Sports by Hartley Friday, Nov. 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The (14-6) Prince George Cougars and the (8-11-1) Vancouver Giants play tonight (Friday) in Langley, for their third meeting in four nights.
The teams split a doubleheader at CN Centre with the Cougars winning 5-0 on Tuesday and the Giants coming back with a 6-1 triumph on Wednesday.
Prince George will also play the (7-11-2) Rockets on Saturday in Kelowna.
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:
The (5-8-3) Prince George Spruce Kings have a pair of road games this weekend.
They play tonight against the (13-1-2-1) Vees in Penticton and on Saturday in Merritt against the (7-9-1-1) Centennials.
The Spruce Kings are coming off a 5-4 Wednesday night victory over the Coquitlam Express.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (9 Thursday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Calgary 5 Vancouver 2
The game summary is here.
The (12-4-1) Canucks host the (6-8-4) Seattle Kraken Saturday night at 7:00.
Vegas 6 Montreal 5
Ottawa 5 Detroit 4 (OT)
One down. Three to go.
The 2023 #NHLGlobalSeries – Sweden presented by Fastenal continues Friday after the @Senators got the event started today with a thrilling overtime win.#NHLStats: https://t.co/JZTFaDHObX pic.twitter.com/wLPPyqHfjU
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 17, 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.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (9-2-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars are at the BC Elite Hockey League Showcase in Abbotsford.
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.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller explains the now regional appeal of the @CFL‘s Grey Cup as the @Wpg_BlueBombers take on the @MTLAlouettes on Sunday | https://t.co/RHd4JorSRY #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #GreyCup pic.twitter.com/yD1dD9UdQL
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 17, 2023
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves host the MacEwan Griffins in Canada West basketball.
Games will be played tonight (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.
PG Speedskating:
The Prince George Blizzard Speed Skating Club will host some of the best skaters in the province this weekend in the Speed Skating BC’s Academy and BC Cup at Kin 1.
The Academy kicks off today followed by the BC Cup on Saturday (10 AM) and Sunday.
P.G. skaters Megan Vansickle, Eli Bernard, and Pareesa Jones will be among the participants.
NFL: (Week 11)
Baltimore 34 Cincinnati 20
The Ravens upped their record to 8-3 while the Bengals fell to 5-5. Cincinnati lost QB Joe Burrow in the first half with a wrist injury.
UPDATE: BURROW IS OUT FOR THE SEASON AND IS LIKELY TO HAVE WRIST INJURY.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The 110th Grey Cup game will be played in Hamilton on Sunday (3 PM PT).
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are an 8.5-point favourite to beat the
Montreal Alouettes.
The CFL schedule/results are here.
NBA:
The (5-6) Toronto Raptors host the (9-2) Boston Celtics tonight (4:30 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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