Sports by Hartley Friday, Dec. 15th as of 12:05 p.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The (22-9) Prince George Cougars visit the (20-10-3) Wenatchee Wild tonight (Friday) and the (11-17-2) Vancouver Giants on Saturday.
The Cougars began their 3-game, 4-day road trip with a 5-2 loss to Everett on Wednesday.
The game summary is here.
Prince George leads the Western Conference standings by just one point over Wenatchee.
🇨🇦 SPENGLER CUP BOUND 🇨🇦
We are excited to announce that Jim Playfair has been named an Assistant Coach for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in Davos, SUI!
Congratulations, Jimmy!
📝 https://t.co/YcdXIgHVMa pic.twitter.com/gBGMBkFncR
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 15, 2023
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller believes it will be a Merry Christmas for the @PGCougars
| https://t.co/LvBgYsxJ2u #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/FTtYEIzHd5— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 15, 2023
BCHL:
The (8-14-3) Prince George Spruce Kings will play before a standing-room-only crowd when they host the (10-10-6) Trail Smoke Eaters tonight 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: (8 Thursday games with five Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 4 Florida 0
Thatcher Demko made 36 saves for the shutout to help Vancouver up its winning streak to four games. The Canucks have a record of 20-9-1 after 30 games and will begin a 4-game road trip Saturday (11 AM) against the (11-12-4) Wild in Minnesota.
Tampa Bay 7 Edmonton 4
Steven Stamkos scored four goals for Tampa as the Lightning ended the Oilers 8-game winning streak.
Minnesota 3 Calgary 2 (SO)
Columbus 6 Toronto 5 (OT)
St. Louis 4 Ottawa 2
An overtime win for the @BlueJacketsNHL following a five-goal Maple Leafs rally. A four-goal game for @TBLightning captain Steven Stamkos. A shutout for Thatcher Demko on the night the @Canucks honored Roberto Luongo.
Thursday night had it all. #NHLStats: https://t.co/PQax5hpmOE pic.twitter.com/zsL90VnQZF
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 15, 2023
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 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.
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
NFL: (Week 15)
Las Vegas Raiders 63 LA Chargers 21
The (6-8) Raiders led 42-0 at the half.
After the game, the Chargers fired head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco. Giff Smith, the Chargers outside linebackers coach, has taken over as interim head coach. JoJo Wooden, the team’s director of player personnel, is now taking on the GM role on an interim basis.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
NBA:
The (10-14) Toronto Raptors host the (9-14) Atlanta Hawks tonight (Friday 4:30).
The Raptors beat the Hawks 135-128 on Wednesday in Toronto.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.