Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, October 5th, 2022
MLB:
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is the new single-season home run king in the American League.
Judge belted his 62nd homer of the season Tuesday night in a 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, breaking the A.L. record that was set by Roger Maris in 1961.
THERE IT GOES! 6⃣2⃣#AaronJudge is your new AL single-season HR leader.pic.twitter.com/L656L75GEK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 5, 2022
The Blue Jays will host the Seattle Mariners in the best-of-three American League wild-card round with all games in Toronto on Friday, Saturday, and if needed Sunday.
The winner will advance to face the top-seeded Houston Astros in the best-of-five AL Division Series that will begin on Tuesday.
The (91-69) Blue Jays close their regular season on the road with a doubleheader today (Wednesday) against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Canada West Soccer:
Goalie Daniel Zadravec of the UNBC Timberwolves is the Canada West men’s soccer player of the week after allowing just one goal in two games on the road against the UBC Thunderbirds.
Zadravec made six saves on seven shots in the 2-1 Friday victory and a day later turned away all 14 shots he faced in a 0-0 tie.
Men’s Soccer Player of the Week
⚽️ Daniel Zadravec (@UNBCATHLETICS)
👉 https://t.co/YsIxttKH7N pic.twitter.com/lvzOuHA6ts
— Canada West (@CanadaWest) October 4, 2022
The UNBC men’s soccer team is idle on the long weekend.
The (6-4-2) UNBC men are in third place out of seven teams in Pacific Division.
They have four regular season games left: at home on Oct 15th and 16th at noon each day against UBCO and on the road at Fraser Valley on Oct 21st and 23rd.
Timberwolves striker Michael Henman leads Canada West in scoring with 16 goals.
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The UNBC Timberwolves host the (6-3-1) Calgary Dinos in Canada West women’s soccer Friday and Saturday at noon at Masich Place Stadium.
The (3-5-2) UNBC women are sixth out of eight teams in the Pacific Division.
They conclude their regular season with home games against TRU on October 14th at 6 PM and vs. UBCO on October 16th at noon.
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.
NHL:
The Vancouver Canucks have two preseason games left: They host Edmonton tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00 and Arizona Friday night at 7:00.
The Canucks are 0-3-2 in five exhibition games.
Vancouver begins its regular season Wednesday, October 12th at Edmonton.
NHL regular season games will begin in Prague as the Nashville Predators and the San Jose Sharks meet in a doubleheader Friday and Saturday (11 a.m. PT each day).
The NHL season in North America starts Tuesday.
The Canucks schedule is right here. and the regular season schedule is here.
#Isles News: The New York Islanders announced today that Mathew Barzal has agreed to terms on an eight-year contract.
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 4, 2022
WHL:
The (2-2) Prince George Cougars hit the road this week.
The Cougars play Friday in Langley against the Vancouver Giants and Saturday in Everett against the Silvertips.
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Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall is the WHL Player of the Week.
The 17-year-old Cristall had a highlight reel goal on Friday and four assists on Saturday against the Cougars.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with newly-hired @PGCougars assistant coach @RIGS94 formally of the @OsoyoosCoyotes in this week’s podcast episode
| https://t.co/TOxedTFRrQ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/hz9ZdZjSP0— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 29, 2022
BCHL:
The (3-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the Victoria Grizzlies on Friday and the Merritt Centennials on Saturday.
Ambulance Paramedics President says lengthy wait to treat injured hockey player is unacceptable
| https://t.co/1wJm27fA7r #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/9dJiQwqwwM— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 5, 2022
Spruce Kings Seek Associate Coach
DETAILS: https://t.co/Jbb9viT2av
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 3, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
The U18 female Northern Capitals visit the (4-0) Fraser Valley Rush Saturday afternoon at 1:45 and Sunday morning at 8:45 in Langley.
The Capitals are 1-4-1 on the season after they lost three and tied one in their four games played at the league showcase this past weekend in Surrey.
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The (2-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars are back in action on October 15th and 16th when they host the Thompson Blazers.
The U18 Cougars won both of their weekend games against the Valley West Giants by a 3-2 score on both Saturday and Sunday.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NFL:
Week five of the NFL season starts Thursday night at 5:15 with (1-2-1) Indianapolis at (2-2) Denver.
Philadelphia is the only unbeaten team at 4-0, seven teams are 3-1 and a whopping 15 teams are 2-2.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
Week five early odds right here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The (10-4) BC Lions have four regular season games remaining.
The Lions are tied with the (10-5) Calgary Stampeders for second in the CFL West Division but the Stampeders have just three remaining.
The (13-2) Winnipeg Blue Bombers have a six-point lead in the standings.
B.C. will visit the (8-6) Toronto Argonauts Saturday afternoon at 1:00 (PT) while Calgary is idle this week.
Week 18 of the CFL season begins Friday (4:30 PT) with (6-9) Saskatchewan at (4-10)
Hamilton.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-8) Prince George Kodiaks conclude their first season in the BC Football Conference with a home game Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium against the (9-0) Okanagan Sun.
The Kodiaks are coming off a 29-16 loss this past Saturday to the Rams in Langley.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
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