Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2022
(Updated at 12:01 p.m.)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Portland Winterhawks 4 (Shootout)
The Cougars trailed 4-2 midway through the third period before Chase Wheatcroft and Ondrej Becher scored goals just 49 seconds apart at 12:16 and 13:05.
It was the second goal of the game for Becher.
The Cougars won the shootout 3-2 Wednesday night as Noah Boyko notched the shootout winner before 1,761 fans in Portland.
Ty Young made 36 saves for Prince George as Portland outshot the guests 40-31.
.@PGCougars come out on top of @pdxwinterhawks in shootout thriller | https://t.co/fjzVf71D1Z #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/78T9aL18LX
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 3, 2022
The 7-7 Cougars began a five-game road Tuesday with a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Tuesday.
P.G. will visit the (3-8) Spokane Chiefs Friday and Saturday.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
Find out what’s involved in being @TheWHL off-ice official. In this week’s Catscan #podcast I speak with Lynne Van Roode, WHL Off-Ice Officials Volunteer Co-ordinator in PG. Her role includes being impartial at games, handling some tense situations & being in charge of 14 people. https://t.co/IomMVYK719
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 3, 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.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (2 Wednesday games)
Toronto 5 Philadelphia 2
John Tavares scored three goals and added an assist.
Buffalo 6 Pittsburgh 3
Tage Thompson had a goal and added an assist for the Sabres to give the 6-foot-7 forward 11 points in his last three games.
The (2-6-2) Vancouver Canucks host the Anaheim Ducks tonight at 7:00 in one of 13 Thursday games in the NHL (with Toronto the only Canadian team idle).
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)
Houston Astros 5 Philadelphia Phillies 0
Four Astros pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter.
It was the first combined no-hitter in the Fall Classic.
Cristian Javier keyed the first combined no-hitter ever in the playoffs with six dominant innings which helped flip the outlook for both teams in a big way with the World Series evened at two games apiece.@ShiDavidi provides his takeaways from Game 4. https://t.co/bIE9PjgZEV
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 3, 2022
The World Series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 tonight (5:03 PT) in Philadelphia.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
Canada West Sports:
He did it.
Michael Henman has become the first University of Northern British Columbia student-athlete to be named the Canada West Player of the Year.
The Mailman took us on an incredible ride.
Congratulations, Michael.
READ: https://t.co/AejdlWnqyD pic.twitter.com/p5d3Y8cu0o
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) November 3, 2022
This day keeps getting better.
A massive congratulations to @UNBCMSoccer coach Steve Simonson, who has been named 2022 @CanadaWest Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year!
He becomes the first @UNBC coach to be honoured by the conference!!
READ: https://t.co/cpqzaEL50X pic.twitter.com/ZWwcb5I4DT
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) November 3, 2022
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.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 143 San Antonio Spurs 100
The (5-3) Raptors visit the (4-3) Dallas Mavericks Friday night (5:30 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.
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.
NFL:
Week nine of the NFL season starts tonight (5:15 PT) with the Philadelphia Eagles at 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.
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 start on Sunday.
In the West, the B.C. Lions host the Calgary Stampeders in the division semi-final (1:30 p.m.).
Both teams finished the regular season with a record of 12-6.
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 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.