Sports by Hartley Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars traded 17-year-old forward Patrick Sopiarz to the Red Deer Rebels in return for a 2026 third-round pick and a conditional 2029 fourth-round pick.
Sopiarz has three points (2G-1A) in 29 games this season and six points (4G-2A) in 79 career WHL games.
🚨TRADE ALERT🚨
We have acquired 17-year-old forward Patrick Sopiarz from the @PGCougars
📰 https://t.co/43liMY4HbL#RDREBELS I #WHL pic.twitter.com/NM0Ki7FDep
— Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) December 15, 2025
The (22-8) Cougars visit the (15-9-4-3) Penticton Vees Wednesday and the (25-3-2-1) Everett Silvertips on Friday before heading on their Christmas break.
Prince George leads the BC Division by 7 points over Penticton and is 2nd in the Western Conference 9 points behind Everett.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
Sniper @TerikParascak of @PGCougars is the guest on the Cat Scan #podcast. He talks about highlight prior to being drafted, getting chosen by Washington Capitals, thoughts on Alex Ovechkin, same positive results with different PG team & what kids ask most in community visits. https://t.co/Xb3ikWtptB
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 15, 2025
BCHL:
The (15-10-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (21-6-1) Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 in their final games in 2025.
The Spruce Kings are in 2nd place in the Coastal East Division, two points behind (16-7-1) Coquitlam and one point ahead of (15-12) Langley.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
The BCHL standings are here.
NHL: (5 games on Monday with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Ottawa 3 Winnipeg 2 (OT)
The (12-17-3) Vancouver Canucks continue a 4-game road trip tonight (4:00 PT) against the (16-14-4) New York Rangers.
It is one of 10 Tuesday games in the NHL.
The Canucks are last in the overall standings with 27 points in 32 games.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have placed Connor Bedard on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
The 20-year-old Bedard will be sidelined a minimum of over two weeks and will be re-evaluated in the New Year.
No surgery is required at this time.
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The Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
NFL: (Final game in Week 15)
Pittsburgh Steelers 28 Miami Dolphins 15
The (8-6) Steelers lead the AFC North by a game over the (7-7) Baltimore Ravens with each team having three regular season games left including one against each other in Week 18.
The NFL schedule and results can be found here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 106 Miami Heat 96
The (16-11) Raptors, who ended a 4-game losing streak, visit the (11-16) Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night (5:00 PT).
The NBA schedule and results are here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.
The NBA standings are here.
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