Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, December 13th
Goalie Tyler Brennan and defenceman Ethan Sampson of the Prince George Cougars are among seven players cut from Canada’s world junior hockey team.
A total of 22 players were selected to play for Canada, half of them from the WHL.
Four of the 11 WHL players are from the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Samson, Brennan cut from Canada’s World Junior Team, Becher headed to Czechia camp https://t.co/BMj1nLvsac pic.twitter.com/Uh9PKNFvDg
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 12, 2022
The IIHF World Junior Championship in Moncton and Halifax begins on Boxing Day with four games, including Canada taking on Czechia.
PG Cougars forward Ondrej Becher is headed to Czechia’s selection camp.
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The (14-14-1) PG Cougars visit the (20-4-1-1) Seattle Thunderbirds tonight (Tuesday) to conclude a six-game road trip.
The Cougars will try to snap a four-game losing streak.
Seattle is second and Prince George is 5th in the Western Conference.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
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Forwards Koehn Ziemmer and Riley Heidt of the Prince George Cougars are among 40 players invited for the CHL Top Prospects Game set for January 25th at the Langley Events Centre.
In addition, PG product Nico Myatovic of the Seattle Thunderbirds and McBride’s Tanner Molendyk of the Saskatoon Blades will also be suiting up for the game.
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
NHL: (6 Monday games (all won by the home teams) with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Montreal 2 Calgary 1 (SO)
Minnesota 2 Edmonton 1
Ottawa 3 Anaheim 0
All six home teams picked up two points tonight. How did your club do?#NHLStats: https://t.co/rpv4kKu6pk pic.twitter.com/EClEZzcHFB
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 13, 2022
The (12-13-3) Vancouver Canucks visit the (13-11-5) Calgary Flames Wednesday night (7:00 PT).
The Canucks trail the Flames by four points for the last wild-card spot.
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 (14-10-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (22-4) Nanaimo Clippers on Friday and the (11-14-0-1) Chilliwack Chiefs 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.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(Under-18)
The (5-10-1) U18 Cariboo 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.
NFL: (Final game in Week 14)
New England 27 Arizona 13
The 4-9 Cardinals lost more than a game as their starting QB Kyler Murray suffered a non contact knee injury.
A source told ESPN there is “little doubt that it’s torn,” referring to an ACL.
The 7-6 Patriots are holding down the last wild-card spot in the AFC with four games remaining.
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 today (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 (7 AM PT).
World Cup scores and schedule can be found right 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
NBA:
The (13-14) Toronto 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
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