Sports by Hartley Monday, September 18th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL (Pre-season games in Grande Cache, Alberta)
Prince George Cougars 3 Edmonton Oil Kings 2 (Sunday)
Carlin Dezainde snapped a 2-2 tie by scoring a shorthanded goal with 4:42 left in the third period.
Two goals from Ondrej Becher and a late game-winning, short-handed goal from Carlin Dezainde propels us to a 3-2 win to cap off the pre-season!https://t.co/4DIBoUKqXM#ForTheNorth • #WHL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 18, 2023
HC & GM Mark Lamb chats today’s win, the pre season as a whole, and more! pic.twitter.com/OIsnrvdqHp
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 17, 2023
Edmonton Oil Kings 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Friday)
A pair of goals from Carlin Dezainde, a marker from Ondrej Becher, and 49 shots were not enough as the Cougars get edged 4-3 to the Edmonton Oil Kings in Grande Cache.https://t.co/x66imGqpEX#ForTheNorth • #WHL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 16, 2023
The Cougars, who went 2-2 in four exhibition games, start their regular season with a home doubleheader against the Tri-City Americans on Friday and Saturday.
The PG Cougars pre-season results are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
BCHL (Pre-season games in Trail)
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Powell River Kings 3 (Saturday)
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Trail Smoke Eaters 3 (Friday)
Cranbrook Bucks 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Thursday)
The Spruce Kings finished 3-2 in the pre-season and will start their regular season on the road Saturday (6 PM on Sept 23) against the Silverbacks in Salmon Arm.
Their home opener will be played Sept 29th against Chilliwack.
The Spruce Kings’ pre-season results are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
Canada West Soccer:
(Men)
Calgary Dinos 2 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Sunday)
Michael Henman scored the Timberwolves goal, his fourth in the last three games.
The TWolves came up empty on some Grade-A scoring opportunities and dug themselves a hole they couldn’t get out of.
READ: https://t.co/xScgIQ8TD9
📸: Chris Lindsey / @UCDinos pic.twitter.com/nNIIiVpOuX
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 17, 2023
The (1-5-1) UNBC men host the (4-0-1) Alberta Golden Bears Friday at noon and the (2-2-3) Lethbridge Pronghorns Sunday at noon at Masich Place Stadium.
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
(Women)
Winnipeg Wesmen 0 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Tie-Saturday)
A gutsy effort, with plenty of chances. A hard-fought point, and another step forward.
READ: https://t.co/7g6xeEpIEv
📸: David Larkins
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 17, 2023
Manitoba Bisons 3 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
They did everything but score.
TWolves fall in a gritty, rainy matchup in Manitoba.READ: https://t.co/XGaTHwZ2KQ pic.twitter.com/n3dM6ZYaoP
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 16, 2023
The (0-5-1) UNBC women host the (2-3-3) Alberta Pandas Friday night at 6:00 and the (6-0-1) MacEwan Griffins Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
BC Football Conference (BCFC)
(At Masich Place Stadium in PG)
Langley Rams 39 Prince George Kodiaks 17 (Saturday)
Final in PG.
Kayle Cowley threw for two touchdowns while Brady Harper kicked a 40-yarder. pic.twitter.com/Q5wHGWRgOV
— Prince George Kodiaks (@PGKodiaks) September 17, 2023
Kodiaks fall to Rams https://t.co/ib0qT5tyFk pic.twitter.com/6uH2ughRIz
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 17, 2023
The Rams swept the home and home against P.G. as they blitzed the Kodiaks 62-0 on September 9th in Langley.
The (2-4) Kodiaks, with four games left in their 2nd season, visit the (4-2) Valley Huskers Saturday afternoon in Chilliwack.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
NFL: (Week 2)
Miami Dolphins 24 New England Patriots 17 (Sunday night game)
The Dolphins are one of eight teams at 2-0 along with Baltimore, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Atlanta.
The Patriots are one of eight teams at 0-2 along with Cincinnati, Houston, LA Chargers, Denver, Minnesota, Chicago and Arizona.
There are a pair of Monday night games to conclude Week 2: New Orleans at Carolina (4:15 PT) and Cleveland at Pittsburgh (5:15).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL: (Week 15)
The B.C. Lions concluded Week 15 of the CFL season with a dramatic come-from-behind 41-37 victory over the Ottawa RedBlacks on Saturday.
B.C. scored 23 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to erase a 37-18 deficit.
The (9-4) Lions visit the (4-10) Edmonton Elks Friday night (6:30 PT).
The Lions are 2nd in the West Division, two points behind the (10-4) Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a game in hand.
The Blue Bombers are idle this week.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 3 Boston Red Sox 2
The (83-67) Blue Jays swept the three-game series against the Red Sox to move into the second wild-card spot in the American League, half a game ahead of the (82-67) Texas Rangers and 1 1/2 games in front of the (81-68) Seattle Mariners.
Toronto has a dozen games left, six on the road this week (against the Yankees and Tampa) and six at home next week (against the Yankees and Tampa).
The Jays visit the (76-74) New York Yankees on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (4:05 PM PT each night).
The Rangers host (74-76) Boston tonight (Monday 5:05 PT) while the Mariners visit the (46-103) Oakland A’s this evening (6:40 PT).
The MLB Wild Card standings are here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule/results can be found here.
NHL:
Mike Babcock has resigned as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
He has been replaced by associate coach Pascal Vincent.
Babcock’s decision came before he even coached a single game for the team.
His resignation follows recent allegations that he violated players’ privacy when he asked to see photos on their cellphones.
Mike Babcock has resigned as the head coach of the Blue Jackets.
MORE: https://t.co/M7j1tQJrKZ pic.twitter.com/gCRqPnTmTT
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 17, 2023
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