(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Merritt Centennials 2 (Overtime)
Defenceman Layton Ahac scored 17 seconds into overtime.
Nolan Welsh tied the game 2-2 for Prince George with 6:06 left in the third period before just 524 fans at the RMCA.
The 7-3-1-1 Spruce Kings visit Surrey Friday and Langley Saturday to start a stretch of eight straight on the road.
BCHL:
MAINLAND DIVISION STANDINGS:
Prince George, 12 games = 7-3-1-1 (16 points)
Langley, 11 games = 4-2-5 (13 points)
Chilliwack, 11 games = 4-5-1-1 (10 points)
Surrey, 12 games = 3-7-1-1 (8 points)
Coquitlam, 12 games = 2-8-1-1 (6 points)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
The Prince George Cougars host the Kamloops Blazers Friday and Saturday.
The 0-9 Blazers have been outscored 45-20 this season.
The 3-3-2 Cougars have earned at least one point in each of their last five games.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Calgary Hitmen 4 Kamloops Blazers 2
Tri-City Americans 5 Victoria Royals 4 (Overtime)
The Americans scored at 18:57 of the 3rd and at 1:12 of overtime. The Royals are the top-ranked team in the CHL.
BC DIVISION STANDINGS:
Victoria, 8 games = 7-0-1 (15 points)
Kelowna, 6 games = 4-1-0-1 (9 points)
Prince George, 8 games = 3-3-2 (8 points)
Vancouver, 6 games = 2-3-0-1 (5 points)
Kamloops, 9 games = 0-9 (0 points)
CARIBOO COUGARS:
The fifth and sixth place teams in the BC Major Midget League meet this weekend in Prince George.
The 3-2-1 Cariboo Cougars entertain the 2-3-1 North Island Silvertips at Kin 1 with games Saturday at 4PM and Sunday at 10AM at Kin 1.
NHL:
Calgary Flames 4 Los Angeles Kings 3 (Overtime)
Jaromir Jagr did not pick up a point and was minus 1 with 13:38 of ice time in his first game with the Flames.
Sean Monahan scored at 62 seconds of overtime.
New Jersey Devils 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 3
The Vancouver Canucks host the Winnipeg Jets tonight.
HAMHUIS:
Dallas Stars defenceman and PG Cougars minority owner Dan Hamhuis won’t play tonight in Nashville.
The 34-year-old from Smithers is out with a groin injury that he suffered on Saturday.
Hamhuis is listed as day-to-day.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
It’s the second last weekend of the regular season in Canada West Soccer.
The 4-5-5 UNBC Timberwolves host the 4-6-2 Fraser Valley Cascades in men’s action Friday and Saturday at 5PM.
The 2-7-1 UNBC women visit 3-4-3 Manitoba Friday and 1-7-2 Winnipeg Saturday.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
(Fifth and deciding game in the ALDS)
New York Yankees 5 Cleveland Indians 2
Yankees win the series 3-2 after trailing two games to none. The Yankees will play the Astros in the American League Championship Series beginning Friday night in Houston.
(Fourth game in the best-of-five NLDS)
Washington Nationals 5 Chicago Cubs 0
Michael Taylor hit an 8th inning Grand Slam. Series tied 2-2 with the 5th and deciding game tonight (5 o’clock PDT) in Washington. The winner will play the LA Dodgers in the NLCS starting Saturday.
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The Boston Red Sox are looking for a new manager. Despite winning the AL East the past two seasons, the Red Sox sacked John Farrell after five years on the job. He had a year remaining on his contract.
High School Volleyball:
The Duchess Park Condors remain the top-ranked team in BC boys AA volleyball.
College Heights is fifth and DP Todd is listed as an honourable mention.
AA:
1 Duchess Park
2 Langley Christian
3 Richmond Christian
4 George Elliot
5 College Heights
6 Abby Christian
7 MEI
8 Prince Charles
9 Pacific Christian
10 WL Seaton
HM DP Todd
HM Gulf Island
NFL:
A pair of 4-1 teams meet in Thursday Night Football.
The Philadelphia Eagles visit the Carolina Panthers in a match-up of division leaders.
CFL:
The BC Lions are four points out of a playoff spot with just four games left.
The 6-8 Lions play twice in Winnipeg; this Saturday plus October 28th.
They also host Edmonton on the 21st and conclude the regular season with a home game against the Toronto Argonauts on November 4th.
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