Sports by Hartley Monday, December 16th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 3 Spokane Chiefs 1 (Saturday)
P.G. goalie Cooper Michaluk made 33 saves against his former team as the Cougars ended the Chiefs 10-game win streak.
Michaluk lost his bid for a shutout with just 29 seconds left in the 3rd period.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Portland Winterhawks 4 Prince George Cougars 1 (Friday)
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (17-9-3-2) Cougars are tied with the (17-10-3-2) Victoria Royals for first in the B.C. Division with Prince George having a game in hand.
The Cougars will visit the (13-13-2-1) Kelowna Rockets Tuesday night at 7:05 in their final game prior to the Christmas break.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL Conference standings are here.
The WHL Division standings are here.
BCHL: (in PG)
Prince George Spruce Kings 6 Langley Rivermen 3 (Saturday)
There were 1,404 fans for the Drop the Gloves and Sock it to ‘Em game.
The game summary is here.
Langley Rivermen 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 4 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The (9-15-2-1) Spruce Kings are now into their Christmas break.
They resume league play on Dec. 28th (6PM) and 29th (3PM) when they host the Nanaimo Clippers.
The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
NHL: (5 Sunday games with one Canadian team in action)
Toronto 5 Buffalo 3
Vegas 3 Minnesota 2
St. Louis 3 New York Rangers 2
Chicago 5 New York Islanders 3
Carolina 4 Columbus 1
The (15-9-5) Vancouver Canucks, coming off a 5-1 loss to Boston on Saturday, host the (18-14) Colorado Avalanche tonight at 7:30.
It is one of 3 Monday games in the NHL; the others are Florida at Edmonton and Washington at Dallas.
The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (in Chilliwack)
Under-18 Cariboo Cougars 4 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 2 (Sunday)
Under-18 Cariboo Cougars 6 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 1 (Saturday)
The U-18 Cougars are in first place in the 8-team BC Elite Hockey league, a point ahead of the (15-5-0-1) Valley West Giants.
The (15-3-1-1) U-18 Cougars host the (2-18) Thompson Blazers Saturday night at 6:30 at Kin 1 and Sunday morning at 11:45 at CN Centre.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast, @CCougars18_aaa coach & PG Cougars Alumni Pres. Tyler Brough talks about his team battling for top spot, getting ready for tourney in Calgary & outdoor game in FS James, NCAA rule changes, passion for coaching & summer golf tourney. https://t.co/DA0P6hZGIv
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 11, 2024