Sports by Hartley Wednesday, Nov. 8th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars only game this week will be Friday night at 7:00 when they host the (6-8-0-2) Red Deer Rebels.
The Rebels lost 3-2 Tuesday to the Royals in Victoria and will visit the Vancouver Giants tonight (Wednesday) before heading to PG.
The (12-5) Cougars have moved up one spot to number two in the CHL rankings.
Riding a five-game winning streak, the @HFXMooseheads remain in the top spot for a second straight week, while @DrakkarBAC jumps up three spots to No. 5 & the @OHLRangers make their Top-10 debut in tenth.https://t.co/0f6rsjGwri
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) November 7, 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:
This week @PGCougars Cat Scan podcast, coach/GM Mark Lamb talks 3-2 East road trip, 12-5 record, early season surprises, WHL shutout leader Josh Ravensbergen (Mark says there’s no goaltending controversy) development of coach Carter Rigby & top special teams & goal differential https://t.co/d0Vss4lWVo
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 7, 2023
NHL: (Canadian teams went 2-1 on Tuesday)
Calgary 4 Nashville 2
(The Flames scored late in the 2nd and three in the 3rd to erase a 2-0 deficit)
Winnipeg 5 St. Louis 2
Tampa Bay 5 Montreal 3
Mackenzie Blackwood (38 saves) lifted the @SanJoseSharks to victory – the second-most saves by a goaltender in their first career win with the club, behind only Troy Grosenick (45 on Nov. 16, 2014).#NHLStats: https://t.co/VHW0HSlzmq pic.twitter.com/OW5mzV4Gqp
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 8, 2023
The (9-2-1) Vancouver Canucks start a 3-game Eastern Canada road trip Thursday (4:00 PT) in Ottawa against the (4-6) Senators.
Vancouver also plays at Toronto on Saturday and at Montreal on Sunday.
The Canucks are an NHL-best plus 30 in goal differential having scored 54 while allowing just 24 in 12 games.
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 (3-7-3) Prince George Spruce Kings will try to end a 4-game losing streak when they host the (9-4-2) West Kelowna Warriors on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings are 7th out of 8 teams in the Interior Division while the Warriors are 3rd.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NBA:
The (3-4) Toronto Raptors visit the (6-1) Dallas Mavericks tonight (Wednesday 5:30 PT) on the third stop of a 4-game road trip that concludes Saturday in Boston.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves are off this week in Canada West basketball.
The Timberwolves return to action when they host MacEwan on Nov. 17th and 18th.
The UNBC men are 1-1 while the women are 0-2.
MacEwan is 0-2 in both divisions.
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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NFL:
Week 10 of the NFL season begins Thursday night (5:15 PT) with (1-7) Carolina at (2-7) Chicago.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The CFL is down to its final three games of the season.
The division finals will be played on Saturday starting with Montreal at Toronto in the East (noon PT) followed by B.C. at Winnipeg in the West (3:30).
The winners meet in the 110th Grey Cup game on Sunday, November 19th (shortly after 3:00 PT) in Hamilton.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The playoff schedule is here.
The CFL standings are here.
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