BC Elite Hockey League:
U18
Cariboo Cougars 6 Thompson Blazers 2 (Saturday)
Cariboo Cougars 10 Thompson Blazers 2 (Sunday)
The triple-a Cougars enter the Christmas Break with a 17-3-1-1 record, top spot by a single point over the Valley West Giants (17-5-0-1).
Cariboo leaves for the Circle K Classic tournament in Calgary, which begins on the 27th against Sioux Falls from the Max Bell Arena at 9am Pacific.
You can find the full schedule here.
Today’s 3 Stars! ⭐
1st ⭐ – Miller Tedesco
2nd ⭐ – Connor Feeney
3rd ⭐ – Jack Tidsbury #WeAreTheNorth pic.twitter.com/vwyYOPxafd— Cariboo Cougars U18 (@CCougars18_aaa) December 23, 2024
U17
Cariboo Cougars 6 Thompson Blazers 4 (Saturday in Chase)
Cariboo Cougars 5 Thompson Blazers 3 (Sunday in Kamloops)
Cariboo is 9-13-1-1 at the holiday break, good enough for sixth-place in the nine-team league.
U15
Vancouver North West Hawks 4 Cariboo Cougars 3 (Saturday in Burnaby)
Vancouver North West Hawks 3 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Sunday in Burnaby)
The Cougars are 11-6-1-0 on the season, sitting second in the eight-team league.
U18 Female AAA
Thompson Okanagan Lakers 4 Northern Capitals 1 (Saturday)
Northern Capitals 4 Thompson Okanagan Lakers 0 (Sunday)
The Caps enter the holiday break with a mark of 9-8-0-1.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings (9-15-2-1) are back in action December 28th (Saturday at 6pm) and 29th (Sunday at 3pm) when they host the Nanaimo Clippers (10-15-2-0) from the Kopar Memorial Arena.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars begin their post-Christmas schedule December 27th (Friday) and 28th (Saturday) against the Victoria Royals.
PG (18-9-3-2) is two points up on the Royals (17-10-3-2) for the BC Division lead.
World Juniors:
Canada’s first game at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa, Ontario is on Boxing Day against Finland.
McBride’s Tanner Molendyk of the Saskatoon Blades is on Team Canada.
Spengler Cup
Canada’s opening action at the Spengler Cup is on Boxing Day against host HC Davos in Switzerland.
Former Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Layton Ahac is part of the Canadians.
A full schedule can be found here.
NHL:
There are 13 games in the NHL tonight with four Canadian teams in action.
The Winnipeg Jets visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at 11am Pacific Time.
In addition, the Montreal Canadians are in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets while the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks.
NFL:
Minnesota Vikings 27 Seattle Seahawks 24
The Vikings remain tied with the Detroit Lions atop the NFC North with identical 13-2 records.
Sam Darnold and @JJettas2 delivered in the clutch.
And @theo_jackson05 sealed it for the #Vikings in Seattle.
📰: https://t.co/JGCHnJArO8 pic.twitter.com/PORhSysJJY
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 23, 2024
Seattle on the other hand, drops to 8-7, one game back of the Los Angeles Rams (9-6) for the NFC West lead.
Tonight’s Monday Night Football Matchup has the Green Bay Packers (10-4) welcoming the New Orleans Saints (5-9) at Lambeau Field.
NBA:
Houston Rockets 114 Toronto Raptors 110
The Rockets improve to 19-9 on the season as Canadian Dillion Brooks posted a game-high 27 points.
27 PTS | 6 3PM
What a game for @JaKobeWalter1 https://t.co/oUICYYGd9b pic.twitter.com/uwQ9zPc6dT
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) December 23, 2024
Toronto who sits 7-22 and 14th in the Eastern Conference finishes their pre-Christmas schedule tonight (Monday) against the New York Knicks (4:30 Pacific) from Madison Square Garden.
New York is 18-10 on the season.
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