Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, November 24th
NHL: (3 Tuesday games)
Calgary 5 Chicago 2
The Flames sit alone atop the Western Conference standings after beating the Blackhawks to extend their win streak.https://t.co/PKwIhupSyB
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 24, 2021
Dallas 4 Edmonton 1
Connor McDavid’s 17-game point streak to start the season has come to an end in an Oilers loss to the Stars.https://t.co/XCS6EsTsBr
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 24, 2021
Tampa Bay 4 Philadelphia 0
The (6-11-2) Vancouver Canucks start a 5-game road trip (4 PM PT) against the (8-6-4) Penguins in Pittsburgh.
It is one of 14 games in the NHL tonight (Wednesday) with Calgary the only Canadian team idle.
BCHL:
There has been a schedule change for the Prince George Spruce Kings.
Instead of being home this weekend, the (9-6) Spruce Kings visit the Vernon Vipers on Friday.
The Spruce Kings are scheduled to be home again on Wednesday, Dec, 1st against the Penticton Vees.
IMPORTANT NEWS: The Spruce Kings will be heading to Vernon to take on the Vipers on Friday night at 7:00 PM.
MORE INFORMATION?–> https://t.co/MEKkznJTvH#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/iH6bP3rnqn
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 23, 2021
?HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR!?
Nick Rhéaume (@nickrheaume25) has been named one of the 18 skaters to the @BCHockeyLeague All-Star Weekend in Penticton from January 14th-16th!
Congrats, Nicky!
?–> https://t.co/MEKkzo1unf#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 • #BCHL60 pic.twitter.com/W5aqKEkefn
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 23, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
WHL:
The (7-10) Prince George Cougars play their next six on the road starting Saturday in Kelowna against the Rockets.
Forward Zackary Shantz (’05) has been called up from @NAXHockey. He’ll join us on our upcoming road trip.#NorthernUprising
? https://t.co/gmORqs6biP pic.twitter.com/pYOdphFUW3
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 24, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA)
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (5-9-1-1) Thompson Blazers Saturday at 2:45 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in Kamloops.
The (5-7-1-1) Cougars are in 8th place in the 10-team league and were idle this weekend.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
Column:
Cents’ Astorino has quite a story to tell . . . Jarvis unlikely to return to Portland now . . . Blazers’ Clouston moving on up https://t.co/p5VjYDsikL
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 23, 2021
NFL:
There will be three NFL games on Thursday (American Thanksgiving) to start Week 12 of the season.
Chicago visits Detroit (9:30 am PT) followed by Las Vegas at Dallas (1:30) and Buffalo at New Orleans (5:20).
The Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills are favourites in their respective NFL games on U.S. Thanksgiving. (@OddsShark)https://t.co/Rhjaecqo9v
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 24, 2021
The New York Giants have fired offensive co-ordinator Jason Garrett, according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News.https://t.co/4ofKpc8BQD
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 23, 2021
The (9-2) Arizona Cardinals have the best record in the NFL (including 6-0 on the road).
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL:
The CFL playoffs will start on Sunday.
The East Division semifinal has Montreal at Hamilton (10:00 a.m.) and that will be followed with the West Division semi of Calgary at Saskatchewan (1:30 p.m.).
The CFL schedule is right here.
West: Winnipeg 11-3, Saskatchewan 9-5, Calgary 8-6, B.C. 5-9, and Edmonton 3-11.
East: Toronto 9-5, Hamilton 8-6, Montreal 7-7, and Ottawa 3-11.
NBA:
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the UBC Thunderbirds in Canada West basketball Friday at 6 and 8 p.m. plus Saturday night at 5:00 and 7:00.
The UNBC women are 3-1 on the season while the men are 2-2.
UBC is 2-4 in the women’s division and 6-0 in the men’s division.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West women’s standings are right here and the men’s standings are right here.
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