Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, January 21st
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars put a 4-game win streak on the line against the B.C. Division-leading Kamloops Blazers.
The two teams have a home-and-home and will meet tonight at CN Centre and Saturday at the Sandman Centre (Kamloops).
In the last four games, the Cougars leading scorer, Koehn Ziemmer has nine points, including seven goals.
The 17-year-old Ziemmer has scored in each of his last seven home games.
It’s safe to say Koehn Ziemmer has been on a tear of late! @PGCougars | #WHLStats pic.twitter.com/NVR2n26dQ1
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 20, 2022
The (17-17-1-1) Cougars are 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference.
The (22-11-1) Blazers have the second-best record in the Conference, behind the (26-7-2-2) Everett Silvertips.
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with Lynne Van Roode, the WHL Off-Ice Officials Volunteer Co-ordinator (Prince George) in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/v88bFDDRza #princegeorgebc #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/egd1J6mU6p
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 20, 2022
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks the 2nd half of @TheWHL schedule for the @PGCougars in his latest column | https://t.co/2WgrN61T4I #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/GN4mKL0gVB
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 21, 2022
WHL now has paused 21 of 22 teams . . . Hitmen take two games to alternate arena . . . SJHL is having COVID-19 issues, too https://t.co/Sp5HAstBea
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 21, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings are in Trail for three games against the (13-13-1-1) Smoke Eaters.
The teams play tonight plus Saturday and Sunday night.
The (18-9-2-1) Spruce Kings have won four straight.
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 1:00 in Vanderhoof and Sunday morning at 10 outdoors in Fort St James.
Final preparations being made for BC Winter Classic weekend @cariboocougars @NCapitalsfmaaa @FVTBirdsU18, @RushFMAAA | #cityofpg https://t.co/fb07DjY1fh #princegeorgebc #northernbc #Vanderhoof #FortSaintJames pic.twitter.com/31rQMUXAP6
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 21, 2022
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
NHL: (9 Thursday games)
Sergei Bobrovsky made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Panthers defeated the ice-cold Oilers 6-0.https://t.co/6IO71CN8l2
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 21, 2022
Sergei Bobrovsky’s 40-save shutout helped the @FlaPanthers climb back atop the NHL standings on a nine-game night.#NHLStats: https://t.co/Y7zSFl2XXw pic.twitter.com/ZNQKcyt8Zn
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 21, 2022
The (18-18-3) Vancouver Canucks host the (27-8-5) Florida Panthers tonight at 7:00.
The Canucks are 10-3-1 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
UPDATE: Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko and forward J.T. Miller have entered COVID-19 protocol ahead of the team’s long-awaited return home on Friday night.https://t.co/KMODQHs6pg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 21, 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 tonight 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 kick off Saturday with Cincinnati at Tennessee (1:30 PT) followed by San Francisco at Green Bay (5:15).
On Sunday, the LA Rams visit Tampa Bay (noon) and Buffalo is at Kansas City (3:30).
Home teams are favored by less than a converted touchdown in each game.
NFL odds are right here.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
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