Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
NHL: (8 Tuesday games with half of them involving Canadian teams)
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)
The (0-3-1) Canucks, who led the game 2-0, are the first team in NHL history to lose four consecutive games after holding a multi-goal lead in each contest.
FIRST WIN VIBES 💥💥
Gavrikov finishes off a 2-on-1 to score the @SUBWAYCanada OT winner to give the Blue Jackets their first win of the season! pic.twitter.com/TpGyKeO6Jh
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 19, 2022
Vancouver will conclude a season-opening 5-game road trip Thursday night (5:05 PT) against the Wild in Minnesota.
Calgary 3 Vegas 2
Buffalo 4 Edmonton 2
Ottawa 7 Boston 5
The @LAKings have won each of their first three road games to start a season for the third time in franchise history, following 2015-16 (3 GP) and 1989-90 (3 GP).#NHLStats: https://t.co/36UnGiPmho pic.twitter.com/93sWc9VN0r
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 19, 2022
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
BCHL:
The (6-2) Prince George Spruce Kings play two games at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack; this afternoon (Wednesday) at 2:30 against the (4-2-1) Coquitlam Express and Thursday afternoon at 4:00 against the (7-0) Surrey Eagles.
The Spruce Kings have acquired 2004-born forward Scott Cousins from the @Kelowna_Rockets.
DETAILS: https://t.co/ahoaaGdCP6
📸 Chuck Chin pic.twitter.com/yfIMu8PqYm
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 17, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
WHL:
The (3-5) Prince George Cougars will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they play the (1-3-1-2) Vancouver Giants Friday in Langley.
The Cougars also visit the (5-1-0-1) Kamloops Blazers on Saturday.
Defenceman Tyson Buczkowski and goaltender Madden Mulawka have been selected to represent 🇨🇦 at the Under-17 Hockey Challenge in November!
Buczkowski will play for Team Canada Black ⚫️
Mulawka will play for Team Canada White ⚪️Congrats, guys!
📝https://t.co/ndnQmJMm5p pic.twitter.com/ei6LT4lRb9
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 18, 2022
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
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
The (4-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (4-3) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:15 in West Vancouver and Sunday at noon in North Vancouver.
The U18 Cougars are in third place out of nine teams and riding a 4-game winning streak.
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The (1-6-1) U18 female Northern Capitals host the (0-8-1) Greater Vancouver Comets Friday (6:45 p.m. Kin 1), Saturday (5:45 p.m. Kin 2), and Sunday, (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.
MLB:
American League
New York Yankees 5 Cleveland Guardians 1
The Yanks won the series 3-2 to advance to the American League Championship Series against the Astros which will begin tonight (4:37 PT) in Houston.
National League
Philadelphia Phillies 2 San Diego Padres 0
The Phillies lead the best-of-7 NLCS 1-0 with Game 2 this afternoon (at 1:35) in San Diego.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
NFL:
Week seven of the NFL season starts Thursday night (at 5:15) with the New Orleans Saints at the Arizona Cardinals.
Both teams are 2-4.
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 20)
The (11-5) B.C. Lions visit the Edmonton Elks Friday night at 6:30 (PT) before they play at Winnipeg on October 28th to close out their regular season.
Edmonton has lost a league-record 16 straight home games.
The Lions are in second place in the West Division, two points ahead of the (10-6) Calgary Stampeders.
The Stampeders’ final two games are a home-and-home with (6-10) Saskatchewan starting on Saturday (4 PM PT) in Regina and concluding on October 29th in Calgary.
Week 20 of the CFL season starts Friday (4 PM) with (4-12) Ottawa at (6-10) Hamilton.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors open their regular season with a home game tonight (at 4:30) against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves conclude their regular season in Canada West men’s soccer on the road.
They visit the (6-5-2) Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon in Abbotsford.
The (7-4-3) UNBC men are third out of seven teams in the Pacific Division and have clinched a playoff spot.
Michael Henman of the Timberwolves has a league-leading 18 goals.
Henman needs one goal to tie the Canada West single-season record, and two goals to break the all-time conference mark.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule and results can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
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The UNBC women’s soccer team missed the playoffs with a 4-7-3 record which was sixth place (out of eight teams) in the Pacific Division.
The UNBC women’s soccer results can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
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