Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, November 10th, 2022
WHL:
Kelowna Rockets 8 Prince George Cougars 6
The Rockets snapped a 6-6 tie with 3:16 left and added an empty netter to snap the Cougars three-game winning streak before 3,510 fans in Kelowna.
The box score is right here.
The two teams combined to score on a whopping 25 % of their shots (14 goals on 56 shots).
The Cougars big line combined for 10 points with Koehn Ziemmer and Chase Wheatcroft each putting up two goals and an assist while Riley Heidt added four assists.
Cole Dubinsky, who was acquired from Regina on Friday, scored once and added an assist in his Prince George debut.
The (9-8) Cougars host the Vancouver Giants Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
Prince George leads the B.C. Division by a point over Kamloops, although the (7-4-2-1) Blazers have three games in hand.
The Blazers lost 2-1 in overtime at home Wednesday night against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
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 Director of Ticket Sales Kevin Patenaude in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/EwTd8v8L1w #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/u8VbHPzOBJ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 10, 2022
NHL: (4 Wednesday games)
Montreal 5 Vancouver 2
The (4-7-3) Canucks are 1-1 on a 5-game, 8-day road trip that will continue Saturday against the Maple Leafs in Toronto (4:00 PT).
A 40-save shutout by 21-year-old Spencer Knight led the @FlaPanthers to victory, while a group of youthful players were the difference for the @CanadiensMTL.
More on those storylines, plus #NHLStats on key wins by the @penguins and @mnwild: https://t.co/mj75VsCzsG pic.twitter.com/v0imqtFZ2p
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 10, 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.
BCHL:
The (9-4-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (4-9-2) Merritt Centennials tonight
(Thursday at 7:00) and Friday afternoon at 4:00.
The Spruce Kings are 3rd and the Centennials 8th in the 9-team Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
Canada West Sports:
Steve Simonson of the UNBC Timberwolves has been named the USports men’s soccer coach of the year.
Simonson guided the Timberwolves to a third-place finish in the Pacific Division with a record of 8-5-3.
UNBC’s Michael Henman was named an All-Canadian in soccer after scoring a Canada-West record-tying 19 goals.
The heart of the @UNBCMSoccer program.
Now, recognized as the top coach in Canada.
Congratulations to @UNBC‘s very own Steve Simonson, who has been named the 2022 @USPORTSca Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year! pic.twitter.com/7tZYFo5Qs2
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) November 10, 2022
AMAZING.
The first @USPORTSca All-Canadian in @UNBC history.
Michael Henman outscored TWENTY TWO SCHOOLS in Canada this year.
What a way to cap off an incredible season.
Congratulations, Mailman. pic.twitter.com/Ltk1OSckon
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) November 10, 2022
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The UNBC Timberwolves visit the UBC Thunderbirds in Canada West basketball Saturday and Sunday afternoons starting with the women at 2:00 followed by the men at 4:00.
UNBC is 1-1 (Men) and 0-2 (women) while UBC is 0-0 in both divisions.
Column:
Evason: ‘He’s from Manitoba. Right?’ . . . Ice completes doubleheader sweep of Rebels . . . Four WHLers enjoy five-point nights https://t.co/skxHmMZ6Tn
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 10, 2022
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 116 Houston Rockets 109
The (7-5) Raptors visit the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night (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:
CFL:
The CFL divisional finals will be played on Sunday.
In the West, the BC Lions visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1:30 PT).
In the East, the Montreal Alouettes are on the road against the Argos in Toronto (10 a.m.).
The winners meet in the 109th Grey Cup game which will be played at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on November 20th.
Kickoff is just after 3 p.m. PST.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
The (5-4-1) U18 Cougars play their next league games on November 19th (5:45 p.m. Kin 2) and 20th (8:15 a.m. Kin 2) when they host the (9-3) Okanagan Rockets.
This weekend, the U18 Cougars play at the Okanagan Classic tournament in Kelowna.
(U18 female)
The (5-9-2) Northern Capitals play their next games in Kelowna against the (4-7-0-1) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers on November 19th at 1:15 p.m. and Nov 20th at 8:30 a.m.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
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