Sports by Hartley Wednesday, December 18th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Kelowna Rockets 3
Viliam Kmec scored his second goal of the game to snap a 3-3 tie with 8:40 left in the 3rd period. The 20-year-old Kmec also added two assists.
The game summary and highlights are here.
After 32 games, the (18-9-3-2) Cougars are in first place in the B.C. Division, two points ahead of the (17-10-3-2) Victoria Royals.
The Cougars play their next three games on the road after the Christmas break; December 27th and 28th in Victoria and the 31st in Kent, Washington against Seattle.
Their next home games are January 3rd and 4th against Seattle.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL Conference standings are here.
The WHL Division standings are here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @UNBCATHLETICS Sports Information Director and former voice of the @PGCougars and @WHLGiants Dan O’Connor on this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/BWnpFH3EhD #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Qe6iNKBjRF— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 17, 2024
MLB Young:
The New York Mets have added depth to their roster by signing 29-year-old Jared Young of Prince George to a one-year contract.
Young split last season with the Memphis Red Birds, the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization.
We have signed INF Jared Young to a one-year major league contract.
— New York Mets (@Mets) December 16, 2024
He has 22 games of major league experience with the Chicago Cubs.
Young will compete for a roster spot in the Mets camp during Spring Training.
From South Korea to New York: PG’s Jared Young signs with the Mets | https://t.co/4FmSYVc7Pb #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/oNHUrEKtAS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 17, 2024
NHL: (10 Tuesday games with four Canadian teams in action)
Boston 4 Calgary 3 (OT)
Winnipeg 4 San Jose 3
Ottawa 3 Seattle 0
Montreal 6 Buffalo 1
The (16-9-5) Vancouver Canucks are on the road; they visit Utah tonight at 7:00 in one of 5 Wednesday NHL games, and they also play at Vegas tomorrow at 7:00.
The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (15-3-1-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars host the (2-18) Thompson Blazers Saturday night at 6:30 at Kin 1 and Sunday morning at 11:45 at CN Centre.
The U-18 Cougars are in first place in the 8-team BC Elite Hockey league, a point ahead of the (15-5-0-1) Valley West Giants.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
BCHL:
The (9-15-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings resume league play on Dec. 28th (6PM) and 29th (3PM) when they host the Nanaimo Clippers.
The Spruce Kings sit 9th in the 10-team Coastal Conference.
Congratulations to Evan Bellamy, who has been named to the Coastal Conference team for the BCHL Top Prospects Game, Hydrated by @CwenchHydration pic.twitter.com/Lgq2vzYNYR
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 17, 2024
The Spruce Kings have signed Min Joon Huh (04) from Korea University. He has also spent time with the Korean Men’s National Team this season and played at the Asia Championship .
DETAILS: https://t.co/c31dXux4NQ pic.twitter.com/wGINVKJMtQ
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 16, 2024
The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.