Sports by Hartley Thursday, Dec. 7 as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The (21-7) Prince George Cougars host the (17-11-0-2) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday with Saturday being the Teddy Bear Toss game.
The Royals are 2nd in the B.C. Division, six points behind Prince Geoge and the Cougars have two games in hand.
PG outscored Victoria 11-2 and 5-3 in late September on Vancouver Island.
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— Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) December 6, 2023
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
The @PGCougars Dir of Business and goalie Coach Taylor Dakers gives plenty of insight on the Cat Scan #podcast. He discusses promotions including #TEDDYBEAR Toss plus the mental aspect of goaltending as he gives his thoughts on PG goalies Josh Ravensbergen and Ty Young. https://t.co/ezkSjPpkaM
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 7, 2023
NHL: (4 Wednesday games with 1 Canadian team in action)
Edmonton 6 Carolina 1
(Zach Hyman notched a hat trick, and Connor McDavid picked up three assists to lead the Oilers to their 5th straight victory)
Vegas 6 St. Louis 3
Florida 5 Dallas 4
Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 1
The (16-9-1) Vancouver Canucks host the (9-10-4) Minnesota Wild tonight (Thursday) at 7:00.
Minnesota is 4-0-0 since Jon Hynes replaced Dean Evason as head coach on Nov. 27.
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 head to Cranbrook to play their next two games against the (11-13-1) Bucks 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, five points behind the (9-12-3-1) Merritt Centennials and six back of 7th place Cranbrook.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (14-3-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars have two home games this weekend.
They entertain 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 behind 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.
NBA:
Miami Heat 112 Toronto Raptors 103
The (9-12) Raptors visit the (6-13) Charlotte Hornets on Friday (4:00).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
Week 14 of the NFL season begins tonight (Thursday 5:15) with (2-10) New England at (7-5) Pittsburgh.
The over/under for the game is just 30.5 points.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
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