Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Dec. 5 as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
After allowing just two goals in three games, 17-year-old Josh Ravensbergen of the Prince George Cougars is the WHL Rookie of the Week.
Ravensbergen earned his 5th shutout of the season with 33 saves in a 4-0 Sunday victory over the Portland Winterhwks.
The Cougars record for shutouts in one season is six and that was set by Scott Bowles.
The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Ravensbergen, who leads the WHL with a .944 save percentage and a 1.63 goals-against-average, has won his last nine starts in net.
Four appearances, four stellar performances!@PGCougars goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen earns the @KalTire WHL Rookie of the Week!
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 4, 2023
The (21-7) Cougars host the (16-11-0-2) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday with Saturday being the Teddy Bear Toss game.
The Royals play tonight (Tuesday) against the Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent, Washington.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
NHL: (6 Monday games with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Winnipeg 2 Carolina 1
Montreal 4 Seattle 2
Pavel Buchnevich capped off a six-game Monday with his third game-winning goal of the season – the most among all @StLouisBlues skaters.#NHLStats: https://t.co/XmjDoEJAft pic.twitter.com/QNnODy5Zu9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 5, 2023
The (16-8-1) Vancouver Canucks host the (11-10-1) New Jersey Devils tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BCHL:
The (7-13-3) Prince George Spruce Kings play their next two games against the (10-13-1) Bucks in Cranbrook on Friday and Saturday.
The next home games for Prince George will be on Dec. 15th and 16th against Trail.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, four points behind 7th place Cranbrook and five back of the (9-11-3-1) Merritt Centennials.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (in PG at Kin 1)
The (14-3-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the last place (1-17) Vancouver Island Royals on Saturday afternoon at 2:45 and Sunday morning at 9:00 at Kin 1.
The U18 Cougars are in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, just a point back of the (14-2-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
NFL: (Final game in Week 13)
Cincinnati Bengals 34 Jacksonville Jaguars 31 (OT)
The (8-4) Jags lost QB Trevor Lawrence in the 4th quarter due to a high ankle sprain.
Jake Browning threw for 354 yards and a touchdown for the (6-6) Bengals.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
High School Volleyball:
The Cedars Christian Eagles returned to Prince George with the gold medal from the A Boys B.C. High School Volleyball Championship in West Vancouver.
Cedars Christian edged Unity Christian of Chilliwack 3-2 in the final, taking the 5th and deciding set 15-12.
Cedars Christian Eagles soar to first provincial boys volleyball title in 25 years
| https://t.co/RkOCWdrSdI #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/BxSjxWYGLN— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 4, 2023
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves will resume Canada West basketball league play on Friday, January 5th when they host the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
UNBC has a record of 5-3 for the men and 2-6 for the women.
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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NBA:
The (9-11) Toronto Raptors return to action when they host the (11-9) Miami Heat on Wednesday (4:30).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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