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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, January 24th

Sports by Hartley Friday, January 24th, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PST)

WHL: 

The Prince George Cougars begin a 5-game homestand as they attempt to snap a season-high four game losing streak.

The Cougars host the (22-15-3-2) Brandon Wheat Kings tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and the (15-24-3) Kamloops Blazers Saturday night at 6:00 on Indigenous weekend.

The (24-14-3-2) Cougars are second in the BC Division, four points behind the (25-12-3-4) Victoria Royals.

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The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.

The WHL Conference standings are here.

The WHL Division standings are here.

 

Cat Scan podcast:

 

BC Elite Hockey League:

The Under-18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (10-10-2-3) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday morning at 11:00 in North Vancouver.

The (18-6-1-1) Cougars are in 2nd place in the 8-team BC Elite Hockey League, a point behind the (19-7-0-1) Valley West Giants.

The BCEHL schedule and results are here.

The BCEHL schedule and female results are here.

The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.

 

NHL: (11 Thursday games with 5 Canadian teams in action)

Edmonton  6  Vancouver  2

The box score is here.

The (20-17-10) Canucks host the (33-10-5) Washington Capitals Saturday night at 7:00. The Caps have won six straight.

Calgary  5  Buffalo  2
Detroit  4  Montreal  2
Boston  2  Ottawa  0

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There are 4 Friday games in the NHL including Utah at Winnipeg.

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL standings are here.

 

PG Sirens Cup:

The Sirens Cup Charity hockey game involving local Mounties and the Prince George Fire Department will take place Saturday starting at 2 PM from the Kopar Memorial Arena.

Proceeds from the game will support the PG Firefighters Charitable Society and Cops for Cancer Tour de North.

 

BCHL:

The Prince George Spruce Kings have acquired the BCHL playing rights to 19-year-old defenseman Brendan Gillmore from the Blackfalds Bulldogs in exchange for future considerations.

Gillmore had three goals and three assists last season for the Bulldogs.

This season, in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), he has 18 points, including 5 goals, in 29 games while suiting up for two teams.

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The (12-18-3-1) PG Spruce Kings play their next game on Wednesday against the Clippers in Nanaimo when they begin a 3-game Island road trip.

The Spruce Kings are 9th out of 10 in the Coastal Conference, two points behind the (14-17-2) Clippers.

The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.

The BCHL Conference standings are here.

 

Canada West basketball:

The UNBC Timberwolves are in Kamloops to play the TRU WolfPack in Canada West basketball.

Games go today (Friday noon for the women and 5:30 for the men) and Saturday (4:00 for the women and 6:00 for the men).

The UNBC women are 3-9 while the UNBC men sit 1-11.

The TRU women are 0-13 while the TRU men are 6-8.

The 2024 Canada West women’s basketball standings can be found here.

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The 2024 Canada West men’s basketball standings can be found here.

The 2024 Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results can be found here.

The 2024 Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results can be found here.

 

NBA:

Toronto Raptors  122  Atlanta Hawks  119

This was just the second away win in 21 road games for Toronto.

The (12-32) Raptors visit the (22-22) Hawks again Saturday (4:30).

The Raptors schedule and results are here.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

The NBA standings are here

 

NFL: 

The NFL Conference Finals Sunday feature Washington at Philadelphia (noon) in the NFC followed by Buffalo at Kansas City (3:30) in the AFC.

The Eagles are 6 point favorites over the Commanders while the Chiefs are favored by 2 points over the Bills.

The winners meet in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb 9th in New Orleans.

The odds are here.

The NFL schedule and results are here.

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