Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2022
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars play tonight (Friday) and Saturday against the (3-8) Chiefs in Spokane.
The (7-7) Cougars are 1-1 on a five-game road trip.
.@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 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
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks @PGCougars in his latest column | https://t.co/dP9tDncLzK #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/IrpnUTK8BS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 4, 2022
Vanstone honoured with Ridley award . . . Hitmen crown Royals . . . Pats’ radio voice big on geckos https://t.co/g4HRsehzpa
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 4, 2022
BCHL:
The (9-3-0-1) Prince George Spruce Kings are on the road this weekend.
They visit the (14-0) Penticton Vees tonight 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: (Toronto was the only Canadian team idle on Thursday)
Vancouver 8 Anaheim 5
Andrei Kuzmenko (3 goals and 1 assist) and Elias Pettersson (one goal and four assists) led the (3-6-2) Canucks who host the (4-6-1) Nashville Predators Saturday night at 7:00.
Thursday’s 13-game slate included the @NHLBruins and @GoldenKnights becoming the first two teams to reach the 10-win mark this season.#NHLStats: https://t.co/LXi5U5eojB pic.twitter.com/cL87VLCKUx
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 4, 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.
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.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Canada West Sports:
Michael Henman of the UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team is the Canada West Player of the Year.
Henman tied the Canada West record with 19 goals in 16 games.
His total included five game-winning goals and a history-making four hat-tricks.
His coach, Steve Simonson, is the Canada West coach of the year after guiding UNBC to a school-best 8-5-3 record.
.@UNBCATHLETICS Michael Henman named @CanadaWest Player of the Year | #cityofpg https://t.co/RChp85E7CZ #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #RunAsOne pic.twitter.com/e26IdIqU48
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 3, 2022
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The UNBC Timberwolves begin their Canada West basketball season this weekend at the Northern Sport Centre.
The Timberwolves host the Trinity Western Spartans tonight 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.
MLB: (World Series)
Houston Astros 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2
The Astros lead the World Series 3-2 with Game 6 Saturday night just after 5:00 in Houston.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 9)
Philadelphia Eagles 29 Houston Texans 17
The Eagles are 8-0 for the first time in franchise history.
There are 11 Sunday NFL games including Seattle at Arizona.
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:
It is playoff time in the CFL.
On Sunday, the B.C. Lions host the Calgary Stampeders in the West Division division semi-final (1:30 p.m.) with the winner to visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on November 13th.
The early game has Hamilton at Montreal (10:00 a.m.) in the East Division semi with the winner to meet the Argos in Toronto also on November 13th.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.