Sports by Hartley Friday, October 20th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The PG Cougars have a couple of home games on Community Heroes Weekend at CN Centre.
The (7-3) Cougars host the (1-6-2) Kamloops Blazers on Saturday night at 6:00 and the (6-3-1) Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday night at 5:00.
Prince George is first and Kamloops last in the B.C. Division.
18-year-old forward Matteo Danis will make P.G. debut after he was acquired this week from the Calgary Hitmen in return for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 Prospects Draft.
Danis notched 27 points (12G, 15A) in 65 games with the Hitmen in 2022-23, and has scored twice (with no assists) in eight games this season.
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 host the (4-3) Salmon Arm Silverbacks tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings, who have played the fewest games in the BCHL, are last in the 8-team Interior Conference, while Salmon Arm is 5th.
Today, the Prince George Spruce Kings are mourning the loss of Stu Berry, a long-time Prince George Spruce Kings family member.
Stu started with the Spruce Kings as our trainer during the 1984-85 season and stayed in that role until the 2002-03 season. pic.twitter.com/DgrCT69TI9
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 19, 2023
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
NHL: (5 Canadian teams in action Thursday)
Tampa Bay 4 Vancouver 3
The box score is here.
The (2-2) Canucks continue a 5-game road trip Saturday (4:00 PT) in Florida against the (2-2) Panthers.
Florida 3 Toronto 1
Calgary 4 Buffalo 3
Philadelphia 4 Edmonton 1
Vegas 5 Winnipeg 3
Connor Bedard did not get a point for the 2nd straight game as his Chicago Blackhawks lost 4-0 to the Colorado Avalanche.
Bedard has a goal and two assists in his first five NHL games.
That’s a wrap on a busy 12-game night in the NHL that featured the @GoldenKnights (5-0-0) tying the longest season-opening winning streak by a reigning #StanleyCup champion in League history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/cicZZzV0d6 pic.twitter.com/ThDDTMVD2K
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 20, 2023
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL 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 10:00 in Kelowna in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League.
The (6-1-1) Cougars are 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.
Major League Baseball:
(American League Championship Series)
Houston Astros 10 Texas Rangers 3
(The best of 7 ALCS is tied 2-2 with Game 5 this afternoon (Friday) in Texas (2:07 PT).
(National League Championship Series)
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Philadelphia Phillies 1
(The Phillies lead the best of 7 NLCS 2-1 with Game 4 tonight (5:07 PT) in Arizona)
The MLB playoff schedule and results are here.
NFL: (Start of Week 7)
Jacksonville Jaguars 31 New Orleans Saints 24
It was the 4th straight victory for the 5-2 Jags. The Saints fell to 3-3.
There are 11 Sunday games in the NFL highlighted by (5-1) Miami at (5-1) Philadelphia.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The (12-5) B.C. Lions close out their regular season when they host the (5-11) Calgary Stampeders tonight 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 CFL 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 PT).
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.
Canada West Soccer:
The regular season concludes this weekend in Canada West men’s soccer.
The (4-7-2) UNBC Timberwolves play a doubleheader in Kelowna against the (3-9) UBC Okanagan Heat on Saturday and Sunday with both games starting at noon.
UNBC is 5th in the Pacific Division with the top four to advance to playoffs.
(6-7-1) Thompson Rivers is 4th with its final game Sunday afternoon at (3-6-3) MacEwan.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
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