Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, January 9th
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Cranbrook Bucks 0 (Saturday)
SPRUCE KINGS WIN!
Five different Spruce Kings find the back of the net and Aaron Trotter earns his first shutout of the year making 36 saves!#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/TkmNGU4ZKx
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 9, 2022
Cranbrook Bucks 1 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Friday OT)
It was another great performance from Jordan Fairlie, making 30 saves, but it was not enough as the Spruce Kings get edged 1-0 in OT in Cranbrook.
? @garrettjames22 #TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/HzPC3VX23R
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 8, 2022
The (15-9-2-1) Spruce Kings are 5th in points in the Interior Division, one point behind the (16-11-2) Bucks, although P.G. has two games in hand.
Prince George is scheduled to host the (19-10) West Kelowna Warriors Wednesday night at 7:00.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 3 Kelowna Rockets 1
Ex PG Cougar Taylor Gauthier made his debut in the Winterhawks net and stopped 38 of 39 shots.
?️ SAVE OF THE NIGHT ?️
Taylor Gauthier marked his @pdxwinterhawks debut with a 38-save victory. Here’s his best stop.@RealCdnSS | #SaveoftheNight pic.twitter.com/XXNPD5a3lr
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 9, 2022
The Prince George Cougars home games against the Kelowna Rockets scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have been postponed.
15 WHL teams, including the Cougars, have recently paused team activities as a result of multiple players and staff being added to the WHL COVID-19 Protocol List due to exhibiting symptoms or having tested positive for COVID-19.
The WHL announced today an update on COVID-19 Protocols and the postponement of eight WHL Regular Season games, but affirmed its commitment to completing the 68-game Regular Season schedule and Playoffs.
DETAILS | https://t.co/oBWb6SrPZW pic.twitter.com/sH17uAlh2d
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 7, 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 Mark Holick – January 5th, 2022https://t.co/f6tBrsSjqw pic.twitter.com/ep271AP31z
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 5, 2022
Columns:
Jets won’t be landing in Saskatoon . . . WHL has 15 teams on pause; two others cleared to return; weekend sked down to two games https://t.co/RB53IG0cm4
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 8, 2022
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: (Just one Canadian team in action Saturday)
Colorado 5 Toronto 4 (OT)
Satuday’s 11-game slate concluded with the @LAKings claiming the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference standings.#NHLStats: https://t.co/FWP9g2CMhf pic.twitter.com/NuV9XtjX2G
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 9, 2022
The (16-15-3) Vancouver Canucks, who are 8-0-1 under head coach Bruce Boudreau, begin a 5-game road trip Tuesday against the Panthers in Florida.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars are hoping to return to action on Jan 15th (5:15 PM) and 16th (10 AM) 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: (Week 18)
Dallas Cowboys 50 Philadelphia Eagles 28
Kansas City Chiefs 28 Denver Nuggets 24
There are 14 Sunday games to conclude the NFL regular season, including the LA Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders tonight.
The NFL standings are right here.