Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, December 8th
(Updated at 2:00 PM)
WHL:
The (14-13) Prince George Cougars are 1-2 on a six-game road trip that will continue this weekend.
The Cougars visit the (12-13) Tri-City Americans tonight (Friday) and Saturday.
P.G. fell on Wednesday 4-2 against the Portland Winterhawks.
The box score is right here.
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The PG Cougars have added depth to their back end.
The Cougars acquired 18-year-old defenceman Ross Stanley from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in return for a 6th-round pick in the 2024 draft.
He has four points in 17 games this season with the Hurricanes.
This will be Stanley’s 4th WHL team in three years, having also played with Edmonton and Prince Albert.
TRADE: We have acquired D Ross Stanley (04) from the @WHLHurricanes in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in 2024.
DETAILS–> https://t.co/FLaYmAeCqc#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/o8jHxaHTkw
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 8, 2022
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Two PG Cougars will spend the weekend at Canada’s world junior selection camp.
Tyler Brennan and Ethan Sampson are among 29 players, including 13 from the WHL, that will try to earn a spot at camp that begins today in Moncton, N.B.
Brennan is one of four goalies and Sampson is among nine defencemen on the Canadian roster.
The IIHF World Junior Championship in Moncton and Halifax begins on Boxing Day with four games, including Canada taking on Czechia.
Catscan Podcast:
He was a pioneer in radio sports talk & was the @whl voice on Shaw TV. In this week’s Cat Scan author @DanRussellST talks about documenting his shows, memorable interviews, highs & lows of a 30-year run, details on one of his well-known callers The Pauser, & much more in Part 1. https://t.co/GnOAm4Gv8Q
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 8, 2022
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talked about the @PGCougars road to success in this week’s column
| https://t.co/XTu8sO3SH6 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/4CFTaN1JBw— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 9, 2022
BCHL:
The (13-10-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings will try to snap a four-game losing streak when they host the (6-16-1-1) Cowichan Valley Capitals tonight at 7:00.
.@SpruceKings ready to Drop the Mits and Sock It to the @cowichancaps | #cityofpg https://t.co/oFnxWsliSB #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/bHgiE9uwly
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 9, 2022
The Spruce Kings are coming off Wednesday’s 6-3 loss to the Warriors in West Kelowna.
The box score is right here.
P.G. is 5th out of nine teams in the Interior Division while Cowichan is last in the Coastal Division and the entire BCHL.
The Penticton Vees lead the league with a perfect 24-0 record.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (5 Thursday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Winnipeg 5 St. Louis 2
Toronto 5 LA 0
Dallas 4 Ottawa 3 (OT)
Mitch Marner of the @MapleLeafs extended his NHL-best point streak to 21 games while Mark Scheifele became the third @NHLJets / Thrashers skater to record 600 points with the franchise on a five-game Thursday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/1TlqbbzWuA pic.twitter.com/0qtIrRcVGG
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 9, 2022
The (12-12-3) Vancouver Canucks, who have won their last three, host the (13-10-2) Minnesota Wild Saturday night at 7:00.
Minnesota visits Edmonton tonight in one of 10 Friday games in the NHL.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(Under-18)
The (5-8-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (7-8-0-1) Valley West Giants on Saturday (11:45 AM) in Delta and Sunday (10 AM) in Langley.
Valley West is 6th and Cariboo is 7th in the 9-team league.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
World Cup Soccer: (in Qatar)
The World Cup quarterfinals started today.
Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalty kicks after the teams tied 1-1.
In the other game, Argentina got by the Netherlands 4-3 on penalty kicks after the teams tied 2-2.
Croatia and Argentina will meet in the semis on Tuesday (11 AM PT).
The other two quarters will be played Saturday: Portugal against Morocco (7 AM) and France vs. England (11 AM).
World Cup scores and schedule can be found right here.
The World Cup standings can be found right here.
NFL: (Week 14)
LA Rams 17 Las Vegas Raiders 16
Baker Mayfield, who just joined the Rams on Tuesday, led LA to the comeback victory as they trailed 16-3 in the 4th quarter.
Mayfield tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds remaining to cap a 98-yard drive.
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
NBA:
The (13-12) Toronto Raptors visit the (6-20) Orlando Magic in a doubleheader tonight (4:00 PT) and Sunday (3 PM).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
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