Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, January 19th
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Victoria Royals 3
The Cougars led 5-0 midway through the second period, getting three of those goals on the power-play before 1,472 hometown fans.
The box score is right here.
The team’s leading scorer, Koehn Ziemmer, and Captain Jonny Hooker, tallied twice each for the Cougars, who won their third in a row.
In the first it was Hooker then Ziemmer that scored
In the second it’s Ziemmer then Hooker#CHLTVGOTW | @KubotaCanadaLtd | @PGCougars pic.twitter.com/J0CUGU2QMW
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) January 19, 2022
Prince George is 6-0 this season against Victoria.
The same teams meet again tonight at CN Centre.
The (16-17-1-1) Cougars are 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the
(15-17-2-0) Vancouver Giants and six in front of the (12-17-4) Royals.
.@koehnziemmer13, @jonny_hooker91 prove hard to stop as @PGCougars dethrone @victoriaroyals 5-3 in @TheWHL action on Tuesday from @CNCentre | https://t.co/AoGScbb5qh #cityofpg #sports #northernbc #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/wZFBXtE3SU
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 19, 2022
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL Trade Deadline has passed with nine total transactions on deadline day.
There are no further trades to report.
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 17, 2022
BCHL:
The (17-9-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings, who have won their last three, host the (21-5-0-2) Penticton Vees tonight.
The Vees are 2nd in the Interior Division, seven points ahead of the Spruce Kings.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars and the female Northern Capitals play league games this weekend in Fort St James.
The (11-10-1-2) Cougars host the (12-8-3-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Saturday night at 6:30 outdoors at the Ernie Sam Memorial Arena.
The two teams also face off Sunday afternoon at 12:30 indoors at the Fort Forum.
The Capitals entertain the Fraser Valley Rush Saturday afternoon at 1 in Vanderhoof and Sunday morning at 10 outdoors in Fort St James.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
NHL: (Edmonton and Toronto the only Canadian teams idle on Tuesday)
Vancouver 3 Nashville 1
Thatcher Demko blocked 31 shots for the (18-18-3) Canucks, who will host Florida Friday night at 7:00.
The Canucks are 10-3-1 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Thatcher Demko made 31 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the skidding Nashville Predators 3-1 on Tuesday night. The win ended the Canucks’ stretch of nine straight road games on a high note. Vancouver last played at home Dec. 14.https://t.co/LMmOuVNIo4
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 19, 2022
Calgary 5 Florida 1
Washington 4 Winnipeg 3 (OT)
Buffalo 3 Ottawa 1
Montreal 5 Dallas 3
The Montreal Canadiens have selected Kent Hughes to be the 18th general manager in franchise history. https://t.co/v0YLgoMtma
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 18, 2022
Olympics:
.@meryetaodine headed to second Winter Olympics | #cityofpg https://t.co/wrMHFkD0F6 #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #Beijing2022 #BeijingWinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/MTYJGblbRb
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 19, 2022
Column:
B.C. capacity restrictions staying put . . . Schedule forces Royals to grind it out . . . Goalie scores in AJHL game https://t.co/IPiaQWmQjm
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 19, 2022
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the UBC Okanagan Heat in Kelowna this weekend in Canada West women’s and men’s basketball.
Games times are Friday night at 5:00 and 7:00 and Saturday at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. starting with the women followed by the men.
The UNBC women are 4-5 on the season while UBC Okanagan women are 5-6.
The UNBC men are 2-7 while the UBC Okanagan men are 1-7.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL:
The NFL Conference semifinals start Saturday with Cincinnati at Tennessee (1:30 PT) followed by San Francisco at Green Bay (5:15).
On Sunday, LA Rams visit Tampa Bay (noon) and Buffalo is at Kansas City (3:30).
Home teams are favored by less than a touchdown in each game.