Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, October 31st
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
WHL (PG Cougars)
Kamloops Blazers 4 Prince George Cougars 1
The loss ended the Cougars’ 5-game win streak before 2,044 fans at CN Centre.
The boxscore is right here.
Matthew Seminoff notched a goal and two assists for the (8-1) Blazers, who outshot the Cougars 49-28, including 23-8 in the second period.
The five-game win streak is over after Saturday’s loss. Time to regroup and start a new one next week. Game recap. ⤵️
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 31, 2021
The (5-4) Cougars play the Vancouver Giants Friday in Langley and the Rockets Saturday in Kelowna.
The next home games for P.G. will be on Nov 9th and 10th against Vancouver.
The Cougars reduced their roster to 22 by sending goalie Ty Young to the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
The numbers are in and the @PGCougarsAlumni Million Dollar Hole-in-One Charity Golf Tournament was a huge success. #NorthernUprising | #CityofPG
DETAILS ? https://t.co/QU3UXglhx7
? @itsjdphoto pic.twitter.com/2Uf8fOIbda— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 29, 2021
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about how the @PGCougars will soon be running into better competition starting Saturday against @blazerhockey
| https://t.co/oAmcNtwrBQ #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/5iW6z59ilG— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 29, 2021
Scattershooting on a Saturday night while waiting for another football Sunday . . . https://t.co/0NVrnEgNWf
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 31, 2021
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars account executive Kevin Patenaude in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/khq4m5SH9u #PrinceGeorge #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/l5yOleyGsi
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 28, 2021
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Merritt Centennials 2 (Saturday)
The (7-2) Spruce Kings host West Kelowna Wednesday and Trail Friday and Saturday.
Five different Prince George Spruce Kings found the back of the net this evening, propelling PG to a 5-2 victory over the Merritt Centennials!
?–> https://t.co/8OXLFr53cK#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/jqDd2vAvd0
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 31, 2021
Penticton Vees 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Friday)
The loss ended a five-game win streak for the Spruce Kings.
A fantastic night from Aaron Trotter, making 36 saves, but the Spruce Kings win streak comes to a close at 5, falling 3-0 in Penticton.
?https://t.co/0B8JTwKUmb#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/RQq94ZDlql
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 30, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA & Northern Capitals Female U18 AAA)
Okanagan Rockets 5 Cariboo Cougars 4 (OT)
The Cariboo Cougars host the Okanagan Rockets again today at 10:30 a.m. at Kin 1. Both teams are 4-5-1-1.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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Northern Capitals 6 Thompson-Okanagan Lakers 0
The (6-4-0-1) Northern Capitals host the (6-5) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers again this morning at 8 at Kin 2. The Capitals are in 2nd place in the 5-team league.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
NHL:
Edmonton 2 Vancouver 1
A pair of power-play goals lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.https://t.co/4SuuTxzQcA
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 31, 2021
The (3-5-1) Canucks continue their 7-game homestand against the NY Rangers Tuesday night at 7:00.
The @StLouisBlues and @NHLFlames each posted shutouts while the @NHLBruins ended the Panthers’ perfect start. Call it a wrap on Saturday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/T90Xyi8Yee pic.twitter.com/kNtpMp0XF2
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Canada West basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)
Men: Fraser Valley Cascades 95 UNBC Timberwolves 93 (OT Saturday)
A 26-point comeback. A buzzer beater. An overtime thriller. A heartbreaking loss. This game had it all.
Read a recap of @UNBCBasketball‘s 95-93 OT defeat at the hands of the @UFVCascades.https://t.co/cmaTIbfxdc pic.twitter.com/fK6mZPnxis— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 31, 2021
Men: UNBC Timberwolves 69 Thompson Rivers WolfPack 67 (Friday)
It came down to the final seconds, but the good guys were victorious!@UNBCBasketball opens the @CanadaWest season with a thrilling 69-67 win over the @GoTRUWolfPack in Kamloops.
READ: https://t.co/wXh7LMROvD pic.twitter.com/tSYXAxbq9g— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 30, 2021
Women: Fraser Valley Cascades 73 UNBC Timberwolves 48 (Saturday)
RECAP: The @UFVCascades size and speed gave @UNBCWomensBball trouble, as the Cascades pulled away late to beat @UNBC in Abbotsford.
READ: https://t.co/Clb3kGdAgy pic.twitter.com/AFofMNRXIb— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 31, 2021
Women: UNBC Timberwolves 80 Thompson Rivers WolfPack 71 (Friday)
Alina Shakirova had 33 points and 10 boards, while Sveta Boykova set a @UNBC TWolves rebounding record, as @UNBCWomensBball beat the @GoTRUWolfPack 80-71 on @CanadaWest opening night!
READ: https://t.co/MUgLDWc6uC pic.twitter.com/rP4ibJnRXQ— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 30, 2021
The (1-1) Timberwolves will host Thompson Rivers on Friday and Saturday, November 5th and 6th.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
MLB:
Atlanta 3 Houston 2
The Braves lead the World Series 3-1 with Game 5 tonight (5:15 PT) in Atlanta.
The MLB playoff schedule is right here.
CFL: (Week 13)
Toronto 31 B.C. Lions 29 (OT) (Saturday)
The 5th straight loss for the (4-7) Lions who will play their next game Friday (4:00 PT) in Hamilton.
Saskatchewan 19 Montreal 14 (Saturday)
Calgary 23 Ottawa 13 (Friday)
Hamilton 39 Edmonton 23 (Friday)
West: Winnipeg 10-1, Saskatchewan 7-4, Calgary 6-6, B.C. 4-7, and Edmonton 2-8
East: Toronto 7-4, Montreal and Hamilton 6-5, and Ottawa 2-10.
The CFL schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 8)
There are 13 games today in the NFL including Tampa at New Orleans, Jacksonville at Seattle, and Dallas at Minnesota.
Green Bay and Arizona lead the league at 7-1 followed by Tampa Bay and LA Rams at 6-1 and Dallas at 5-1.
The NFL standings are right here.
NBA:
Toronto 97 Indiana 94
The (4-3) Raptors visit the (5-1) NY Knicks (Monday 4:30 PT)
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
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