Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, December 14th
WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 8 Prince George Cougars 1
Seattle’s Nico Myatovic, who is from PG, had a goal and three assists for the CHL-top ranked Thunderbirds, who enjoyed period leads of 4-0 and 6-1 before 3,468 fans in Kent, Washington.
It was the 5th straight loss for Prince George.
The box score is right here.
The (14-15-1) Cougars host the (16-6-3-2) Kamloops Blazers Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 with Saturday being the Teddy Bear Toss game.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
NHL:
Alex Ovechkin notched a hat trick to become the 3rd player in NHL history to score 800 goals.
Ovechkin had three goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 7-3 victory over the Blackhawks in Chicago.
From 2 goals on Oct. 5, 2005 ➡️ 800 goals on Dec. 13, 2022
@ovi8 has accomplished a lot on his road to the 800-goal club – here’s a few highlights from along the way. #NHLStats: https://t.co/eJqzRiC2nM #Gr800 pic.twitter.com/2MnQpZnQKu— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 14, 2022
Three Canadian teams were in action among 12 Tuesday games in the NHL.
Edmonton 6 Nashville 3
Toronto 7 Anaheim 0
Vegas 6 Winnipeg 5
The (12-13-3) Vancouver Canucks visit the (13-11-5) Calgary Flames tonight (7:00 PT).
The Canucks are five points out of the last wild-card spot.
The two other Wednesday games in the NHL have Montreal at Ottawa and Detroit at Minnesota.
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 have two games left before their Christmas break.
The Spruce Kings visit the (22-4) Nanaimo Clippers on Friday and the (11-14-0-1) Chilliwack Chiefs on Saturday.
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.
World Cup Soccer: (in Qatar)
Semifinal: Argentina 3 Croatia 0
Argentina advances to Sunday’s World Cup Final (that begins at 7 AM PT).
The other semi features France against Morocco (today at 11 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 (14-12) Sacramento Kings 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.
NFL: (Week 15)
Each NFL team has just four regular season games left.
Week 15 starts Thursday with the (9-4) San Francisco 49ers at the (7-6) Seattle Seahawks.
The 49ers have won six straight and lead the Seahawks by two games in the NFC West.
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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