Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, December 13th
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars had a successful weekend with back-to-back victories.
The Cougars beat the Rockets 3-2 Friday in Kelowna and followed that up with a 3-2 win over Kamloops on Saturday at CN Centre.
Prince George Cougars 3 Kamloops Blazers 2 (Saturday)
Taylor Gauthier made 48 saves and Ethan Samson scored twice to lead the Cougars before a sell-out crowd of 2,951 at CN Centre.
Samson opened the scoring 4:07 into the first period with the Teddy Bear Toss goal and later tallied the unassisted winner at 6:09 of the third to snap a 2-2 tie.
Santa Samson sends the teddy bears to the ice in Prince George! ?@PGCougars | @NHLFlyers pic.twitter.com/fTtvyzb3Mm
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 12, 2021
Kamloops outshot Prince George 50-26, including 19-9 in the third.
The box score is right here.
Fun was had at the rink. Check out our game recap of Saturday’s big win over the Blazers on Teddy Bear Toss night.
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? @itsjdphoto pic.twitter.com/sIvgotnbua— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 12, 2021
The (10-14) Cougars host the (13-10-1) Vancouver Giants Tuesday and Wednesday.
Here’s how it all went down tonight.#WHLScores pic.twitter.com/FZX3QrNOtr
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 12, 2021
Prince George Cougars 3 Kelowna Rockets 2 (Friday)
Tyler Brennan and Taylor Gauthier combined to make 37 saves before 4,062 fans at Prospera Place.
The box score is right here.
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 is day-to-day.
Brennan 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
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:
The Prince George Spruce Kings lost 4-3 to the Cranbrook Bucks Saturday in OT, however, the Spruce Kings took five out of a possible six points in three straight home games against Cranbrook.
Cranbrook Bucks 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (OT Saturday)
Tyson Dyck scored 26 seconds into overtime for the Bucks before 626 fans at the RMCA.
We drop a 4-3 contest in OT to the Bucks.
We take 5/6 points on the weekend. Back it on Friday in Salmon Arm.#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/IhyLUvJCLx— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 12, 2021
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.
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!
?https://t.co/AIsaEEUulk#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/6wHeqlJ5v9
— 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 (13-7-1) Spruce Kings visit (18-4-1) Salmon Arm Friday and (6-11-3) Vernon Saturday.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (5 Sunday games) Vancouver was the only Canadian team in action.
Vancouver 2 Carolina 1
The (12-15-2) Canucks improved to 4-0 under new head coach Bruce Boudreau.
Make it 4️⃣ in a row for the #Canucks.https://t.co/4QwqTL1AlM
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 13, 2021
Vancouver will conclude a 6-game homestand Tuesday night at 7:00 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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The next three games for the Calgary Flames have been postponed because six of their players and one staff member have entered the NHL:’s COVID-19 protocol.
BREAKING: The Calgary Flames will have at least three games postponed after six players and one staff member entered the NHL’s COVID protocol.https://t.co/MBWcB9v9HD
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 13, 2021
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The Canucks schedule is right here. or here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(In Rutland)
Okanagan Rockets 7 U-18 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Sunday)
Okanagan Rockets 6 U-18 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The (9-9-1-1) U-18 Cougars are in fifth place in the 10-team division, one point ahead of the (8-7-1-2) Rockets.
Cariboo is idle until they host (6-12-0-2) South Island on Jan 8th (4:30 PM) and 9th (7:15 AM) at Kin 1.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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(at Kin 1)
U-17 Cariboo Cougars 4 Okanagan Rockets 0 (Sunday)
U-17 Cariboo Cougars 4 Okanagan Rockets 2 (Saturday)
The (10-7-0-1) U-17 Cougars are in 6th place, as they pulled even in points with the 5th-place (10-7-1) Rockets.
The U-17 Cats will be back in action this coming weekend when they host the (12-4-1-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds. Games are scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. (Kin 1) and Sunday at 12:45 p.m. (CN Centre).
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
Volleyball:
The Duchess Park Condors captured gold at the provincial double-A boys volleyball championship in Victoria.
The Condors, led by tournament MVP Chris Zimmerman, beat Langley Christian 3-1 (22-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-21) in the final on Saturday.
College Heights ended up 6th.
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The Cedars Christian Eagles earned bronze at the provincial single-A boys volleyball championship in Nanaimo.
The Eagles got by Nanaimo Christian three games to one in the third-place game.
CFL: (108th Grey Cup in Hamilton)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 (OT)
Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros was named Grey Cup MVP.
The Blue Bombers are the first Grey Cup repeat champions since the Montreal Alouettes in 2009 and 10.
The Tiger-Cats have not won a CFL championship game since 1999.
After a season lacking sizzle, the CFL saved its best for last, as the Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats delivered an overtime thriller filled with twists and turns that made the 108th Grey Cup an unforgettable one. (@Mkor1980)https://t.co/xHSBdxdD4M
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 13, 2021
The CFL schedule/results are right here.
NFL: (Week 14)
Green Bay 45 Chicago 30
Aaron Rodgers threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns.
Tampa Bay 33 Buffalo 27 (OT)
Tom Brady became the NFL’s all-time completions leader and threw his 700th touchdown pass for the winning score.
San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 23 (OT)
Cleveland 24 Baltimore 22
Kansas City 48 Las Vegas 9
Seattle 33 Houston 13
The Monday Night game (5:20 PT) to conclude the 14th week of the NFL season has (8-4) LA Rams at (10-2) Arizona.
The NFL standings are right here.
Column:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night after a Grey Cup game to remember . . . https://t.co/bqGsExYU5e
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) December 13, 2021
NBA: