Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.p. Monday, November 15th
Anaheim 5 Vancouver 1
The Canucks lost all three games on their road trip by a combined score of 19-6. Earlier, Vancouver fell 7-1 to Colorado (Thursday) and 7-4 to Vegas (Saturday).
Almost nothing is going right for the Vancouver Canucks these days. After a horrific road trip, the Canucks are going home with all kinds of problems. (@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/WhhFTJ0Shv
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 15, 2021
The (5-9-2) Canucks play their next three at home: Wednesday against Colorado, Friday vs. Winnipeg, and Sunday against Chicago.
Edmonton 5 St. Louis 4
Calgary 4 Ottawa 0
Boston 5 Montreal 2
Washington 6 Pittsburgh 1
New York Rangers 4 New Jersey 3 (SO)
There are just a pair of NHL games tonight (Monday): New York Islanders at Tampa Bay and Detroit at Columbus.
SCHEDULE UPDATE: @Senators games postponed at least through Nov. 20. https://t.co/bJpC88cb5F pic.twitter.com/sWwojm1W1h
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 15, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are 1-3 on a six-game homestand after they lost a pair at CN Centre to the Kelowna Rockets; 5-2 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturday.
The Saturday game before 2,554 fans at CN Centre featured a Mega Jackpot of just over $80,000 with Todd Corrigall winning just over 40-grand in the 50-50 in support of the PG Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.
The (6-9) Cougars host the (3-7-2) Tri-City Americans Friday and Saturday.
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 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
Action from last night’s contest against the @Kelowna_Rockets.
? | https://t.co/PtN5xSyaqu pic.twitter.com/pVW2MIHzxz
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 14, 2021
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.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings split their two weekend home games.
The (9-6) Spruce Kings beat Vernon 3-2 in a shootout Friday before they lost 3-1 to the Coquitlam Express on Saturday.
The Spruce Kings play their next two games on the road: Friday at Surrey and Saturday at Merritt.
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 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)
Northern Capitals 6 Greater Vancouver Comets 2 (Sunday)
Northern Capitals 3 Greater Vancouver Comets 1 (Saturday)
The (11-5-0-1) Capitals are in 1st place in the 5-team league by three points over the (10-0) Fraser Valley Rush, however, Fraser Valley has seven games in hand.
The Caps visit Fraser Valley Friday night at 5:45 and Sunday afternoon at 12:15 in Langley.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
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The (5-7-1-1) U-18 Cariboo Cougars host the (10-2-1-1) Vancouver NE Chiefs in a doubleheader at Kin 1 Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Cariboo is in 8th place in the 10-team league and the Chiefs are 3rd.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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The (3-9-0-2) U15 Cariboo Cougars lost to the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs 4-12 (Saturday) and 5-3 (Sunday).
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The (4-7-0-1) U17 Cariboo Cougars had no answer for the Greater Vancouver Canadians.
The first-place Canadians blanked the Cats 6-0 and 3-0 in two-weekend games.
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
NFL:
Green Bay 17 Seattle 0
The Packers are 8-2, tied for the best record in the NFL alongside Arizona and Tennessee.
Carolina 34 Arizona 10
Tennessee 23 New Orleans 21
Aaron Rodgers was a winner, Tom Brady was a loser and the Detroit Lions finally did not suffer a defeat on a busy Week 10 NFL Sunday. Here’s a recap of all the action.https://t.co/QcQqStBgkp
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 15, 2021
After a slow start to the season, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in first in the AFC West. Mahomes threw for five touchdowns as the Chiefs crushed the Las Vegas Raiders in the Sunday nighter.https://t.co/i2T158JEwj
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 15, 2021
Week 10 of the NFL season concludes tonight with (7-2) LA Rams at (3-5) San Francisco 49’ers.
The NFL standings are 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.
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night after spending some time with Adele . . . https://t.co/peuh9pmleL
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 15, 2021
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:
The (7-7) Toronto Raptors, coming off Saturday’s 127-121 loss to the Detroit Pistons, begin a 6-game road trip tonight 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.