Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, November 7th, 2022
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Spokane Chiefs 3 (Saturday)
Ty Young made 40 saves for his 4th consecutive victory before 8,310 fans in Spokane.
Chase Wheatcroft scored twice and Riley Heidt tallied on a penalty shot and added an assist for the (9-7) Cougars who lead the B.C. Division.
Top line lifts Cougars over Spokane Chiefs for third win in a row https://t.co/USfhDxu8eW pic.twitter.com/CDYSpF1smQ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 6, 2022
The scoring summary is right here.
Prince George has won three straight and is 3-1 on a five-game road trip that concludes Wednesday against the (5-7-1) Rockets in Kelowna.
Prince George Cougars 7 Spokane Chiefs 2 (Friday)
The scoring summary is right here.
Cougars offense dominates Chiefs, 7-2https://t.co/cL7C7OHYDQ | #CityOfPG #WHL @PGCougars pic.twitter.com/NODqEk1ION
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 5, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
Find out what’s involved in being @TheWHL off-ice official. In this week’s Catscan #podcast I speak with Lynne Van Roode, WHL Off-Ice Officials Volunteer Co-ordinator in PG. Her role includes being impartial at games, handling some tense situations & being in charge of 14 people. https://t.co/IomMVYK719
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 3, 2022
BCHL:
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (OT-Saturday)
The scoring summary is right here.
Spruce Kings fall to Silverbacks goaltenders’ duel https://t.co/prO8JbxAGt pic.twitter.com/BjpX0Sl1Um
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 6, 2022
Penticton Vees 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Friday)
The scoring summary is right here.
Vees continue flawless season with 4-0 win over Spruce Kings.https://t.co/PtmjMZtTKA | #CityOfPG #BCHL pic.twitter.com/qSaO1jWQNK
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 5, 2022
The (9-4-1-1) Spruce Kings visit the Merritt Centennials Thursday night at 7:00 and Friday afternoon at 4:00.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (3 Sunday games)
Toronto 3 Carolina 1
Detroit 3 New York Rangers 2 (OT)
Florida 5 Anaheim 3
There are 3 Monday games in the NHL: Edmonton at Washington, Calgary at New York Islanders, and St. Louis at Boston.
The (3-6-3) Vancouver Canucks, coming off Saturday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Nashville, begin a 5-game, 8-day road trip Tuesday against the (4-7) Senators in Ottawa.
After another disappointing result on Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks must have a successful road trip to save the season.
“We’re just going to have to fight it out,” said Quinn Hughes.
✍️: @imacSportsnet https://t.co/w3X5WYdClU
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 6, 2022
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18) (in Burnaby)
Vancouver North East Chiefs 2 Cariboo Cougars 1 (Sunday)
Vancouver North East Chiefs 6 Cariboo Cougars 5 (Saturday)
The (5-4-1) U18 Cougars are off until November 19th (5:45 p.m. Kin 2) and 20th (8:15 a.m. Kin 2) when they host the (9-3) Okanagan Rockets.
(U18 female) (in Chemainus)
Vancouver Island Seals 2 Northern Capitals 1 (Sunday)
Vancouver Island Seals 2 Northern Capitals 2 (Tie-Saturday)
The (5-9-2) Capitals play their next games in Kelowna against the (4-7-0-1) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers on Nov 19th at 1:15 p.m. and Nov 20th at 8:30 a.m.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
Canada West Basketball: (at UNBC)
(Men)
UNBC Timberwolves 85 Trinity Western Spartans 69 (Saturday)
Trinity Western Spartans 85 UNBC Timberwolves 68 (Friday)
(Women)
Trinity Western Spartans 64 UNBC Timberwolves 54 (Saturday)
Trinity Western Spartans 65 UNBC Timberwolves 58 (Friday)
T-Wolves MBB split against Trinity Western, Spartans sweep UNBC WBB https://t.co/GlYAF1bzCr pic.twitter.com/Jnjtuy0zRO
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 6, 2022
The UNBC basketball teams visit the UBC Thunderbirds Saturday and Sunday afternoons starting with the women at 2:00 followed by the men at 4:00.
UNBC is 1-1 (Men) and 0-2 (women) while UBC is 0-0 in both divisions.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are right here.
The UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are right here.
CFL:
(West Division semifinal)
B.C. Lions 30 Calgary Stampeders 16
B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke completed 22 of 30 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns.
The Lions visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Final on Sunday (1:30 p.m. PT)
(East Division semifinal)
Montreal Alouettes 28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17
The Alouettes will play the Argos in Toronto in the East Final on Sunday (10:00 a.m.)
The 109th Grey Cup game will be played at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on November 20th.
Kickoff is just after 3 p.m. PST.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
NFL: (Week 9)
(Sunday night)
Kansas City 20 Tennessee 17 (OT)
The (6-2) Chiefs are tied with Buffalo for the best record in the AFC.
(Sunday afternoon)
Seattle 31 Arizona 21
The (6-3) Seahawks have won four straight and lead the NFC West. Seattle will play (4-5) Tampa Sunday in Germany.
Tampa Bay 16 LA Rams 13
The Monday night game (5:15 PT) to conclude Week 9 has (5-3) Baltimore at (3-5) New Orleans.
Breaking: The Colts have named Jeff Saturday as their interim head coach, per @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/6zTeYGidfX
— ESPN (@espn) November 7, 2022
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here or here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
MLB: (World Series)
Houston Astros 4 Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Saturday)
The Astros won the World Series 4-2 for their first title since 2017.
Dusty Baker tops this list for the oldest managers to win a #WorldSeries title pic.twitter.com/MPOcFDjtqT
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 6, 2022
The Major League Baseball playoff results are right here.
Column:
Crusaders, Rebels loving their bus drivers . . . Red Deer, Winnipeg set for Manitoba doubleheader . . . Winterhawks, Chiefs share 15 goals https://t.co/FJgAsBlbc7
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 7, 2022
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 113 Chicago Bulls 104
The same two teams play again tonight (Monday 5:45 PT) in Chicago to conclude a home-and-home.
The Raptors are 6-4 while the Bulls are 5-6.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
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