Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, September 28th
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings are in the Okanagan for a pair of pre-season games. The Spruce Kings visit the West Kelowna Warriors tonight (Tuesday) and the Penticton Vees Wednesday. Prince George is coming off a 6-2 exhibition victory Friday against the Centennials in Merritt.
The Spruce Kings host Merritt Sunday afternoon at 3 in their final pre-season game.
P.G. will start the regular season Friday, October 8th in Merritt.
Tonight in West Kelowna, we battle the @BCHLWarriors in our second game of preseason action.
PREVIEW? –> https://t.co/ASLW34WwzG#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/OMtng4ctWX
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 28, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
WHL (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars start their regular season with a home game Saturday night at 7:00 against the Kamloops Blazers.
The Cougars finished 2-2 in the pre-season.
The Cats are carrying 26 players, three goalies, nine defencemen, and 14 forwards.
Thank you to @NHLFlyers for an amazing first experience over the last month at training camp. Time to get back to work now with @PGCougars pic.twitter.com/c7tSer5n89
— Ethan Samson (@EthanSamson77) September 28, 2021
Seven of the players are rookies and four are 20-year-olds (one over the limit); goalie Taylor Gauthier, defenceman Majid Kaddoura plus forwards Jonny Hooker, and Connor Bowie.
There are 3 P.G. boys on the team: defenceman Aiden Reeves and forwards Caden Brown and Fischer O’Brien.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
.@PGCougars making grand plans for home opener against @blazerhockey | #cityofpg https://t.co/bp43HrSuRx #sports pic.twitter.com/LN3ThJYlAz
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 27, 2021
NHL: (Pre-season games Monday)
Vancouver Canucks 4 Calgary Flames 2
Montreal Canadiens 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Vancouver Canucks are in the win column after knocking off the Calgary Flames in pre-season action on Monday.https://t.co/Lz6M2BqhbN
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 28, 2021
The Canucks play their next pre-season game Friday against the Flames in Calgary.
The Vancouver Canucks schedule is right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars & Northern Capitals)
(U18AAA )
The (1-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (1-0-1) Valley West Giants Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:45 p.m. at Kin 1.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(FEMALE U18 AAA)
The (2-0) Northern Capitals play the Fraser Valley Rush Friday night at 6:45, the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Saturday afternoon at 3:45 and the Vancouver Island Seals Sunday morning at 9 with all three games in Surrey.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
The UNBC Timberwolves host UBC Okanagan in Canada West Soccer at Masich Place.
Games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday with the men kicking off at noon each day and the women to start at 6 p.m.
The UNBC men have three losses and three ties after six games while the UNBC women have six losses.
The women’s standings are right here while the men’s standings are right here.
The O-Dog, @OwenBStewart11, getting some National attention! Well done to our @UNBCMSoccer senior! https://t.co/SbaJ6qq9Ck
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 27, 2021
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees in a crucial three-game series tonight (Tuesday), Wednesday, and Thursday. The (87-69) Jays are one game behind the Boston Red Sox and two games back of the Yankees in the race for the two American League wild-card spots. Toronto is just 1/2 a game ahead of the Seattle Mariners after Seattle crushed Oakland 13-4 Monday.
The Blue Jays, with six games remaining, also host the last-place Baltimore Orioles Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Yankees conclude with three home games against Tampa Bay this weekend.
The Red Sox visit Baltimore tonight, Wednesday, and Thursday before wrapping up with three on the road at Washington Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Mariners host Oakland tonight and Wednesday and also entertain the LA Angels Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Triple-A Baseball:
Jared Young of Prince George is batting .248 since getting called up to AAA with the Iowa Cubs. The 26-year-old first baseman has four homers and 16 RBI’s in 36 games.
NFL: (Final game in Week 3)
Dallas Cowboys 41 Philadelphia Eagles 21
The Cowboys are 2-1 and in the top spot in the NFC East.
Prescott helps Cowboys crush Eagles in first home game since injury on Monday Night Football.
MORE: https://t.co/Y32P5D8T72 pic.twitter.com/EJ0X3onycJ
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 28, 2021
Five teams have a perfect 3-0 record: LA Rams, Arizona, and Carolina in the NFC plus Denver, and Las Vegas in the AFC.
Five teams are looking for a win sitting at 0-3: Detroit, and New York Giants in the NFC plus New York Jets, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis in the AFC.
Week 4 begins Thursday with Jacksonville at Cincinnati.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
CFL: (Week 9)
Week 9 of the CFL season begins tonight (Tuesday) with (2-4) Edmonton at (1-5) Ottawa (4:30 PT).
The B.C. Lions host Winnipeg Friday night at 7:00.
Games on Saturday have Montreal at Hamilton (1:00) followed by Saskatchewan at Calgary (4:00)
West: Winnipeg 6-1, Saskatchewan 5-2, B.C. 4-3, Edmonton 2-4, and Calgary 2-5
East: Hamilton and Toronto 4-3, Montreal 2-4, and Ottawa 1-5.
The CFL schedule is right here.