Sports by Hartley Friday, Dec. 8 as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The (21-7) Prince George Cougars host the (17-11-0-2) Victoria Royals tonight (Friday) and tomorrow with Saturday being the Teddy Bear Toss game.
The Royals are 2nd in the B.C. Division, six points behind Prince George and the Cougars have two games in hand.
PG outscored Victoria 11-2 and 5-3 in late September on Vancouver Island.
The Cougars are 12-0-0-1 in their last 13 meetings against the Royals.
We have called up defenceman and 2023 first-round selection Carson Carels (08) from the Pilot Mound U17 Academy. #ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/ht4ye3eVqf
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 7, 2023
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Hart Attack:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about tomorrow’s Teddy Bear Toss game between @PGCougars and @victoriaroyals in this week’s column | https://t.co/icZFObiRI3 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/uDeUVRckvK
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 8, 2023
Cat Scan podcast:
The @PGCougars Dir of Business and goalie Coach Taylor Dakers gives plenty of insight on the Cat Scan #podcast. He discusses promotions including #TEDDYBEAR Toss plus the mental aspect of goaltending as he gives his thoughts on PG goalies Josh Ravensbergen and Ty Young. https://t.co/ezkSjPpkaM
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 7, 2023
BCHL:
The (7-13-3) Prince George Spruce Kings are in Cranbrook to play two games against the (11-13-1) Bucks tonight and Saturday.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, five points behind the (9-12-3-1) Merritt Centennials and six back of 7th place Cranbrook.
The next home games for Prince George will be on Dec. 15th and 16th against Trail.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (13 Thursday games with Edmonton the only Canadian team idle)
Vancouver 2 Minnesota 0
Casey DeSmith made 26 saves for the shutout.
The game stats are here.
The (17-9-1) Canucks host the (14-11-1) Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night at 7:00.
Calgary 3 Carolina 2
Toronto 4 Ottawa 3
Winnipeg 4 Colorado 2
LA 4 Montreal 0
Tonight we had:
👉 the first 4-goal comeback win of the season
👉 the @LAKings set an NHL record
👉 Ovechkin reach the 1,500-point milestone.It was quite the night. #NHLStats: https://t.co/Zg5TinEseh pic.twitter.com/Ft3Xt5PsIA
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 8, 2023
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:
The (14-3-1) U18 Cariboo 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 behind 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.
UNBC Timberwolves:
UNBC Athletics in conjunction with the UNBC First Nations Centre, UNBC Office of Equity Affairs and the Northern Sport Centre are thrilled to officially unveil the new 55-foot mural that now adorns the entrance wall of the NSC.
More 📎: https://t.co/qLAgRUa6SY
📸: Peter James pic.twitter.com/JqiUWTOocV
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) December 7, 2023
NFL: (Week 14)
New England Patriots 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 18
It was just the third win in 13 games for the (3-10) Patriots. The (7-6) Steelers suffered their second home loss in just five days.
There are 12 Sunday games in the NFL including Seattle at San Francisco (1:05 PM) and Philadelphia at Dallas (5:20 PM).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
NBA:
The (9-12) Toronto Raptors visit the (6-13) Charlotte Hornets tonight (Friday 4:00).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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