Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, September 9th
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars play four preseason games with the first two this weekend in Port Coquitlam: tonight (Friday) against Vancouver and Saturday vs. Victoria.
Prince George will also meet the Blazers Friday, September 16th in Kamloops before hosting the Blazers on Saturday, September 17th.
We kick off our pre-season schedule this weekend in Port Coquitlam against the Vancouver Giants and the Victoria Royals.
Full pre-season schedule, pre-season roster, and more below!
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 7, 2022
The Cougars are carrying a roster of 30 players: three goalies, eight defencemen, and 19 forwards.
The regular season opens for the Cougars on Friday, September 23rd when they host the Tri-City Americans.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
We are excited to announce the signing of 2022 61st overall @TheWHL Prospects Draft pick F Aiden Foster (07)!
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 8, 2022
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Business Operations and Goalie Coach Taylor Dakers
| https://t.co/zqUm5J2HKF #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/h2LP3NjrCb— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 9, 2022
BCHL (preseason game in Merritt)
Merritt Centennials 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 5
The Spruce Kings fell 6-5 to the Merritt Centennials to open up the 2022 Exhibition season for the club.
Details: https://t.co/uKrEbRnW1W pic.twitter.com/YR2y5JmPFp
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 9, 2022
The Prince George Spruce Kings have three preseason games left.
They host Merritt on Wednesday and Salmon Arm on Thursday before their final exhibition game on Saturday, September 17th in Salmon Arm.
They open their regular season on the road, Friday, September 23rd at Coquitlam.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the @BuffaloBills dominant performance over @RamsNFL in the season opener
| https://t.co/oUTs3PYs5X #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #BillsMafia #BUFvsLAR #BuffaloBills #LARams pic.twitter.com/xRaR2J26gA— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 9, 2022
Scattershooting on a Thursday night while remembering Queen Elizabeth II and her wonderful sense of humour . . . https://t.co/F6cepIFY4I
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 9, 2022
UNBC Timberwolves:
The (1-1) UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team will host the (0-1) Winnipeg Wesmen tonight (Friday) night at 6:00 and the (2-0) Manitoba Bisons Sunday at noon.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
The (2-1-1) UNBC men’s soccer team will play a doubleheader in Kamloops tonight and Saturday night at 7:45 against the (3-1) TRU WolfPack.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
NFL: (First game of the regular season)
Buffalo Bills 31 LA Rams 10
Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as the Bills scored 21 unanswered points in the second half.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
CFL:
Week 14 of the CFL season starts tonight (4:30 PT) with the (8-2) B.C. Lions at the (4-7) Montreal Alouettes.
The Lions are 2nd in the West Division, six points behind the (11-1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers and two points in front of the (7-4) Calgary Stampeders.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-4) PG Kodiaks host the (2-4) Langley Rams Saturday night in the BC Football Conference.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Masich Place Stadium.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
MLB:
The Toronto Jays are 6-1 on a 10-game road that will continue tonight (5:05 PT) against the (59-77) Rangers in Texas.
With 26 games left, the (76-60) Blue Jays are 3rd in the A.L East and are holding down the third and final wild-card spot in the American League (behind Tampa Bay and Seattle).
The (72-65) Orioles are 4 1/2 games back of the Jays for a playoff berth.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Tennis:
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek and #5 Ons Jabeur have advanced to the women’s final at the US Open.
Both won their semifinals on Thursday.
The tournament results can be found here.
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