Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, October 25th
WHL (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars have won four straight games, all against the Victoria Royals. In the four games, P.G. has outscored Victoria 16-5, including 4-1 on Saturday in the provincial capital. The (4-3) Cougars host the (1-8) Royals again Wednesday in Prince George. Victoria has lost seven straight.
? WHL Highlights – October 23, 2021
? @PGCougars (4) at @victoriaroyals (1)
Chalk up four consecutive victories for the feisty Cougars.
? | https://t.co/O1QO7GX0vg pic.twitter.com/IokLLVehZu
— The WHL (@TheWHL) October 24, 2021
Prince George Cougars 4 Victoria Royals 1 (Saturday)
Cougars sweep doubleheader against the Royals for 2nd straight weekendhttps://t.co/2QdH3Cbwcw pic.twitter.com/00qDkEINy7
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 24, 2021
The box score is right here.
Prince George Cougars 5 Victoria Royals 1 (Friday)
The Cougars scored all five of their goals in the second period and had 13 players pick up at least one point.
Cougars come alive in middle period by scoring fivehttps://t.co/39Ho1OfXdH pic.twitter.com/JsQH1Eap9p
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 23, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CATS SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars captain @jonny_hooker91 and Hudson Thornton in this week’s episode of the podcast | https://t.co/LNV1R2tIih #cityofpg #sports #northernbc pic.twitter.com/k48btpDlrD
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 21, 2021
WHL Cup:
Congratulations to Team @BCHockey_Source, winners of the 2021 #WHLCup!
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/3sMcxEtdUn pic.twitter.com/idUXIHqilS
— The WHL (@TheWHL) October 24, 2021
NHL: (4 Sunday games)
New York Islanders 2 Vegas 0
Detroit 6 Chicago 3
Boston 4 San Jose 3
Nashville 5 Minnesota 2
Three Canadian NHL teams are in action tonight (Monday): Toronto at Carolina, Calgary at NY Rangers, and Ottawa hosting Washington.
The (3-2-1) Vancouver Canucks entertain the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night at 7:00 in their home opener. The Canucks are coming off Saturday’s 4-2 victory over Seattle in the Kraken’s home debut.
Expansion Kraken fall to Canucks in home debut.
MORE: https://t.co/sosVTUrQZv pic.twitter.com/GOGVeMkXma
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 24, 2021
The Canucks schedule is right here.
(Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA & Northern Capitals Female U18 AAA)
Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 2 Cariboo Cougars 2 (Tie-Sunday)
Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 4 Cariboo Cougars 0 (Saturday)
The (4-5-1) Cariboo Cougars are tied for 7th in the 10-team league and will host the (3-5-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Saturday night at 4:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30 at Kin 1.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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Vancouver Island Seals 4 Northern Capitals 2 (Sunday)
Northern Capitals 5 Vancouver Island Seals 1 (Saturday)
The (5-4-0-1) Northern Capitals are in 3rd place in the 5-team league and will host the (6-4) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers Saturday night at 6 and Sunday morning at 8 at Kin 2.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
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The (2-4-0-2) Cariboo Cougars U15 team lost to the (5-3) Okanagan Rockets in Kelowna 4-2 on Saturday and 4-3 in overtime on Sunday.
The U15 Cats will be home to the (1-7) South Island Royals on Saturday and Sunday. Opening faceoffs are 1:15 p.m. and 7:15 a.m. at Kin 1.
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
The (5-1) Prince George Spruce Kings play their next two games against the (5-0) Vees; Wednesday in Prince George and Friday in Penticton.
The Spruce Kings won both of their games at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack: 4-1 over Wenatchee on Wednesday and 3-2 over Victoria on Thursday.
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
Men:
UNBC Timberwolves 1 Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 0 (Sunday)
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Saturday)
Women:
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Sunday)
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 0 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Tie-Saturday)
The UNBC soccer teams have concluded their season. The men finished sixth out of seven teams with two wins, five losses, and five ties while the women ended up last with one win, nine losses, and two ties.
The Canada West basketball season will begin this upcoming weekend. The UNBC Timberwolves visit Thompson Rivers Friday night at 5:00 and 7:00 and the Fraser Valley Cascades Saturday night at the same time.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL: (Week 7)
Arizona 31 Houston 5
The Cardinals improved to 7-0 to remain the NFL’s only unbeaten team. Arizona will host (6-1) Green Bay on Thursday.
Green Bay 24 Washington 10
The Packers, LA Rams, and Tampa Bay are all 6-1 followed by Dallas at 5-1.
LA Rams 28 Detroit Lions 19
The 0-7 Lions remain the only winless team in the league.
Tampa Bay 38 Chicago 3
Tom Brady became the first player to throw 600 career touchdown passes, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the Chicago Bears 38-3 on Sunday for the best seven-game start in franchise history.https://t.co/I29BFATIYU
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 25, 2021
Cincinnati 41 Baltimore 17
Both the Bengals and Ravens are 5-2.
Tennessee 27 Kansas City 3
CFL: (Week 12)
Winnipeg 45 B.C. Lions 0 (Saturday)
The 10-1 Blue Bombers clinched first place.
The 4-6 Lions, who have lost four in a row, play their next game Saturday afternoon (1:00 PT) against the Argos in Toronto.
B.C. has been outscored 114-19 in its last three games.
Saskatchewan 20 Calgary 17 (Saturday)
Hamilton 32 Ottawa 3 (Saturday)
Montreal 37 Toronto 16 (Friday)
Week 13 of the CFL season begins Friday with Calgary at Ottawa (4:00 PT) followed by Hamilton at Edmonton (6:45).
West: Winnipeg 10-1, Saskatchewan 6-4, Calgary 5-6, B.C. 4-6, and Edmonton 2-7
East: Montreal and Toronto 6-4, Hamilton 5-5, and Ottawa 2-9.
The CFL schedule is right here.
MLB: (6th game in the best-of-7 National League Championship Series)
Atlanta 4 LA Dodgers 2 (Saturday)
The Braves won the NLCS 4-2 to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1999. Atlanta will visit the Houston Astros in the first two games on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Atlanta Braves have earned a World Series date with the Houston Astros. The Braves eliminated the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS.https://t.co/DWWaNwgr1U
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 24, 2021
The Astros also took the American League Championship Series in six games, skunking the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Friday.
The Houston Astros are heading to the World Series for the third time in five years after eliminating the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the ALCS.https://t.co/gEp2Alyf0t
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 23, 2021
The MLB playoff schedule is right here.
NBA:
The (1-2) Toronto Raptors, coming off Saturday’s 103-95 loss to Dallas, host the Chicago Bulls tonight (4:30 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
Columns:
Ingram a winner in NHL debut . . . Hockey Canada reveals vaccination policy for 2022 WJC . . . COVID-19 strikes at Canada West hockey https://t.co/jLqe3rj7Wv
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 25, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the good news/bad situations in his latest column
| https://t.co/gKDsyVEOi5 #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/riJLpsgUiF— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 22, 2021