Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, January 7th
BCHL:
The (14-9-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are in Cranbrook for a doubleheader against the (15-10-2) Bucks tonight and Saturday.
The Spruce Kings are two points behind the Bucks in the Interior Division standings but P.G. has two games in hand.
NEWS! We are excited to announce the commitment of F Adam Mendelson (03) for the 2022-23 season!
Welcome to the Spruce Kings, Adam!
DETAILS?–> https://t.co/LHwLJMnZtl#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/ylsc9IEkcy
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 5, 2022
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars will not play this weekend as their home games against the Victoria Royals got postponed.
The Royals have seven players out for COVID-19 protocols.
Victoria Royals shut down by WHL COVID-19 protocols https://t.co/esZVVFfxRk pic.twitter.com/h2g4Mm66c1
— Times Colonist (@timescolonist) January 6, 2022
Both the (13-17-1-1) Cougars, who have lost their last five, and the (12-14-4) Royals have 28 points, tied for 7th in the Western Conference standings, three points behind the Vancouver Giants.
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
LISTEN: Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mark Holick – January 5th, 2022https://t.co/f6tBrsSjqw pic.twitter.com/ep271AP31z
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 5, 2022
Columns:
HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (COVID-19 rules the roost) January 7th, 2022 EDITION 870https://t.co/Ccwer2zcC1 pic.twitter.com/BdRAN0dEfs
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 7, 2022
NHL’s Jets circling Saskatoon . . . WHL’s weekend schedule takes pounding . . . Maritime junior league shortens sked, pauses until February https://t.co/5Lma6zhL89
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 7, 2022
NHL: (2 Canadian teams in action Thursday)
Colorado 7 Winnipeg 1
Nathan MacKinnon racked up a goal and four assists.
Tampa Bay 4 Calgary 1
The @PredsNHL quelled the Kings’ comeback attempt to cap off a 10-game Thursday in the NHL.#NHLStats: https://t.co/5Ur8AtNhT7 pic.twitter.com/yJZ3icSLM2
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 7, 2022
The Vancouver Canucks home game against the Ottawa Senators Saturday has been postponed.
The (16-15-3) Canucks, who are 8-0-1 under head coach Bruce Boudreau, begin a 5-game road trip Tuesday against the Panthers in Florida.
UPDATE: The NHL has postponed the Ottawa Senators’ road games against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday and versus the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 15 because of Canadian arena capacity restrictions.https://t.co/3sTsD3qwpz
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 7, 2022
The Canucks schedule is right here or here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars were scheduled to host the (6-12-0-2) South Island Royals Saturday and Sunday at Kin 1 but those games have been postponed.
Cariboo is hoping to play Jan 15th and 16 against the (8-7-1-2) Okanagan Rockets in Kelowna.
The (9-9-1-1) U-18 Cougars are in fifth place in the 10-team division while the Rockets are 6th.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
NFL:
UPDATE: Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians says Antonio Brown complained about his lack of targets before he was told to leave the sideline on Sunday.https://t.co/q8xLBfv7Dc
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 6, 2022
This is the final weekend of the NFL regular season.
Week 18 has a couple of games on Saturday: Kansas City at Denver (1:30 PT) and Dallas at Philadelphia (5:15) followed by 14 on Sunday.
The NFL standings are right here.