Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, January 2nd
WHL:
Kamloops Blazers 7 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The Blazers put the game away early by scoring four unanswered goals in the first period and two more in the second before 2,957 fans at the Sandman Centre.
The loss extended the Cougars losing streak to five games.
The box score is right here.
The game report is right here.
The (13-17-1-1) Cougars host the (12-14-4) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday.
Both Prince George and Victoria have 28 points, tied for 7th in the Western Conference standings, one point behind the Vancouver Giants.
The Royals lost 5-2 to the Rockets in Kelowna Saturday night.
Kamloops Blazers 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Shootout-Friday)
The Blazers built up leads of 2-0 and 3-1 and went on to win the shootout 2-0 before 2,077 fans at CN Centre.
Riley Heidt tied the game at 3 for P.G. with just 3:36 left in the third period.
The box score is right here.
PG Cougars end 2021 by getting their point across https://t.co/pA1gnmP4sn pic.twitter.com/brSYldf1ih
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 1, 2022
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Cat Scan Podcast:
LISTEN: Hartley’s Cat Scan with Tyler Brough – December 30th, 2021 https://t.co/kpIDJdCY31 pic.twitter.com/jowAG1YyTd
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 30, 2021
NHL:
Vancouver Canucks 5 Seattle Kraken 2
The Canucks are 8-0-1 under head coach Bruce Boudreau.
The Canucks followed their poorest game under Bruce Boudreau with a win, starting their year by inching closer to the playoffs. But the biggest win on Saturday, the one that will be remembered, happened before the puck was even dropped. (@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/7WyetoCvjx
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 2, 2022
The (16-15-3) Canucks are idle until Saturday (January 8th) when they host the Ottawa Senators at 7:00.
Saturday’s nine-game slate included the @StLouisBlues defeating Minnesota to take the 2022 Discover NHL #WinterClassic.#NHLStats: https://t.co/P2hYXTHPj3 pic.twitter.com/BEsPHHifzI
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 2, 2022
The Canucks and Kraken came together to award Nadia Popovici with a scholarship for helping Canucks equipment manager, Brian “Red” Hamilton ?
MORE @ https://t.co/UWp9pY82e6 pic.twitter.com/0EB3GZA7o8
— BarDown (@BarDown) January 2, 2022
BCHL:
The (14-9-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (12-12-1) Trail Smoke Eaters on Wednesday.
The Spruce Kings also play at Cranbrook Friday and Saturday before having a home game on January 12th against West Kelowna.
Prince George is 5th in points in the 9-team Interior Division.
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Wenatchee Wild 3 (Friday)
The box score is right here.
Kilian McGregor-Bennett, Kolton Cousins, Nick Rhéaume, Simon Labelle, and Luc Laylin all found the back of the net, helping the Spruce Kings to a 5-3 victory! Check out the game highlights presented by The Siding Specialists at WR Ventures!
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 1, 2022
Wenatchee Wild 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Shootout-Thursday)
39 saves from Jordan Fairlie, and a late third period tying tally from Ty Gagno earned the Spruce Kings a single point in a 2-1 shootout defeat against the Wenatchee Wild.
? @garrettjames22 #TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/RczqJGIWOf
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 31, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
Column:
HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (Guaranteed to happen in 2022?) December 31st, 2021 EDITION 869 https://t.co/PhIHRIhrgE pic.twitter.com/nbyVB1kj5V
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 31, 2021
NFL:
This is the second last weekend of the NFL season.
Week 17 has 15 Sunday games today including Kansas City at Cincinnati, LA Rams at Baltimore and Arizona at Dallas.
The NFL standings are right here.
NBA:
The (15-17) Toronto Raptors host the (17-19) New York Knicks this afternoon at 12:30 (PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.