Sports by Hartley Wednesday, November 1st as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
After a two-day break, the Prince George Cougars continue on their 5-game East Division road trip tonight (Wednesday).
The (10-4) Cougars visit the (7-6-2-1) Brandon Wheat Kings (5:00 PT).
Prince George is up one spot to third in the CHL national rankings.
They have the best record in the Western Conference and the 22-team WHL.
Up the ladder we go!
We move to the #3 spot in Week 5 of the #CHLTop10! https://t.co/47Ag5PQcLy
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 31, 2023
The next home game for the Cougars will go on Friday, November 10th against (5-7-0-1) Red Deer.
WHAT A MORNING!
Terik Parascak has been named the WHL’s Rookie of the Month and Zac Funk has been named the WHL’s Player of the Month!
Congratulations, guys!
Parascak 👉 https://t.co/9OwlDyFvNy
Funk 👉 https://t.co/Dk0ktCLhXK#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/WOAOQdiNPm— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) November 1, 2023
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
On the Cat Scan @PGCougars podcast, a former #16 talks about a current #16 & his days with the team in a wide-ranging interview. Aaron Foster discusses his son playing the same physical role he did. Also, he reflects on how nervous he was scoring his 1st goal on a penalty shot. https://t.co/wOcbzzXDxa
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 31, 2023
NHL: (2 Tuesday games)
Vancouver 5 Nashville 2
Elias Pettersson notched a hat trick for the (6-2-1) Canucks who will visit the San Jose Sharks Thursday night at 7:30.
The box score against the Predators is here.
LA 4 Toronto 1
There are 4 Wednesday games in the NHL with just one Canadian team in action: Calgary hosts Dallas.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
BCHL:
The (3-5-3) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (9-4) Vernon Vipers on Friday and the (7-5) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday.
The next home game for the Spruce Kings will go on November 10th against (9-3-1) West Kelowna.
Prince George is 7th out of 8 teams in the Interior Division.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
Texas Rangers 11 Arizona Diamondbacks 7
The Rangers lead the best-of-7 World Series 3-1 and have now won 10 consecutive road games in these playoffs.
The box score is here.
Game 5 will be played tonight (5:03 PT Wednesday) in Arizona.
With one more win, the Rangers will capture the first championship in their 62-year franchise history.
The MLB playoff schedule and results are here.
NBA:
The (1-3) Toronto Raptors host the (2-1) Milwaukee Bucks tonight (Wednesday 4:00 PM PT).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
Raiders relieve HC Josh McDaniels and GM David Ziegler of their duties. pic.twitter.com/oEfMcDmIsO
— NFL (@NFL) November 1, 2023
Just before the NFL trading deadline Tuesday afternoon, the Arizona Cardinals dealt quarterback Joshua Dobbs to the Minnesota Vikings for a sixth-round draft pick next year.
The Washington Commanders traded defensive end Chase Young to the San Francisco 49ers for a third-round pick.
Week 9 begins Thursday (5:15 PT) with Tennessee at Pittsburgh.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The CFL division semifinals will be played on Saturday with (8-10) Hamilton at (11-7) Montreal in the East (Noon PT) followed by (6-12) Calgary at (12-6) B.C. in the West (3:30).
The Tiger-Cats-Alouettes winner will visit the (16-2) Toronto Argonauts in the East Final (Nov. 11th at noon) while the Stampeders-Lions winner will go to Winnipeg to meet the (14-4) Blue Bombers in the West Final (Nov. 11th at 3:30).
The 110th Grey Cup is set for Hamilton on Sunday, November 19th (with kickoff shortly after 3:00 PT).
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The playoff schedule is here.
The CFL standings are here.
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