Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, November 14th
WHL:
Kelowna Rockets 3 Prince George Cougars 0 (Saturday)
The Rockets scored a pair of goals in the second period and added one into an empty net in the dying seconds of the game.
The Cougars went 0-for-5 on their power-play before 2,554 fans on Mega Jackpot night at CN Centre and are now 2 for its last 42 with the man advantage.
It wasn’t our “Knight.” Kelowna takes the rematch 3-0 Saturday at the CN Centre.
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 14, 2021
The (6-9) Cougars are 1-3 on a six-game homestand that continues Friday against the (3-7-2) Tri-City Americans.
A MEGA congratulations to our 50/50 winner from tonight’s game! Our total jackpot was $80,410! pic.twitter.com/ci48cz5dTI
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 14, 2021
We have signed 2004-born forward Gavin Schmidt to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. He will make his debut tonight against the @Kelowna_Rockets.#NorthernUprising | #WHL
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 13, 2021
Kelowna Rockets 5 Prince George Cougars 2 (Friday)
The Rockets led 3-0 by the 15:02 mark of the first period before 1,829 fans at CN Centre.
Rookie Viliam Kmec scored his first WHL goal in Friday’s loss to Kelowna. Game recap. ⤵️#NorthernUprising | #WHL
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 13, 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:
Coquitlam Express 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Saturday)
Two second period power-play markers from the Coquitlam Express was the difference as the Spruce Kings fall 3-1.
? – Vicki Brown#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/J1QQulZItm
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 14, 2021
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Vernon Vipers 2 (SO Friday)
A character win from this group!
Read all about it here! –> https://t.co/TeaM2mnt2V
? – Vicki Brown#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/XcxnuWHkG5
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 13, 2021
The (9-6) Spruce Kings play their next two games on the road: Friday at Surrey and Saturday at Merritt.
NHL: (Calgary and Edmonton the only Canadian teams idle Saturday)
Vegas 7 Vancouver 4
The struggling Vancouver Canucks gave up seven goals for the second game in a row en route to another ugly loss against the Vegas Golden Knights.https://t.co/lbDz4MXvYd
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 14, 2021
The (5-8-2) Canucks visit Anaheim tonight at 5:00 to conclude a 3-game road trip.
Both the @PredsNHL and @Avalanche picked up home wins during their respective #HockeyFightsCancer Awareness nights on an action-packed Saturday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/bQq4zywIRa pic.twitter.com/mXbzvLhJeE
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 14, 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)
Northern Capitals 3 Greater Vancouver Comets 1
The same teams meet again this afternoon at 12:15 in Richmond.
The (10-5-0-1) Capitals are in 1st place in the 5-team league by three points over the (9-0) 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.
CFL: (Week 15)
Saskatchewan 29 Edmonton 24 (Saturday)
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have clinched second in the CFL West and a home date with the Calgary Stampeders in the division semifinal after beating the Edmonton Elks.https://t.co/NqsWEe94QU
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 14, 2021
Montreal 28 Winnipeg 14 (Saturday)
Calgary 33 B.C. Lions 23 (Friday)
The (4-9) Lions have lost seven straight and have been eliminated from playoff contention. B.C will close out its season with a home game against Edmonton on Friday.
The Stampeders have clinched a playoff spot while the Lions have been mathematically eliminated.https://t.co/FqPwqXabMT
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 13, 2021
Toronto 31 Hamilton 12 (Friday)
The (9-4) Argos have clinched the top spot in the East.
The CFL schedule is right here.
The 16th and final week of the CFL season will begin Tuesday night (4:30 PT) with Edmonton at Toronto in a make-up game.
West: Winnipeg 11-2, Saskatchewan 9-4, Calgary 7-6, B.C. 4-9, and Edmonton 2-10.
East: Toronto 9-4, Hamilton 7-6 and Montreal 7-6, and Ottawa 2-11.
NFL:
There are a dozen Sunday NFL games including Seattle at Green Bay (1:25 PT) and Kansas City at Las Vegas (5:15 PM).
Week 10 of the NFL season concludes Monday with LA Rams at San Francisco.
Arizona has the best record in the NFL at 8-1 followed by LA Rams, Green Bay, and Tennessee at 7-2 with Tampa Bay, and Dallas at 6-2.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
NFL odds are right here.
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the continued unpredictable nature of the NFL in his latest column | #cityofpg https://t.co/3yu5XqUmKu #sports pic.twitter.com/JH0pQK1dZH
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 12, 2021
Soccer:
It wasn’t pretty, but all wins count the same and the Canadian men’s national team fended off Costa Rica 1-0 in Concacaf World Cup qualifying on Friday night. @GalindoPW has three takeaways from the match. https://t.co/TkrPqGQq9m
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 13, 2021
Here’s how the table looks halfway through the octagonal. ⬇️
Will the current top three hold their ground and automatically qualify for the World Cup? ? pic.twitter.com/3qyZb7MD6F
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 13, 2021
NBA:
Detroit Pistons 127 Toronto Raptors 121
The (7-7) Raptors begin a 6-game road trip Monday night at 7:00 (PT) against the Trail Blazers in Portland.
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.