Sports by Hartley Friday, Jan. 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The (28-12) PG Cougars host the (19-17-2) Kelowna Rockets tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
ROSTER NEWS: We have re-assigned F Lee Shurgot (07 – Saskatoon Blazers U18) and D Carson Carels (08 – Pilot Mound U17). pic.twitter.com/k4PbKq8sO9
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 11, 2024
The Cougars are in first place in the WHL Western Conference, four points ahead of the (25-10-1-1) Portland Winterhawks (with Portland holding three games in hand).
The Rockets are 6th out of 11 teams in the Western Conference.
.@PGCougars stand pat at @TheWHL trade deadline; make minor deal with @bdnwheatkings
| https://t.co/tBkz0YxS0H #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/i8CM3YYTLI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 10, 2024
The league transactions can be found here.
.@PGCougars Parascak, Laing, and Becher place favourably in NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
| https://t.co/yp9m9szThv #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/KXhYoy2cFK— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 12, 2024
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Hart Attack column:
With the @TheWHL trade deadline over it is time to look at the recent deals done by @PGCougars coach/GM Mark Lamb. He has made significant moves to upgrade the roster over the last 18 months without giving up a future 1st-round pick. Check it out in the Hart Attack #column. https://t.co/AEEsB56BAL
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 12, 2024
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Associate Coach Jim Playfair following his return from the Spengler Cup with @HockeyCanada | https://t.co/W2YvjZgLbs #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/nfRPPuKb6N
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 9, 2024
BCHL:
The (11-17-3) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (16-13-1) Chilliwack Chiefs tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and the (13-12-6) Trail Smoke Eaters Sunday afternoon at 3:00.
(Their next home games are against the (20-9-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Jan. 26th and 27th)
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division but are just a point behind the 7th-place (11-16-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (14-18-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (13 Thursday games with all 7 Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT)
Elias Pettersson scored his 2nd goal of the game at 3:05 of overtime as the (28-11-3) Canucks extended their winning streak to four games. Pettersson finished with four points.
Players with a game-winning goal in 4 straight contests, per @PR_NHL
Newsy Lalonde – February 1921 (5 in a row)
Daniel Alfredsson – January 2007#Canucks Elias Pettersson – January 2024— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 12, 2024
The box score is here.
Vancouver will continue a 7-game road trip Saturday afternoon at 1:00 against the (18-20-4) Buffalo Sabres.
The Canucks lead the Pacific Division by six points over the (24-13-5) Vegas Golden Knights & are 2nd in the Western Conference, a point behind the (28-9-4) Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg 2 Chicago 1
Edmonton 3 Detroit 2 (OT)
Calgary 6 Arizona 2
NY Islanders 4 Toronto 3 (OT)
San Jose 3 Montreal 2
Buffalo 5 Ottawa 3
✅ Four win streaks extended to 8+ games
✅ Six contests decided in overtimeIt was quite an eventful night in the NHL. #NHLStats: https://t.co/r2ECF6SHV9 pic.twitter.com/V2jd8unQ2u
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 12, 2024
The NHL’s top 3 teams since December 7th are… pic.twitter.com/zh74Ewn9kP
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 12, 2024
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 (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 in the BC Elite Hockey League.
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.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars tonight (Friday) and Saturday night in Canada West basketball.
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:
The (15-23) Toronto Raptors conclude a 6-game road trip tonight (Friday) at 6:30 against the (19-20) Utah Jazz.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
The NFL Wild Card weekend will kick off with a pair of games on Saturday: Cleveland at Houston (1:30 PM) followed by Miami at Kansas City (5:00 PM).
The Browns are favoured by 2 points and the Chiefs are 4.5 favourites.
There are three playoff games on Sunday: Pittsburgh at Buffalo (10 AM), Green Bay at Dallas (1:30 PM) and LA Rams at Detroit (5:00 PM).
The Bills are favoured by 10, the Cowboys are 7.5-point favourites and the Lions are favoured by a field goal.
The Monday Night game will feature Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (5:15).
The Eagles are favoured by 3.
New England Patriots name Jerod Mayo the 15th head coach in franchise history.@ezlazar’s analysis of the promotion: https://t.co/1JP2z9NxD3 pic.twitter.com/tCAOf8aMZ8
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 12, 2024
Patriots owner Robert Kraft on letting Bill Belichick go: “The last 3 years have been pretty tough. … What’s gone on here the last 3, 4 years isn’t what we want. We have a responsibility to fix it to the best of our ability.”
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 11, 2024
The end of an era in New England.
🏈 24 seasons
🏈 6x Super Bowl Champion
🏈 9 Super Bowl appearances
🏈 296 total winsWhat a legendary run by Bill Belichick 👏 pic.twitter.com/nzV62hGtYF
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 11, 2024
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The final NFL standings are here.
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