Sports by Hartley Thursday, Nov. 9th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
After a 5-day break, the Prince George Cougars return to action when they host the
(6-9-0-2) Red Deer Rebels Friday night at 7:00 in their only game on the long weekend.
The Rebels lost 4-3 Wednesday night in Langley against the Vancouver Giants.
The (12-5) Cougars lead the Western Conference by just one point over both the Portland Winterhawks (11-4-0-1) and the Wenatchee Wild (11-6-1).
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
BCHL:
The (3-7-3) Prince George Spruce Kings are on home ice this weekend.
They will try to snap 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.
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
Ottawa 6 Toronto 3
LA 4 Vegas 1
Florida 4 Washington 3 (OT)
The (9-2-1) Vancouver Canucks put a 4-game winning streak on the line when they start a 3-game Eastern Canada road trip tonight (Thursday 4:00 PT) in Ottawa against the (5-6) Senators.
Vancouver also plays at Toronto on Saturday (4 PM PT) and at Montreal on Sunday (4 PM PT).
The Canucks are in second place in both the Pacific Division and Western Conference.
Vancouver has an NHL-best plus 30 in goal differential (54 GF, 24 GA).
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 127 Dallas Mavericks 116
The (4-4) Raptors conclude a 4-game road trip Saturday (4 PM PT) against the Celtics in Boston.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
Two bottom teams meet in the NFL tonight (Thursday 5:15 PT) to start Week 10 of the season.
The (1-7) Carolina Panthers visit the (2-7) Chicago Bears.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The Grey Cup participants will be determined this weekend.
The CFL division finals kick off 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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