Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, November 16th, 2022
WHL:
Former Calgary Flames head coach Jim Playfair is helping out the Prince George Cougars coaching staff on a part-time basis.
The 58-year-old Fort St. James native has 15 years of coaching experience in the NHL, including the 06-07 season as head coach of the Flames.
Former Calgary Flames coach giving a hand to the PG Cougars https://t.co/OJ12zARuns pic.twitter.com/2O3xyZeDCV
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 15, 2022
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The (10-9) PG Cougars visit the (3-14-3) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday.
The Cougars lead the B.C. Division by one point over the Kamloops Blazers, but the (8-4-2-1) Blazers have four games in hand.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
In this week’s Cat Scan #podcast @PGCougars coach-gm Mark Lamb talks about the team’s record, offensive success, inconsistent play, acquisition of Cole Dubinsky, his scouting report on top-10 scorers Koehn Ziemmer & Riley Heidt plus the addition of coach Jim Playfair. https://t.co/hZRPCSQUNA
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 16, 2022
WHL Column:
Blazers, Oil Kings swing deal . . . WHL issues seven-game suspension . . . Ex-NHL coach helping Cougars https://t.co/d0xOEqsWub
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 16, 2022
BCHL:
The (10-5-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (7-8-1-1) Alberni Valley Bulldogs tonight (Wednesday at 7:00) before hitting the road again to play at Trail on Friday and at Penticton on Saturday.
The Spruce Kings are 4th in the 9-team Interior Division while the Bulldogs are 5th in the Coastal Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (9 Tuesday games with three involving Canadian teams)
Vancouver 5 Buffalo 4
Bo Horvat notched a goal and two assists for the (5-9-3) Canucks, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Vancouver will host the Los Angeles Kings Friday night at 7:00.
New Jersey 5 Montreal 1
It was the 10th straight victory for the Devils.
Toronto 5 Pittsburgh 2
John Tavares scored his 400th goal and added an assist for the Leafs.
The @AnaheimDucks are the third team to score a game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation this season. They joined Winnipeg (Nov. 13) as the second team that went on to collect two points.#NHLStats: https://t.co/EQrUMDKkHk pic.twitter.com/IDeNxmxm73
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 16, 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 (5-4-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (9-3) Okanagan Rockets Saturday (5:45 p.m. Kin 2) and Sunday (8:15 a.m. Kin 2).
(U18 female)
The (5-9-2) Northern Capitals play their next games in Kelowna against the (4-7-0-1) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Friday night at 5:15, Saturday afternoon at 1:15, and Sunday morning at 8:30.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Hall of Fame:
Vic Gervais of Prince George is one of four players selected to the ECHL Class of 2023 Hall of Fame.
Gervais won a Kelly Cup championship with the Hampton Roads Admirals in 1998 and finished his ECHL career with 462 points in 266 games.
While in the league, he
PG hockey product Victor Gervais named to ECHL Hall of Fame @ECHL | https://t.co/W6c2VOLWj5 #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 15, 2022
NBA:
The (8-7) Toronto Raptors host the (7-7) Miami Heat tonight (Wednesday 4:30 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.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night at 6:00 and 8:00 and Saturday night at 5:00 and 7:00 in Canada West basketball.
UNBC is 2-2 (Men) and 0-4 (women) while Fraser Valley is 2-2 (men) and 4-0 (women).
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL:
Week 11 of the NFL season begins Thursday night (5:15 PT) with Tennessee at Green Bay.
The (6-3) Titans lead the AFC South while the (4-6) Packers are second in the AFC North.
CFL:
The two-time defending champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers meet the Toronto Argonauts in the 109th Grey Cup game on Sunday.
It will be played at Mosaic Stadium in Regina with kickoff just after 3 p.m. PST.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.