Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Sunday, November 28th
WHL:
Kelowna Rockets 4 Prince George Cougars 1
The Rockets led 1-0 just six seconds into the game and 3-0 just six minutes into the game.
A quick start for the @Kelowna_Rockets!
Gabriel Szturc’s goal at 0:06 of the first period is tied for the second-fastest goal to start a game in WHL history.
The WHL record is five seconds, set January 30, 1987 by Dean Sexsmith of the Seattle Thunderbirds. pic.twitter.com/zR6MNatC8Y
— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 28, 2021
A slow start on Saturday was too much to overcome. The game recap⤵️#NorthernUprising
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? Steve Dunsmoor pic.twitter.com/wTrpvrQSP0— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 28, 2021
The (7-11) Cougars have lost five of their last six and will continue a string of six straight games on the road Tuesday in Seattle and Wednesday in Portland.
Prince George is 4th in the B.C. Division, seven points behind Vancouver and eight back of second place Kelowna.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars blueliners @KeatonDowhaniu2 and @EthanSamson77 in this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/rgAfmrOhSj #cityofpg #PrinceGeorgeBC #northernbc #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/zcZ2Fl1QM4— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 26, 2021
BCHL:
The (10-6) Prince George Spruce Kings play their next game on Wednesday when they host the (14-2) Penticton Vees.
The Spruce Kings are coming off Friday’s 3-1 victory over Vernon.
Two second period goals from Kilian McGregor-Bennett and Nick Rhéaume, backed by 21 stops from Aaron Trotter propelled the Spruce Kings to a 3-1 victory over the Vernon Vipers!
? – Lisa Mazurek
? https://t.co/cKI4SGUqVo#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/X7LJHTLt5q
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 27, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA)
Cariboo Cougars 3 Thompson Blazers 1
The U-18 Cougars visit the (5-9-1-1) Blazers again this afternoon at 12:30 in Kamloops.
The (6-7-1-1) Cougars are in 7th place in the 10-team league.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
Scattershooting on a Saturday night while the hockey world mourns . . . https://t.co/YgZKkJTaXb
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 28, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the struggles surrounding the @Canucks in his latest column | #cityofpg https://t.co/eHxfIwvwVH #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/euKBzsnxsZ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 26, 2021
NHL: (Vancouver and Toronto the only Canadian teams idle Saturday)
Winnipeg 4 Calgary 2
Edmonton 3 Vegas 2
Montreal 6 Pittsburgh 3
LA 4 Ottawa 2
The @SeattleKraken put an end to the Panthers’ home winning streak, while Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick helped the @Avalanche claim a fifth straight home victory.#NHLStats: https://t.co/ugdFgHBNDg pic.twitter.com/kW6VJWRzT9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 28, 2021
The (6-13-2) Vancouver Canucks are 0-2 on a 5-game road trip that continues today (Sunday 4 p.m. PT) against the Bruins in Boston.
The Canucks, who dropped a 4-2 decision to Columbus on Friday, have lost eight of their last nine games.
The struggling Canucks have now lost eight of their last nine games after falling 4-2 to the Blue Jackets despite outshooting them 41 to 21.https://t.co/04gWRPCu5C
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 27, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
(Men’s division)
UBC Thunderbirds 101 UNBC Timberwolves 69 (Saturday)
UBC Thunderbirds 85 UNBC Timberwolves 76 (Friday)
(women’s division)
UBC Thunderbirds 68 UNBC Timberwolves 66 (Saturday)
UNBC Timberwolves 81 UBC Thunderbirds 77 (Friday)
The UNBC women are 4-2 on the season while the men are 2-4.
UBC is 3-5 in the women’s division and 8-0 in the men’s division.
The Timberwolves visit the Victoria Vikes Friday and Saturday nights in their final league games in 2021.
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors begin a 7-game homestand today (Sunday 3 p.m. PT) against the (10-10) Boston Celtics.
The Raptors are 9-11 after 20 games after going 2-4 on a 6-game road trip that concluded with Friday’s 114-97 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
CFL:
The CFL playoffs kick off today with the division semifinals.
In the East, Montreal is at Hamilton (10:00 a.m.) and in the West, Calgary plays 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.
NFL: (Week 12)
There are 11 Sunday games in the NFL including Tennessee at New England, Tampa Bay at Indianapolis, LA Rams at Green Bay, Minnesota at San Francisco, and Cleveland at Baltimore.
The NFL standings are right here.