Sports by Hartley Thursday, October 26th as of 12:05 a.m.
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Powell River Kings 4 (in Seattle)
Scott Cousins tallied his second goal of the game with just 2:50 left in the third period to snap a 4-4 tie.
The stats from the game are here.
The (3-3-3) Spruce Kings play their second game this week at the BCHL Showcase in Seattle tonight (Thursday 4:50 PM) against the (5-5-1) Nanaimo Clippers.
The next home game for P.G. will go on November 10th against West Kelowna.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars begin a 5-game East Division road trip Saturday in Moose Jaw.
The Cougars are ranked 4th this week in the CHL Top 10.
The next home game for P.G. will be on Friday, November 10th against Red Deer.
F Terik Parascak and F Hunter Laing have been named to NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to watch list!
Parascak has been rated as a ‘B’ skater and Laing as a ‘W’ skater.
Congratulations guys!
Full list below ⬇️ https://t.co/y7l4RJ0rgN
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 25, 2023
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
The @PGCougars captain Hudson Thornton is this week’s guest on the Cat Scan #podcast. Among the topics: scoring from his own end, big crowds, setting a PG record for most PP goals by a defenceman, responsibilities of wearing the “C”, best WHL moment & taking boxing lessons https://t.co/BZyHQVAB5f
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 24, 2023
NHL: (1 Wednesday game)
Washington 6 New Jersey 4
The (4-2) Vancouver Canucks host the (2-2-1) St. Louis Blues on Friday night at 7:00.
The Blues play this evening (Thursday) in Calgary.
The Canucks are the only Canadian team not in action tonight as there is a total of 11 NHL games on tap.
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 (7-2-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars host the (4-4) Vancouver North West Hawks this weekend at Kin 1.
The two teams play Saturday night at 6:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30.
The U18 Cougars are first and the Hawks are 6th in the 9-team league.
The BCEHL standings are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
BC Hall of Fame:
The late Amanda Asay of Prince George is one of five athletes who will be inducted into the
BC Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2024.
She is being joined by Justin Morneau (Baseball), Ryan Cochrane (Swimming), Cassie Sharpe (Freestyle Skiing) and Richard Zokol (Golf).
Asay died in January of 2022 following a skiing accident in Nelson.
At the time of her passing, she was the longest-serving member of the Baseball Canada Women’s National Team program.
PG’s Amanda Asay going into BC Sports Hall of Fame posthumously | https://t.co/yNwTCo5Z3M #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/lRPn9BNHm6
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 25, 2023
NBA: (Raptors home opener)
Toronto Raptors 97 Minnesota Timberwolves 94
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
Week 8 of the NFL season starts tonight (Thursday 5:15 PT) with (3-3) Tampa Bay at (4-3) Buffalo.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The (12-6) B.C. Lions are idle until they host the (6-11) Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Final on Saturday, November 4th (3:30 PT).
The winner will play the (13-4) Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Final on Saturday, November 11th (3:30 PT).
The Blue Bombers visit Calgary Friday night (6:00 PT) on the final weekend of the regular season.
In the East, the semifinal on November 4th (Noon PT) will feature the (8-9) Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the (10-7) Montreal Alouettes.
Those same teams meet Saturday in Montreal (1:00 PM PT) followed by (15-2) Toronto at (4-13) Ottawa (4:00) in the last regular season game.
The Argos host the East Final on November 11th (Noon PT).
The 110th Grey Cup is set for Hamilton on Sunday, November 19th (with kickoff shortly after 3:00 PT).
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The playoff schedule is here.
The CFL standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
The World Series will start in Texas.
The Rangers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday and Saturday nights (5:03 PT).
The MLB playoff schedule and results are here.
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