Sports by Hartley Thursday, Dec. 14th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Everett Silvertips 5 Prince George Cougars 2
The loss ended the Cougars’ six-game road winning streak.
The Silvertips erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring three goals in the second period and two more in the third (with the last one into an empty net).
Everett outshot Prince George 37-27.
The game summary is here.
The (22-9) Cougars visit the (20-10-3) Wenatchee Wild on Friday and the (11-17-2) Vancouver Giants on Saturday.
–Defenceman Tanner Molendyk of McBride, who plays with the Saskatoon Blades, is one of eight WHL players selected to play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship that begins Boxing Day in Sweden.
McBride’s Tanner Molendyk named to Team Canada’s World Junior Roster https://t.co/pwfDsfQPdv pic.twitter.com/2Yir4u99bB
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 13, 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:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @CCougars18_aaa head coach and @PGCougarsAlumni President Tyler Brough in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/N1RSOGXEQc #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/BRZqtPVJru— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 13, 2023
BCHL:
The (8-14-3) Prince George Spruce Kings will have a full house when they host the (10-10-6) Trail Smoke Eaters on Friday night at 7:00.
It is Drop the Gloves and Sock it to Em Night.
The same teams will also play on Saturday at 6 PM at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, five points behind the 7th place (10-13-3-1) Merritt Centennials, six back of the (12-14-1) Cranbrook Bucks and seven behind Trail.
.@SpruceKings acquire 19-year-old goaltender from Alberta | https://t.co/c04WX7Y21u #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/esWSdfjPWf
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 13, 2023
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (5 Wednesday games with two Canadian teams in action)
Pittsburgh 4 Montreal 3 (SO)
(Former PG Cougar Jansen Harkins scored the deciding goal in the 12th round of the shootout)
Winnipeg 5 LA 2
Colorado 5 Buffalo 1
New Jersey 2 Boston 1 (OT)
NY Islanders 4 Anaheim 3
The (19-9-1) Vancouver Canucks conclude a 5-game homestand tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 against the (17-9-2) Florida Panthers.
It is one of eight Thursday games in the NHL. In other action involving Canadian teams, the (13-12-1) Edmonton Oilers put an 8-game winning streak on the line when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary is at Minnesota, Columbus visits Toronto and Ottawa plays in St. Louis.
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.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (16-3-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars are on the road this weekend.
They visit the (11-7-1-1) Valley West Giants on Saturday at 4:45 PM in Delta and Sunday at 11:15 AM in Langley in their final two league games in 2023.
The U18 Cougars are in first place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, a point ahead of the (15-3-0-2) 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:
Toronto Raptors 135 Atlanta Hawks 128
The (10-14) Raptors host the (9-14) Hawks again on Friday (4:30).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
Week 15 of the NFL season begins tonight (Thursday 5:15) with the LA Chargers at Las Vegas.
Both teams are struggling with a record of 5-8.
The Chargers are without starting quarterback Justin Herbert for the rest of the season.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.