Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
NHL: (10 Tuesday games with just two Canadian teams in action)
Calgary 4 Pittsburgh 1
Minnesota 3 Montreal 1
Phil Kessel scored his 400th NHL career goal in helping Vegas to a 4-2 victory over San Jose.
Kessel broke the league’s “iron man” record, by playing in his 990th consecutive regular-season game Tuesday night.
“Never judge a book by its cover”: Phil Kessel hit two massive milestones Tuesday and hockey fans everywhere are celebrating. https://t.co/OdBpJjEVvR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 26, 2022
The (0-5-2) Vancouver Canucks visit the Seattle Kraken Thursday night at 7:00 before hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night at 7:00.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
WHL:
2 Cougars, 2 northern players named “preliminary players to watch” by NHL Central Scoutinghttps://t.co/bAcAoWm90m | #CityOfPG #NHLDraft2023 pic.twitter.com/9fuIqDnPxl
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 25, 2022
The (5-5) Prince George Cougars play their next three games against the (8-0) Seattle Thunderbirds.
The two teams meet Friday and Saturday at CN Centre and Tuesday, November 1st in Kent, Washington.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars associate coach Josh Dixon in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/gGFfOjI6JH #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/DqfkQRqWnI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 20, 2022
Column:
All Ice’s Hauser does is win games . . . Thunderbirds, Oil Kings make deal involving Prokop . . . Hall doors swing open for Russell https://t.co/3XtadtPx1i
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 26, 2022
BCHL:
The (7-3-0-1) Prince George Spruce Kings close out the October portion of their schedule when they host the (2-7-0-1) Wenatchee Wild Friday and Saturday night at 7:00.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
The (5-2-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (0-8) North Island Silvertips Saturday afternoon at 2:30 and Sunday morning at 8:15 at Kin 1.
The U18 Cougars are unbeaten in six and in third place out of nine teams.
(U18 female)
The (4-6-1) Northern Capitals host the (8-3) Vancouver Island Seals Friday night at 6:45 at Kin 1, Saturday night at 5:45 at Kin 2, and Sunday morning at 8:15 at Kin 2.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Canada West Soccer:
The (8-5-3) UNBC Timberwolves visit the (5-2-7) Alberta Golden Bears Saturday afternoon at 1:15 (PT) in Canada West men’s soccer playoff action.
The winner will advance to the league semifinals.
During the regular season, Alberta beat the UNBC men 4-1.
No player in @CanadaWest Men’s Soccer has EVER scored more goals in a season.
19 goals.
A year for the ages.
Congratulations to the Mailman, Michael Henman. pic.twitter.com/jMnSaX8OD0
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 25, 2022
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule and results can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
NFL: (Week 8)
Week 8 of the NFL season begins Thursday night (at 5:15 PT) with (4-3) Baltimore at (3-4) Tampa Bay.
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:
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke will play his first game since Aug. 20th Friday in Winnipeg against the Blue Bombers.
Rourke has been sidelined since sustaining a sprain in his right foot.
There is one weekend left in the CFL regular season but all playoff positions have been determined.
In the West, the (12-5) second-place B.C. Lions will host the (11-6) Calgary Stampeders in the division semi-final on Sunday, November 6th at 1:30 p.m.
The winner will visit the (14-3) Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West final.
In the East, the (8-9) second-place Montreal Alouettes will entertain the (7-10) Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the division semi on Sunday, November 6th at 10:00 a.m.
The winner will play at the (11-6) Toronto Argonauts in the East final.
Week 21 starts Friday night with B.C. at Winnipeg (5:30 PT).
The final three games of the regular season will follow on Saturday with Montreal at Toronto (11 AM PT), Hamilton at Ottawa (2 PM), and Saskatchewan at Calgary (5 PM).
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
NBA:
The (2-2) Toronto Raptors host the (1-3) Philadelphia 76’ers tonight (Wednesday) and Friday (4:30 PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
MLB:
The World Series will open in Houston with the Astros hosting the Philadelphia Phillies Friday and Saturday night (5:03 PT).
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.