In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. Friday by Hartley Miller
Hockey:
–Goalie Taylor Gauthier of the Prince George Cougars has been invited to Hockey Canada’s Selection Camp for the National Junior Team. The camp runs from November 16th-December 13th in Red Deer. The 19-year-old Gauthier is among 46 players invited, including five goaltenders, 15 defencemen, and 26 forwards. They will compete for a chance to represent Canada at the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship (Dec. 25th-Jan.5th) in Edmonton. 15 of the 46 players are from the WHL.
–The Prince George Spruce Kings will host the Merritt Centennials in their next pre-season game on Saturday, November 7th. The Spruce Kings won two of three exhibition games against the Centennials in October. Brandon Dent, Hunter Brown, Blake Astorino and Alex Ochitwa of PG play for Merritt.
NFL:
–The Atlanta Falcons have their second win in eight games. The Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 to begin Week 8 of the NFL season. The Panthers are 3-5 at the midway point of their season. There are a dozen NFL games on Sunday including San Francisco at Seattle and Pittsburgh at Baltimore.
SPORTS TWEETS:
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier has been invited to @hockeycanada‘s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp.
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 29, 2020
Congratulations to the 15 WHL players named to ??’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp!
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/uIXJXdzNq6 pic.twitter.com/NBXbIw1FaZ
— The WHL (@TheWHL) October 29, 2020
‘Nice to have something set in stone’: Former Cougar signs NHL extension https://t.co/IYkStr00xr
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 29, 2020
Julie Dodds: It’s amazing how much better some things feel already . . . Hockey Canada issues camp invitations . . . AJHL two weeks from season’s start https://t.co/1MZ5pVzZpL
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 30, 2020
Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers.
MORE: https://t.co/KRLNRhoAmt pic.twitter.com/6ew40hW4K9
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 30, 2020
“Yes, I think it was a cheap shot. He hit him in the neck. You just hate to see that. It was unnecessary.”
The Carolina Panthers weren’t happy about the hit Teddy Bridgewater took from Atlanta Falcons defensive end Charles Harris.https://t.co/CrX8IVYBU0
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 30, 2020
Divisional leads will be at stake in two key NFL contests this weekend, starting in Baltimore, where the Ravens host the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers as 3.5-point favourites, according to @OddsShark. https://t.co/K7JG3t5BY3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 28, 2020
After leading the Buccaneers to the top of the NFC South with back-to-back decisive wins, Tom Brady has made steady gains on the odds to emerge as this season’s NFL MVP, according to sportsbooks monitored by @OddsShark. https://t.co/vdL17Tm1XJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 29, 2020
Clemson Tigers QB Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19: https://t.co/V6oSPqj3TZ pic.twitter.com/QUc3lqV6Nc
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 30, 2020
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