Sports by Hartley Friday, December 20th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
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.
Saturday is the Teddy Bear Toss game.
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 Cariboo Cougars alumni game will be played tonight (Friday) at 6:30 at Kin 1.
Hear from Cariboo Cougars Alumni Brandon Manning!
We look forward to seeing you here in KIN 1 this Friday December 20th!
Puck drop is at 6:30PM! 🏒#LoyalToTheNorth #WeAreTheNorth pic.twitter.com/P64uZPqDwq
— Cariboo Cougars U18 (@CCougars18_aaa) December 19, 2024
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 Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent, Washington.
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
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb during a special mid-week edition of the podcast
| https://t.co/xmM54eUFjU #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/pTvIobmWmG— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 19, 2024
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed 2005-born defenseman Ludvig Basth from Brynäs IF J20.
DETAILS: https://t.co/fpwkcWXV6w pic.twitter.com/k8D9GD9GWR— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 19, 2024
The (9-15-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 28th (6PM) and Sunday, Dec. 29th (3PM) when they host the (10-15-2) 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.
Sirens Cup:
Prince George RCMP and the Prince George Firefighters have announced that their 3rd annual Sirens Cups Charity Hockey Game will be played on Saturday afternoon, January 25th, at 2:00 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The funds raised will be split evenly between Cops for Cancer Tour de North and the Prince George Firefighters Charitable Society.
Last year’s game raised over $6000 for charity.
PG Mounties and Fire Fighters set to face off in third Sirens Cup https://t.co/Sj0ZRoTBwE
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 19, 2024
NHL: (9 Thursday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Vegas 3 Vancouver 1
The game summary is here.
The (16-10-6) Canucks host (17-13-2) Ottawa in their next game Saturday night at 7:00.
Ottawa 3 Calgary 2 (OT)
Edmonton 3 Boston 2 (OT)
There are 7 NHL games tonight (Friday) with just 2 Canadian teams in action; Toronto at Buffalo and Montreal at Detroit.
NFL: (Start of Week 16)