Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, December 9th
UPDATED at 11:00 AM
BREAKING: The Vancouver Canucks have hired Jim Rutherford to be president and interim GM, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.https://t.co/WDjxpv4kcK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 9, 2021
NHL: (4 Wednesday games)
Vancouver 2 Boston 1 (SO)
The (10-15-2) Canucks are 2-0 since Bruce Boudreau took over as head coach.
Vancouver is 2-1 on a 6-game homestand that will continue Friday night at 7:00 against the Winnipeg Jets.
The @Avalanche and @GoldenKnights snapped a couple of lengthy streaks on a wild Wednesday night in the NHL.#NHLStats: https://t.co/3Lmor47fbE pic.twitter.com/qWvIu8fDC0
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 9, 2021
“I hope he recovers fast.”
Jacob Trouba says he exchanged text messages with Jujhar Khaira after the Blackhawks forward went to the hospital in the aftermath of a hard hit by the Rangers defenceman on Tuesday night.https://t.co/Io9nh9Hdxm
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 9, 2021
WHL:
.@PGCougars shore up the blueline with top selection at @TheWHL Prospects Draft | #cityofpg https://t.co/Z7lyvoeBE1 #PrinceGeorge #northernBC pic.twitter.com/yRxV5sCmaI
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 9, 2021
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The Prince George Cougars made two picks in the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft Wednesday, selecting defenceman Yoonho (Roy) Chung, 4th overall, and forward Nick McLennan, 41st overall.
Chung, who is a U.S. – South Korean dual citizen, was chosen from the LA Jr. Kings 15’s program in California. The 6’0,” 161-pound Chung is second in team scoring with 29 points (6g-23a) in 34 games.
McLennan is originally from Edmonton but now calls Anchorage, AK home. The 5’9,” 175-pound McLennan plays for Team Alaska 15U AAA. Last season, with Team Alaska’s 14U AAA program, McLennan put up 21 points (12g-9a) in 32 games.
We added two new prospects from today’s WHL U.S. Priority Draft. Get to know more about the new guys.#WHLDraft
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 8, 2021
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The (8-14) Prince George Cougars visit the (11-7-0-3) Kelowna Rockets Friday before hosting the (18-4) Kamloops Blazers in the Teddy Bear Toss game on Saturday.
This season the Cougars are 0-4 against the Rockets and 0-3 against the Blazers.
Prince George is 7th in the Western Conference standings, but only a point ahead of both Spokane and Victoria and three in front of last place Tri-City.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
Column:
Giants add coach, goaltender . . . Ice, fans will wait for Finley . . . Pull goalie in OT? It works for Fedorov https://t.co/gRWfOxBaPu
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) December 8, 2021
BCHL:
The (11-7) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (10-8-1) Cranbrook Bucks in a triple-header.
The two teams meet tonight, Friday, and Saturday nights at 7:00 at the RMCA.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
In a change of schedule, the (U-18) Cariboo Cougars visit the (6-7-1-2) Okanagan Rockets in Rutland Saturday (6:45 p.m.) and Sunday (10:00 a.m.) in their final league games until the new year.
The (9-7-1-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 10-team league and they are riding a 4-game win streak, all against the Thompson Blazers.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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The (8-7-0-1) U17 Cariboo Cougars will host the first-place (10-5-1) Okanagan Rockets Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 11:00 at Kin 1.
NFL:
Week 14 of the NFL season begins tonight (5:20 PT) with (6-5-1) Pittsburgh at (5-7) Minnesota.
With five weeks left in the regular season, Arizona at 10-2 has the best record in the league, including 7-0 on the road.
Green Bay and Tampa Bay are next in the NFC at 9-3.
The 9-4 New England Patriots have won seven straight and have the best record in the AFC.
They are followed by Baltimore, Tennessee, and Kansas City, who are all 8-4.
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL:
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats are gearing up to meet in the 108th Grey Cup game Sunday (3:00 p.m. PT) in Hamilton.
It is a rematch of the 2019 championship game.
There was no Grey Cup last year due to the pandemic.
Winnipeg beat Hamilton 33-12 in the 2019 Grey Cup as the Blue Bombers ended a 28-season championship drought.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are gearing up for a Grey Cup rematch, but the roles are reversed in many ways this time around.https://t.co/m84RpYIMS9
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 7, 2021
The CFL schedule/results are right here.
Canada West basketball:
The Christmas break has arrived for the UNBC Timberwolves in Canada West Basketball.
The Timberwolves do not have another league game until Friday, January 14th when they host the Victoria Vikes.
The UNBC women are 4-4 on the season while the men are 2-6.