Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, December 16th
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 7 Vancouver Giants 3 (Wednesday)
“Tonight, everything clicked for me and my line mates and we got rewarded for the hard work we put in.”
Koehn Ziemmer’s six-point night headlines Cougars’ massive win over @WHLGiants Wednesday.
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Koehn Ziemmer became the second P.G. Cougar to rack up six points in a game (joining Dan Baum who did it in the 2002-03 season)
The 17-year-old Ziemmer scored twice and added four assists to lead the Cougars to their 4th straight victory before 1,523 fans at CN Centre.
Koehn Ziemmer. That’s the tweet.#NorthernUprising | #WHL
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 16, 2021
Prince George actually trailed 2-0 midway through the game.
The boxscore is right here.
The (12-14) Cougars visit Kamloops on Friday and Vancouver (in Langley) on Saturday before heading into its Christmas break.
Making our Wednesday list and checking it twice.#WHLScores pic.twitter.com/i4JJffJ57y
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 16, 2021
Prince George Cougars 5 Vancouver Giants 3 (Tuesday)
Blake Eastman scored twice and Taylor Gauthier made 36 saves for the Cougars before 1,552 fans at CN Centre.
Flying high after Tuesday’s big win. Game recap ⤵️#NorthernUprising | #WHL
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 15, 2021
The boxscore is right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller catches up with @PGCougars Director of Business Operations @Andy_Beesley in this week’s episode | https://t.co/mzhHylm1Mq #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #NorthernUprising #sports pic.twitter.com/fIh24RFbMt
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 15, 2021
Column:
Restricted capacity coming to Ontario facilities; B.C. pondering it, too . . . OHL shuts down Erie Otters . . . Zimmer’s six-pack sparks Cougars https://t.co/SZvmDly1Fg
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) December 16, 2021
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
Anaheim 4 Seattle 1
New York Rangers 3 Arizona 2
Chicago 5 Washington 4 (OT)
The (13-15-2) Vancouver Canucks visit the San Jose Sharks tonight at 7:30.
The Canucks are 5-0 under new head coach Bruce Boudreau.
The Canucks schedule is right here. or here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars are idle until the new year.
They will host the (6-12-0-2) South Island Royals on January 8th (4:30 PM) and 9th (7:15 AM) at Kin 1.
The (9-9-1-1) U-18 Cougars are in fifth place in the 10-team division.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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The U-17 Cariboo Cougars visit the (0-18-0-2) South Island Royals on January 8th and 9th.
The (10-7-0-1) U-17 Cougars are in 6th place.
The U-17 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
NFL:
The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer. The Jags are 2-11 under Meyer, who was in his first season with the team. Owner Shad Khan made the move several hours after former Jaguars player Josh Lambo told a Florida newspaper Meyer kicked him during practice in August.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer, ending a 13-game run in the role that was marred by poor on-field performances and reports of escalating tensions with his players.https://t.co/X0pLRIaMri
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 16, 2021
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Week 15 of the NFL season begins tonight with the (9-4) Kansas City Chiefs at the (8-5) LA Chargers. The Chiefs have won six in a row.
The NFL standings are right here.
High School basketball:
The Condor Classic will be featured today and Friday at Duchess Park.
Both Senior Girls and Senior Boys teams will compete.
NBA: