight and the (4-11-3) Tri-City Americans on Saturday.
The (7-13) Cougars, who are coming off Wednesday’s 6-2 loss to Portland, have dropped three straight and seven of their last eight.
Prince George is 4th in the B.C. Division, eight points behind Kelowna and nine behind second-place Vancouver.
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
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
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
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the struggles of the @PGCougars to begin @TheWHL season in his latest column
| https://t.co/MCUYUqgiw2 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/PjsLOoFCWj— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 3, 2021
BCHL:
The (10-7) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (15-3-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday in their only game this weekend.
The Spruce Kings began December with a 5-1 loss to the visiting Penticton Vees.
An early marker from Nathan Fox was all the Spruce Kings could muster, as they fall 5-1 to the Penticton Vees.
? @itsjdphoto #TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/7KAUiEnRnf
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 2, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (10 Thursday games) 3 Canadian teams in action
Calgary 3 LA 2
Colorado 4 Montreal 1
Ottawa 3 Carolina 2
A 10-game Thursday in the NHL saw the @DallasStars earn their sixth straight victory and move within one of matching their longest win streak in franchise history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/ydedYNxBy2 pic.twitter.com/CBnkfQhRxo
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 3, 2021
The (8-14-2) Vancouver Canucks play their next six at home starting Saturday (7:00 p.m.) against Pittsburgh.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA)
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.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Victoria Vikes tonight 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.
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.