Sports by Hartley Tuesday, January 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars play their fourth game of a seven-game road trip tonight (Tuesday) when they visit the (15-21-5-1) Medicine Hat Tigers.
P.G. is 1-1-1 after the first three games.
They are coming off Saturday’s 4-3 loss in Swift Current.
The box score is here.
Prior to that, they fell 4-3 in overtime Friday in Lethbridge.
The box score is here.
The (17-18-4) Cougars also play Wednesday in Calgary, Friday in Red Deer, and Saturday in Edmonton.
PG is 6th in the Western Conference standings two points behind Tri-City and three back of Everett.
Medicine Hat is 10th in the 12-team Eastern Conference.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
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:
There are no BCHL regular season games this week as the league holds its East-West All-Star game on Friday in Penticton.
The (18-13-2-1) Spruce Kings 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: (11 Monday games with just two Canadian teams in action)
Nashville 2 Calgary 1
St. Louis 2 Ottawa 1
Three games requiring extra time, two tying goals in the final 30 seconds, and a three-goal comeback. That’s one way to start the week!#NHLStats: https://t.co/qabo6HPdu1 pic.twitter.com/xLljhwkB2O
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 17, 2023
The (18-22-3) Vancouver Canucks host the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night at 7:00 to start a 4-game home stand.
“I’m disappointed in the job I’ve done to this point… We have to do major surgery.”
Jim Rutherford on the Canucks’ roster changes. pic.twitter.com/AGDtw29gOg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 16, 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.
NFL:
Dallas 31 Tampa Bay 14
Dak Prescott had four touchdown passes and ran for another as the Cowboys won their first road playoff game in 31 years.
In what may have been Tom Brady’s final game in a Tampa uniform, he completed 35 of 66 passes for 351 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
The NFL Conference semifinals this weekend feature Jacksonville at Kansas City (1:30 PM) and the New York Giants at Philadelphia (5:15) on Saturday followed by Cincinnati at Buffalo (noon) and Dallas at San Francisco (3:30) on Sunday.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 123 New York Knicks 121 (OT)
The (20-24) Raptors visit the (28-16) Milwaukee Bucks 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.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the Winnipeg Wesmen in Canada West basketball Friday and Saturday.
The men play Friday at noon and Saturday at 3 p.m. while the women battle at 5:00 p.m. on both of those days.
UNBC is 5-7 (men) and 4-8 (women) while Winnipeg is 9-3 in both divisions.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
Skiing:
The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club of Prince George welcomes 165 skiers, including 13 from Prince George for 2023 Under 23 Nordiq Canada Selection Trials and Nordiq Cup.
Four international junior teams (Poland, Czech Republic, Australia, and Estonia) will also be taking part in the competition, getting some extra experience and practice before the World Junior championships in Whistler.
The competition runs from Wednesday to Saturday.
You can find the full event schedule here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18 male)
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)
The (8-16-2) Under-18 female Northern 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.