Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, January 11th
Baseball:
Tributes continue to come in for Amanda Asay of Prince George who passed away following a tragic skiing accident in Nelson on Friday.
Asay, the longest-serving member of the Baseball Canada Women’s National Team program, was just 33.
Canada baseball star Amanda Asay dies after accident at Whitewater Ski Resort https://t.co/2GCDJVKw27
— Nelson Star (@NelsonStarNews) January 10, 2022
“She was a trailblazer,”: Tributes pour in for Amanda Asay
| https://t.co/5RfHCI7tZl #CityofPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/xgGF1wRA1V— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 10, 2022
NHL: (3 Monday games)
Colorado 4 Seattle 3
LA 3 New York Rangers 1
Boston 7 Washington 3
The (16-15-3) Vancouver Canucks, who are 8-0-1 under head coach Bruce Boudreau, begin a 5-game road trip tonight against the Panthers in Florida.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings host the (19-10) West Kelowna Warriors Wednesday night at 7:00.
It will be their first home game in 2022.
The Spruce Kings made some moves just prior to the January 10th trade deadline.
.@SpruceKings make two transactions at the trade deadline
| https://t.co/Ct6SZaA7g9 #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/HUGzj6YpDN— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 10, 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.
NEWS: The BCHL Roadshow has been postponed to the 2022-23 season.
DETAILS –> https://t.co/rixLuXGuQh pic.twitter.com/0cFU8lhsku
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 11, 2022
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are scheduled to visit the Vancouver Giants Friday and Saturday in Langley.
The Cougars, who have lost their last five, are scheduled to play their next home games on Tuesday, January 18th, and Wednesday, January 19th against the Victoria Royals.
The Western Hockey League today announced eight WHL Clubs have been cleared to resume all team activities, while also announcing changes to 18 WHL Regular Season games.
DETAILS | https://t.co/MRxlQYfP1H pic.twitter.com/xraTtYb9bD
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 11, 2022
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars are hoping to return to action on Saturday (5:15 PM) and Sunday (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.
UNBC soccer:
The first commitment of 2022!
An exciting day for @UNBCWSoccer, officially announcing the commitment of talented Comox product Kaitlyn Anderson for the upcoming @CanadaWest year!
Hear from the newest @UNBC TWolf in the video, and read all the details here: https://t.co/VGLVa9wXLh pic.twitter.com/XiSKAqjPUD— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 10, 2022
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC men’s basketball team will host UBC Sunday afternoon at 3.
Three other games involving the UNBC men’s and women’s basketball teams this weekend have been postponed.
? CW basketball games in B.C. postponed
Seven basketball games originally scheduled for this weekend in B.C. will be postponed, Canada West announced Wednesday.
? https://t.co/VjDabqng5S pic.twitter.com/KzmuKA04gn
— Canada West (@CanadaWest) January 11, 2022
The UNBC women are 4-4 on the season while the men are 2-6.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West women’s standings are right here and the men’s standings are right here.
U.S. College Football
(National championship game)
Georgia Bulldogs 33 Alabama Crimson Tide 18
The Georgia Bulldogs are NCAA football champions for the first time since 1980 after upsetting the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tied on Monday night.https://t.co/IMmUvS37CK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 11, 2022
NFL:
The NFL wild-card round begins Saturday with a pair of games: Las Vegas at Cincinnati (1:30 PM PT) followed by New England at Buffalo (5:15).
The three games on Sunday feature Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (10 AM), San Francisco at Dallas (1:30), and Pittsburgh at Kansas City (5:15).
On Monday night, Arizona will visit the LA Rams (5:15).
Home teams are favored in each game.
On Monday, the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, and Miami Dolphins all fired their head coach.
The Miami Dolphins have fired head coach Brian Flores.https://t.co/iV4lG8jqkk
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 10, 2022
The Chicago Bears, coming off a losing season, have reportedly fired head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace, two of many front-office moves seen across the NFL this morning.https://t.co/5mat62FSgV
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 10, 2022
The Vikings have reportedly fired head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman.https://t.co/kidhAiPYUp
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 10, 2022
The NFL standings are right here.