Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, October 28th, 2022
WHL:
The (5-5) Prince George Cougars play their next three games against the (8-0) Seattle Thunderbirds.
The two teams meet tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday at 6:00 at CN Centre and Tuesday in Kent, Washington.
The Cougars are third in the B.C. Division and tied for sixth in the 10-team WHL Western Conference.
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 schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with veteran blueliner and @PGCougars captain @EthanSamson77 in this week’s episode | https://t.co/9XTy7cWpnm #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/qtuW5BZqzj
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 27, 2022
BCHL:
The (7-3-0-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (2-7-0-1) Wenatchee Wild tonight and Saturday night at 7:00.
The Spruce Kings are tied for third while Wenatchee is last in the nine-team BCHL Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
‼️UPDATE‼️
Due to illness, our two games this weekend have been cancelled. #defendthenorth pic.twitter.com/uKAFhxaTK5
— Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA (@cariboocougars) October 28, 2022
The (5-2-1) U18 Cariboo 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 tonight 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.
NHL: (Calgary was the only Canadian team idle on Thursday)
Vancouver 5 Seattle 4
The Canucks are the last NHL team to pick up a victory this season.
The (1-5-2) Canucks host the (4-2-1) Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at 7:00.
Edmonton 6 Chicago 5
Winnipeg 6 LA 4
San Jose 4 Toronto 3 (OT)
Montreal 3 Buffalo 2
Minnesota 4 Ottawa 2
Thursday’s slate concluded with Erik Karlsson scoring his second overtime goal of 2022-23 to lift the @SanJoseSharks past the Maple Leafs. Only one defenseman in franchise history has recorded more in a season: Brent Burns (3 in 2016-17).#NHLStats: https://t.co/K1uETxJRl0 pic.twitter.com/ZqeLD4yv62
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 28, 2022
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right 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.
8 Timberwolves named to Canada West All-Star teamshttps://t.co/7GpFcBnm9c | #CityOfPG @UNBCATHLETICS pic.twitter.com/P7TPuJOrVD
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 27, 2022
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule and results can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about a controversial decision by the @UNBCATHLETICS men’s soccer coach last weekend, sacrificing a potential home playoff game in this week’s column | https://t.co/JY18gLfYbD #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/tKBsUPqaBX
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 28, 2022
Milestone for Giants’ head coach . . . Rebels continuing record chase . . . BCHL’s Vees are perfect, too https://t.co/hc6BIzEMIh
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 28, 2022
NFL: (Week 8)
Baltimore 27 Tampa Bay 22
It is the first time in 20 years that QB Tom Brady has lost three straight.
The Ravens improved to 5-3 while the Bucs fell to 3-5.
Tampa has lost five of its last six games.
Tom Brady announced that he and Gisele Bündchen divorced: pic.twitter.com/QHXdHT9Baw
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 28, 2022
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:
This is the final weekend of the CFL regular season.
Week 21 starts tonight with B.C. at Winnipeg (5:30 PT).
Lions QB Nathan Rourke will play his first game since Aug. 20th when he suffered a sprain in his right foot.
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 playoffs begin on Sunday, November 6th.
In the West, the (12-5) second-place Lions will host the (11-6) Calgary Stampeders in the division semi-final (1:30 p.m.).
The winner will visit the (14-3) Blue Bombers in the West final.
In the East, the (8-9) second-place Montreal Alouettes will entertain the (7-10) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10 a.m.) in the division semi with the winner to play at the (11-6) Toronto Argonauts in the East final.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
MLB:
The World Series will open in Houston with the Astros hosting the Philadelphia Phillies tonight and Saturday night (5:03 PT).
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.