Sports by Hartley Tuesday, October 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
(National League Championship Series)
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
(The Phillies lead the best-of-7 NLCS 1-0 with Game 2 tonight (Tuesday 5:07 PT) in Philadelphia)
(American League Championship Series)
Texas Rangers 5 Houston Astros 4
(The Rangers, who are 7-0 in the postseason, lead the best-of-seven ALCS 2-0 with Game 3 set for Wednesday night (5:03 PT) in Texas.
The MLB playoff schedule and results are here.
NFL: (Monday Night game to conclude Week 6)
Dallas Cowboys 20 LA Chargers 17
(The Cowboys improved to 4-2, a game behind the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East. The Chargers fell to 2-3)
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
NHL: (5 Monday games with two Canadian teams in action)
Chicago 4 Toronto 1
Connor Bedard of the Blackhawks did not get a point for the first time in the four NHL games he has played.
Washington 3 Calgary 2 (SO)
The (2-0) Vancouver Canucks visit the (1-1) Philadelphia Flyers today (Tuesday 3 PM PT).
It is the second stop on a 5-game road trip for the Canucks.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars host the (1-5-2) Kamloops Blazers on Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George is first and Kamloops last in the 11-team Western Conference.
The (7-3) Cougars will also entertain the (5-2-1) Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday at 5 PM.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on @PGCougars Cat Scan podcast, coach/GM Mark Lamb discusses the team’s 7-3 start, special team’s strong play, finding another 20-year old; 2009 draft-eligible prospects, value of draft picks & team chemistry, players possibly going to World Jr, development of players. https://t.co/KOH9qoE9rL
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 17, 2023
BCHL:
The (1-3-2) Prince George Spruce Kings have a home doubleheader against the (4-3) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Conference, while Salmon Arm is 5th.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (4-3-0-1) Okanagan Rockets on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 and Sunday morning at 10 in Kelowna in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League.
The U18 Cougars are 6-1-1 and in a three-way tie for first place alongside the Chiefs and the Valley West Giants.
The BCEHL standings are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
Canada West Soccer:
(Men)
The (4-7-2) UNBC Timberwolves conclude their regular season in Canada West soccer with a doubleheader in Kelowna against the (3-9) UBC Okanagan Heat on Saturday and Sunday with both games starting at noon.
The UNBC men are coming off a dramatic 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Fraser Valley Cascades Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive.
UNBC is 5th in the Pacific Division with the top four to advance to the post-season.
Thompson Rivers, with a record of 6-7-1, is 4th and will play its final game Sunday afternoon at (2-6-3) MacEwan.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
(Women)
The UNBC women’s soccer team finished its season with a record of 0-13-1.
The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
BC Football Conference: (BCFC)
The Prince George Kodiaks finished with a 2-8 record in their second season in the 7-team BC Football Conference.
The Kodiaks lost their last game 40-21 to the Broncos in Kamloops.
Both the Kodiaks and (2-8) Broncos tied for 5th ahead of the 0-10 Vancouver Island Raiders.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
CFL:
The (12-5) B.C. Lions wrap up their regular season when they host the (5-11) Calgary Stampeders Friday night at 7:00.
The Stamps are just two points behind the (6-11) Saskatchewan Roughriders for the third and final playoff spot in the West Division.
The league has a pair of games on Saturday in Week 20: (14-2) Toronto at Saskatchewan (1:00 PT) followed by (4-13) Edmonton at (12-4) Winnipeg (4:00).
The Blue Bombers need one more win or a Lions loss to clinch the top spot in the West.
Winnipeg will conclude its regular season with a game in Calgary on Friday, October 27th.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.