The Vancouver Giants erased a 3-0 deficit to beat the Prince George Cougars 6-4 before 2,336 fans at CN Centre. The Giants winning goal came with two minutes left in the third (from Shaun Dosanjh) and an empty netter sealed just the second road win in nine tries for the Giants. It was the 4th consecutive loss for the 11-12 Cougars, who outshot the guests 37-21. Thomas Foster notched three assists for Vancouver while goaltender Cody Porter turned aside 21 of the 22 shots he faced in relief of Payton Lee. The Cougars got two goals from Chase Witala, including one with just 2:28 left in the third which briefly tied the game. Rookie Tavin Grant allowed four goals on just 17 shots before he was replaced midway thru the third period by Jared Rathjen. The teams play again tonight in Prince George. It will mark the 2014-15 Cougars debut for 20-year-old forward Zach Pochiro who had hoped to play Tuesday, but got caught in some flight delays. With the addition of Pochiro, the Cougars have four overage players on their roster, one over the limit. The team has two weeks to get down to the maximum of three.
–The Prince George Spruce Kings visit the Chilliwack Chiefs tonight (Wednesday) in a BCHL Mainland Division matchup. The 14-8-0-2 Spruce Kings lead Langley by four points and Chilliwack by five although the Chiefs have four games in hand on P.G.
–The 15-2-1 Major Midget Cariboo Cougars will host the 11-4-1 Okanagan Rockets in their next action November 29th at 7:15pm & November 20th at 11:30am at Kin 1.
–The Duchess Park Condors are 1-3 at the BC Boys Double A Soccer Championship in Burnaby. Duchess lost 1-0 to Brooks and 4-2 to Brookswood before posting a 4-0 win over David Thompson. Duchess fell 4-1 to Mark Isfeld in its 4th game. The Condors meet Matthew McNair today in its final consolation game.
–The UNBC Timberwolves have their Canada West basketball home openers against the Mount Royal Cougars Friday night at 6 and 8 and Saturday night at 5 and 7 at the Northern Sport Centre.
PG Masters Ball Hockey League–(From Tuesday, Nov 18)
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Pizza Hut Slicers 7 Summit Insurance 0
Pizza Hut Slicers 7 Summit Insurance 0
Alison’s/Predators 8 Cap-abilities 5
Alison’s/Predators 5 Cap-abilities 2
Next action
(Week 5) Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
Cap-abilities vs Pizza Hut Slicers 7 & 8pm
Summit Insurance vs Alison’s/Predators 9 & 10pm
Standings:
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Cap-abilities 5-3
Pizza Hut Slicers 5-3
Alison’s/Predators 4-4
Summit Insurance 2-6
P.G. Open Ball Hockey League–(From November 16th)
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Shaw Cable 5 Bruisers 3
Shaw Cable 9 Blue Collar Crew 3
Bruisers 8 Blue Collar Crew 3
Excel Painting 5 College Heights Dental Kings 4
College Heights Dental Kings 2 Excel Painting 1
Standings:
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Shaw Cable 6-2
Bruisers 5-3
Excel Painting 4-4
College Heights Dental Kings 3-5
Blue Collar Crew 2-6