Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, October 14th, 2022
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) tonight (Friday) 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.
NHL: (10 Thursday games with 3 of them involving Canadian teams)
Calgary 5 Colorado 3
Toronto 3 Washington 2
Buffalo 4 Ottawa 1
A number of high-profile players left their mark in wins during their team debut Thursday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/x8jvGA1opS pic.twitter.com/3kNKSXCWd0
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 14, 2022
The Vancouver Canucks, coming off Wednesday’s 5-3 loss in Edmonton, play their second game of the season Saturday (1 PM PT) in Philadelphia.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results right here.
WHL:
The (3-4) Prince George Cougars host the (6-1) Winnipeg Ice Saturday night at 6:00.
The Cougars are coming off Wednesday’s 2-1 loss against the Brandon Wheat Kings.
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
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
BCHL:
The (5-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (3-3) Vernon Vipers tonight (Friday) 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.
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the abundance of sports that are in full swing in his latest column | #cityofpg https://t.co/nT51AVS2VQ #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/uqHs9mRlWE
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 14, 2022
MLB: (Best-of-five Division Series)
American League
Houston 4 Seattle 2
The Astros lead 2-0 with Game 3 Saturday afternoon (1:07 PT) in Seattle.
The game between Cleveland and the New York Yankees was postponed by rain and is scheduled to be made up today (10:07 AM) at Yankee Stadium. New York leads 1-0.
National League
Atlanta visits Philadelphia this afternoon (1:37 PT) followed by the LA Dodgers at San Diego tonight (5:37). Both series are tied 1-1.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
NFL: (Start of Week 6)
Washington 12 Chicago 7
Both Washington and Chicago are 2-4 on the season.
There are a dozen NFL games on Sunday highlighted by Buffalo at Kansas City (1:25 PT).
Both the Bills and Chiefs are 4-1.
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 games tonight: (7-8) Montreal at (4-11) Ottawa (4:00) followed by (5-10) Hamilton at (10-5) 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, 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.