Sports by Hartley Friday, January 20th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are 2-2-1 on a 7-game road trip that continues tonight (Friday) in Red Deer and concludes Saturday in Edmonton.
The (18-19-4) Cougars are 6th in the Western Conference standings two points behind Tri-City and three back of Everett.
Prince George is coming off Wednesday’s 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Calgary Hitmen as the Cougars scored three goals in the final 14 minutes after trailing 5-3.
The box score is right here.
Three point nights from Wiebe, Wheatcroft and Ziemmer lift Cougars over Calgary https://t.co/aP5k9pzQ1G @PGCougars #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/oRmXSee7Je
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 19, 2023
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
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the alarming amount of goals the @PGCougars are allowing in his latest column
| https://t.co/HrA07rw2k7 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/ix3h4u5hcy— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 20, 2023
A look back at Sobchuk’s 10-point night . . . Broncos put up sold-out sign for Bedard visit . . . Lucius set for Portland debut https://t.co/sKTb9ITJIN
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 20, 2023
NHL: (13 Thursday games with four Canadian teams in action)
Toronto 4 Winnipeg 1
Edmonton 5 Tampa Bay 3
Florida 6 Montreal 2
The (18-23-3) Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche tonight at 7:00 and the Edmonton Oilers Saturday night at 7:00.
Patrice Bergeron scored his 78th career game-winning goal and surpassed Phil Esposito for sole possession of second place on the @NHLBruins‘ all-time list as Boston maintained its lead atop the League standings on a 13-game Thursday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/FZvjaLyh5O pic.twitter.com/pm5t6GVkMX
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 20, 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 (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 tonight at 6:30 in an 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.
.@cariboocougars, @NCapitalsfmaaa gearing up for annual winter classic weekend in Fort Saint James and Vanderhoof
| https://t.co/WzxkSBUMNT #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #DefendTheNorth pic.twitter.com/YIG5MfnF8j— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 20, 2023
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
BCHL:
The BCHL will hold its East-West All-Star game tonight in Penticton.
The (18-13-2-1) P.G. 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.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the Winnipeg Wesmen in Canada West basketball today and Saturday.
The men play today at noon and Saturday at 3 p.m. while the women battle at 5:00 p.m. on both 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.
NBA:
Minnesota Timberwolves 128 Toronto Raptors 126
The (20-26) Raptors host Boston Saturday (2 PM PT) and New York Sunday (3 PM).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
Skiing:
The Under 23 Nordiq Canada Selection Trials and Nordiq Cup, hosted by the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club of Prince George, continues today and concludes on Saturday.
165 skiers, including 13 from P.G., are competing.
Polish Skiers take gold and silver in first Canadian Nordiq selection qualifier eventhttps://t.co/z08P9RhzzI | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/XBvS6kuDFM
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 19, 2023
You can find the full event schedule 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.
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