Sports by Darin, as of 12:05 a.m., Monday, January 2nd
World Juniors Quarter-finals:
Canada vs Slovakia (3:30 p.m.)
PG Cougars Defenceman Viliam Kmec plays for Slovakia.
Sweden vs Finland (8:00 a.m.)
Switzerland vs Czechia (10:30 a.m.)
Germany vs USA (1:00 p.m.)
WHL:
It was a weekend split for the PG Cougars, losing on the road against the Kamloops Blazers on Friday (their eighth loss in a row), and winning at home against the same team on Saturday.
Kamloops Blazers 4 PG Cougars 2 (Friday, Dec. 30th)
Cougars’ tailspin continues, drop 8th straight game to shorthanded Blazershttps://t.co/vTlAauYEZH | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/mrT2mm7Wd1
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 31, 2022
PG Cougars 10 Kamloops Blazers 6 (Saturday, Dec. 31st)
.@PGCougars break skid, light Blazers up with 10 goals to close 2022https://t.co/ORjJriH7mE | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/CWPaI3vAZ4
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 1, 2023
The Cougars (15-16-3-0) sit third in the WHL’s BC Division.
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The Cats will host the Everett Silvertips for a weekend doubleheader at the CN Centre starting on Friday.
The full Cougars schedule can be found here.
Cougars Captain Ethan Samson also signed a three-year Entry Level Contract with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers this weekend.
.@PGCougars captain signs entry level deal with Philadelphia Flyers https://t.co/rlj0OZliDm | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/cS4lnji1CZ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 1, 2023
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings also split their weekend with a road win and loss against the Wenatchee Wild.
PG Spruce Kings 5 Wenatchee Wild 4 (OT) (Friday, Dec. 30th)
Spruce Kings don’t quit, complete comeback against Wild in OThttps://t.co/7rXDayZoAF | @SpruceKings #CityOfPG pic.twitter.com/wcvqRaiPjP
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 31, 2022
 Wenatchee Wild 6 PG Spruce Kings 5 (OT) (Saturday, Dec 31st)
.@SpruceKings drop high scoring thriller to Wild in OThttps://t.co/mkoqWNcTPD | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/1q7dcLVTUt
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 1, 2023
The Spruce Kings (16-11-2-1) are 4th in the BCHL’s Interior Division standings.
The full BCHL standings can be found here.
The Spruce Kings will return home this weekend for a pair of matchups against the league best Penticton Vees.
The full Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NHL:
No Canadian teams are in action today.
The Boston Bruins will host the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL’s Annual Winter Classic. (11:00 a.m.)
New year, same @Canes.
A five-game Sunday saw Carolina extend its franchise-record win and point streaks to 11 and 17 games, respectively. #NHLStats: https://t.co/meNWvuFCvB pic.twitter.com/8Y98AmoSrk
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 2, 2023
 NFL:
Cleveland Browns 24 Washington Commanders 10
Atlanta Falcons 20 Arizona Cardinals 19
Detroit Lions 41 Chicago Bears 10
Jacksonville Jaguars 31  Houston Texans 3
Kansas City Chiefs 27 Denver Broncos 24
New England Patriots 23 Miami Dolphins 21
New York Giants 38 Indianapolis Colts 10
New Orleans Saints 30  Philadelphia Eagles 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 Carolina Panthers 24
San Fransisco 49ers 37  Las Vegas Raiders 34
Seattle Seahawks 23 New York Jets 6
Green Bay Packers 41 Minnesota Vikings 17
LA Chargers 31 LA Rams 10
Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Baltimore Ravens 13
Allen vs. Burrow in primetime. Let’s go. 🔥
📺: #BUFvsCIN–Tonight at 8:30pm ET on ESPN
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/fK7vaWiHIa pic.twitter.com/14Y1zYAGXR— NFL (@NFL) January 2, 2023