Sports by Hartley Thursday, December 19th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
NHL: (5 Wednesday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Utah 3 Vancouver 2 (OT)
Utah erased a 2-0 third period deficit and scored the winning goal with 12 seconds left in overtime.
The game summary is here.
The (16-9-6) Canucks play on the road for a second consecutive night when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights this evening at 7:00.
It is one of 9 Thursday games in the NHL.
Three other Canadian teams play tonight; Ottawa at Calgary and Edmonton home against Boston.
Anaheim 3 Winnipeg 2
Toronto 5 Dallas 3
Florida 6 Minnesota 1
Detroit 6 Philadelphia 4
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.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars play their next three games on the road after the Christmas break; December 27th and 28th against the Royals in Victoria and the 31st vs. the Thunderbirds in Kent, Washington against Seattle.
Their next home games are January 3rd and 4th against Seattle.
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) Royals.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
On the Cat Scan @PGCougars #podcast Dapper @DanOConnor_PG the former voice of the Cougars & now with @UNBCATHLETICS talks about differences & similarities between a university athlete & a Jr hockey player; this season’s Cougars team; & home ice advantage at CN Centre. #WHL https://t.co/nNPScU4B3W
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 19, 2024
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.
The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.