Sports by Hartley Monday, Jan. 15th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Kelowna Rockets 3 Prince George Cougars 2 (SO Saturday)
With the game tied 2-2, the Cougars outshot the Rockets 18-2 in the third period and overtime but settled for a point as 1st star Jari Kykkanen made 34 saves for Kelowna before 3,353 fans at CN Centre. Kelowna won the shootout 1-0.
The game summary is here.
We fall short in a shootout tonight but do collect three out of four points.
Recap and reaction from Mark Lamb 👇https://t.co/Ap3tXNKgB5 pic.twitter.com/d4TPT051J7
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 14, 2024
Prince George Cougars 5 Kelowna Rockets 2 (Friday)
Carlin Dezainde led the Cougars with a hat trick in front of 2,820 fans in PG.
The game summary is here.
Easy as 1-2-3; Dezainde’s hat-trick allows @PGCougars to blast Rockets into orbit https://t.co/qGmwrEx6xc | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 13, 2024
The (29-12-0-1) Cougars, who lead the Western Conference standings, will host the
(25-10-2-1) Portland Winterhawks Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 with the Saturday game part of Indigenous Night.
The Winterhawks host the Kamloops Blazers this afternoon (Monday) at 2:00.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
The WHL transactions can be found here.
BCHL:
Trail Smoke Eaters 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Sunday)
The Smoke Eaters put the game away with three goals in the 3rd. The game summary is here.
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Chilliwack Chiefs 3 (Friday OT)
Kilian McGregor-Bennett scored his second goal of the game at 2:20 of overtime as Prince George erased a 3-1 deficit after two periods. The game summary is here.
The (12-18-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division but are just a point behind the 7th-place (12-18-3-1) Merritt Centennials and three back of the (14-20-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The Spruce Kings are back in action on January 26th and 27th when they host the (22-9) Salmon Arm Silverbacks.
The BCHL will hold its league’s All-Star Weekend Friday and Saturday in Penticton.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (in Burnaby)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 3 Vancouver North East Chiefs 3 (Tie-Sunday)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 4 Vancouver North East Chiefs 2 (Saturday)
The (19-5-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars are tied with the (20-4) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds for second place in the BC Elite Hockey League, just one point behind the (19-4-1-2) North East Chiefs.
The U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (15-7-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Saturday night at 6:00 outdoors at the Ernie Sam Memorial Arena and Sunday morning at 10:00 indoors in the Fort Forum with both of those games in Fort St. James.
Okanagan is in 4th place in the 9-team league.
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The (8-17-0-1) U18 Female Northern Capitals have their annual outdoor game Friday night at 6:00 against the (5-14-0-5) Vancouver Island Seals in Fort St. James.
The same two teams also meet on Saturday morning at 9:00 in Vanderhoof.
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The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
NHL: (2 Sunday games)
Detroit 4 Toronto 2
New York Rangers 2 Washington 1
The (29-11-3) Vancouver Canucks, riding a 5-game winning streak (following Saturday’s
1-0 victory over New Jersey), conclude a 7-game road trip today (10 AM) against the (13-21-9) Blue Jackets in Columbus.
It is one of 10 Monday games in the NHL.
The Canucks are first in the overall standings and lead the Western Conference by a point over the (28-10-4) Winnipeg Jets.
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.
NFL: (Playoff games)
(Sunday)
Detroit 24 LA Rams 23
(Lions earned their first playoff victory in 32 years)
Green Bay 48 Dallas 32
(The Packers built up a 27-0 lead and advanced to the NFC semifinals where they will play the 49ers in San Francisco)
(Saturday)
Kansas City 26 Miami 7
Houston 45 Cleveland 14
There are two Monday NFL playoff games: Pittsburgh at Buffalo (1:30 PM) followed by Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (5:15).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The final NFL standings are here.
Canada West basketball: (in Regina)
(Men)
Regina Cougars 74 UNBC Timberwolves 65 (Saturday)
MBB: Gillespie, TWolves Fall Short in Saturday Rematch at Regina.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/SXxvnkxemS
📸: Shaira Castillo pic.twitter.com/VmSujkAqeT
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 14, 2024
Regina Cougars 77 UNBC Timberwolves 54 (Friday)
MBB: Ledoux, TWolves Suffer a Friday Loss in Regina.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/aM95o103T2
📸: Shaira Castillo pic.twitter.com/qLgUYeoAgQ
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 13, 2024
(Women)
Regina Cougars 73 UNBC Timberwolves 51 (Saturday)
WBB: Landry, TWolves Drop the Back-Half of a Road Clash with Regina.
Recap: https://t.co/hDN0AWWlpZ
📸: Shaira Castillo pic.twitter.com/kpdykTOQmR
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 14, 2024
Regina Cougars 80 UNBC Timberwolves 56 (Friday)
WBB: Boykova’s third straight double-double not enough as the TWolves fall in Regina.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/bVNzm2yL9H
📸: Shaira Castillo pic.twitter.com/cbYuaFLDy2
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 13, 2024
UNBC has a record of 6-6 for the men and 2-10 for the women.
The Timberwolves host the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday (noon for the women and 6 PM for the men) and Saturday (5:00 PM for the women and 7:00 for the men).
Saturday is Pride Night at UNBC.
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 (15-25) Toronto Raptors host the (30-9) Boston Celtics tonight (4:30) to begin a 3-game homestand.
The Celtics have the best record in the NBA.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are 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
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