Sports by Hartley Thursday, Jan. 11th as of 10:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars made no major moves on WHL trade deadline day.
The Cougars added depth by acquiring 18-year-old forward Evan Groening from the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for a 10th-round draft pick.
Groening will continue to play this season in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
LISTEN IN: We caught up with GM & Head Coach Mark Lamb following the trade deadline 👇https://t.co/iTWmiWgKej#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/w2R66HYGXF
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 10, 2024
The Portland Winterhawks made a splash by obtaining high-scoring forward Nate Danielson from the Brandon Wheat Kings for two players and three draft picks, including a pair of first-rounders.
The 19-year-old Danielson, averaging a point per game, is a first-round pick, 9th overall of the Detroit Red Wings.
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The Kamloops Blazers dealt 19-year-old forward Connor Levis to the Vancouver Giants for a package of three draft picks, including a first-rounder in 2025 and a second-rounder this year.
The league transactions can be found here.
.@PGCougars stand pat at @TheWHL trade deadline; make minor deal with @bdnwheatkings
| https://t.co/tBkz0YxS0H #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/i8CM3YYTLI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 10, 2024
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The (28-12) PG Cougars begin a 4-game homestand Friday and Saturday against the (19-17-2) Kelowna Rockets.
The Cougars are in first place in the WHL Western Conference, four points ahead of the (25-10-1-1) Portland Winterhawks (with Portland holding three games in hand).
The Rockets, who beat Seattle 5-2 Wednesday, are 6th out of 11 teams in the Western Conference.
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The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Associate Coach Jim Playfair following his return from the Spengler Cup with @HockeyCanada | https://t.co/W2YvjZgLbs #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/nfRPPuKb6N
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 9, 2024
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
Philadelphia 3 Montreal 2 (SO)
Dallas 7 Minnesota 2
Colorado 3 Vegas 0
The (27-11-3) Vancouver Canucks are 3-1 on a 7-game road trip that will continue tonight (Thursday at 4:00) against the (20-15-4) Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Canucks lead the Pacific Division and are second in the Western Conference, just a point behind the (27-9-4) Winnipeg Jets.
There are 13 Thursday games in the NHL with all seven Canadian teams in action.
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Connor Bedard will be out of the Chicago Blackhawks lineup for six to eight weeks following surgery on his fractured jaw.
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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.
BCHL:
The (11-17-3) Prince George Spruce Kings are on the road this weekend.
They visit the (16-13-1) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night at 7:00 and the (13-12-6) Trail Smoke Eaters Sunday afternoon at 3:00.
(Their next home games are against the (20-9-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Jan. 26th and 27th)
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division but are just a point behind the 7th-place (11-16-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (14-18-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (18-5-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (19-3-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs on Saturday (3:30 PM) and Sunday (10:45 AM) in Burnaby in the BC Elite Hockey League.
Cariboo is in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, three points behind the North East Chiefs and just a point ahead of the (18-4) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars on Friday and Saturday nights in Canada West basketball.
UNBC has a record of 6-4 for the men and 2-8 for the women.
Regina is 8-2 (men) and 6-4 (women).
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NBA:
LA Clippers 126 Toronto Raptors 120
The (15-23) Raptors conclude a 6-game road trip Friday night at 6:30 against the (19-20) Utah Jazz.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 11, 2024
LIVE: Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick media availability 1/11: https://t.co/A3htiZoUin
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 11, 2024
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The Seattle Seahawks are looking for a new head coach.
72-year-old Pete Carroll is out after 14 seasons on the job but for the moment plans on remaining in the organization as an advisor.
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The NFL Wild Card weekend will kick off with a pair of games on Saturday: Cleveland at Houston (1:30 PM) followed by Miami at Kansas City (5:00 PM).
The Browns are favoured by 2.5 and the Chiefs are 4-point favourites.
There are three playoff games on Sunday: Pittsburgh at Buffalo (10 AM), Green Bay at Dallas (1:30 PM) and LA Rams at Detroit (5:00 PM).
The Bills are favoured by 10, the Cowboys are 7.5-point favourites and the Lions are favoured by a field goal.
The Monday Night game will feature Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (5:15).
The Eagles are favoured by 3.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The final NFL standings are here.
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