Sports by Hartley Monday, January 6th 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 3 Seattle Thunderbirds 0 (Saturday)
Cooper Michaluk made 24 saves for his first WHL shutout before 5,042 fans at CN Centre.
The game summary and highlights are here.
A night to remember for Coop!
Recap and reaction from Cooper Michaluk after a 3-0 win and his first WHL shutout!https://t.co/yhITnhBOQ7 pic.twitter.com/yMmn344EKb
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 5, 2025
Seattle Thunderbirds 3 Prince George Cougars 1 (Friday)
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (22-10-3-2) Cougars host the (19-14-4) Vancouver Giants Tuesday and Wednesday.
Prince George leads the B.C. Division by two points over the (20-11-3-4) Victoria Royals with P.G. holding a game in hand.
The Giants are 7th in the Western Conference, just a point behind the (20-12-2-1) Tri-City Americans.
Vancouver sniper Cameron Schmidt, who is from Prince George, is tied for most goals in the WHL with 28.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Athletic Therapist Dave Adolph in part two of their conversation | https://t.co/zyD7atfPTH #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/NrnwPkht2p
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 3, 2025
BCHL:
Chilliwack Chiefs 5 PG Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Surrey Eagles 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The (10-17-3-1) Spruce Kings host the (19-11-1) Alberni Valley Bulldogs Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George is 9th out of 10 in the Coastal Conference, two points behind the (12-17-2) Nanaimo Clippers.
The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
World Junior Hockey Championship: (in Ottawa)
Gold Medal Game:
USA 4 Finland 3 (OT)
Bronze Medal Game:
Czechia 3 Sweden 2 (SO)
The tournament results can be found here.
NHL: (5 Sunday games with 1 Canadian team in action)
Toronto 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT)
The (18-12-8) Vancouver Canucks begin a 5-game road trip tonight (4:30) in Montreal against the (18-18-3) Canadiens.
It is one of 4 Monday games in the NHL; the others have Washington at Buffalo, Florida at Colorado and New Jersey at Seattle.
The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
Cariboo Cougars:
The (17-3-1-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (9-11-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs Saturday afternoon (Jan 11th) at 3:30 and Sunday morning at 10:45 in Burnaby.
The U-18 Cougars are in first place in the BC Elite Hockey League.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
NFL: (Final game of the regular season to conclude Week 18)
Detroit Lions 31 Minnesota Vikings 9
The Lions finish 15-2 to earn the top seed in the NFC and a first round bye.
The NFL schedule and results are here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves play their first Canada West basketball games of 2025 this weekend on the road.
The Timberwolves visit the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday (Jan 10th) and the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday.
The UNBC women are 3-5 while the UNBC men sit 1-7.
Fraser Valley is 7-3 (women) and 4-6 (men).
UBC is 8-1 (women) and 6-3 (men).
The 2024 Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results can be found here.
NBA:
The (8-27) Toronto Raptors host the (17-16) Milwaukee Bucks tonight (Monday 4:30).
The Raptors schedule and results are here.
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