Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, October 13th, 2022
WHL:
Brandon Wheat Kings 2 Prince George Cougars 1
17-year-old goalie Carson Bjarnason made 39 saves to lead the Wheat Kings, who were outshot 40-28 before 1,671 fans at CN Centre.
Bjarnason’s larceny allows @bdnwheatkings to steal win against @PGCougars in @TheWHL action on Wednesday
| https://t.co/LwmRcUIIX6 #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/54vRit04qE— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 13, 2022
Brett Hyland snapped a 1-1 tie with a power play goal at 8:10 of the 3rd.
Carter MacAdams scored the only goal for the (3-4) Cougars, who host the (6-1) Winnipeg Ice Saturday night at 6.
The game summary can be found here.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller speaks with @cariboocougars @NCapitalsfmaaa @caribooU17AAA @caribooU15AAA general manager @Boston771 in this week’s episode @PGCougars | #cityofpg https://t.co/nVVzm6SlKC #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/kI8uKJAVEo
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 13, 2022
NHL: (2 of 6 games)
Edmonton 5 Vancouver 3
Connor McDavid had three goals and an assist as the Oilers erased a 3-0 deficit.
The Canucks play their second game of the season Saturday (1 PM PT) in Philadelphia.
Montreal 4 Toronto 3
The Canucks regular season schedule is here.
The NHL regular season schedule is here.
BCHL:
The (5-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are on the road this week.
The Spruce Kings visit the (3-3) Vernon Vipers Friday night at 7:00 and the (3-3) Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
The (2-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (1-4-0-1) Thompson Blazers Saturday afternoon at 2:30 and Sunday morning at 8:15 at Kin 1.
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The (1-6-1) U18 female Northern Capitals are off until they host the winless Greater Vancouver Comets on October 21st (6:45 p.m. Kin 1), October 22nd (5:45 p.m. Kin 2), and October 23rd (8:30 a.m. Kin 2).
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
MLB: (Best-of-five Division Series)
National League
Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 0
The series is tied 1-1 and shifts to Philly for Game three Friday afternoon (1:37 PT).
San Diego 5 LA Dodgers 3
The series is even 1-1 with Game three in San Diego Friday night (5:37).
American League
Seattle visits Houston this afternoon (Thursday 12:37 PT) with the Astros ahead of the Mariners 1-0.
The other A.L. game goes tonight (4:37) with Cleveland at New York as the Yankees hold a 1-0 lead.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves conclude their regular season in Canada West women’s soccer with a pair of home games this weekend at Masich Place Stadium.
The UNBC women entertain (5-5-2) Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Friday night at 6:00 and (3-6-3) UBC Okanagan (UBCO) Sunday at 2:15.
The (4-5-3) UNBC women are fifth out of eight teams in the Pacific Division.
The top five teams qualify for the playoffs.
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The UNBC men’s soccer team also has home games this weekend.
They entertain (4-4-3) UBCO Saturday and Sunday at noon before concluding their regular season on the road at (5-4-2) Fraser Valley on Oct 21st and 23rd.
The (6-4-2) UNBC men are in third place out of seven teams in Pacific Division.
The top four advance to the playoffs.
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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.
NFL:
Week six of the NFL season begins tonight (Thursday 5:15) with (1-4) Washington at (2-3) Chicago.
After five weeks, Philadelphia is 5-0 while Dallas, New York Giants, Minnesota, Buffalo, and Kansas City are all 4-1.
There are eight teams at 3-2.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
Week 19 of the CFL season begins with a pair of Friday games: (7-8) Montreal at (4-11) Ottawa (4:00) followed by (5-10) Hamilton at (120-5) Calgary (6:30).
The Tiger-Cats are two points behind (6-10) Saskatchewan in the battle for the last playoff spot.
The (10-5) B.C. Lions host the (14-2) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saturday night at 7:00.
The Lions and the Stampeders are tied for second in the CFL West Division, both with records of 10-5, although B.C. holds the tie-breaker.
(The Lions also visit Edmonton on October 21st and play at Winnipeg on October 28th).
(The Stampeders’ final two games are a home-and-home with Saskatchewan starting on October 22nd in Regina and concluding on October 29th in Calgary)
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
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