Sports by Hartley Thursday, January 19th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 6 Calgary Hitmen 5
The Cougars trailed 5-3 with 14 minutes left in the third before scoring three times in eight minutes.
Both Koehn Ziemmer and Jaxsen Wiebe notched two goals and an assist for the Cats with Wiebe getting the winner with 5:18 remaining.
The box score is right here.
Three point nights from Wiebe, Wheatcroft and Ziemmer lift Cougars over Calgary https://t.co/aP5k9pzQ1G @PGCougars #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/oRmXSee7Je
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 19, 2023
Prince George is 2-2-1 on a 7-game road trip that continues Friday in Red Deer and concludes Saturday in Edmonton.
The (18-19-4) Cougars are 6th in the Western Conference standings two points behind Tri-City and three back of Everett.
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On Tuesday, the Cougars lost 5-2 to the Tigers in Medicine Hat.
The box score is right here.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars anthem singer and Corporate Partnerships consultant Jessica Toth
| https://t.co/k73lSaCKxE #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/rYw9ago8IZ— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 18, 2023
NHL: (5 Wednesday games with three Canadian teams in action)
Tampa Bay 5 Vancouver 2
Steven Stamkos tallied a hat trick, including his 500th career goal, to lead the Lightning who led 4-0 after one period.
Stamkos is the 47th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals.
Power-play goals from Andrei Kuzmenko and Quinn Hughes were not enough to cut into the 4-0 deficit the Canucks dug themselves into Wednesday night.
They eventually fell 5-2 and in some ways, it was the perfect retool/rebuild game. (@imacSportsnet) https://t.co/jq7DMsFfFB
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 19, 2023
The (18-23-3) Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche Friday night at 7:00 and the Edmonton Oilers Saturday night at 7:00.
Colorado 4 Calgary 1
Ottawa 5 Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
Boston 4 New York Islanders 1
San Jose 5 Dallas 3
There are 13 Thursday games in the NHL including Winnipeg at Toronto, Tampa Bay at Edmonton, and Florida at Montreal.
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)
(U18 male)
The (8-13-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars host the (4-19-0-1) Thompson Blazers in Fort St. James Saturday night at 6:30 (outdoor game) and Sunday morning at 10:30 (indoor game).
Cariboo is 7th and Thompson 8th in the 9-team division.
We are getting closer!! 🏒❄️#DefendTheNorth #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/I16WA1A16i
— Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA (@cariboocougars) January 18, 2023
(U18 female)
The (8-16-2) Under-18 female Northern Capitals host the (10-10-0-2) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Friday night at 6:30 in an outdoor game in Fort St James.
The two teams also meet Saturday morning at 10:00 in Vanderhoof.
Thompson-Okanagan is 3rd and the Capitals are 4th in the 5-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
BCHL:
The BCHL will hold its East-West All-Star game Friday night in Penticton.
The (18-13-2-1) P.G. Spruce Kings are off until they host the (14-16-1-3) Trail Smoke Eaters in a triple-header Friday and Saturday night (January 27th and 28th) at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon (January 29th) at 3:00.
In the 9-team Interior Division, Prince George is 4th and Trail is 8th.
.@SpruceKings goaltender Jordan Fairlie sets $20,000 fundraising goal for mental health campaign @CMHANorthernBC
| https://t.co/0nbeE1SGHf #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #MentalHealthAwareness pic.twitter.com/Iwpom03dte— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 17, 2023
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
Skiing:
The Under 23 Nordiq Canada Selection Trials and Nordiq Cup, hosted by the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club of Prince George, continues today and Friday before concluding on Saturday.
Competition for the 165 skiers, including 13 from P.G., began Wednesday morning with the Individual Sprints.
Polish Skiers take gold and silver in first Canadian Nordiq selection qualifier eventhttps://t.co/z08P9RhzzI | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/XBvS6kuDFM
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 19, 2023
You can find the full event schedule here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the Winnipeg Wesmen in Canada West basketball Friday and Saturday.
The men play Friday at noon and Saturday at 3 p.m. while the women battle at 5:00 p.m. on both of those days.
UNBC is 5-7 (men) and 4-8 (women) while Winnipeg is 9-3 in both divisions.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
U-18 Hockey (feature):
Local athletic therapist captures gold medal with Canadian women’s U-18 hockey team @HockeyCanada | https://t.co/uhpneJH8Ck #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/yqzkixmN0m
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 18, 2023
NFL:
The NFL Conference semifinals this weekend feature Jacksonville at Kansas City (1:30 PM) and the New York Giants at Philadelphia (5:15) on Saturday followed by Cincinnati at Buffalo (noon) and Dallas at San Francisco (3:30) on Sunday.