Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 6 Prince George Cougars 3
The (10-1) Thunderbirds took control early by scoring twice in the first 71 seconds of the game in Kent, Washington.
Seattle enjoyed period leads of 3-1 and 4-1 and outshot P.G. 35-31.
Reid Schaefer led the Thunderbirds with three goals, including one into an empty net, to give him 13 on the season.
He is tied for the WHL lead in goals alongside Connor Bedard of the Regina Pats.
The Cougars got goals from Koehn Ziemmer, with his 11th of the season, Ethan Samson, on the power-play, and Caden Brown.
The (6-7) Cougars continue a 5-game road trip tonight at 7:00 when they play the (8-1-1) Winterhawks in Portland.
.@SeattleTbirds forward and PG product @Nicomyatovic eyeing a WHL Championship this season @TheWHL @cariboocougars
| https://t.co/2mAFmn6ouP #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/6BkiekTqVd— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 31, 2022
.@PGCougars to hold first Mega 50/50 jackpot November 13th against Vancouver | #cityofpg https://t.co/pCMhoMhrf3 #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/tWyVWPTLaE
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 31, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Taking Note Column:
Benson lifts Ice past Silvertips . . . Crnkovic, Schaefer rolling with Thunderbirds . . . Bucks, Donald agree to six-year deal https://t.co/ADKMiwMAVB
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 2, 2022
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 (9-3-0-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (14-0) Penticton Vees Friday night at 7:00 and the (7-5-0-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings are third in the nine-team BCHL Interior Division.
Spruce Kings hire Brad Tesink as new Associate Coach.
“I am committed to helping build a successful culture on and off the ice with the players and staff in Prince George.”
DETAILS: https://t.co/dB0HnZeA8v pic.twitter.com/csg4BaBG0l
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 31, 2022
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The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (12 Tuesday games) Winnipeg and Toronto were the only Canadian teams idle
New Jersey 5 Vancouver 2
The (2-6-2) Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night at 7:00.
Edmonton 7 Nashville 4
Seattle 5 Calgary 4
Minnesota 4 Montreal 1
Tampa Bay 4 Ottawa 3
The @ArizonaCoyotes earned their first-ever victory at Mullett Arena to cap off their #HockeyFightsCancer night Tuesday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/vA8vAIvXKV pic.twitter.com/Xj9uLGmIoB
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 2, 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.
MLB: (World Series)
Philadelphia Phillies 7 Houston Astros 0
The Phillies tied the record for most home runs hit in a World Series game with five.
Philadelphia leads the World Series 2-1 and they will host Games 4 and 5 tonight and
Thursday (5:03 PT).
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
Canada West Sports:
The UNBC Timberwolves begin their Canada West basketball season this weekend at the Northern Sport Centre.
The Timberwolves host the Trinity Western Spartans Friday night at 5:00 and 7:00 and Saturday at 4:00 and 6:00.
The women take the court first followed by the men.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
The UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
The (5-2-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars, who are unbeaten in six, visit the (3-5-1-1) Vancouver North East Chiefs Saturday afternoon at 3:30 and Sunday morning at 10:45 in Burnaby.
(U18 female)
The (5-8-1) Northern Capitals visit the (10-4) Vancouver Island Seals in Chemainus Saturday afternoon at 3:00 and Sunday morning at 8:30.
The two teams played a triple-header last weekend in Prince George with the Seals winning two of the three games.
.@NCapitalsfmaaa forward and PG product Jessa Brewer to play college hockey in United States next year @McKBearcats
| https://t.co/fOFVpwcPWI #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/oDVX27g9Gl— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 31, 2022
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
NBA:
— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) November 1, 2022
With three years left on his contract, all the money guaranteed and all the time in the world to hang out with his growing family, Steve Nash is a very good bet to be the only person associated with the Brooklyn Nets to come out a winner. (@michaelgrange) https://t.co/XhNxXIYBFX
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 1, 2022
The (4-3) Toronto Raptors visit the (5-2) San Antonio Spurs tonight (5:00 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.
NFL:
Week nine of the NFL season starts Thursday with first at worst as the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Houston Texans.
The 7-0 Eagles have the best record in the league while the 1-5-1 Texans have the worst record in the AFC.
Philadelphia is favoured by 13 points.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The CFL playoffs begin on Sunday.
In the West, the (12-6) second-place B.C. Lions will host the (12-6) Calgary Stampeders in the division semi-final (1:30 p.m.).
The winner will visit the (15-3) Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West final on November 13th.
In the East, the (9-9) second-place Montreal Alouettes will entertain the (8-10) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10 a.m.) in the division semi with the winner to play at the (11-7) Toronto Argonauts in the East final.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.