Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, October 15th
WHL (PG Cougars)
The (0-3) Prince George Cougars host the (1-4) Victoria Royals Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
Both teams are coming off an 8-3 loss to the Kamloops Blazers.
Prince George has its next six games against Victoria.
The Cougars have scored 11 goals while surrendering 19.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 14, 2021
Columns:
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 15, 2021
Brockman resigns from Broncos, says it was his decision . . . Silvertips have new radio voice . . . Rockets drop a goaltender https://t.co/gM5HI7mpz6
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 15, 2021
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
The (1-1) Spruce Kings entertain the (0-2) Merritt Centennials tonight and Saturday in their first home games of the season.
We are thrilled to release our @BCHockeyLeague Retro Jersey which will be worn Nov 5 when we host @BCHLSmokeEaters as we pay homage to the decade of the 1970’s!
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BUY TICKETS –> https://t.co/2AfF5nOnkl
SHOP HERE –> https://t.co/B9kTE1kANi pic.twitter.com/4fvGe74gtz— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 14, 2021
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars & Northern Capitals)
(U18AAA )
The (3-3) Cariboo 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.
This weekend is our “Pink in the Rink” night and our jackpot starts at $1000 and proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society!
Huge thank you to Taba and the Fudger family for your generous contribution! #defendthenorth pic.twitter.com/98yF77Emop
— Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA (@cariboocougars) October 13, 2021
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(FEMALE U18 AAA)
The (4-3-0-1) Northern 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.
NHL: (3 Canadian teams in action Thursday)
Ottawa 3 Toronto 2
The Senators have signed winger Brady Tkachuk to a 7-year contract extension worth $57.5-million.
Buffalo 5 Montreal 1
Goals galore on the third night of the 2021-22 NHL season. #NHLFaceOff#NHLStats: https://t.co/LCNsvvyDVO pic.twitter.com/COfl0YLzTO
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 15, 2021
The Vancouver Canucks visit the Philadelphia Flyers tonight (4:00 PT) and the Detroit Red Wings Saturday (4:00 PT).
The Canucks began their season-opening six-game road trip with a 3-2 loss to Edmonton in a shootout.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Fraser Valley Cascades in men’s and women’s Canada West Soccer tonight and Sunday afternoon.
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.
The Timberwolves, with just four games remaining in both divisions, close out their regular season by hosting Thompson Rivers on October 23rd and 24th at Masich Place with the women to play at noon followed by the men at 2:15.
MLB: (5th and deciding game)
The LA Dodgers 2 San Francisco Giants 1
The Dodgers win the series 3-2 to advance to the best-of-7 National League Championship Series against the Braves starting Saturday (5:07 PM PT) in Atlanta.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated their longtime rivals the San Francisco Giants, and will advance to their fifth NLCS in the past six seasons.https://t.co/HaY5s1bu32
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 15, 2021
The best-of-7 American League Championship Series will open tonight at 5:07 (PT) in Houston with the Astros against the Boston Red Sox.
The MLB playoff schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 6)
Tampa Bay 28 Philadelphia 22
The Bucs improved to 5-1, the second-best record in the NFL, only behind 5-0 Arizona.
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL:
Week 11 of the CFL season starts tonight at 6:00 (PT) with Winnipeg at Edmonton.
The BC Lions are back in action Saturday at 4:00 when they host Calgary.
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.