Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, December 19th
WHL:
Kamloops Blazers 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (OT-Saturday)
Logan Bairos scored at 2:30 of overtime.
Ethan Samson scored the Cougars Teddy Bear Toss goal at 5:15 of the second period before 4,627 fans at CN Centre.
Hudson Thornton notched a goal and two assists for the Cats, who erased a 3-1 deficit with seven minutes remaining in the third period to force overtime.
The box score is here.
Blazers break Cougars hearts again taking 4-3 overtime thriller https://t.co/ld62UftcNf pic.twitter.com/h7aG1Hgblh
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 18, 2022
The (14-15-3) Cougars, who have dropped seven straight, are 5th in the Western Conference as of the Christmas break, two points behind Everett, one point ahead of Vancouver, two points in front of Tri-City, and four ahead of Kelowna.
PG will play its next game in Kamloops on Dec 30th before hosting the Blazers on Dec 31st.
Kamloops Blazers 6 Prince George Cougars 5 (OT-Friday)
Fraser Minten scored at 2:11 of overtime on the power play in front of 2,332 fans in Prince George.
The Cougars earned a point after they trailed 4-0 after one and 5-2 after two.
The box score is here.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Part 2 with 30-year Sportstalk host & author @DanRussellST is on @PGCougars Catscan #podcast. Dan discusses going into #BC Sports Hall of Fame, 11 years with #WHL on #Shaw, rocky relationship with Brian Burke, final days of his show & would if offered he come out of retirement. https://t.co/QmuKYAyGp5
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 14, 2022
BCHL:
Chilliwack Chiefs 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
Spruce Kings comeback in Chilliwack falls short https://t.co/8AtR5tbCre pic.twitter.com/MqE4wHvkM9
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 18, 2022
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Nanaimo Clippers 2 (Friday OT)
The (15-11-1-1) Spruce Kings are idle until they visit the (12-15-0-2) Wenatchee Wild on Dec 30th and 31st.
Prince George is 4th and Wenatchee 8th in the 9-team Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings are excited to announce the commitment of Zach Kapanta from @ATHLETICSaints.
DETAILS: https://t.co/xbNnVSppc0 pic.twitter.com/iLeRmmxycf
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 19, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (5 Sunday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Calgary 5 San Jose 2
Seattle 3 Winnipeg 2
Minnesota 4 Ottawa 2
Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 2
New York Rangers 7 Chicago 1
The (13-14-3) Vancouver Canucks, coming off Saturday’s 5-1 loss to Winnipeg, host the (15-15-1) St. Louis Blues tonight (Monday at 7:30).
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) in North Vancouver
Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 5 Cariboo Cougars 3 (Sunday)
Vancouver North East Chiefs 5 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The 5-12-1 Under-18 Cougars have lost 10 straight and are now idle until January 7th when they play the (4-17-0-1) Thompson Blazers in Kamloops.
Cariboo is 7th and Thompson 8th in the nine-team U-18 Division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NFL: (Week 15)
(Sunday Night)
New York Giants 20 Washington Commanders 12
Scores from Sunday (Week 15):
Saints 21 Falcons 18
Steelers 24 Panthers 16
Eagles 25 Bears 20
Chiefs 30 Texans 24 (OT)
Jags 40 Cowboys 34 (OT)
Lions 20 Jets 17
Broncos 24 Cardinals 15
Raiders 30 Patriots 24
Chargers 17 Titans 14
Bengals 34 Bucs 23
Giants 20 Commanders 12 pic.twitter.com/oIixALGjmo— The Sporting Base – NFL (@base_nfl) December 19, 2022
The Monday Night game (5:15 PT) has LA Rams at Green Bay.
World Cup Soccer: (in Qatar)
Gold Medal Game (Sunday)
Argentina 3 France 3
Argentina won the final 4-2 on penalties.
It is Argentina’s first world title since 1986 and third overall.
Bronze Medal Game (Saturday)
Croatia 2 Morocco 1
World Cup scores and schedule can be found right here.
NBA:
Golden State Warriors 126 Toronto Raptors 110
The (13-17) Raptors, who have lost five in a row, visit the (16-12) Philadelphia 76ers tonight (Monday 4:00).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
North Delta midfielder commits to T-Wolves women’s soccer program @UNBCATHLETICS | #cityofpg https://t.co/y9CPhFh8LZ #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/c6y74sbtQq
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 16, 2022
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the @PGCougars Teddy Bear Toss win streak in his latest column | https://t.co/MOb9tzsDe2 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #sports pic.twitter.com/UQBiB5M8r8
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 16, 2022