Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, December 6th
(Updated at 1:00 PM)
WHL:
Two Prince George Cougars have been invited to Canada’s world junior selection camp.
Tyler Brennan and Cougars Captain Ethan Sampson are among 29 players, including 13 from the WHL, that will attend camp beginning Friday (Dec 9th) in Moncton, N.B.
Brennan is one of four goalies and Sampson is among nine defencemen looking for a spot on the team.
The IIHF World Junior Championship in Moncton and Halifax begins on Boxing Day with four games, including Canada taking on Czechia.
Big News! Tyler Brennan and Ethan Samson have earned invites to Team 🇨🇦 World Junior selection camp!
Congratulations, guys!@tyler_brennan70 • @EthanSamson77 • #ForTheNorth https://t.co/XHBBh7zbxV pic.twitter.com/EXdCTapDJp
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 5, 2022
The (14-11) PG Cougars visit the (14-10-1) Everett Silvertips tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00.
This is the second game of a six-game road trip for the Cougars, who began with a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Giants on Sunday.
The box score is right here.
Everett is 4th in the Western Conference, just a point ahead of Prince George.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Connor Bedard’s brilliance a welcomed sight for Prince George hockey fans @WHLPats
| https://t.co/ALrAnjfbDm #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #ItsGoTime pic.twitter.com/mXf3lfMp1I— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 6, 2022
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
NHL: (6 Monday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 7 Montreal 6 (OT)
The Canucks trailed 4-0 after one and 6-5 with two minutes left in the third.
Elias Petterson scored 13 seconds into overtime.
He also added two assists.
The (11-12-3) Canucks visit the San Jose Sharks Wednesday night at 7:30.
Calgary 3 Arizona 2
Washington 3 Edmonton 2
Avalanche scoring leader Nathan MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury in the first period of Colorado’s 5-3 loss in Philadelphia.
MacKinnon is expected to be sidelined for about four weeks.
It was a thrilling start to the week as the @Canucks capped the night off with the first four-goal comeback win of 2022-23.#NHLStats: https://t.co/aZoET7ZDLf pic.twitter.com/v9qHZmtzON
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 6, 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.
BCHL:
The (13-9-1-1) Spruce Kings visit the (14-6-3) West Kelowna Warriors Wednesday night at 7:00 before hosting the (6-16-1-1) Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday night at 7:00.
Prince George is 5th in the 9-team Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings have lost three straight.
The Penticton Vees are a perfect 24-0 after two dozen games.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
World Cup Soccer: (in Qatar) Round of 16
(2 Tuesday games)
Morocco 0 Spain 0
Morocco won on penalty kicks 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals against Portugal on Saturday (7 AM PT).
Portugal 6 Switzerland 1
(2 Monday games)
Croatia 1 Japan 1
Croatia won on penalty kicks 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals against Brazil on Friday (7 AM PT).
Brazil 4 South Korea 1
(2 Sunday games)
France 3 Poland 1
England 3 Senegal 0
France will face England in the quarterfinals on Saturday (11 AM PT).
(2 Saturday games)
Netherlands 3 USA 1
Argentina 2 Australia 1
The Netherlands will play Argentina in the quarterfinals on Friday (11 AM PT).
World Cup scores and schedule can be found right here.
The World Cup standings can be found right here.
NFL: (Final game in Week 13)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 New Orleans Saints 16
Tom Brady tossed two touchdown passes in the last three minutes of the game to rally the (6-6) Bucs from a 16-3 deficit.
After 13 weeks, Philadelphia has the best record in the NFC at 11-1 followed by Minnesota at 10-2.
Buffalo and Kansas City are both 9-3 in the AFC but the Bills are currently the top seed because of their head-to-head victory over the Chiefs.
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
NBA:
Boston Celtics 116 Toronto Raptors 110
The (12-12) Raptors host the (10-12) LA Lakers on Wednesday (4:30 PT).
Before coming to Toronto, the Lakers play tonight in Cleveland.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
MLB:
Justin Verlander has come to terms with the New York Mets on a two-year, $86.66-million deal.
Verlander won the American League Cy Young Award this year with the Houston Astros posting an 18-4 record with a 1.75 ERA.
Verlander’s $43.33M average annual value in his deal with the Mets is exactly the same as Max Scherzer’s, tying the highest in major-league history, source says. Verlander is two years, $86.66M. Scherzer was three years, $130M.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 5, 2022
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