Sports by Hartley Wednesday, December 25th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Cariboo Cougars:
The Under-18 Cariboo Cougars head to Calgary for the Circle K Classic Tournament.
The U-18 Cougars, who lead the BC Elite Hockey League with a 17-3-1-1 record, play their first game on Friday (9 AM PT) against Sioux Falls at the Max Bell Arena.
You can find the full schedule here.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
World Junior Hockey Championship:
Canada plays Finland in its opener Thursday night (4:30 PT) at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa.
McBride’s Tanner Molendyk of the Saskatoon Blades is one of the defencemen on Team Canada.
The tournament schedule can be found here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars play their next three games on the road; Friday and Saturday against against the Royals in Victoria and Tuesday, December 31st vs. the Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent, Washington.
Their next home games are January 3rd and 4th against Seattle.
After 32 games, the (18-9-3-2) Cougars are in first place in the B.C. Division, two points ahead of the (17-10-3-2) Royals.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
On the Cat Scan @PGCougars #podcast Dapper @DanOConnor_PG the former voice of the Cougars & now with @UNBCATHLETICS talks about differences & similarities between a university athlete & a Jr hockey player; this season’s Cougars team; & home ice advantage at CN Centre. #WHL https://t.co/nNPScU4B3W
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) December 19, 2024
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb during a special mid-week edition of the podcast
| https://t.co/xmM54eUFjU #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/pTvIobmWmG— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 19, 2024
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings end their Christmas break with a pair of home games this weekend.
The (9-15-2-1) Spruce Kings entertain the (10-15-2) Nanaimo Clippers Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday afternoon at 3:00.
The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
Spengler Cup:
Canada opens the Spengler Cup hockey tournament on Thursday (11:15 AM) against host HC Davos in Switzerland.
Former Prince George Spruce Kings defenseman Layton Ahac is part of the Canadian team.
A full schedule can be found here.
NFL: (Start of Week 17)
There are a pair of Christmas Day games in the NFL; Kansas City at Pittsburgh (10 AM) followed by Baltimore at Houston (1:30 PM).
The Seattle Seahawks visit the Chicago Bears Thursday night (5:15).