Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, October 17th, 2022
Canada West Soccer:
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 4 UBC Okanagan 1 (Sunday)
Michael Henman scored twice, including his league-leading 18th goal of the season.
UNBC Timberwolves 2 UBC Okanagan 2 (Tie-Saturday)
The UNBC men are in third place out of seven teams in the Pacific Division with a record of 7-4-3.
They have clinched a playoff spot and will conclude their regular season on the road at Fraser Valley Friday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon in Abbotsford.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
(Women)
UBC Okanagan 4 UNBC Timberwolves 2 (Sunday)
TRU of Kamloops 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
The UNBC women finished their season in sixth place (out of eight teams) in the Pacific Division with a record of 4-7-3 and out of the playoffs.
WHL:
Winnipeg Ice 4 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The Ice scored three times on the power-play.
The game summary can be found right here.
Winnipeg’s red-hot power-play puts the Cougars on ICE @PGCougars | #cityofpg https://t.co/jzBUKYLzOy #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/qlQrX0Mzkl
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 16, 2022
The (3-5) Cougars, who have lost their last three, play their next two on the road: Friday against Vancouver and Saturday vs. Kamloops.
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:
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
Prince George Spruce Kings 2 Vernon Vipers 1 (Shootout Friday)
.@SpruceKings split Interior Division road trip | #cityofpg https://t.co/2IVTQurDdq #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/w2KRnwAT7H
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 16, 2022
The (6-2) Spruce Kings play their next two games at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack; Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 against (4-2-1) Coquitlam and Thursday afternoon at 4:00 against (6-0) Surrey.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
Cariboo Cougars 5 Thompson Blazers 0 (Sunday)
Cariboo Cougars 5 Thompson Blazers 3 (Saturday)
The U18 Cougars are 4-2, riding a 4-game winning streak, and in third place out of nine teams.
They visit the (4-3) Vancouver NW Hawks Saturday night at 6:15 in West Vancouver and Sunday, October 23rd at noon in North Vancouver.
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The (1-6-1) U18 female Northern Capitals host the (0-8-1) Greater Vancouver Comets on Friday (6:45 p.m. Kin 1), Saturday (5:45 p.m. Kin 2), and Sunday, October 23rd (8:30 a.m. Kin 2).
The Caps are 4th and the Comets last in the 5-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NHL: (0 games on Sunday)
There are 9 Monday night games in the NHL, including Vancouver at Washington (4:00 PT).
The Canucks are 0-2 after that 3-2 Saturday loss in Philadelphia.
The @LAKings and @mnwild combined for 13 goals – the highest single-game total of the season so far – as part of an action-packed Saturday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/TvPe2YyEOQ pic.twitter.com/mpG5FxopHD
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 16, 2022
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
Columns:
Wheat Kings’ Thornton released from hospital, now at home . . . Health of Rockets’ captain a concern . . . WHL still has three unbeaten teams https://t.co/YhUMvU10zG
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 17, 2022
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
New York Yankees 4 Cleveland Guardians 2
The series is tied 2-2 with the 5th and deciding game tonight (Monday 4:07 PT) at Yankee Stadium.
The winner will play Houston in the American League Championship Series.
The Astros swept Seattle 3-0 after that 1-0 victory Saturday in 18 innings.
National League
The best of 7 National League Championship Series will open Tuesday night (at 5:03) in San Diego featuring the Padres against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Both teams won on Saturday to win the second-round series 3-1.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 6)
Philadelphia 26 Dallas 17
The 6-0 Eagles remain the only unbeaten NFL team.
Buffalo 24 Kansas City 20
The 5-1 Bills have the best record in the AFC.
Monday Night Football has (2-3) Denver at (3-2) LA Chargers.
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)
B.C. Lions 40 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32 (Saturday)
The (11-5) Lions are in second place in the West Division, two points ahead of the (10-6) Calgary Stampeders.
B.C. will visit Edmonton on Friday and play at Winnipeg on October 28th to close out its regular season.
Edmonton has lost a league-record 16 straight home games after falling 28-23 to Toronto on Saturday.
(The Stampeders’ final two games are a home-and-home with Saskatchewan starting on Saturday 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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