(As of 12:01 AM) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Victoria Royals 2 Prince George Cougars 1
Taylor Gauthier made 33 saves for PG but did not get enough offensive support.
The Royals scored midway through the second and early in the third after Matéj Toman gave Prince George a short-lived 1-0 lead.
Derungs slips out of @PGCougars‘ grasp, @victoriaroyals win home opener | https://t.co/mhHrkTMMjT #CityofPG #Sports pic.twitter.com/yGByZ2Ip14
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 28, 2019
The (0-3) Cougars and (1-1) Royals play again for a second straight night in Victoria.
The next home games for the Cougars will be on October 4th and 5th against the (1-0-1) Kelowna Rockets.
The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller speaks with @PGCougars Associate Coach Jason Smith on his @NHL career, his head coaching stint with the @Kelowna_Rockets and expectations for the Cats this year
| https://t.co/E25FAQvfHG #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/8B20eVgvOX— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 26, 2019
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Prince George Spruce Kings 8 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 2
Nicholas Poisson scored twice & added two assists, Chong Min Lee set up four goals & Brendan Hill (2 +1) and Corey Cunningham (1 + 2) notched three points before 844 fans at the RMCA.
HIGHLIGHTS | We explode for eight goals tonight! Check them all out below!#GetInTheMix#BCHL pic.twitter.com/J54RurAHit
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 28, 2019
GAME RECAP | A busy night on the scoresheet for Prince George. 8-2 W against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs!
Next up, is the @BCHLSmokeEaters tomorrow night at the castle!
FULL RECAP | https://t.co/dMhMTczhgg#GetInTheMix #BCHL pic.twitter.com/Vu3pYLkInh
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 28, 2019
The (3-3-2) Spruce Kings host the (2-5-1) Trail Smoke Eaters tonight at 7:00.
The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
Midget Hockey:
The Cariboo Minor Midget Cougars have their home openers this weekend at Kin 2.
They host the Okanagan Rockets tonight at 6:00 and Sunday morning at 11:00.
NHL:
The Winnipeg Jets and restricted free agent Patrik Laine have agreed to a two-year, $13.5 million contract.
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The Vancouver Canucks open their regular season on Wednesday in Edmonton.
The Canucks schedule/results right here.
Canada West Men’s Soccer: (at Masich Place)
UBC Thunderbirds 2 UNBC Timberwolves 1
RECAP: @UNBCMSoccer took the lead in the 2nd minute, but after going down to ten men, couldn’t hold off the @ubctbirds in a gritty battle. Read all about it here: https://t.co/sxzk1FJAcd pic.twitter.com/U75BMbdAqZ
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 28, 2019
The (6-1-1) Thunderbirds and the (4-5-1) Timberwolves play again Sunday at noon at Masich Place Stadium.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule/results right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
Canada West Women’s Soccer:
The (3-1-2) UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team visits (0-6) UBC Okanagan Heat this afternoon at 1:00 in Kelowna and the (1-4-1) TRU WolfPack Sunday at noon in Kamloops.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule/results right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
CFL: (Week 16)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13
Dane Evans threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns for the (11-3) Tiger-Cats who have the best record in the league. (The Blue Bombers slip to 9-5)
The (3-10) BC Lions host the (7-5) Montreal Alouettes tonight at 7:00.
Als QB Matt Shiltz will replace Vernon Adams Jr. who will serve a one-game suspension.
The two other CFL games today have (6-7) Edmonton at (3-10) Ottawa (1:00 PT) and (8-4) Saskatchewan at (2-10) Toronto (4:00 PT).
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The CFL standings are right here.
The 2019 schedule/results right here.
NFL: (Week 4)
There are 13 NFL games on Sunday including New England at Buffalo, Seattle at Arizona and in the night game, Dallas at New Orleans.
The New York Jets and San Francisco are the first teams this season to get a bye.
There are seven unbeaten teams left.
New England, Buffalo and Kansas City in the AFC, plus Dallas, LA Rams and San Francisco in the NFC are all 3-0.
Detroit is 2-0-1.
There are also seven winless teams in the league.
Sitting at 0-3 are Miami, NY Jets, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Denver in the AFC and Washington in the NFC.
Arizona is 0-2-1.
The NFL schedule/results right here.
The NFL standings are right here.
MLB:
Tampa Bay Rays 6 Toronto Blue Jays 2
With the Cleveland Indians 8-2 loss to Washington, both Tampa and the Oakland A’s clinch the two AL wild-card spots.
The (65-95) Jays host Tampa again this afternoon and Sunday to conclude their season.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.