Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, October 21st
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Wenatchee Wild 1
The (4-1) Spruce Kings play their second consecutive game at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 against the (5-0) Victoria Grizzlies.
A three point afternoon from Ben LeFranc, along with goals from Kolton Cousins and Dylan Schives propelled the Spruce Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Wenatchee Wild at the @BCHockeyLeague Showcase!
? – @garrettjames22
?–>https://t.co/drfxC7wd9s#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/7zgDOZB7RE
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 20, 2021
Check out this afternoon’s highlights from our 4-1 victory over the @WenatcheeWild1 at the @BCHockeyLeague Showcase!
?️–> https://t.co/jEGqmIP29f#TrueBlue • #Spruce50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 21, 2021
PG’s @gracie_barlow a part of history making all-female officiating crew in @BCHockeyLeague game
| https://t.co/QsjmaprwMh #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/YcpgGicjZS— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 21, 2021
WHL (PG Cougars)
The (2-3) Prince Cougars play the (1-6) Royals again Friday and Saturday in Victoria plus Tuesday and Wednesday of next week in Prince George. The Cougars beat the Royals 3-1 and 4-2 last weekend at CN Centre.
Four @PGCougars catch the eye of NHL scouts | https://t.co/23C3Mi5zPn #CityOfPG #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/7pcj3B4gOU
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 19, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
(Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA & Northern Capitals Female U18 AAA)
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.
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The (4-3-0-1) Northern Capitals have road games Saturday and Sunday against the (2-4) Vancouver Island Seals.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
NHL: (2 Wednesday games)
Philadelphia 6 Boston 3
St.Louis 3 Vegas 1
The (1-2-1) Vancouver Canucks visit Chicago tonight (5:30 p.m. PT) and Seattle Saturday (7:00) to conclude their season-opening 6-game road trip.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
MLB: (2 games in the best-of-7 League Championship Series)
Atlanta 9 LA Dodgers 2
The Braves lead the NLCS 3-1 with Game 5 tonight at 5:08 in LA.
The Braves pushed the Dodgers to the brink of elimination with a massive Game 4 win in the NLCS.https://t.co/pwqI8sOzYK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 21, 2021
Houston 9 Boston 1
The Astros lead the ALCS 3-2 with Game 6 to be played Friday night at 5:08 (PT) in Houston.
Framber Valdez and the Astros are heading home with the series lead after a dominant win over the Red Sox in Game 5 of the ALCS.https://t.co/v5E5XNixhH
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 21, 2021
The MLB playoff schedule is right here.
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
A historic day for @UNBC Athletics.
Today, the TWolves introduced an alternate logo and jersey, designed by Gitxsan artist, Trevor Angus, becoming the first college or university in Canada to do so.
So many people to thank. This is only the beginning.https://t.co/RrkZ04wAK0 pic.twitter.com/KsrQ4h1api
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 20, 2021
.@UNBCATHLETICS unveil Indigenous logo, jerseys
| https://t.co/u0Cm88q39Z #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/AKS4jdv3EC— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 20, 2021
The UNBC Timberwolves conclude their regular season in Canada West Soccer by hosting the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack Saturday and Sunday at Masich Place Stadium (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.
Week seven of the NFL season begins tonight with Denver at Cleveland.
Both the Broncos and Browns are 3-3.
The 6-0 Arizona Cardinals remain the only NFL team with a perfect record.
Five teams are 5-1: Baltimore, Dallas, Green Bay, LA Rams, and Tampa Bay.
The 0-6 Detroit Lions are the only winless team.
The NFL standings are right here.
“I wanted to say congrats to Aaron Rodgers. I guess he’s now a shareholder of the Bears.” – @TomBrady ?
?: @SiriusXMNFLpic.twitter.com/4o92ohj0PI
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 20, 2021
CFL:
Week 12 of the CFL season begins Friday night with Montreal hosting Toronto (4:30 PT).
The B.C. Lions visit league-leading Winnipeg on Saturday (4:00 p.m. 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.