Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, January 23rd
WHL:
Kamloops Blazers 3 Prince George Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The Cougars led 2-1 until the (24-11-1) Blazers scored a pair of goals, 38 seconds apart early in the third period.
Luke Toporowski puts the @blazerhockey up a goal with his 18th of the season! pic.twitter.com/sDMysywRcr
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 23, 2022
Ty Young made 45 saves as Kamloops outshot Prince George 48-25.
The box score is right here.
The (17-19-1-1) Cougars play their next six games in the U.S. starting Friday against Taylor Gauthier and the Portland Winterhawks.
Prince George is 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the (16-17-2) Vancouver Giants.
Kamloops Blazers 5 Prince George Cougars 1 (Friday)
The Blazers built up period leads of 2-0 and 4-1 as they ended the Cougars four-game win streak before 1,847 fans at CN Centre.
The box score is right here.
Blazers halt the Cougars four-game win streak https://t.co/2RoBaViuBM pic.twitter.com/WUKAVMTHcc
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 22, 2022
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
BCHL:
Trail Smoke Eaters 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (SO Saturday)
Nick Rhéaume and Rowan Miller both find the back of the net tonight for the Spruce Kings to salvage a point, but fall 3-2 in a shootout against the Trail Smoke Eaters.
?https://t.co/68DdS1OpJm#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/DrMiCQSHVL
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 23, 2022
Trail Smoke Eaters 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 4 (SO Friday)
The (18-9-2-3) Spruce Kings play the (15-13-1-1) Smoke Eaters for a third consecutive night this evening in Trail.
It was another multi-point night from Nick Rhéaume, collecting two goals and an assist, but it was not enough as the Spruce Kings get edged 5-4 in a shootout in Trail.
? @garrettjames22 #TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/ZwGkfXJgB3
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 22, 2022
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male)
Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 3 Cariboo Cougars 2 (OT Saturday outdoors in Fort St. James)
The (11-10-1-3) Cougars host the (13-8-3-1) Thunderbirds again this afternoon at 12:30 indoors at the Fort Forum.
(U18 Female)
Fraser Valley Rush 4 Northern Capitals 1 (Saturday in Vanderhoof)
The (14-6-0-3) Capitals entertain the (19-1-1) Rush again this 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: (11 Saturday games)
The @EdmontonOilers capped off an 11-game slate by becoming the fifth team to earn a multi-goal comeback win Saturday, matching the most in a single day in NHL history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/9ATVdUrvKn pic.twitter.com/90PfMVVUPR
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 23, 2022
The (18-18-4) Vancouver Canucks host the St. Louis Blues tonight at 7:00.
The Canucks are 10-3-2 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
The Canucks schedule is right here or here.
Hall of famer.
Champion.
Legend.
Islander.
Always in our hearts, Clark Gillies. pic.twitter.com/NLtjiQkiDV
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) January 23, 2022
Canada West basketball: (in Kelowna)
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 98 UBC Okanagan Heat 83 (Saturday)
(Another) career night from Spencer Ledoux, and @UNBCBasketball holds off the @UBCOHeat to complete the sweep in Kelowna.
READ: https://t.co/fiOVFRIBXo
?: @conanshingphoto pic.twitter.com/s3kvY20mTk
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 23, 2022
UNBC Timberwolves 79 UBC Okanagan Heat 77 (Friday)
RECAP: One of the wildest finishes you’ll ever see. @UNBCBasketball scores 12 straight to finish the game, and edges the @UBCOHeat 79-77.
Read all about it: https://t.co/p95HeNNJS6 pic.twitter.com/6GtVewd9lC— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 22, 2022
(Women)
UNBC Timberwolves 76 UBC Okanagan Heat 67 (Saturday)
RECAP: @UNBCWomensBball holds off a tough @UBCOHeat team to earn the weekend split and get back in the win column.https://t.co/FUqeM8wsup pic.twitter.com/D1VcSzEHuC
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 23, 2022
UBC Okanagan Heat 82 UNBC Timberwolves 65 (Friday)
RECAP: @UNBCWomensBball will look to rebound tomorrow, after a tough result in Kelowna on Friday against the @UBCOHeat.https://t.co/j2dFtVqkYt pic.twitter.com/iskmp5EUWE
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 22, 2022
The UNBC women are 5-6 on the season while UBC Okanagan women are 6-7.
The UNBC men are 4-7 while the UBC Okanagan men are 1-9.
The Timberwolves will host Fraser Valley Friday and Saturday.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL: (Conference semifinals)
San Francisco 13 Green Bay 10
The 49’ers advance to the NFC Championship Game against the winner of today’s game (Noon PT) between the visiting LA Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Cincinnati 19 Tennessee 16
The Bengals advance to the AFC Championship game against the winner of today’s game (3:30 PT) between the visiting Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs.
NFL odds are right here.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL results are right here.
Tennis:
Denis Shapovalov is moving on to the Australian Open quarterfinals. ???https://t.co/KmBSRbnDXa
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 23, 2022
NBA:
The (22-21) Toronto Raptors host the (19-26) Portland Trail Blazers today at 3 PM (PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.