Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, September 20th
(Updated at 11:05 a.m.)
NHL:
Colorado Avalanche sniper Nathan MacKinnon will become the highest-paid player in the NHL.
The Avs and MacKinnon have agreed to an eight-year extension worth $12.6 million annually, surpassing Connor McDavid’s $12.5 million.
MacKinnon’s $100.8 million total deal will not begin until the 2023-24 season.
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Former PG Cougars defenceman Zdeno Chara has retired after playing 24 seasons in the NHL.
The 45-year-old Chara was selected in the 3rd round (56th overall) by the New York Islanders in the 1996 NHL Draft.
Back for one final bow.
Zdeno Chara will return to @tdgarden this afternoon to sign a one-day contract and retire as a member of the #NHLBruins.
Full details ➡️ https://t.co/9uE8aoid2I pic.twitter.com/WWDfJhePhO
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 20, 2022
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars start their regular season with home games against the Tri-City Americans Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Cougars posted a 3-1 record in the preseason.
HIGHLIGHTS: Check out all the highlights from tonight’s pre-season finale over Kamloops!#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/vmuVLgfDms
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 18, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with the new voice of the @PGCougars @colewaldiepxp in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/RWHTwpZl9q #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/DotSbe73Gm
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 15, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings begin their regular season on the road.
The Spruce Kings, who went 1-3 in the pre-season, visit Coquitlam Friday and Langley Saturday before hosting Vernon on September 30th and October 1st.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NFL: (Final two games in Week 2)
Philadelphia 24 Minnesota 7
Buffalo 41 Tennessee 7
Philadelphia and Buffalo are among six teams that have started the season 2-0.
The others are Miami, Kansas City, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay.
The five teams 0-2 are Tennessee, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Carolina, and Atlanta.
(Both Indianapolis and Houston are winless at 0-1-1)
The NFL odds can be found right here or here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions host the Calgary Stampeders Saturday night at 7:00.
The (9-3) Lions are second in the West Division, six points behind (12-2) Winnipeg and two ahead of (8-5) Calgary.
Week 16 of the CFL season starts Friday night (4:30 PT) with (4-9) Hamilton at (5-7) Montreal.
Winnipeg is idle this week.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-6) Prince George Kodiaks host the (3-4) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium in the BC Football Conference.
The Broncos whipped the Kodiaks 47-17 last Saturday (Sept 17) in Kamloops.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays have just 15 games left in their regular season.
The (83-64) Jays visit the (80-66) Philadelphia Phillies today and Wednesday (3:45 PM PT).
Toronto leads the American League Wild Card standings by a game over Tampa Bay and by 1 1/2 over Seattle.
All three teams are likely to make the playoffs.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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Jared Young of Prince George did not play in the Chicago Cubs’ 10-3 Monday loss to the Marlins in Miami.
In three games with the Cubs since his call up from Triple-A Iowa, the 27-year-old Young is batting .222, going 2-for-9 with a walk.
Canada West Soccer:
The (3-4-1) UNBC Timberwolves host (1-4-2) Saskatchewan Friday night at 5:00 and (2-2-3) MacEwan Sunday at noon in Canada West men’s soccer.
The UNBC men are coming off Sunday’s 5-0 victory in Lethbridge where striker Michael Henman notched his third hat trick of the season.
Again?!?!?
Michael Henman scored his THIRD hat-trick of the SEASON, and @UNBCMSoccer topped the @UofLPronghorns 5-0 on Sunday!
RECAP: https://t.co/vWQuYlvVIW
📸: @YQLSports pic.twitter.com/BlfvSVr607
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 18, 2022
The (2-3-1) UNBC women’s soccer team is also home this weekend at Masich Place Stadium.
They host (7-0) UBC Friday night at 7:15 and (2-4-1) Victoria Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
The UNBC women are fresh off a 2-2 tie against Alberta in Edmonton.
A great second half, and @UNBCWSoccer earns a 2-2 draw with the Pandas pic.twitter.com/BbtMUTLkY1
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 18, 2022
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
Prince George sports legend Tom Masich passes away
| https://t.co/gvDK9gyG6T #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/MlJvjtSlNP— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 19, 2022
Column:
Scattershooting on a Monday night after KIJHL rocked by Creston Valley hazing incident . . . https://t.co/hD2Sb1sXDb
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 20, 2022
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