Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, Aug 8th
BC Football Conference:
The Prince George Kodiaks lost their B.C. Football Conference home opener 35-20 Saturday night to the Kamloops Broncos at Masich Place Stadium.
Fans pack Masich Place Stadium for @PGKodiaks first home gamehttps://t.co/Eu0b8TCFSJ | #CityOfPG #BCFC pic.twitter.com/CkUiwNNT23
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 7, 2022
The (0-2) Kodiaks visit the (2-1) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 7:00 in Chilliwack before hosting the Huskers on Saturday, August 20th.
Prince George lost its first-ever league game 31-5 to the Huskers on July 23rd in Chilliwack.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The (6-1) B.C. Lions have the second-best record in the CFL behind the (9-0) Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Here’s my @CFL mind-blowing stat of the day: the @Wpg_BlueBombers are 9-0 and have gained exactly 1 — ONE!!!!! — yard more than they’ve surrendered on the season. #CFL #Bombers
— Dave Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) August 7, 2022
The Lions blitzed the Edmonton Elks 46-14 Saturday before just 16,342 fans in Vancouver.
B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke was at his best completing 34 of 37 passes for 477 yards and 5 touchdowns.
477 yards + 5 TD: 😮💨
Nathan Rourke and the @BCLions were simply on another level Saturday night.#CFLhttps://t.co/slyhaRizDY
— CFL (@CFL) August 7, 2022
Week 10 starts Thursday (5:30 PT) with (2-6) Montreal at Winnipeg.
The Lions visit the (5-2) Calgary Stampeders Saturday (4 p.m. PT).
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says the West is still best in the @CFL | https://t.co/5vID9QxZpc #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/YH52e7WNws
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 5, 2022
Hockey:
Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Gold Medal Game Saturday in Red Deer)
Canada 4 Sweden 1
The Canadian team went 5-0 in the tournament, outscoring the opposition by a combined score of 34-3.
Riley Heidt of the PG Cougars picked up a pair of assists in the final to give him a total of three goals and three assists in the five games.
📽️ | 🇨🇦’s summer U18 team won its 23rd championship in a 4-1 win over 🇸🇪 to close out an undefeated #HlinkaGretzkyCup on home ice in Red Deer, Alberta.
📝 https://t.co/22hy3xL1rG@HlinkaMemorial pic.twitter.com/TDCgD9VFk8
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) August 7, 2022
The results can be found right here.
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The World Junior Hockey Championship begins Tuesday in Edmonton although Canada does not play its first game until Wednesday (3 PM PT) against Latvia.
10 of the 25 players on the Canadian team are from the WHL.
The tournament runs until August 20th.
The World Junior schedule can be found right here.
The Spruce Kings have traded defenceman Adam Leitch (04) to the Cowichan Valley Capitals in exchange for Future Considerations
RELEASE: https://t.co/btozb2JVJp pic.twitter.com/KzKZVk3lcv
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) August 8, 2022
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The Sportsnet NHL signings tracker can be found right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 3 Minnesota Twins 2 (10 innings)
The Jays are 3-3 on a 9-game road trip that continues tonight (4:05 PT Monday) against the (56-52) Orioles in Baltimore.
The (60-48) Jays are 2nd in the A.L. East and leading the Wild Card Standings.
The Orioles are two games out of a wild-card spot and four games back of the Jays.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.