Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, November 11th
WHL:
Vancouver Giants 5 Prince George Cougars 3 (Wednesday)
The Giants scored three times on the power-play, including a pair from Adam Hall, less than two minutes apart in the second period before 1,709 fans at CN Centre.
The Vancouver Giants earned a 5-3 win Wednesday to split the midweek doubleheader.#NorthernUprising
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 11, 2021
?️ WHL Highlights – November 10, 2021
? @WHLGiants (5) at @PGCougars (3)
A pair of goals from Adam Hall lift the Giants past the Cougars.
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 11, 2021
The (6-7) Cougars are 1-1 on a six-game homestand that continues Friday and Saturday against the (6-3-0-1) Kelowna Rockets.
Prince George Cougars 1 Vancouver Giants 0 (Tuesday)
Tyler Brennan made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season before 1,453 fans.
Highlights: 2022 #NHLDraft prospect Tyler Brennan bagels the @WHLGiants on Tuesday.
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 10, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @cariboocougars general manager @Boston771 on this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/etM4drg0Vm #CityOfPG #sports #northernBC #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/JgPe64uyDw— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 10, 2021
BCHL:
Vernon Vipers 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3
A pair of goals from Rowan Miller, along with a late surge in the third period was not enough, as the Spruce Kings get edged 4-3 in Vernon.
? – Lisa Mazurek Photography
?–> https://t.co/YVkVqjlq9L#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/yMOGkqNHW0
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 11, 2021
Check out last night’s highlights in Vernon presented by the Siding Specialists at WR Ventures.
?️–> https://t.co/lTATHRpd22#TrueBlue • #Spruce50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 11, 2021
The (8-5) Spruce Kings play the (4-4-3-1) Vipers again on Friday but this time in Prince George.
NHL: (1 Canadian team in action on Wednesday)
Toronto 3 Philadelphia 0
The @MapleLeafs, @PredsNHL and @mnwild made themselves at home Wednesday as each earned a win on the road.#NHLStats: https://t.co/WCypfl530g pic.twitter.com/RozOSdwrZB
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 11, 2021
The (5-6-2) Vancouver Canucks start a 3-game road trip tonight (Thursday) at 6:00 (PT) when they visit the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon will be sidelined for around three weeks with a lower-body injury.https://t.co/JH14PlJdUu
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 10, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA & Northern Capitals Female U18 AAA)
The Northern Capitals U-18 female AAA hockey team visits the (0-10) Greater Vancouver Comets Saturday night at 5:15 and Sunday afternoon at 12:15 in Richmond.
The (9-5-0-1) Capitals are in 1st place in the 5-team league by three points over the (8-0) Fraser Valley Rush, however, Fraser Valley has seven games in hand.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
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The (5-7-1-1) U-18 Cariboo Cougars are idle until the Nov 20th-21st weekend when they host the (10-2-1-1) Vancouver NE Chiefs in a doubleheader at Kin 1. Cariboo is in 8th place in the 10-team league.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
NFL:
Week 10 of the NFL season starts tonight at 5:20 (PT) with (6-2) Baltimore at (2-7) Miami.
At the midway point of the season (with nine of 18 weeks completed), Arizona has the best record in the NFL at 8-1 followed by LA Rams, Green Bay, and Tennessee at 7-2 with Baltimore, Tampa Bay, and Dallas at 6-2.
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL: (Week 15)
Calgary at B.C. Lions Friday 7:30 PM
The (4-8) Lions have lost six straight. B.C will close out its season with a home game against Edmonton on November 19th.
Hamilton at Toronto Friday 4:30 PM (PT)
Winnipeg at Montreal Saturday 10:00 AM
Edmonton at Saskatchewan Saturday 1:00 PM
The CFL schedule is right here.
West: Winnipeg 11-1, Saskatchewan 8-4, Calgary 6-6, B.C. 4-8, and Edmonton 2-9
East: Toronto 8-4, Hamilton 7-5, Montreal 6-6, and Ottawa 2-11.
NBA:
Boston Celtics 104 Toronto Raptors 88
It was the third straight loss for the (6-6) Raptors who visit the Philadelphia 76’ers tonight.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves are off in Canada West basketball until Nov 26th and 27th when they host the UBC Thunderbirds.
The UNBC women are 3-1 on the season while the men are 2-2.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
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