Sports by Hartley Wednesday, January 18th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Medicine Hat Tigers 5 Prince George Cougars 2
The Tigers scored three unanswered goals on just seven shots in the first period on Ty Young before he was replaced by Tyler Brennan in the P.G. net.
Brennan blocked 19 of 20 shots the rest of the way.
The box score is right here.
3 goals on first 7 shots sink Cougars in Medicine Hathttps://t.co/X0dJb41c6E | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/lzxvft5ThR
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 18, 2023
The (17-19-4) Cougars, who have lost their last three, play tonight (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.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars anthem singer and Corporate Partnerships consultant Jessica Toth
| https://t.co/k73lSaCKxE #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/rYw9ago8IZ— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 18, 2023
NHL: (8 Tuesday games with four Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 5 Seattle 2
Montreal 4 Winnipeg 1
Toronto 5 Florida 4 (OT)
Final scores from Tuesday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/15QoawSJIE pic.twitter.com/wMvQMmHzXN
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 18, 2023
The (18-22-3) Vancouver Canucks host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight 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.
Column:
Interesting night in Philly . . . Video-playing teen off to penal colony . . . Warriors putting heat on Blades . . . https://t.co/wld2Gc7zsc
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 18, 2023
Skiing:
The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club of Prince George welcomes 165 skiers, including 13 from Prince George for the 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 which begins today (Wednesday) with the Individual Sprints and will conclude on Saturday.
You can find the full event schedule here.
Caledonia Nordic Ski Club ready and excited to begin National Nordiq Trialshttps://t.co/Nr5sj2GCHM | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/KEOByfICHj
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 17, 2023
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.
BCHL:
.@SpruceKings goaltender Jordan Fairlie sets $20,000 fundraising goal for mental health campaign @CMHANorthernBC
| https://t.co/0nbeE1SGHf #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #MentalHealthAwareness pic.twitter.com/Iwpom03dte— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 17, 2023
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) P.G. 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.
U-18 Hockey (feature):
Local athletic therapist captures gold medal with Canadian women’s U-18 hockey team @HockeyCanada | https://t.co/uhpneJH8Ck #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/yqzkixmN0m
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 18, 2023
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.
NFL:
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.