Sports by Hartley Monday, Dec. 4 as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL: (in the USA)
Prince George Cougars 4 Portland Winterhawks 0 (Sunday)
17-year-old Josh Ravensbergen earned his 5th shutout of the season with 33 saves.
It was just his 11th start and 14th appearance.
Ravensbergen leads the WHL with a .944 save percentage and a 1.63 goals-against-average.
The Cougars record for shutouts in one season is six and that was set by Scott Bowles.
The game summary is here.
Zac Funk notched a hat trick (his 4th three-goal game of the season) to give him a league-high 30 goals in 28 games, including 12 in his last six games.
Riley Heidt picked up three assists and now leads the WHL in scoring with 53 points in 26 games.
It was the Cougars’ third win in as many days south of the border.
WHAT A WEEKEND.
Recap and reaction from Associate Coach Jim Playfair on a 4-0 blanking over the Portland Winterhawks!https://t.co/WVb8C3vXtJ
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 4, 2023
Prince George Cougars 6 Spokane Chiefs 3 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Having fun yet? 😃
Recap and reaction from AC Carter Rigby after a 6-3 win in Spokane!
📸 Larry Brunthttps://t.co/JeMnCgfIa1
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 3, 2023
Prince George Cougars 4 Tri-City Americans 1 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
Started the US swing strong with a 4-1 win over the Tri-City Americans!
Recap and reaction from Associate Coach Jim Playfair! 👇https://t.co/6mhrnekQEC
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 2, 2023
The (21-7) Cougars host the (16-11-0-2) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday with Saturday being the Teddy Bear Toss game.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
BCHL: (in the Okanagan)
Vernon Vipers 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Penticton Vees 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The (7-13-3) Spruce Kings play their next two games against the (10-13-1) Bucks in Cranbrook on Friday and Saturday.
The next home games for Prince George will be on Dec. 15th and 16th against Trail.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, four points behind 7th place Cranbrook and five back of the (9-11-3-1) Merritt Centennials.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (5 Sunday games with no Canadian teams in action)
LA 4 Colorado 1
Nashville 2 Buffalo 1
Boston 3 Columbus 1
NY Rangers 6 San Jose 5
Minnesota 4 Chicago 1
There are six Monday games in the NHL with two Canadian teams in action; Montreal hosts Seattle (4:30) and Winnipeg entertains Carolina (4:30).
The (16-8-1) Vancouver Canucks, coming off of Saturday’s 4-3 victory over Calgary, host the (11-10-1) New Jersey Devils Tuesday night at 7:00.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (in PG at Kin 1)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 8 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 4 (Sunday)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 4 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 0 (Saturday)
(Saturday was the 10th annual Pink in the Rink Game)
The (14-3-1) U18 Cougars host the last place (1-17) Vancouver Island Royals on Saturday afternoon at 2:45 and Sunday morning at 9:00 at Kin 1.
The U18 Cougars are in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, just a point back of the (14-2-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
High School Volleyball:
The top-ranked Cedars Christian Eagles beat Unity Christian of Chilliwack 3-2 in the Gold Medal game, taking the 5th and deciding set 15-12, at the A Boys B.C. High School Volleyball Championship in Vancouver.
Sam Nelson was named tournament Most Outstanding Player and teammate Ryan Crosina was named to the first all-star team for the Eagles, who won all seven of their matches in the tournament.
Cedars whipped St. Ann’s Academy of Victoria 3-0 in the semifinal.
Bulkley Valley Christian was 9th and Houston Christian was 11th in the 16-team championship.
Golden Boys from Cedars Christian; #1 in A Boys Volleyball https://t.co/lvgWdhtu3D pic.twitter.com/gOdctzxHzS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 3, 2023
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In other provincial volleyball tournaments involving teams from northern B.C.;
Duchess Park lost the Bronze Medal game 3-0 to Langley Christian to finish 4th at the AA Boys in Langley. D.P. Todd was 6th and Smithers 16th.
PGSS ended up 15th at the AAA Boys in Victoria.
Duchess Park placed 6th, College Heights 8th and PGSS 13th at the AAA Girls in Dawson Creek.
Shasti Kelly Road finished 12th at the AA Girls in West Vancouver.
Cedars Christian was 13th and Mackenzie 16th at the A Girls in Castlegar.
Canada West basketball: (in Kelowna)
(Men) UNBC 5-3 as of the Christmas break
UNBC Timberwolves 77 UBC Okanagan Heat 72 (Saturday)
UNBC Timberwolves 94 UBC Okanagan Heat 66 (Friday)
(Women) UNBC 2-6 as of the Christmas break
UBC Okanagan Heat 82 UNBC Timberwolves 46 (Saturday)
UBC Okanagan Heat 82 UNBC Timberwolves 55 (Friday)
The UNBC basketball teams will resume league play on Friday, January 5th when they host the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NFL: (Week 13)
Green Bay 27 Kansas City 19 (Sunday night)
San Francisco 42 Philadelphia 19 (Sunday afternoon)
It was just the Eagles’ second loss in 12 games (10-2) while the 49ers improved to 9-3.
The Monday Night Game to conclude Week 13 of the NFL season has (5-6) Cincinnati at
(8-3) Jacksonville (5:15 PT).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
NBA:
The (9-11) Toronto Raptors play their next game on Wednesday when they host the Miami Heat (4:30).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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