Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, December 26th
World Junior Hockey:
The world junior hockey championship opens today (Boxing Day) in Halifax and Moncton.
Canada has its first game this afternoon (3:30 PT) against Czechia in Halifax.
The tournament schedule can be found here or here.
NHL:
The NHL ends its Christmas break with a dozen games on Tuesday, including San Jose at Vancouver (7:00).
The (15-15-3) Canucks are six 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 this week with the BC Division-leading Blazers.
The two teams battle Friday in Kamloops and on Saturday at CN Centre.
The (14-15-3) Cougars have lost seven straight but are 5th in the Western Conference, 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
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Hart Attack column:
HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (Under the tree) December 23rd, 2022 EDITION 918https://t.co/z5BUPsyv8S pic.twitter.com/savtBiJPfD
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 23, 2022
BCHL:
The (15-11-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (12-15-0-2) Wenatchee Wild on Friday and Saturday.
Prince George is 4th and Wenatchee 8th in the 9-team BCHL Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NFL: (Week 16)
(3 Sunday games)
Green Bay 26 Miami 20
LA Rams 51 Denver 14
Tampa Bay 19 Arizona 16 (OT)
Describe your Week 16 Saturday in a gif ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/Voz2CVFEaV
— NFL GameDay (@NFLGameDay) December 25, 2022
Monday Night Football (at 5:15 PT) to conclude Week 16 has (8-6) LA Chargers at (4-9-1) Indianapolis.
NBA:
The (15-18) Toronto Raptors host the (19-15) LA Clippers on Tuesday.
The Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
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