Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, December 2
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars will play in front of a full house when they host Connor Bedard and the (12-12-1-1) Regina Pats tonight (Friday) at 7:00.
It is the first time in 5 1/2 years that all of the tickets have been bought by the public to see a Cougars regular-season game at CN Centre.
The 17-year-old Bedard, projected to be the top pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, is riding a 25-game point streak.
He leads the league in points (57 in 26 games) and is the WHL Player of the Month for both September and October.
After leading all WHL scorers with with 28 points during the month of November, @WHLPats forward Connor Bedard has retained his standing as @CanadianJerky WHL Player of the Month!
📰 | https://t.co/GNNdceiEIO pic.twitter.com/P7QRHp1BZh
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 1, 2022
The (13-10) Cougars are second in the B.C. Division, two points behind the (12-5-3-1) Kamloops Blazers, and the Blazers have two games in hand.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars top-line centre @HeidtRiley in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/GOw1SMdfw2 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #NorthernUprising #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/Smj4316kSr— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 30, 2022
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about how the impact of @WHLPats forward Connor Bedard led to the first sellout at CN Centre in 5 1/2 years @PGCougars
| https://t.co/LIPJ5Ov6Uj #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/TCm2DbDVAi— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 2, 2022
Paddock: (Bedard) has a no-trade clause . . . Stankoven sparks Blazers past Pats . . . Korczak, Firkus stun Giants https://t.co/NjAjt0vKOb
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) December 1, 2022
BCHL:
The (13-7-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (13-8-1) Cranbrook Bucks tonight at 7:00 and Saturday at the same time.
The Spruce Kings are 3rd and the Bucks 4th in the 9-team Interior Division.
The two teams are just separated by a point.
We have acquired American F Jack Kurrle (’03) from the Trail Smoke Eaters.
DETAILS: https://t.co/d13YKCRscI pic.twitter.com/QLogr1shGY
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 1, 2022
We have traded D Aleksy Bandu (’04) to the Hawkesbury Hawks of the CCHL.
DETAILS: https://t.co/GgaE3cqEtm pic.twitter.com/URyBQS36sg
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 1, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (11 Thursday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Florida 5 Vancouver 1
Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko suffered a reported lower-body injury and left the game in the first period after allowing three goals.
The box score is right here.
The (9-12-3) Canucks host the (7-11-3) Arizona Coyotes Saturday night at 7:00.
Montreal 2 Calgary 1
Minnesota 5 Edmonton 3
Quick goals, comeback wins, milestones and more – a thrilling Thursday that had it all.
What was your favorite stat of the night? #NHLStats: https://t.co/KNHEbO5RJK pic.twitter.com/azBlPDkhwe
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 2, 2022
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
World Cup Soccer: (in Qatar)
(4 Friday games)
Uruguay vs Ghana (7 AM PT)
Portugal vs South Korea (7 AM)
Brazil vs Cameroon (11 AM)
Switzerland vs Serbia (11 AM)
(4 Thursday games)
Morocco 2 Canada 1
(Canada finished 0-3 with two goals scored and seven allowed)
Croatia 0 Belgium 0 (Tie)
(Morocco and Croatia advance from Group F to the Round of 16)
Germany 4 Costa Rica 2
Japan 2 Spain 1
(Japan and Spain advance from Group E to the Round of 16)
NFL: (Week 13)
Buffalo Bills 24 New England Patriots 10
(The Bills improved to 9-3 while the Patriots fell to 6-6)
There are 13 Sunday games in the NFL including Kansas City at Cincinnati, Miami at San Francisco, Tennessee at Philadelphia and Seattle at LA Rams.
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
NBA:
The (11-10) Toronto Raptors visit the (12-11) Brooklyn Nets tonight (4:30 PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
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