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Brendan’s Sport Shorts for December 21st, 2023

WHL

The (24-9) first-place Cougars return to action when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday, Dec. 27th and the Calgary Hitmen on Thursday, Dec. 28th.

PG Cougars associate coach Jim Playfair is headed to Switzerland where he will be an assistant coach for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup that begins on Boxing Day.
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NHL:

The (22-9-2) Canucks conclude a 4-game road trip tonight (5:00) against the (18-8-4) Stars in Dallas. Vancouver is second in the Pacific Division just a point behind (21-7-5) Vegas.

Other Canadian teams in action include Toronto at Buffalo, Edmonton at New Jersey, Montreal is visiting Minnesota and the Flames are in SoCal to play the Anaheim Ducks.

Winnipeg Jets 5 Detroit Red Wings 2

Washington Capitals 3 New York Islanders 2 OT

Seattle Kraken 2 Los Angeles Kings 1

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BC Elite Hockey League:

The (16-5-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars are idle until the New Year.

They resume league play on January 6th and 7th when they host the (4-16-1-1) Thompson Blazers.

Cariboo is in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, three points behind the (17-3-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and just a point ahead of the (16-4) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.

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Canada West basketball:

The UNBC Timberwolves will resume Canada West basketball league play on Friday, January 5th and Saturday, January 6th when they host the Lethbridge Pronghorns.

UNBC has a record of 5-3 for the men and 2-6 for the women.

Lethbridge is 0-10 (men) and 7-3 (women).

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NBA:

Denver Nuggets 113 Toronto Raptors 104

Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 13 rebounds for the defending champion Nuggets who improved to 19-10. Toronto fell to 11-16.

The Raptors are off until Saturday when they host Utah (10-18).

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NFL:

Each NFL team has just three regular-season games remaining.

Week 16 kicks off Thursday night (at 5:15) with the New Orleans Saints at the LA Rams.

Both teams are 7-7.

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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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