Sports by Hartley Friday, January 13th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are 1-0 on a 7-game road trip that continues tonight (Friday) in Lethbridge and Saturday in Swift Current.
19-year-old sniper Zac Funk will make his P.G. debut this weekend.
He was acquired on Tuesday from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for Carter MacAdams, a pair of second-round draft picks, and a fourth-round pick.
Funk has 32 points (13 goals) and 45 penalty minutes in 33 games this season with the Hitmen.
“It’s been a stressful and exciting couple of days. I’m very excited for the new opportunity in PG and ready to get things going”
We caught up with newly acquired forward Zac Funk after his first practice with his new team!
🎙️ https://t.co/TorPLJX2Np pic.twitter.com/KttqkMjZNg
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 13, 2023
The (17-17-3) Cougars are tied for 6th in the Western Conference standings with Tri-City, just a point back of Vancouver and two behind Everett.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the chances of the @PGCougars climbing the standings ladder in the 2nd half of @TheWHL season
| https://t.co/owJEprMQu2 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/FMUIKGTIBG— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 13, 2023
Will this trade deadline change WHL’s direction? . . . Johnston sheds light on Wiesblatt situation . . . Berezowski sparks Everett explosion https://t.co/0u04XfeC8c
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 12, 2023
Catscan Podcast:
The U-18 @cariboocougars coach and @PGCougarsAlumni pres @tyler_brough is this week’s guest on the Cat Scan podcast. Tyler discusses the recent losing streak, Winter Classic outdoor game in FS James, Zdeno Chara, alumni golf tourney & recruiting against the academies for players. https://t.co/T1jchaqDag
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 12, 2023
BCHL:
The (17-12-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (18-10-4) West Kelowna Warriors tonight and the (16-16-1-2) Wenatchee Wild on Saturday.
In the 9-team Interior Division, West Kelowna is 3rd, Prince George 4th and Wenatchee 6th.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (12 Thursday games with Edmonton the only Canadian team idle)
Tampa Bay 5 Vancouver 4
The (17-21-3) Canucks are 0-and-3 on a 5-game road trip that continues Saturday in Florida (4 PM PT) and concludes Sunday in Carolina (2 PM PT).
Calgary 4 St. Louis 1
Winnipeg 4 Buffalo 2
Detroit 4 Toronto 1
Montreal 4 Nashville 3
Ottawa 5 Arizona 3
The @SeattleKraken highlighted a 12-game slate by bringing an end to Boston’s 22-game home point streak while extending their own win streak to seven games.#NHLStats: https://t.co/RwBRZkUrM5 pic.twitter.com/LfTygTKLef
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 13, 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 (7-12-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars host the (15-7-2) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:30 and Sunday morning at 11:00 at Kin 1.
The U-18 Cougars are 7th and the Hawks 3rd in the 9-team division.
(U18 female)
The (8-13-2) Under-18 female Northern Capitals have three home games this weekend against the (21-0) Fraser Valley Rush.
They meet today at 3:45 PM at Kin 2, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 at CN Centre, and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 also at CN Centre.
The Capitals are 4th in the 5-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Victoria Vikes tonight and Saturday in Canada West men’s and women’s basketball.
UNBC is 5-5 (men) and 3-7 (women) while Victoria is 10-2 (men) and 4-8 (women).
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL:
The NFL Wild Card weekend starts with a pair of games on Saturday: Seattle at San Francisco (1:30 PT) followed by the LA Chargers at Jacksonville (5:15).
The three Sunday games have Miami at Buffalo (10 AM), New York Giants at Minnesota (1:30), and Baltimore at Cincinnati (5:15).
The Monday Night game features Dallas at Tampa (5:15).
The winners advance to the conference semifinals.
An amazing Damar Hamlin update. ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/GyP2uDQry0
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 11, 2023