Sports by Hartley Friday, January 6th as of 12:05 a.m.
World Junior Hockey:
(Gold medal game in Halifax)
Canada 3 Czechia 2 (OT)
Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Canada back-to-back titles for the first time since 2009.
DYLAN GUENTHER IS THE OVERTIME HERO 🚨
CANADA WINS GOLD 🥇#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/6jbHJ8TwaM
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 6, 2023
Connor Bedard did not get a point in the final but was named tournament MVP.
The Regina Pats captain set a new Canadian record for career goals scored at the World Juniors with 17 tallies.
Bedard also established a new Canadian mark for career points at the World Junior Championship with 36 points.
In addition, the 17-year-old from North Vancouver recorded the most points by a Canadian player at any single World Junior Championship with 23 points (9G-14A).
“I don’t want to talk about myself right now. We’re not talking about me. We just [one of] the biggest tournaments in the world. And man I love this group; I love this country.” – Bedard’s post-game comments after winning 🥇
— Regina Pats (@WHLPats) January 6, 2023
(Bronze medal game)
USA 8 Sweden 7 (OT)
The tournament results can be found here or here.
WHL:
TRADE: We have acquired F Arjun Bawa (05), a 2023 2nd Round Pick, and a 2023 7th Round Pick from the @Rebelshockey in exchange for F Ryker Singer (05).
📝https://t.co/8cq5bm5kjH#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/1M88muBpo0
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 5, 2023
The Prince George Cougars host the Everett Silvertips tonight and Saturday.
The (17-17-1) Silvertips are 4th in the Western Conference, but just a point ahead of the (16-16-1-1) Tri-City Americans and the (14-16-4-2) Vancouver Giants and two in front of the (15-16-3) Cougars.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 4, 2023
Columns:
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 6, 2023
Hurricanes grab Swetlikoff from Chiefs . . . Rebels, Cougars swap forwards . . . Wallace now a Blazers Legend https://t.co/sMB889JO9b
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 6, 2023
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings host the BCHL-leading Penticton Vees tonight 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.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (10 Thursday games; four involving Canadian teams)
Vancouver 4 Colorado 2
The (17-18-3) Canucks erased a 2-0 deficit to snap a three-game losing streak.
Edmonton 4 NY Islanders 2
Seattle 5 Toronto 1
NY Rangers 4 Montreal 1
That’s a wrap on a busy Thursday in the NHL, which featured the @Capitals extending their road win streak to a franchise-record seven games.
That and more in #NHLStats: Live Updates ➡️ https://t.co/1Dz1NMn0gj pic.twitter.com/L5mIB2Twhz
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 6, 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.
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 this morning (Friday) at 10:00 and later battle the (1-17-2) Greater Vancouver Comets tonight 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.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the Manitoba Bisons in Canada West basketball tonight 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).
NFL:
The NFL has announced that the Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game that concluded Week 17 will not be resumed and has been cancelled.
A neutral AFC Championship Game site now is possible, per the NFL: pic.twitter.com/5gmd0drq7q
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, 2023
An update we were all hoping for. ❤️💙
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2023
Per the physicians at UCMC, Damar’s breathing tube was removed overnight. He continues to progress remarkably in his recovery.
His neurologic function remains intact and he has been able to talk to his family and care team.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 6, 2023
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Week 18 of the NFL season starts with a pair of games on Saturday: Kansas City at Las Vegas (1:30) followed by Tennessee at Jacksonville (5:15).
14 games are on the menu for Sunday including the night matchup of Detroit at Green Bay.
NBA:
The (16-22) Toronto Raptors host the (21-18) New York Knicks tonight (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.
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