Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, November 17
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 2
The Spruce Kings outshot the Bulldogs 37-18 and got goals from five different players before 651 fans at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The game report is right here.
Scott Cousins kicks off the scoring in what would turn out to be a winning effort from us tonight against the @AVBulldogs.
RECAP: https://t.co/8PW6XEMJ0m
(Photo: Chuck Chin) pic.twitter.com/i25VgIv9lS
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 17, 2022
The (11-5-1-1) Spruce Kings visit the (7-9-1-1) Trail Smoke Eaters on Friday and the (18-0) Penticton Vees on Saturday.
Prince George is 3rd in the 9-team Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
WHL:
The (10-9) Prince George 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.
NEWS: We have re-assigned D Tyson Buczkowski (06) to his respective U-18 team.
📸@itsjdphoto
#WHL pic.twitter.com/ZYRYdiR3XO— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) November 17, 2022
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 Taking Note Column:
Thunderbirds pay steep price for defenceman . . . Give up three players, six picks . . . Lee helps Tigers past Wheat Kings https://t.co/n4Gb1yKeMu
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 17, 2022
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
LA 3 Edmonton 1
Trevor Moore scored all three goals for the Kings.
Ottawa 4 Buffalo 1
St. Louis 5 Chicago 2
The (5-9-3) Vancouver Canucks host the (11-7-1) Los Angeles Kings Friday night at 7:00.
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 Hockey:
BC Hockey is excited to announce the Female U18 and Male U16 rosters for Program of Excellence Prep Camp.
These athletes will be competing for a spot on the final 20-person Team BC rosters for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. Visit the link to read more. https://t.co/oD0byo1g1x pic.twitter.com/hWqh47Lnsp
— BC Hockey (@BCHockey_Source) November 16, 2022
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 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.
Canada West sports:
29 student-athletes at UNBC have been recognized as Academic All-Canadians for the 2021-2022 school year.
The annual U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian ceremony honors students who have achieved a Grade Point Average of 3.67 (an A- letter grade) or higher.
The 29 Timberwolves who achieved Academic All-Canadian is the most in a regular academic year in UNBC history.
Plethora of UNBC student-athletes achieve Academic All-Canadian status | https://t.co/mAiot9EA87 @UNBCATHLETICS #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Phwlxgf8I8
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 16, 2022
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 tonight (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:
This is Grey Cup week in Regina.
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 with kickoff just after 3 p.m. PST.
The Blue Bombers are 4.5-point favorites.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
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