Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, October 3rd
WHL (PG Cougars) Start of the regular season
Kamloops Blazers 5 Prince George Cougars 4
Connor Levis snapped a 4-4 tie on the power-play with 4:51 left in the third period. The goal came just 2:14 after the Cougars tied the game with a power-play goal from Captain Jonny Hooker. Hudson Thornton led the Cats with a goal and two assists.
It was an entertaining Home Opener, which featured a three-goal comeback, but in the end we came up just short against Kamloops.#WHLOpeningWeek | #WHL
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 3, 2021
?️ HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT ?️
Seriously, how does Riley Heidt of the @PGCougars tip this in?#WHLOpeningWeek | #WHLHoN pic.twitter.com/aYwnjpgmUw
— The WHL (@TheWHL) October 3, 2021
The Cougars visit the Vancouver Giants Friday and Kamloops on Saturday.
Their next home games are against the Victoria Royals on October 16th at 7 PM and October 17th at 2 PM.
The Cats are carrying 25 players, three goalies, eight defencemen, and 14 forwards.
Six 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. (Gauthier sat out Saturday)
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Prince George Cougars taking steps to honour residential school survivorshttps://t.co/NqNAq0VeGD pic.twitter.com/E8JPbrcc2c
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 1, 2021
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller kicks off season four of the podcast with @PGCougars Head Coach and General Manager Mark Lamb to chat about the upcoming @TheWHL season
| https://t.co/LGL6TsIYSU #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/VkgDbXz04a— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 29, 2021
Columns:
No Ridley, no victories for Tigers . . . Benton back with ‘Tips for two . . . WHL, Raiders backtrack on alternate sweaters https://t.co/IpSvAIZKH9
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 3, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the return to @CNCentre tomorrow for the @PGCougars as they take on @blazerhockey tomorrow
| https://t.co/FEHY9VtG1N #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/MPmFHUuNmz— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 1, 2021
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings conclude their pre-season with a home game this afternoon (Sunday) at 3:00 against the Merritt Centennials.
The Spruce Kings open their regular season against the Centennials on Friday (October 8th) in Merritt.
Prince George will also play the Warriors in West Kelowna on October 9th before hosting Merritt on October 15th and 16th.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
PG born and raised, 4 years in Spruce Kings colours, 26 goals in 2019-20, and a 2019 Fred Page Cup and Doyle Cup champion.
Thanks for the memories, @coreycuningham!#ForeverASpruceKing • #TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/UxCXkY5s1m
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 2, 2021
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The PG Spruce Kings have dealt forward Corey Cunningham to the Trail Smoke Eaters for future considerations.
TRADE: The Prince George Spruce Kings have traded F Corey Cunningham (’01) to the Trail Smoke Eaters in exchange for future considerations.
?–> https://t.co/pZoHT8dtZC pic.twitter.com/IekcnCreju
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 2, 2021
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars & Northern Capitals)
(U18AAA )
Valley West Giants 8 Cariboo Cougars 5
The U18 Cariboo Cougars host Valley West again today (Sunday) at 12:45 at Kin 1.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
??TEAM UPDATE??
Roster is set and this squad is ready to #DefendTheNorth this weekend on Kin 1, LETS GO!! #cariboohockey #bcehl pic.twitter.com/JkvyTtTfQt
— Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA (@cariboocougars) October 1, 2021
(FEMALE U18 AAA) (in Surrey)
Northern Capitals 7 Thompson-Okanagan Lakers 0 (Saturday)
The (3-1-0-1) Northern Capitals face the Vancouver Island Seals this morning (Sunday) at 9:00 in Surrey.
Fraser Valley Rush 3 Northern Capitals 2 (OT Friday)
Fraser Valley Rush 2 Northern Capitals 0 (Friday)
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
NHL:
The Vancouver Canucks, coming off Friday’s 4-1 pre-season loss to the Calgary Flames, host the Winnipeg Jets in an exhibition game this afternoon (Sunday) at 4:00.
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Elias Pettersson to a three-year contract ($7.35 million AAV) and Quinn Hughes to a six-year deal ($7.85 million AAV). https://t.co/U2TvMEbfvZ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 1, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 4 UBC Okanagan Heat 1 (Saturday)
The @UNBCMSoccer team has been threatening to erupt all season, with plenty of chances and pressure. Today, they converted those looks, topping the @UBCOHeat 4-1 in Prince George.
