Sports by Hartley Thursday, October 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 2 Swift Current Broncos 1
Cougars goalie Ty Young was the first star as he blocked 37 shots, including all 18 he faced in the third period before 2,080 fans at CN Centre.
Koehn Ziemmer tallied a goal and an assist for the (7-2) Cougars, who went 4-1 on a 5-game homestand.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Ty Young’s 37 saves propels us to a thrilling 2-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos!
Recap, notes, and interviews with Young and GM & Head Coach Mark Lamb 👇https://t.co/huJMuleSyS
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 12, 2023
The Cougars play their next game Friday night against the (2-3-1) Rockets in Kelowna.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week Cat Scan #podcast; part 2 with @PGCougars Dir of scouting @RiderFanBob. He discusses qualifications for being a scout, having the final word at the draft, challenges of picking lower in 1st round, emergence of goalie Ty Young, & thoughts on the 2009-born draft class. https://t.co/zfkFOSlhtC
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 10, 2023
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
The (1-3-1) Spruce Kings are 0-2 on a 3-game road trip that concludes Friday night in West Kelowna against the (4-2) Warriors.
The game summary is here.
The Spruce Kings’ next home games will be against the (4-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on October 20th and 21st.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
NHL: (6 Wednesday games with all Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 8 Edmonton 1
Brock Boeser scored four goals and J.T. Miller notched five points (1g, 4a) as the Canucks won their season opener.
Vancouver will start a 5-game road trip Saturday night in Edmonton.
The scoring summary is here.
Calgary 5 Winnipeg 3
Toronto 6 Montreal 5 (SO)
Carolina 5 Ottawa 3
Colorado 5 LA 2
Boston 3 Chicago 1
(Connor Bedard tallied the Blackhawks goal, his first in the NHL)
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (4-1-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (6-0) first-place Vancouver North East Chiefs on Saturday afternoon at 2:15 and Sunday morning at 10:30 at Kin 1.
The U-18 Cougars are in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League.
The BCEHL standings are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
Major League Baseball: (playoff action)
(National League Division Series)
Arizona 4 LA Dodgers 2
(The Diamondbacks sweep the best-of-five series 3-0)
Philadelphia 10 Atlanta 2
(The Phillies lead 2-1 with Game 4 tonight (5:07 PT) in Philadelphia)
(American League Division Series)
Houston 3 Minnesota 2
(The Astros won the series 3-1 to advance to the ALCS against the Texas Rangers)
The MLB playoff schedule and results are here.
NFL:
AN AFC West match-up to begin Week 6 of the NFL season.
The (1-4) Denver Broncos visit the (4-1) Kansas City Chiefs tonight (Thursday 5:15 PT).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The (11-5) B.C. Lions visit the (8-8) Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday (4 PM PT) to begin Week 19 of the CFL season.
The Lions will close their regular season with a home game against the Calgary Stampeders on Friday, Oct 20th (7 PM).
B.C. is two points behind the (12-4) Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Blue Bombers need one more win or a Lions loss to clinch first in the West Division.
Winnipeg is off until they host Edmonton on October 21st and conclude with a game in
Calgary on October 27th.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
BC Football Conference: (BCFC)
The (2-7) Prince George Kodiaks visit the (1-8) Kamloops Broncos on Saturday night at 6:00 to wrap up their second season in the BC Football Conference.
Prince George is 5th in the 7-team league, two points ahead of Kamloops.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves are home this weekend in Canada West soccer.
The (2-7-2) UNBC men host the (2-10) Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night at 7:45 and Sunday afternoon at 2:15 at Masich Place Stadium.
(The UNBC men wrap up their regular season with a doubleheader in Kelowna against (3-7) UBC Okanagan on the 21st and 22nd (both noon starts).
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
On the women’s side, the (0-11-1) UNBC Timberwolves conclude their season by entertaining the (7-3-2) UBC Okanagan Heat Friday night at 5:30 and (4-6-2) Thompson Rivers WolfPack Sunday at noon.
The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
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