Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, December 12th
(Updated at 11:00 AM)
WHL:
Tri-City Americans 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Saturday)
The Americans scored three unanswered goals in the first period and added the winner at 13:37 of the third before 4,031 fans in Kennewick, Washington.
The box score is right here.
First period penalties plague Cougars against Tri-City https://t.co/kzZ3Rk4712 pic.twitter.com/vD3gW96rqm
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 11, 2022
The (14-14-1) Princ Cougars have lost four straight and will conclude a 6-game road trip when they visit the (20-4-1-1) Seattle Thunderbirds on Tuesday.
The Thunderbirds are 2nd in the Western Conference. three points behind the (21-4-2-1) Portland.
Prince George is 5th in the Western Conference, just a point ahead of (14-13) Tri-City and two in front of (11-14-3-2) Vancouver.
Tri-City Americans 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (OT Friday)
Cougars continue to flounder in third period, lose third straight in OThttps://t.co/les3sM1cmd | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/TDk47JIyJj
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 10, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
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Two PG Cougars are at Canada’s world junior selection camp.
Tyler Brennan and Ethan Sampson are among 29 players, including 13 from the WHL, that are trying to earn a spot at camp that began Friday in Moncton, N.B.
Brennan is one of four goalies and Sampson is among nine defencemen on the Canadian roster.
The IIHF World Junior Championship in Moncton and Halifax begins on Boxing Day with four games, including Canada taking on Czechia.
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Two @PGCougars headed to CHL Top Prospects Game | #cityofpg https://t.co/IRctvPF0BJ #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/xJnYtBvwqo
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 12, 2022
BCHL:
PG Spruce Kings 6 Cowichan Valley Capitals 3 (Friday)
The box score is right here.
Attendance 1,127 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
Spruce Kings big guns silence Cowichan Valleyhttps://t.co/5u2gvicry0 | #CityOfPG @SpruceKings pic.twitter.com/uadYAYP7g5
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 10, 2022
The (14-10-1-1) Spruce Kings visit Nanaimo on Friday (Dec 16th) and Chilliwack on Saturday in their final games prior to Christmas.
Prince George is 5th out of 9 in the Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (6 Sunday games with just one Canadian team in action)
Washington 5 Winnipeg 2
The @Avalanche, @ArizonaCoyotes & @NHLBruins all earned comeback wins Sunday boosting the 2022 total to 586 (regular season & playoffs combined) – one shy of the most in NHL history in a calendar year behind 2018 (587).#NHLStats: https://t.co/iWSGVPp8Du pic.twitter.com/7MG5TcTXrx
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 12, 2022
The (12-13-3) Vancouver Canucks, coming off Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Minnesota, will play their next game Wednesday night (7:00 PT) against the (13-11-4) Flames in Calgary.
The Flames visit Montreal, Edmonton plays at Minnesota and Ottawa hosts Anaheim among 6 Monday games in the NHL.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(Under-18)
Valley West Giants 7 Cariboo Cougars 4 (Sunday in Langley)
Valley West Giants 7 Cariboo Cougars 5 (Saturday in Delta)
The (5-10-1) U18 Cougars play the (10-7-2-1) Vancouver NE Chiefs Saturday afternoon at 1:30 and the (11-8) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Sunday morning at 9 in North Vancouver.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Revelstoke striker to join @UNBCATHLETICS WSOC
| https://t.co/UrwAjCijrQ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/CuSSUjkRek— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 12, 2022
NFL: (Week 14)
LA Chargers 23 Miami 17 (Sunday night)
Carolina 30 Seattle 24 (Sunday afternoon)
The 7-6 Seahawks are 1/2 a game out of the final wild-card spot in the NFC with four games to play. Seattle will host the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday. The 49ers are 9-4 and have won six straight after crushing Tampa Bay 35-7.
The late afternoon slate of games delivered an all-time beating and a good Panthers victory in Seattle…
🤩 🏈#NFL #NFLScores #Week14 pic.twitter.com/Gt2SI6wmMD— Sportskeeda Pro Football (@SKProFootball) December 12, 2022
The Lions, Eagles, and Jaguars gifted us with incredible offensive showcases during the early afternoon games!!!
🤩 🏈#NFL #NFLScores #Week14 pic.twitter.com/xuuV7BFpo4— Sportskeeda Pro Football (@SKProFootball) December 11, 2022
Monday Night Football has (6-6) New England at (4-8) Arizona (5:15 PT).
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
World Cup Soccer: (in Qatar)
The World Cup semifinals begin Tuesday (11 AM PT) with Croatia against Argentina.
The other semi goes Wednesday (11 AM PT) as France battles Morocco.
The winners play in the final on Sunday (Dec 18th at 7 AM PT).
In the quarters: Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 and France knocked out England 2-1 on Saturday.
In other action: Croatia eliminated Brazil on penalty kicks and Argentina edged the Netherlands on penalty kicks.
World Cup scores and schedule can be found right here.
NBA:
Orlando Magic 111 Toronto Raptors 99
The (13-14) Raptors host the (14-11) Sacramento Kings Wednesday night (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.
Catscan Podcast:
He was a pioneer in radio sports talk & was the @whl voice on Shaw TV. In this week’s Cat Scan author @DanRussellST talks about documenting his shows, memorable interviews, highs & lows of a 30-year run, details on one of his well-known callers The Pauser, & much more in Part 1. https://t.co/GnOAm4Gv8Q
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 8, 2022