Brendan’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, December 23rd

WHL:

The (22-9-1-0) Prince George Cougars are off until December 27th and 28th when they welcome the Victoria Royals (13-11-4-3) at CN Centre.

PG is six points up on the Penticton Vees for the B.C. Division lead.

BCHL: 

The (16-11-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are off until January 2nd and 3rd when they visit the Spruce Grove Saints (13-14-1-0) and the Blackfalds Bulldogs (21-8-1-0).

PG is two points back of the Coquitlam Express (17-8-1-0) for top spot in the Coastal East Division.

World Juniors Pre-competition

Canada takes on Denmark tonight in its final tune up game ahead of the round-robin in Mankato, Minnesota.

Goaltender Josh Ravensbergen and defenceman Carson Carels of the PG Cougars are with Team Canada.

The Round Robin begins Boxing Day.

Cariboo Cougars

The U18 Cariboo Cougars are off until the Circle K Classic in Calgary.

Cariboo takes on the Calgary Royals on Saturday at 12:15 Pacific Time.

The Cougars also take on Team Maryland (Sunday) and Northern Alberta Xtreme on Monday (29th).

NHL

Philadelphia Flyers 5 Vancouver Canucks 2

There are 13 games on the schedule tonight with five Canadian teams in action.

NFL

San Francisco 49ers 48 Indianapolis Colts 27

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy threw for five touchdown passes in the win.

Week 17 begins on Christmas Day with a trio of games.

Dallas at Washington
Detroit at Minnesota
Denver at Kansas City

UNBC Timberwolves

UNBC’s men’s soccer team added goalkeeper Owen Shum for the 2026 season.

Shum transferred from the University of Lethbridge.

He is a less than a year removed from graduating from AR MacNeill Secondary School.

NBA

The Toronto Raptors are back in action when they head to South Beach to play the Miami Heat at 4:30 Pacific this evening.

Toronto sits at 17-13 on the season while they Heat are 15-14.

The Raptors sit fifth in the Eastern Conference.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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