Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, October 12th
NHL:
The Tampa Bay Lightning have given head coach Jon Cooper of Prince George a three-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season.
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning will begin the NHL regular season tonight (Tuesday) when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins (4:30 PT).
The only other league game this evening has Seattle at Vegas (7:00).
Three more years of Cooooop!
We have signed head coach Jon Cooper to a three-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season.
? https://t.co/lPCyZZoPaN pic.twitter.com/vKu6J4jl68
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) October 11, 2021
The Vancouver Canucks, who finished 2-5 in the pre-season, begin their regular season with six straight games on the road beginning Wednesday night at 7:00 (PT) in Edmonton.
Canucks forward Brock Boeser will begin the season on injured reserve.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
WHL (PG Cougars)
We have acquired a 7th round selection in the 2023 WHL Draft from the Moose Jaw Warriors, in exchange for 2001-born defenceman Majid Kaddoura.#NorthernUprising | #WHL
DETAILS ? https://t.co/GhUDj6zBF4 pic.twitter.com/2Mb1cBY98I
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 12, 2021
The Prince George Cougars have started their season 0-3 after losing on the road 6-4 to the Vancouver Giants Friday and 8-3 to Kamloops Blazers Saturday.
The Cougars have scored 11 goals while surrendering a Western Conference high 19.
Prince George will play its next six games against Victoria.
The Cougars host the (1-2) Royals Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
Kamloops Blazers 8 Prince George Cougars 3 (Saturday)
Cougars allow eight to sit 0-3 out of gatehttps://t.co/q8ix2Z0vf5 pic.twitter.com/EgLiFyGgSH
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 10, 2021
Just skip to our three goals. Nothing else happened. We swear.
WATCH: https://t.co/VA64jVVkya pic.twitter.com/VGgNcRbHMa
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 10, 2021
Vancouver Giants 6 Prince George Cougars 4 (Friday)
Giants win their home opener at the Cougars expensehttps://t.co/xGiyRkH0T9 pic.twitter.com/87aWRefUVX
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 9, 2021
Highlights from Friday’s 6-4 setback to the @WHLGiants.#NorthernUprising
WATCH: https://t.co/rylDrXlGe7 pic.twitter.com/X6s2I3FRJf
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 9, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Associate Coach Josh Dixon in this week’s episode | https://t.co/0fIVklz61O #CityofPG #NorthernBC #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/GaMSNJfYgq
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 7, 2021
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings split their first two games on the road.
The Spruce Kings crushed Merritt 8-1 Friday before losing 5-3 to West Kelowna on Saturday.
The (1-1) Spruce Kings entertain the (0-2) Merritt Centennials on Friday and Saturday in their first home games of the season.
West Kelowna Warriors 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Saturday)
Game details are right here.
John Herrington scored twice adding to his hot start, and Austin Fraser scored his first goal as a Spruce King, however, that was all the offence PG mustered, falling 5-3 in West Kelowna.
?–> https://t.co/H3CRN8r2WS#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/FiBL7eQmXF
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 10, 2021
Check out the highlights from our second contest of the regular season in West Kelowna.
?️–> https://t.co/GNejLNhlAU#TrueBlue • #Spruce50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 10, 2021
Prince George Spruce Kings 8 Merritt Centennials 1 (Friday)
Five different Spruce Kings finished with multi point nights, giving Prince George win number one in the 2021-22 regular season!
? –> https://t.co/Ka9RcAHwfa#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/2CUaJIi84j
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 9, 2021
We exploded for 8 goals this evening en route to our first victory of the 2021-22 season! Check out the highlights from tonight’s contest in Merritt!
?️ –> https://t.co/bmeg3VWKYg#TrueBlue • #Spruce50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 9, 2021
TRADE: The Spruce Kings have acquired F Nathan Fox (’02) from the Cranbrook Bucks in exchange for future considerations.
