Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, October 18th
WHL (PG Cougars)
Prince George Cougars 4 Victoria Royals 2 (Sunday)
Craig Armstrong broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of third-period goals, the winner with just over 14 minutes left and then one into an empty net in the final minute. Victoria went just 1-for-10 on the power-play.
No #SundayScaries here. A 4-2 win and a weekend sweep over the Victoria Royals is fine way to end the weekend. Recap ⤵️
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 18, 2021
Prince George Cougars 3 Victoria Royals 1 (Saturday)
Rookie Riley Heidt snapped a 1-1 tie with just over four minutes left in regulation.
Missed last night’s fun? Check out our highlights from Saturday’s 3-1 win.#NorthernUprising | #WHL
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 17, 2021
Win number one in the bag. Riley Heidt scored the game-winner late in the third as we pulled out a 3-1 victory Saturday night.#NorthernUprising
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 17, 2021
The (2-3) Cougars visit the (1-6) Royals Friday and Saturday before they meet again on October 26th and 27th in Prince George.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Vice President of Business @Andy_Beesley in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/bM9JESOQTh #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/B7C0G8BaSO
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 14, 2021
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Merritt Centennials 2 (Saturday)
Five different Prince George Spruce Kings found the back of the night this evening, giving Prince George a four point home opening weekend over the @BCHLCentennials!
? – Vicki Brown#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/pG8Bu4XrP2
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 17, 2021
We sweep home opening weekend with a 5-2 victory over the Merritt Centennials. Check out the highlights from tonight’s big victory courtesy of the Siding Specialists at WR Ventures!
?️–> https://t.co/h4CDUlQ3ZX#TrueBlue • #Spruce50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 17, 2021
PG Spruce Kings 6 Merritt Centennials 3 (Friday)
Spruce Kings fans, it’s so dang nice to have you back!
Nick Rhéaume led the way offensively finishing with three points en route to a 6-3 victory on home opening night!
?–> https://t.co/jyn4p6p4wV#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/q9bwloqZXJ
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 16, 2021
The (3-1) Spruce Kings play their next two games in Chilliwack: Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 against Wenatchee and Thursday night at 7:30 against Victoria.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars & Northern Capitals)
(U18AAA )
Vancouver Northwest Hawks 5 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Sunday)
Cariboo Cougars 4 Vancouver Northwest Hawks 1 (Saturday)
Few shots from tonight’s #pinkintherink matchup against the Hawks! #defendthenorth #cariboohockey
?: Sharon Wells pic.twitter.com/jDJBCpvdD2
— Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA (@cariboocougars) October 17, 2021
The (4-4) Cariboo Cougars visit the (3-3-1-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 9:45 in Abbotsford. Both teams are tied for 6th in the 12-team league with eight points.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(FEMALE U18 AAA)
The (4-3-0-1) Northern Capitals return to action on Saturday and Sunday, Oct 23rd and 24th when they visit the (2-4) Vancouver Island Seals.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
NHL: (1 Sunday game)
Ottawa 3 Dallas 2
The (1-1-1) Vancouver Canucks, coming off Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Detroit, visit Buffalo Tuesday, the 4th stop on a 6-game road trip.
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
Men: Fraser Valley Cascades 2 UNBC Timberwolves 2 (Tie Sunday)
On Friday, @UNBCMSoccer spotted the @UFVCascades two goals, before battling back to earn a 2-2 draw. On Sunday, @UNBCMSoccer spotted the @UFVCascades two goals, before battling back to earn a 2-2 draw.
RECAP: https://t.co/bDqqPhc8ok pic.twitter.com/ipZB7Bekyf— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 18, 2021
Men: Fraser Valley Cascades 2 UNBC Timberwolves 2 (Tie Friday)
The @UNBCMSoccer team put on a thrilling second-half comeback, but had to settle for a 2-2 draw with the @UFVCascades in Abbotsford.
RECAP: https://t.co/LkKIbCwbZt pic.twitter.com/XLkbYWBG5U— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 16, 2021
Women: Fraser Valley Cascades 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Sunday)
It was a rainy, game in Abbotsford, with the @UFVCascades topping @UNBCWSoccer 1-0 in @CanadaWest play.
RECAP: https://t.co/2RjPY7qvsX pic.twitter.com/k6S45pSwsI— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 17, 2021
Women: Fraser Valley Cascades 2 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Friday)
The @UNBCWSoccer team fought until the bitter end, but fell 2-1 to a strong @UFVCascades side in Abbotsford.
RECAP: https://t.co/OUsbuTvPYJ pic.twitter.com/tPWi3YKwcy— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 16, 2021
The Timberwolves conclude their regular season by hosting Thompson Rivers on Saturday and Sunday, October 23rd and 24th at Masich Place (noon kickoff for the women and 2:15 for the men).
The UNBC men have one win, four losses, and five ties after 10 games while the UNBC women have one win, eight losses, and one tie.
The women’s standings are right here while the men’s standings are right here.
MLB: (2nd game in the best-of-7 National League Championship Series)
Atlanta 5 LA Dodgers 4
The Braves lead the series 2-0 with Game 3 Tuesday afternoon at 2:08 in LA.
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The best-of-7 ALCS has shifted to Boston for Game 3 tonight (Monday 5:08 PT). The Red Sox and Houston Astros are tied 1-1.
The MLB playoff schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 6)
Arizona 37 Cleveland 14
The 6-0 Cardinals remain the only NFL team with a perfect record.
Dallas 35 New England 29 (OT)
The Cowboys are 5-1 along with Baltimore, Green Bay, LA Rams, and Tampa Bay.
The Ravens beat LA Chargers 34-6, the Packers outscored Chicago 24-14 and the Rams whipped the New York Giants 38-11.
Pittsburgh 23 Seattle 20 (PT)
Monday Night Football to conclude the 6th week of the season has (4-1) Buffalo at (3-2) Tennessee.
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL: (Week 11)
Calgary 39 BC Lions 10 (Saturday)
The Lions visit league-leading Winnipeg in their next game on Saturday (4:00 p.m. PT).
Montreal 27 Ottawa 16 (Saturday)
Winnipeg 26 Edmonton 16 (Friday)
Week 12 begins Friday night with Toronto to play at Montreal (4:30 PT).
West: Winnipeg 9-1, Saskatchewan 5-4, Calgary 5-5, B.C. 4-5, and Edmonton 2-7
East: Toronto 6-3, Montreal 5-4, Hamilton 4-5, and Ottawa 2-8.
The CFL schedule is right here.
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night while wondering how noisy things will be here tomorrow (PM Justin Trudeau is in town) . . . https://t.co/hv7lTA9EqH
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 18, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the abundance of sports this time of year in his latest column | https://t.co/Ez5GOBlQw1 #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/ontl0C3hB0
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 15, 2021