Sports by Hartley (and a little from Will) Thursday, December 22nd
High School Basketball
The College Heights Cougars have won the annual Duchess Park Condor Classic that took place last weekend.
They won all three games of the single-elimination tournament.
They handily beat Caledonia (from Terrace) 95-64 in round one.
Round two was a nail-biter against PGSS, winning 69-68.
The finals match was another close win against Nechako Valley Secondary, who beat host Duchess in the semi-finals, 75-72 to be crowned champions of the weekend tournament.
NHL: (7 Wednesday games with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 6 Dallas 3
Colorado 2 Montreal 1 (OT)
Six of seven games tonight were won in comeback fashion, the only times we’ve seen more such victories on a seven-game night was Feb. 26, 2012.#NHLStats: https://t.co/l61Yh0MuaI pic.twitter.com/BZRqrHpP9p
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 22, 2022
The (13-15-3) Vancouver Canucks host the (18-10-3) Seattle Kraken tonight (Thursday at 7:00) and visit the (18-14-2) Edmonton Oilers Friday night (6:00 PT).
The Canucks are sitting nine points out of a playoff 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.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have a home and home with the BC Division-leading Blazers to close out 2022.
The two teams meet Friday, December 30th in Kamloops and on Saturday, December 31st at CN Centre.
The (14-15-3) Cougars have lost seven straight but are still 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.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb on this week’s episode
| https://t.co/CDWtl3epfc #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/h4Sqr3vQPb— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 20, 2022
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
The (5-12-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars, riding a 10-game losing streak, are idle until January 7th when they visit 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.
UNBC Timberwolves:
BIG NEWS!
@UNBCWomensball has looked to the Thompson Okanagan for its first recruit of the year, announcing the official commitment of Bball 4All Academy product Halle Tiessen for the 2023-2024 @CanadaWest season!
Welcome, Halle!
READ: https://t.co/NYX0Fwi2OU pic.twitter.com/XPDq9st4oU
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) December 21, 2022
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 113 New York Knicks 106
Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points to help the (14-18) Raptors end a 6-game losing streak and the Knicks 8-game winning streak.
The Raptors visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night.
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 16)
The third last week of the NFL regular season begins tonight (Thursday 5:15 PT) with the (6-8) Jacksonville Jaguars at the (7-7) New York Jets.
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
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