Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Saturday, December 11th
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 3 Kelowna Rockets 2
Tyler Brennan and Taylor Gauthier combined to make 37 saves as the Cougars beat the Rockets 3-2 before 4,062 fans at Prospera Place.
Kelowna outshot Prince George 39-22, including 22-2 in the third.
The 18-year-old Brennan stopped 19 of 20 shots through 43 minutes of work before leaving the game due to a lower body injury.
He was replaced by the 20-year-old Gauthier, who blocked 18 of 19 shots in just under 17 minutes of work.
?️ SAVE OF THE NIGHT ?️
Another weekend, another big save for 2022 #NHLDraft prospect, @PGCougars netminder Tyler Brennan!@RealCdnSS | #SaveoftheNight pic.twitter.com/ITZxyJft73
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 11, 2021
Connor Bowie, Craig Armstrong, and Viliam Kmec scored for the (9-14) Cougars, who host the (18-5) Kamloops Blazers tonight at 7:00 in the Teddy Bear and Toque Toss game.
Our scouts were busy today. Take a look at our 11 picks from the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft.#WHLDraft
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 10, 2021
A day after being selected in the first round, 10th overall, in the WHL Prospects Draft, forward Miguel Marques of Prince George made his debut for the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
Marques did not get a point but had three shots on goal and was named third star in the Hurricanes 3-2 overtime loss against the visiting Red Deer Rebels.
The Western Hockey League has completed the 2021 Prospects Draft.
214 players were selected by WHL Clubs Thursday.
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 10, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @PGCougars associate coach Josh Dixon sits down with @Hartley_Miller in this week’s episode | https://t.co/vyuCAnfwJ9 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #NorthernBC #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/aU4CL6NmTr
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 10, 2021
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Cranbrook Bucks 3 (Friday)
Kolton Cousins scored twice, including the winner with just under five minutes left before 1,000 fans at the RMCA.
The (13-7) Spruce Kings host the (10-10-1) Bucks for a third straight night this evening at 7:00.
Kolton Cousins scored the Drop The Gloves and Sock It To Em’ goal, and also scored the game winning goal, propelling the Spruce Kings to their third win in a row, defeating the Cranbrook Bucks 4-3 on 1980s night!
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— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 11, 2021
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Cranbrook Bucks 0 (Thursday)
Jordan Fairlie blocked 20 shots for the shutout before 577 fans at the RMCA.
An early 1st period goal from Colton Cameron, two late 3rd period goals from Ty Gagno and Austin Fraser, and a 20 save shutout from Jordan Fairlie gave the Spruce Kings a 3-0 victory against the Cranbrook Bucks!
? @itsjdphoto #TrueBlue • #Spruce pic.twitter.com/KigBeX9B63
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 10, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (7 Friday games)
Vancouver 4 Winnipeg 3 (SO)
The Canucks improved to 3-0 under new head coach Bruce Boudreau.
It was by no means an outstanding performance, but you won’t find Vancouver Canucks fans complaining. The team is now 3-0 under Bruce Boudreau after a 4-3 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. (@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/TUndFoHBEk
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 11, 2021
The (11-15-2) Canucks are 3-1 on a 6-game homestand that continues Sunday night at 7:00 against Carolina and concludes Tuesday night at 7:00 against Columbus.
Sidney Crosby’s @penguins bested Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in their 60th career head-to-head meeting on a seven-game Friday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/OMwNJ8EbN4 pic.twitter.com/QxCvt6A8Po
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 11, 2021
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
The (U-18) Cariboo Cougars visit the (6-7-1-2) Okanagan Rockets in Rutland tonight at 6:45 and Sunday morning at 10:00 in their final league games until the new year.
The (9-7-1-1) Cougars, who have won their last four, are in 5th place in the 10-team league.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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The (8-7-0-1) U17 Cariboo Cougars host the (10-5-1) Okanagan Rockets tonight at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 11:00 at Kin 1.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats 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 CFL schedule/results are right here.
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller asks the questions if the #GreyCup is losing its luster in parts of the country @CFL | #cityofpg https://t.co/qitNwea54S #PrinceGeorgeBC #northernBC #sports pic.twitter.com/A8WbPIgYxP
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 10, 2021
Scattershooting on a Friday night while awaiting the arrival of snow squalls . . . https://t.co/ABVSE2TYXA
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) December 11, 2021
NFL: (Week 14)
There are a dozen NFL games on Sunday including Buffalo at Tampa Bay, San Francisco at Cincinnati, Las Vegas at Kansas City, Baltimore at Cleveland and Seattle at Houston.
The NFL standings are right here.