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HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TH

(As of 12:01 AM) by Ethan Ready

WHL: (PG Cougars)

Tri-City Americans  5  Prince George Cougars  2

Taylor Gauthier had a tough outing in the Cougars second visit to Tri-City, allowing three goals on 13 shots he faced before leaving the game with a lower-body injury. 16-year-old Tyler Brennan came in to replace, stopping 10 of 12 shots he faced.

The Cougars outshot the Americans 41-25 before 3,051 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington.

The (3-9-0-1) Cougars will look to snap their four-game losing streak when they visit the (7-8) Vancouver Giants this afternoon (4:00 p.m.) in Langley.

Prince George is sitting last in the Western Conference, four points behind the (5-5-1) Victoria Royals and (4-5-2-1) Seattle Thunderbirds.

The Royals slipped ahead of Seattle for the last playoff position with a win on Saturday.

The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.

The WHL standings are right here.

 

BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)

Prince George Spruce Kings  2  Victoria Grizzlies  1

Chong Min Lee came up with two helpers, earning himself 1st-star honours as the Spruce Kings came out of the tilt with two points.

Jett Alexander stopped 37 of the 38 shots he faced, earning himself 2nd-star honours.

The (6-8-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (10-7-1-1) Cowichan Valley Capitals this afternoon.

Puck drop is scheduled to go at 2:00 p.m. PT.

Prince George is 4th in the Mainland Division, one point behind the (8-10) Langley Rivermen, seven back of the (9-5-3-1) Chilliwack Chiefs and nine behind the (12-4) Coquitlam Express.

The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.

The BCHL standings are right here.

 

BC Major Midget League: (Cariboo Cougars)

Cariboo Cougars  1  Greater Vancouver Canadians  0

The Cariboo Cougars visit the (2-8-0-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians again this morning at 10:00 in Richmond.

The (7-1-0-1) Major Midget Cougars are in 4th place in the 11-team BCMML, a point behind the (8-3) Vancouver NE Chiefs, three back of the (9-2) Vancouver NW Hawks and six behind the (10-0) Okanagan Rockets.

The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.

 

NHL: 

Montreal  5  Toronto  2

Winnipeg  2  Calgary  1  (OT)

The (6-6) Winnipeg Jets and (6-5-2) Calgary Flames met in the Heritage Classic, played at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

Attendance for the game was 33,518.

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Two Canadian teams will be in action today.

The (8-2-1) Edmonton Oilers will look to remain undefeated at home when they play host to the (4-2-4) Florida Panthers at 1:00 p.m. PT.

The (4-6-1) San Jose Sharks will travel to Ottawa to faceoff against the (2-7-1) Senators at 4:00 p.m. PT.

Vancouver will be back in action tomorrow (Monday) when they host the Florida Panthers (7:00 p.m. PT).

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The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

The NHL standings are right here.

The NHL scoring leaders are right here.

 

Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)

The season is over for the UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team.

The Timberwolves lost 2-1 on Friday to the Manitoba Bisons in a Canada West play-in game in Calgary.

The Bisons advance to play the host (10-1-3) Calgary Dinos in the quarterfinals today.

The Timberwolves ended their season with an overall record of 3-8-4.

The UNBC women’s soccer schedule/results right here.

The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.

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The UNBC Timberwolves have earned four Canada West soccer awards.

Men’s goalie Rob Goodkey and women’s defender Mara McCleary were named second-team all-stars.

Freshman Reid Adams was selected to the men’s Canada West All-Rookie team.

The UNBC’s women’s soccer team captured the Canada West Fair Play award, given to the team that has the least cards throughout the season.

 

MLB: (World Series)

Houston Astros  8  Washington Nationals  1

Alex Bregman’s five runs-batted-in led the way as the Astros beat the Nats in Game 4 of the World Series.

The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2, Game 5 goes tonight (5:07 p.m. PT) in Washington.

The MLB playoff schedule/results right here.

 

CFL: 

Hamilton Tiger-Cats  38  Montreal Alouettes  26

Quarterback Dane Evans threw four touchdowns on 379 yards to lead the Tiger-Cats to a victory over the Alouettes on Saturday afternoon in a potential East final preview.

Toronto Argonauts  39  Ottawa REDBLACKS  9

Quarterbacks McLeod Bethel-Thompson, Dakota Prukop and Canadian Michael O’Connor combined for five touchdown passes in the Argos’ win against a struggling Ottawa club on Saturday.

Saskatchewan Roughriders  27  Edmonton Eskimos  24

Brett Lauther nailed a 43-yard field goal with time expired as the Riders won their second game in a row, and fourth out of the last five, with a victory over the Eskimos.

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Next weekend will mark the final week of the regular season schedule.

With a win over the Eskimos next Saturday, the Roughriders can secure first place in the West.

The (5-12) BC Lions will play their final game on November 2nd when they host Calgary.

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The CFL standings are right here.

The 2019 schedule/results right here.

NFL: (Week 8)

Minnesota Vikings  19  Washington Redskins  9 (Thursday)

The (6-2) Vikings have won four in a row.

There are 13 NFL games today including Green Bay at Kansas City, Philadelphia at Buffalo and Seattle at Atlanta.

The NFL schedule/results right here.

The NFL standings are right here.


NBA:

Toronto Raptors  108  Chicago Bulls  84

Pascal Siakam scored 19 points, OG Anunoby added 17 and the Toronto Raptors spoiled Chicago’s home opener.

The (2-1) Toronto Raptors will return home to Scotiabank Arena to face the (1-1) Orlando Magic on Monday.

Toronto is currently fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The Raptors schedule/results right here.

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Ethan Ready
Ethan Ready
Ethan Ready is new to the Northern Capital, having moved to Prince George from Woodstock, ON. A graduate of Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, Ethan has joined the MyPGNow newsroom as a news reporter, covering stories in and around the area.

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