Sports by Hartley Friday, January 9th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars made four deals on WHL trade deadline day.
They filled their vacant 20-year-old spot by acquiring forward Dawson Seitz from the Wenatchee Wild in return for an 8th round pick in the 2029 WHL Prospects Draft.
Seitz has 11 points in 22 games this season and he has appeared in a total of 233 WHL regular season games.
In other moves; the Cougars acquired 19-year-old defenceman Tyrone Sobry from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for two draft picks, a 4th round selection in 2029 and a 9th rounder this year.
Sobry has seven points in 29 games with the Blades this season.
The Cougars picked up 17-year-old forward Koy Funk from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a 2028 third-round pick.
Funk has six points in 21 games this season.
The Cougars also dealt 17-year-old defenceman Eli Johnson to the Penticton Vees in return for a 6th round draft in the 2027.
Johnson had six assists in 24 games with the Cougars.
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On Wednesday, Prince George acquired 18-year-old defenceman Kaeson Fisher from Everett in exchange for a 6th round draft pick in 2027.
A full list of the WHL trades on Thursday can be found here.
The (23-14-2) Cougars, who have lost five straight and eight of their last nine, host the (29-5-2-1) Everett Silvertips Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
The Silvertips have the best record in the WHL.
Prince George is second in the B.C. Division, three points behind the (22-9-4-3) Penticton Vees.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
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BCHL:
The (16-13-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are on home ice this weekend as they entertain the (17-14) Langley Rivermen tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings sit 3rd in the Coastal East Division, a point behind Langley and six back of the (19-8-1) Coquitlam Express.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
The BCHL standings are here.
NHL: (12 games on Thursday with all 7 Canadian teams in action)
Detroit 5 Vancouver 1
The game summary is here.
The (16-22-5) Canucks, who have lost their last five, continue a 6-game road trip Saturday night (4:00 PT) in Toronto against the (21-15-7) Maple Leafs.
Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 3 (It was the Jets 11 consecutive loss)
Boston 4 Calgary 1
Montreal 6 Florida 2
Toronto 2 Philadelphia 1 (OT)
Colorado 8 Ottawa 2
There are three NHL games tonight (Friday): LA at Winnipeg, Washington at Chicago and St. Louis at Utah.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
Cross-Country Skiing:
Over 300 cross country skiers from across the province will compete in the 2026 Teck BC Cup #1 races at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.
Competition runs Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 AM each day.
The event marks the first stop of the provincial BC Cup race series.
NFL:
The NFL playoffs begins this weekend.
There are a pair of games on Saturday starting with the LA Rams at Carolina (1:30 PT) followed by Green Bay at Chicago (5:00).
On Sunday, Buffalo is at Jacksonville (10:00 AM), San Francisco visits Philadelphia (1:30 PM) and LA Chargers are at New England (5:00 PM).
The Monday night game (January 12th) has Houston at Pittsburgh (5:15 PM).
Favoured teams are the Rams by 10.5 points, the Packers by 1.5, the Bills by 1, the Eagles by 5.5, the Patriots by 3.5 and the Texans by 3.
The NFL schedule and results can be found here.
The NFL odds are here.
NBA:
The (23-15) Toronto Raptors visit the (23-13) Boston Celtics tonight (Friday 4:00 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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