?–> https://t.co/ZKzm3pBoJ2#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/aBN7CyxnER
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 12, 2021
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars & Northern Capitals)
(U18AAA ) in Victoria
Cariboo Cougars 3 South Island Royals 1 (Sunday)
South Island Royals 5 Cariboo Cougars 4 (Saturday)
The (3-3) Cougars will host the (4-1-0-1) Vancouver Northwest Hawks Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Kin 1.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(FEMALE U18 AAA) in PG
Fraser Valley Rush 4 Northern Capitals 1 (Sunday)
Fraser Valley Rush 3 Northern Capitals 1 (Saturday)
Rush with a perfect 6-0 record.
The (4-3-0-1) Capitals return to action on Oct 23rd and 24th when they visit the (2-2) Vancouver Island Seals.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
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In other weekend action, the U17 Cougars skated to a 7-1 Saturday win and a 6-5 overtime victory on Sunday in PG against the South Island Royals. The Cougars improved to 2-2 and will visit the Vancouver Northwest Hawks next weekend.
MLB: (Best of 5 series)
American League
Boston 6 Tampa Bay 5
The Red Sox win the series 3-1 to advance to the American League Championship Series.
“There’s no doubt there’s disappointment.”
After a franchise best with 100 wins, the Rays season came to a sudden end Monday night when they lost to the Red Sox in Game 4 of their Division Series and were eliminated in the best-of-five playoff.https://t.co/thmXUztVcx
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 12, 2021
Houston at Chicago White Sox (PPD)
The Astros lead 2-1 with Game 4 rescheduled for 11:07 this morning (PT) in Chicago.
National League
San Francisco 1 LA Dodgers 0
The Giants lead 2-1 with Game 4 tonight at 6:07 in LA.
Evan Longoria homered off Max Scherzer in the fifth inning and the Giants edged the Dodgers to take a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series.https://t.co/fLgQDYMAy8
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 12, 2021
Atlanta 3 Milwaukee 0
The Braves lead 2-1 with Game 4 this afternoon at 2:15 in Atlanta.
NFL: (Final game in Week 5)
Baltimore 31 Indianapolis 25 (OT)
The Ravens erased a 25-9 fourth-quarter deficit to improve to 4-1. The Colts dropped to 1-4.
Lamar Jackson’s career night helped the Ravens erase a 16-point deficit to stun the Colts in overtime.https://t.co/1J07SmHgq5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 12, 2021
After five weeks, Arizona is the only unbeaten team at 5-0 while Jacksonville and Detroit are the only winless teams at 0-5.
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Jon Gruden has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
His decision came after offensive emails he sent before being hired in 2018 were revealed.
BREAKING: Jon Gruden has reportedly resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.https://t.co/E4927OybVw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 12, 2021
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL: (Week 10)
Toronto 24 Hamilton 23 (Monday)
Montreal 20 Ottawa 16 (Monday)
Calgary 22 Saskatchewan 19 (Saturday)
Winnipeg 30 Edmonton 3 (Friday)
The BC Lions are back in action on Saturday at 4:00 when they host Calgary.
Week 11 starts Friday night at 6:00 with Winnipeg at Edmonton.
West: Winnipeg 8-1, Saskatchewan 5-4, B.C. 4-4, Calgary 4-5, and Edmonton 2-6
East: Toronto 6-3, Montreal 4-4, Hamilton 4-5, and Ottawa 2-7.
The CFL schedule is right here.
Column:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night after nature’s paintbrush put some white on the hilltops . . . https://t.co/1OFBMFNEAs
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 11, 2021
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
The UNBC Timberwolves have just four games left (men and women) in Canada West Soccer.
The UNBC soccer teams visit Fraser Valley on Friday and Sunday before hosting Thompson Rivers on October 23rd and 24th (at Masich Place starting at noon for the women and 2:15 for the men).
The UNBC men have one win, four losses, and three ties after eight games while the UNBC women have one win, six losses, and one tie.
The women’s standings are right here while the men’s standings are right here.