(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
The Prince George Cougars traded overage defenceman Tate Olson to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a third-round pick in next year’s WHL Bantam Draft.
The move leaves the Cougars with four 20-year-olds (forwards Jared Bethune, Aaron Boyd and Brogan O’Brien, plus defenceman Shane Collins), which is one over the limit.
Olson has been on the injured list since the start of the season and should be able to return in November.
The Cougars play Friday in Seattle and Sunday in Portland.
They are carrying a roster of 27 players; three goalies, nine defencemen, and 15 forwards.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
The 4-1-1-0 Prince George Spruce Kings visit 1-3-1-1 Surrey Friday, 0-4-1 Coquitlam Saturday, and 1-6 Merritt Sunday afternoon.
The Spruce Kings lead the BCHL’s Mainland Division by one point over the 3-1-2 Langley Rivermen.
CARIBOO COUGARS:
The Cariboo Cougars play the Vancouver NE Chiefs Saturday and Sunday at the BCMML Showcase in Richmond.
Both teams are 0-2.
NHL EXHIBITION:
The Vancouver Canucks play their second last NHL pre-season game when they host the Calgary Flames tonight.
The Canucks also entertain the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
Vancouver is 2-3-1 in exhibition play.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
The 5-1-1 UBC Thunderbirds visit the 3-4-3 UNBC Timberwolves in Canada West men’s soccer Friday at 3PM and Saturday at 1:30PM at the North Cariboo Senior Soccer Fields (NCSSL).
The 2-4 UNBC women’s soccer team will visit 5-1-1 Victoria Friday night and 6-1 UBC Sunday afternoon.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
Three Prince George schools have cracked the top 10 in the Provincial Boys AA Volleyball rankings.
Duchess Park is #2 behind Langley Christian, College Heights is #4, and DP Todd is #8.
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College Heights Secondary hosts the Jon Bragg senior boys volleyball tournament which begins tonight.
The final is slated for Saturday at 5PM.
Seven teams are entered; five from Prince George and one each from Smithers and Terrace.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
The Minnesota Twins earned an American League Wild-Card berth when the Los Angeles Angels lost 6-4 in 10 innings to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night.
The Twins, who won just 59 games in 2016, are the first MLB team to lose at least 100 and then make the postseason the following year.
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The Boston Red Sox outscored the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 to remain three games up on the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Both the Red Sox and Yankees have four regular-season games left.
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The Chicago Cubs clinched top spot in the NL Central following a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The Colorado Rockies have a magic number of two for clinching the second National League Wild-Card spot.
The Rockies lead the Milwaukee Brewers by two-and-a-half games and the St. Louis Cardinals by three-and-a-half.
Colorado has three games to go while Milwaukee and St. Louis each have four remaining.
NFL:
NFC North rivals meet in Thursday night football to kick off week four of the NFL season.
The 1-2 Chicago Bears visit the 2-1 Green Bay Packers.
Both teams are coming off an overtime win on Sunday.
CFL:
The CFL has announced Quarterback Johnny Manziel is not eligible to play in the league until next season, and only if he meets certain conditions that are stipulated by Commissioner Randy Ambrosie.
The league is keeping the conditions confidential.