Sports by Hartley Tuesday, January 7th 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST) Updated at 10:00 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have acquired 19-year-old defenceman Aleksey Chichkin from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2027.
Chichkin has 7 points and 55 penalty minutes in 32 games with the Pats this season.
TRADE: The Prince George Cougars have acquired D Aleksey Chichkin (05) from the @WHLPats in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2027.#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/uf2McqcPNq
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 7, 2025
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The Saskatoon Blades dealt defenceman Tanner Molendyk of McBride to the Medicine Hat Tigers for players and drafts picks including one first rounder.
Saskatoon general manager Colin Priester said in a news release, “Tanner is one of the greatest Blades to ever put on the jersey and no player will be wearing the number 24 ever again for this club.”
Molendyk has four goals and 17 assists in 21 games this season.
TRADE: Tigers acquire Tanner Molendyk and Misha Volotovskii from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for Hayden Harsanyi, Jack Kachkowski, and picks.
Read more -> https://t.co/49QvZ0aztc pic.twitter.com/wk22jft17s
— Medicine Hat Tigers (@tigershockey) January 7, 2025
The Kelowna Rockets sent defenceman Caden Price to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for players and draft picks, including one first rounder.
🚨 TRADE 🚨
The Kelowna Rockets have acquired 2007-born defenceman William Sharpe, the rights to 2007-born goaltender Harrison Boettiger and five WHL Prospects Draft picks from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for defenceman Caden Price.
DETAILS 📰 |… pic.twitter.com/27FnW1vxWx
— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) January 7, 2025
The WHL trading deadline is Thursday afternoon.
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The (22-10-3-2) PG Cougars host the (19-14-4) Vancouver Giants in a doubleheader tonight (Tuesday) and Wednesday.
The Cougars lead 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.
Giants 17-year-old rookie Burke Hood is the WHL Goaltender of the Week after posting back-to-back shutouts on the weekend.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
Here is the 2nd of a 2-part Cat Scan podcast with @PGCougars Athletic Therapist Dave Adolph.
He talks about how an injury determines the length of time a player is sidelined; game day routines; protocol on injury info.; diagnosing concussions & treatment of certain injuries. https://t.co/IkjhyufG89— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 6, 2025
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Business and goalie coach Taylor Dakers in this week’s show | https://t.co/2twjMW7o3I #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/ZSyEwGedE6
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 6, 2025