Sports by Hartley Wednesday, January 4th
World Junior Hockey:
The semifinals will be played today at the world junior hockey championship in Halifax.
Canada goes against the USA (3:30 PM PT) after Czechia battles Sweden (11:30 AM).
The winners face off for gold on Thursday (3:30).
17-year-old Connor Bedard is already Canada’s all-time goal-scoring leader at the tournament with 16 and all-time points leader with 34.
The tournament schedule can be found here.
The tournament results can be found here or here.
NHL: (11 Tuesday games with all seven Canadian teams in action)
New York Islanders 6 Vancouver Canucks 2
The (16-18-3) Canucks suffered their third consecutive loss.
It is the 16th time this season (in just 37 games) that Vancouver has given up at least five goals.
The Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night at 7:00.
The Vancouver Canucks are finally moving away from the mushy middle of the NHL standings. They’re heading south, towards the bottom — which at least could provide a chance at drafting hometown hero Connor Bedard. https://t.co/yqhKmZm5d3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 4, 2023
Winnipeg 3 Calgary 2
Seattle 5 Edmonton 2
St. Louis 6 Toronto 5 (SO)
Nashville 6 Montreal 3
Ottawa 4 Columbus 0
Tage Thompson and Matthew Tkachuk scored the first two hat tricks of 2023 and propelled the @BuffaloSabres and @FlaPanthers to victory in the process.#NHLStats: https://t.co/35dOvJmhq8 pic.twitter.com/WQiM2k2hkW
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 4, 2023
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 host the Everett Silvertips Friday and Saturday.
Both teams have 33 points after 34 games.
The (15-16-3) Cougars are tied with the (16-17-1) Silvertips for 6th in the Western Conference, just one point behind the (16-16-1-1) Tri-City Americans and the (14-16-4-2) Vancouver Giants.
Everett is riding a 5-game losing streak.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
LISTEN: Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mitch Karapita – January 4th, 2023 https://t.co/cmUPPQhJjJ pic.twitter.com/dbw6sgV5ox
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 4, 2023
Columns:
WHL and Ice: Is there fire where there’s smoke? . . . KIJHL suspends coach indefinitely after line brawl . . . Blazers get goaltender from Pats https://t.co/dLMc2KJysu
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 4, 2023
HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (A guarantee for 2023?) December 30th, 2022 EDITION 921https://t.co/RZcCR1Pxp6 pic.twitter.com/PoxA4Jm6x1
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 30, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will host the BCHL-leading Penticton Vees on Friday and Saturday.
The (16-11-2-1) Spruce Kings are 4th in the 9-team Interior Division while the (29-2) Vees have won five in a row after starting the season by winning their first 24.
We have acquired D-man Michael Adamek (’04) from the Victoria Grizzlies in exchange for Future Considerations.
DETAILS: https://t.co/Q1VzIF73pO pic.twitter.com/jEoTN5rDT2
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 2, 2023
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NFL:
The uncle of injured Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, (Dorrian Glenn), told ESPN Tuesday night that Hamlin is sedated and “improving from where he was yesterday (Monday).”
Hamlin’s agent, Ron Butler, stated to ESPN that Hamlin’s oxygen levels have improved.
Jordon Rooney, a family friend, told ESPN that Hamlin is still sedated, but doctors saw promising readings on Tuesday that were “signs of progress.” Hamlin’s agent, Ron Butler, told the network on Tuesday night his client’s oxygen levels had improved. https://t.co/U4Jcbe70ZR
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 4, 2023
The 24-year-old Hamlin had his heartbeat restored on the field Monday night after suffering a cardiac arrest following a hit in the Bills’ game against the Bengals, which was later postponed.
Hamlin’s family has thanked the public for its support for Damar, who remains in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital.
Update from Bills: Damar Hamlin remains in the ICU in critical condition with signs of improvement noted yesterday and overnight.
He is expected to remain under intensive care as his health care team continues to monitor and treat him.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 4, 2023
The NFL has issued a statement that the Bills-Bengals game will not resume this week.
Every NFL team is united in supporting Damar Hamlin 🙏
(via @FieldYates) pic.twitter.com/mRdJcNtQRG
— ESPN (@espn) January 3, 2023
UNBC Timberwolves:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the Manitoba Bisons in Canada West basketball Friday night at 5:00 and 7:00 and Saturday night at 4:00 and 6:00.
The women tip off first followed by the men.
UNBC is 5-3 (men) and 1-7 (women) while Manitoba is 7-1 (men) and 0-8 (women).
NBA:
The (16-21) Toronto Raptors host the (24-13) Milwaukee Bucks tonight (Wednesday 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.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
The (5-12-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (4-17-0-1) Thompson Blazers Saturday afternoon at 2:15 in Kamloops and Sunday morning at 10:00 in Chase.
The Cougars are riding a 10-game losing streak.
Cariboo is 7th and Thompson 8th in the nine-team U-18 Division.
(U18 female)
The (6-11-2) Northern Capitals play four games this week at the league showcase in Richmond.
The U-18 female Caps face off against the (17-0) Fraser Valley Rush Friday morning at 10:00 and the (1-17-2) Greater Vancouver Comets Friday night at 6:00.
They also meet the (8-9-0-1) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Saturday afternoon at 1:45 and the Comets again Sunday morning at 8:00.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
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