Sports by Hartley Monday, Dec. 11th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL: (in PG)
Prince George Cougars 1 Victoria Royals 0 (Saturday)
Terik Parascak scored the Teddy Bear goal, unassisted on a breakaway, at 6:21 of the third period before 5,780 fans at CN Centre.
The game summary and highlights are here.
TERIK PARASCAK!! IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 https://t.co/UehViN3HvF pic.twitter.com/T5Xv4y1QZt
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 10, 2023
Josh Ravensbergen made 16 saves for his sixth shutout of the season, in just his 13th WHL start.
The 17-year-old Ravensbergen has tied the PG Cougars record for most shutouts in a season that was set by Scott Bowles in the 2005-06 season.
Josh Ravensbergen has TIED @TheWHL‘s all-time record for shutouts by a rookie with 6.
He has 13 starts this season. It is December 9th.
1.69 GAA, .940 SV%, 11-2-0-0.
He just turned 17, and isn’t #NHLDraft eligible until 2025 🤯@BarDown @TSN_Sports @CHLHockey @Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/eEa4RbT6R8
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 10, 2023
Victoria Royals 5 Prince George Cougars 3 (Friday)
The Royals scored two unanswered goals in the third period in front of 2,899 fans in PG.
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (22-8) Prince George Cougars visit the (19-12-1-1) Everett Silvertips on Wednesday, the (20-9-3) Wenatchee Wild on Friday and the (11-17-2) Vancouver Giants on Saturday in their final three games before the Christmas break.
The Cougars are first in the Western Conference and second in the overall standings, a point behind the (22-8-1) Saskatoon Blades with a game in hand.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
BCHL: (in Cranbrook)
Cranbrook Bucks 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Cranbrook Bucks 2 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The (8-14-3) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (10-10-6) Trail Smoke Eaters Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 in their final two games before the Christmas break.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, five points behind the 7th place (10-13-3-1) Merritt Centennials, six back of (12-14-1) Cranbrook and seven behind Trail.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (in PG at Kin 1)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 6 Vancouver Island Royals 4 (Sunday)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 7 Vancouver Island Royals 3 (Saturday)
The (16-3-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (11-7-1-1) Valley West Giants on Saturday at 4:45 PM in Delta and Sunday at 11:15 AM in Langley in their final two league games in 2023.
The U18 Cougars are in first place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, a point ahead of the (15-3-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
NHL: (3 Canadian teams in action Sunday)
Edmonton 4 New Jersey 1
The (12-12-1) Oilers won their seventh straight, the longest current winning streak in the NHL.
Winnipeg 4 Anaheim 2
Nashville 2 Montreal 1
The @GoldenKnights capped off an eight-game Sunday by pushing their point streak to eight games (5-0-3) – the longest active run in the NHL.#NHLStats: https://t.co/JnOi2qTqFI pic.twitter.com/mOByHqohJt
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 11, 2023
There are 4 Monday games in the NHL: Calgary at Colorado (6:30), Toronto at NY Islanders (4:00), Arizona at Buffalo (4:00) and Detroit at Dallas (5:00).
The (18-9-1) Vancouver Canucks, coming off of Saturday’s 4-3 victory over Carolina, host the (13-11-5) Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night at 7:00. It is game four of a 5-game homestand for the Canucks which will conclude Thursday against Florida.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
The @PGCougars Dir of Business and goalie Coach Taylor Dakers gives plenty of insight on the Cat Scan #podcast. He discusses promotions including #TEDDYBEAR Toss plus the mental aspect of goaltending as he gives his thoughts on PG goalies Josh Ravensbergen and Ty Young. https://t.co/ezkSjPpkaM
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 7, 2023
NFL: (Week 14)
Dallas 33 Philadelphia 13 (Sunday night)
Both the Cowboys and Eagles are 10-3, tied with the 49ers for the best record in the NFC.
San Francisco 28 Seattle 16 (Sunday afternoon)
Buffalo 20 Kansas City 17 (Sunday afternoon)
There are two Monday Night games to conclude Week 14 of the NFL season: (6-6) Green Bay at (4-8) NY Giants and (4-8) Tennessee at (9-3) Miami. Both start at 5:15.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
NBA:
The (9-13) Toronto Raptors visit the (12-9) New York Knicks tonight (Monday 4:30).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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