Sports by Hartley Monday, Jan. 8th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Everett Silvertips 4 Prince George Cougars 2 (Sunday)
For the first time this season, the Cougars have lost back-to-back games.
Zac Funk tallied his league-leading 42nd goal in a losing cause at 4:37 of the third period on the power-play.
The game summary is here.
The Silvertips, who outshot the Cats 36-22, enjoyed period leads of 2-0 and 3-0 before 5,177 fans in Everett.
The Cougars are 28-12 after 40 games, good for first place in the Western Conference, four points ahead of the (25-10-1-1) Portland Winterhawks (with Portland holding three games in hand).
The Cougars begin a 4-game homestand Friday and Saturday against the (18-17-2) Kelowna Rockets.
Portland Winterhawks 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Saturday)
Josh Davies snapped a 3-3 tie with one minute left in the third period. P.G. outshot Portland 40-28. The game summary is here.
Prince George Cougars 2 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 (Friday)
Ty Young made 38 saves as the Cougars were outshot 39-35. The game summary is here.
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The WHL trade deadline is Wednesday.
The league transactions can be found here.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says it’s a “Young man’s game” in more ways than one when referring to the @PGCougars goaltending situation in this week’s column | https://t.co/mWUuzMMnsx #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/TsMyx9m1Io
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 5, 2024
BCHL: (in PG)
Penticton Vees 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Saturday)
All the scoring came in the first period in front of 1,248 fans. Penticton outshot Prince George 27-21. The game summary is here.
Prince George Spruce Kings 7 Penticton Vees 4 (Friday)
The Spruce Kings led 7-0 after two periods before 1,065 fans. Penticton outshot P.G. 51-22. The game summary is here.
The (11-17-3) Spruce Kings visit the (16-13-1) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night at 7:00 and the (13-12-6) Trail Smoke Eaters Sunday afternoon at 3:00 before hosting the (20-9-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Jan. 26th and 27th.
Prince George is last in the 8-team Interior Division but is just a point behind the 7th-place (11-16-3-1) Merritt Centennials and four back of the (14-18-1) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (in PG)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 7 Thompson Blazers 3 (Sunday)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 4 Thompson Blazers 3 (Saturday)
The (18-5-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (19-3-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs on Saturday (3:30 PM) and Sunday (10:45 AM) in Burnaby.
Cariboo is in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, three points behind the North East Chiefs and just a point ahead of the (18-4) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
NHL: (4 Sunday games with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Chicago 4 Calgary 3
Winnipeg 6 Arizona 2
Washington 4 LA 3
Detroit 3 Anaheim 2
The (25-11-3) Vancouver Canucks, coming off of Saturday’s 6-4 victory over New Jersey, continue a 7-game road trip tonight (Monday 4:00) against the (26-10-2) New York Rangers.
There are three other Monday games in the NHL: Boston at Colorado, Dallas at Minnesota and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have placed Connor Bedard on injured reserve with a broken jaw. The 18-year-old Bedard is out indefinitely.
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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.
Canada West basketball: (in PG)
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 80 Lethbridge Pronghorns 78 (Saturday)
MBB: Gillespie’s Record-Setting Night Propels Timberwolves to Victory over Horns.
Recap: https://t.co/p6CWdfZi9U pic.twitter.com/vhEk1ItXMi
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 7, 2024
Lethbridge Pronghorns 87 UNBC Timberwolves 85 (Friday)
MBB: Buzzer-beater pushes Pronghorns past Ledoux, Timberwolves.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/Kmyq5PJSEG pic.twitter.com/GBXGWYRYUE
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 6, 2024
(Women)
Lethbridge Pronghorns 81 UNBC Timberwolves 48 (Saturday)
WBB: Boykova and Tupas-Singh Combine for 29 in a Saturday Setback to Lethbridge.
Recap: https://t.co/Fn6KEZQ1fJ pic.twitter.com/0WZW0cbI8M
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 7, 2024
Lethbridge Pronghorns 82 UNBC Timberwolves 62 (Friday)
WBB: Filatova, shorthanded Timberwolves fall to Pronghorns.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/FyxZ70HEvc
📸: Harsh Banga pic.twitter.com/6keiUVRT0I
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 6, 2024
The Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars on Friday and Saturday nights.
UNBC has a record of 6-4 for the men and 2-8 for the women.
Regina is 8-2 (men) and 6-4 (women).
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.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 133 Golden State Warriors 118
The (15-21) Raptors continue a 6-game road trip Tuesday night at 7:30 against the (18-19) LA Lakers.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL: (Week 18)
(Final game of the regular season)
Buffalo Bills 21 Miami Dolphins 14 (Sunday night)
The (11-6) Bills finished first in the AFC East and will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a playoff game.
The (11-6) Dolphins are the 6th seed and will travel to Kansas City to battle the Chiefs in the post-season.
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The 7-10 Atlanta Falcons have fired head coach Arthur Smith.
The decision was finalized after the Falcons lost 48-17 to the New Orleans Saints to close out their season.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
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