Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Sunday, December 12
WHL:
Kamloops Blazers 6 Prince George Cougars 3
Arseni Anisimov, Koehn Ziemmer, and Borya Valis each scored in the loss.
The Blazers struck three times on the powerplay.
The box score is here.
The Cougars (24-12-3-2) are on top of the BC Division and are second in the Western Conference.
The WHL standings are here.
The Cougars are back in action Friday, taking on the Spokane Chiefs.
The full Cougars schedule is here.
Take a look at these scores 👀#WHLScores pic.twitter.com/pJV8REbCLn
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 12, 2025
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 7 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4
Brogan McNeil led the way with a hat trick, while Brady Anes, Isaac Holt, Will More and Nicolas Papineau added singles.
Dylan Johnson got the start for Prince George, making 26 saves.
The box score is here.
The Spruce Kings (12-17-3-1) are ninth in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings are back in action on January 22nd, hosting the Surrey Eagles at Kopar Memorial Arena.
The full Spruce Kings schedule is here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Men’s Basketball:
UBC Thunderbirds 88 UNBC Timberwolves 59
The UNBC Timberwolves (1-9) are at the bottom of the Canada West Men’s Basketball Pacific division standings.
The Timberwolves host UVic on Thursday.
Women’s Basketball:
UBC Thunderbirds 97 UNBC Timberwolves 47
The UNBC Timberwolves (3-7) are sitting sixth in the Canada West Women’s Basketball Pacific division standings.
The Timberwolves host UVic on Thursday.
NFL Wildcard:
Houston Texans 32 LA Chargers 12
Baltimore Ravens 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 14
Full day of playoff football coming your way. pic.twitter.com/6zAz49yBpf
— NFL (@NFL) January 12, 2025
NHL:
A busy 15-game day saw Alex Ovechkin gain ground in The Gr8 Chase, scoring his 873rd career goal to move within 22 of passing Wayne Gretzky (894) for the NHL goals record.#NHLStats: https://t.co/rgJyFzEUd5 pic.twitter.com/mf2igqA1hs
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 12, 2025
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