Sports by Hartley Thursday, Nov. 16th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Vancouver Giants 6 Prince George Cougars 1
Jaden Lipinski scored three goals and Brett Mirwald made 38 saves for the Giants, who built up period leads of 3-0 and 5-1 before just over 2,300 fans at CN Centre.
The game summary is here.
Recap and reaction from a setback tonight against the Giants 👇https://t.co/iGMaSu7X8k
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) November 16, 2023
The two teams split a doubleheader in P.G. as Prince George blanked Vancouver 5-0 on Tuesday.
That game summary is here.
The (14-6) Cougars play the (8-11-1) Giants again Friday night in Langley.
Prince George also visits Kelowna on Saturday, giving them four games in five days.
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: In-Game host Jessica Speziale discusses many topics including corporate sponsorships, game day responsibilities, love of music, singing the national anthem, busy work-family schedule, fan interactions and new speakers for CN Centre. https://t.co/N1DE722K5C
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 14, 2023
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Coquitlam Express 4
The Spruce Kings built up a 5-1 lead midway through the 3rd period and held on for the victory in front of a hometown crowd of 603.
The game summary is here.
The (5-8-3) Spruce Kings hit the road this weekend as they play at Penticton against the (13-1-2-1) Vees on Friday and at Merritt vs. the (7-9-1-1) Centennials on Saturday.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (4 Wednesday games)
Vancouver Canucks 4 New York Islanders 3 (OT)
Quinn Hughes scored at 2:36 of overtime for the (12-3-1) Canucks who visit the (5-8-2) Calgary Flames tonight (Thursday 6:00 PT).
Vancouver is tied with Vegas for the best record in the Western Conference.
The game summary is here.
Edmonton 4 Seattle 3 (OT)
Evander Kane scored three goals, including one in the final minute of the third period and the winner in overtime. The Oilers are 2-0 under new head coach Kris Knoblauch.
Colorado 8 Anaheim 2
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 1
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (9-2-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars head to Abbotsford to play at the BC Elite Hockey League Showcase.
Cariboo will face the (4-8) Vancouver North West Hawks on Saturday (11:15 AM) and the last place (1-11) Vancouver Island Royals on Sunday (8:30 AM).
The U18 Cougars are in third place in the 9-team division.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the MacEwan Griffins in Canada West basketball this weekend.
Games will be played Friday night (6:00 for the women, 8:00 for the men) and Saturday night (5:00 and 7:00).
The UNBC men are 1-1 while the women are 0-2.
MacEwan is 0-4 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.
NBA:
Milwaukee Bucks 128 Toronto Raptors 112
The (5-6) Raptors host the (9-2) Boston Celtics Friday night (4:30 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
An AFC match-up to begin Week 12 of the NFL season.
The (5-4) Cincinnati Bengals visit the (7-3) Baltimore Ravens tonight (5:15 PT).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The 110th Grey Cup game will be played on Sunday (3 PM) in Hamilton featuring the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes.
The Blue Bombers opened as 7.5-point favourites.
The CFL schedule/results are here.
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