READ: https://t.co/9ma499s4qn pic.twitter.com/2cbRzKG7Gd— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 2, 2021
UBC Okanagan Heat 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
RECAP: @UNBCMSoccer and @UBCOHeat had a stingy battle, but it was a Heat goal in the 90th minute that proved to be enough.
READ: https://t.co/I4eEUtVnsP pic.twitter.com/J0ClqFvTUx— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 1, 2021
(Women)
UNBC Timberwolves 3 UBC Okanagan Heat 2 (Saturday)
WHAT A GAME. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, @UNBCWSoccer didn’t give up. They were rewarded for their grit, mounting a second-half comeback and beating the @UBCOHeat 3-2.
READ: https://t.co/0VuBzWQAMZ pic.twitter.com/A88XQLovLs
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 3, 2021
UBC Okanagan Heat 1 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Tie Friday)
RECAP: They pushed and they pushed, and were finally rewarded. @UNBCWSoccer earned a 1-1 draw against a strong @UBCOHeat side, Friday night in Prince George.
READ: https://t.co/VVbSBE4Sg1 pic.twitter.com/ps4z7jkDzw— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 2, 2021
The UNBC men have one win, four losses, and three ties after eight games while the UNBC women have one win, one tie, and six losses.
The women’s standings are right here while the men’s standings are right here.
The UNBC soccer teams have just four games remaining. The Timberwolves visit Fraser Valley on October 15th and 17th before hosting Thompson Rivers on October 23rd and 24th (at Masich Place starting at noon for the women and 2:15 for the men).
MLB: (Final weekend of the regular season)
Toronto Blue Jays 10 Baltimore Orioles 1
The Toronto Blue Jays belted five homers in a critical 10-1 win Saturday over the Baltimore Orioles and remain in the post-season race, setting up a thrilling final day of the regular season Sunday. @ShiDavidi | @TD_Canada https://t.co/d2iFKCYQ4a
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 2, 2021
Boston Red Sox 5 Washington Nationals 3
Seattle Mariners 6 LA Angels 4
Tampa Bay Rays 12 New York Yankees 2
The (90-71) Jays host Baltimore again today (Sunday) at noon PT to conclude the regular season.
Toronto is tied with Seattle, one game behind Boston and the Yankees.
The Red Sox and Yankees hold down the two American League wild-card spots by a game over the Blue Jays and Mariners.
For Toronto and Seattle to get into a tie-breaker, they must win today and have either Boston or the Yanks lose.
The Red Sox visit Washington today at noon.
The Mariners host the LA Angels today at noon.
The Yankees host Tampa Bay today at noon.
The Blue Jays schedule and results are right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Triple-A Baseball:
Jared Young of Prince George is batting .254 since getting called up to AAA with the Iowa Cubs. The 26-year-old first baseman has 5 homers and 18 RBI’s in 37 games.
The Iowa Cubs season ends on Sunday.
CFL: (Week 9)
Calgary Stampeders 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 (Saturday)
(OT) Montreal Alouettes 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20 (Saturday)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30 B.C. Lions 9 (Friday)
The Lions don’t play again until Saturday, October 16th when they host Calgary.
Week 10 of the CFL season starts Wednesday (4:30 PT) with Ottawa at Toronto.
West: Winnipeg 7-1, Saskatchewan 5-3, B.C. 4-4, Calgary 3-5, and Edmonton 2-5
East: Toronto 4-3, Hamilton 4-4, Montreal 3-4, and Ottawa 2-5.
The CFL schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 4)
There are 14 Sunday games in the NFL including Seattle at San Francisco, Arizona at LA Rams, and Tampa Bay at New England.
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 remain winless including Jacksonville at 0-4. Teams sitting at 0-3: New York Jets and Indianapolis in the AFC plus Detroit, and New York Giants in the NFC.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
Biathlon:
Prince George hosting the 2022 Canadian Biathlon Championshiphttps://t.co/XrO4BaJxzj pic.twitter.com/yJmvl8EGgh
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 29, 2021