Sports by Hartley Monday, January 16th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Swift Current Broncos 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Saturday)
The box score is here.
Cougars late comeback falls short in Swift Current https://t.co/ouBJhUAbkY pic.twitter.com/U35nI75JY4
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 15, 2023
Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (OT Friday)
The box score is here.
.@PGCougars fall to Hurricanes after controversial overtime callhttps://t.co/ztXyp4vFJT | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/KpKl8uDL61
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 14, 2023
The (17-18-4) Cougars are 1-1-1 on a 7-game road trip that continues Tuesday in Medicine Hat and Wednesday in Calgary.
PG is 6th in the Western Conference standings two points behind Tri-City and three back of Everett.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Columns:
Bedard, Pats keep on rolling . . . Rockets face interesting schedule . . . Look back at WHL’s weekend https://t.co/MZBZHRIr6s
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 16, 2023
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
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:
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Wenatchee Wild 1 (Saturday)
Spruce Kings win 4-1 over Wild to complete season series.
PG defeated Wenatchee in four of the five meetings.
RECAP: https://t.co/4buJaKxNv8 pic.twitter.com/bxXckqQ4ja
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 15, 2023
West Kelowna Warriors 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Friday)
Warriors defeat Spruce Kings in 4-3 final.
RECAP: https://t.co/U4B7cq6whb pic.twitter.com/nf3gFBiVWT
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 14, 2023
The (18-13-2-1) Spruce Kings are off until they host the (14-16-1-3) Trail Smoke Eaters in a triple-header Friday and Saturday night (January 27th and 28th) at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon (January 29th) at 3:00.
In the 9-team Interior Division, Prince George is 4th and Trail is 8th.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (3 Sunday games)
Vancouver 4 Carolina 3 (SO)
Brock Boeser tied the game at 3 with just 17 seconds left in the third and the Canucks went on to win the shootout (2-1) to snap a 4-game losing streak.
Brock Boeser’s late goal sent the #Canucks to overtime, while Elias Pettersson completed the comeback in the shootout against the Hurricanes. @BudweiserCanada HIGHLIGHTS | https://t.co/hf9b5cBPou pic.twitter.com/0RSaXrzJLG
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 16, 2023
It was just the second victory in the last nine games for Vancouver.
The (18-22-3) Canucks (who lost 4-3 Saturday in Florida) host Tampa Bay Wednesday night at 7:00 to start a 4-game home stand.
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Former Vancouver Canucks enforcer “Gino” Odjick has passed away following a reported heart attack. He was 52.
Odjick also played with the Islanders, Flyers, and Canadiens in a 12-year NHL career.
Rest in peace 💙 pic.twitter.com/Jg1UDO4pFe
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 16, 2023
The NHL mourns the passing of Gino Odjick, a beloved @Canucks fan favorite and a great teammate who spent eight of his 12 seasons in Vancouver where he played 476 of his 649 NHL games. Our sympathies are with his family and many friends. pic.twitter.com/kjLy5Vp8IP
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 16, 2023
Winnipeg 2 Arizona 1
Montreal 2 New York Rangers 1
The NHL’s busiest gameday of 2023 so far is in the books. How did your team fare?#NHLStats: https://t.co/P011uxPRer pic.twitter.com/AMWGb7x69J
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 15, 2023
There are 11 Monday games in the NHL (Martin Luther King Day in the U.S.) with just two Canadian teams in action: Calgary at Nashville and Ottawa at St. Louis.
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) (at Kin 1)
Vancouver North West Hawks 1 Cariboo Cougars 0 (Sunday)
Cariboo Cougars 3 Vancouver North West Hawks 2 (OT Saturday)
The (8-13-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars host the (4-19-0-1) Thompson Blazers in Fort St. James Saturday night at 6:30 (outdoor game) and Sunday morning at 10:30 (indoor game).
Cariboo is 7th and Thompson 8th in the 9-team division.
(U18 female) (in PG) Fraser Valley is 24-0
Fraser Valley Rush 5 Northern Capitals 0 (Sunday)
Fraser Valley Rush 9 Northern Capitals 2 (Saturday)
Fraser Valley Rush 7 Northern Capitals 2 (Friday)
The (8-16-2) Capitals host the (10-10-0-2) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Friday night at 6:30 in the outdoor game in Fort St James.
The two teams also meet Saturday morning at 10:00 in Vanderhoof.
Thompson-Okanagan is 3rd and 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: (in Victoria)
(Men)
Victoria Vikes 129 UNBC Timberwolves 89 (Saturday)
Victoria Vikes 98 UNBC Timberwolves 76 (Friday)
The UNBC men host the (9-3) Winnipeg Wesmen Friday at noon and Saturday at 3 PM.
(Women)
UNBC Timberwolves 91 Victoria Vikes 79 (Saturday)
Victoria Vikes 67 UNBC Timberwolves 60 (Friday)
The UNBC women host the (9-3) Winnipeg Wesmen Friday and Saturday at 5:00 each night.
UNBC is 5-7 (men) and 4-8 (women) while Victoria is 12-2 (men) and 5-9 (women).
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL: (Super Wild Card weekend)
(Sunday)
Cincinnati 24 Baltimore 17
The Bengals will play at Buffalo in the conference semifinals.
Buffalo 34 Miami 31
New York Giants 31 Minnesota 24
The Giants advance to the conference semis against Philadelphia.
(Saturday)
Jacksonville 31 LA Chargers 30
The Jags trailed 27-0 late in the second quarter. Jacksonville will face Kansas City in the conference semis.
San Francisco 41 Seattle 23
The Monday Night game features Dallas at Tampa (5:15) with the winner advancing to the conference semifinals against San Francisco.
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Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke is leaving the B.C. Lions.
The 24-year-old Rourke has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars and will compete to earn a backup role behind Trevor Lawrence.
— Nathan Rourke (@nathan_rourke) January 15, 2023
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
NBA:
The (19-24) Toronto Raptors visit the (25-19) New York Knicks today (Monday at noon PT) and the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night (4:30).
The Raptors are coming off Saturday’s 114-103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.