(As of 12:01 AM) by Ethan Ready
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Kelowna Rockets 6 Prince George Cougars 2
Matej Toman and Reid Perepeluk scored for the Cougars.
Goaltender Jacob Herman got the start in net for the Cougars with Taylor Gauthier out with a lower-body injury and Tyler Brennan competing at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Friday’s tilt marked the fourth of nine meetings against the Rockets.
Hoping to rebound, the Prince George Cougars visit the (6-6-1) Spokane Chiefs tonight at 7:05 PT.
The Cougars are 2-1 vs. the Chiefs this season.
Kelowna is tied with Kamloops for the BC Division lead.
The (4-10-0-1) Cougars are last in the Western Conference, four points behind (6-6-1) Victoria, (5-6-2-1) Seattle and Spokane.
ROSTER MOVE | We’ve recalled goaltender Jacob Herman (’02) from the @sclegion3 and have signed goaltender Carter Woodside (’01) to a tryout.#NorthernUprising #WHL
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) November 1, 2019
The Cougars have room to add an overage player after they cut 20-year-old defenceman Austin Crossley of Fort St. John.
ROSTER MOVE | 20-year-old defenceman Austin Crossley was placed on and has since cleared WHL waivers. He is now a free agent. #NorthernUprising #WHL pic.twitter.com/GN7iBHf3ua
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 30, 2019
The Cougars roster sits at 23: two goaltenders, seven defencemen, and 14 forwards.
The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Langley Rivermen 2
Captain Nolan Welsh potted a pair for Prince George and added a helper as they went on to defeat Langley in a divisional matchup Friday night.
With the win, the (7-9-2-1) Spruce Kings jump ahead of the Rivermen and sit 3rd in the Mainland Division, a point ahead of Langley and four ahead of the (6-13-0-1) Surrey Eagles.
The Prince George Spruce Kings host the (8-12) Langley again tonight at 7:00 p.m. PT.
The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Major Midget League: (Cariboo Cougars)
The (8-1-0-1) Cariboo Cougars host the (11-0-0-1) league-leading Okanagan Rockets this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Kin 1.
The Major Midget Cougars are in 4th place in the 11-team BCMML, but just a point behind the (9-3) Vancouver NE Chiefs and the (9-3) Vancouver NW Hawks with the Cats holding two games in hand.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller‘s Cat Scan podcast features @cariboocougars General Manager @Boston771 @PGCougars | #cityofpg https://t.co/6mi7p3jPEz #sports pic.twitter.com/XbHVZ2rfP3
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 31, 2019
NHL:
Anaheim Ducks 2 Vancouver Canucks 1 (OT)
Ryan Getzlaf scored a breakaway goal 2:30 into overtime, and John Gibson made 39 saves in the Ducks’ victory over the Canucks on Friday night.
Winnipeg Jets 3 San Jose Sharks 2
Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off the San Jose attack.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:24 left to send the Winnipeg Jets to victory over the slumping Sharks on Friday night.
PHI 4 – NJD 3 SO
NYI 5 – TBL 2
WSH 6 – BUF 1
CAR 7 – DET 3
STL 4 – CBJ 3 OT
DAL 2 – COL 1
ANA 2 – VAN 1 OT
WPG 3 – SJS 2https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/LjR8sUnLKg— NHL (@NHL) November 2, 2019
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The (8-3-2) Vancouver Canucks visit the (4-9-1) San Jose Sharks tonight (7:00 p.m. PT).
Vancouver is second in the Pacific Division, just two points behind (9-4-1) Edmonton but the Canucks have one game in hand.
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Winnipeg Jets suspended defenceman Dustin Byfuglien underwent ankle surgery last week.
Recovery for the former PG Cougar is expected to take until the New Year.
Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff calls the situation a “complicated issue.”
Byfuglien’s contract has two years remaining, with an average annual value of $7.6 million.
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The NHL schedule is right here.
Canada West Basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)
Victoria Vikes 97 UNBC Timberwolves 93 (OT) (Women’s Basketball)
The women’s basketball team opened up their Canada West season with an overtime loss to the Victoria Vikes inside the Northern Sport Centre on Friday.
RECAP: It took overtime, but the @uvicvikes pulled out a thrilling 97-93 overtime win over a very gritty @UNBCWomensBball effort. Read all about the battle here: https://t.co/gPAq32EbPI
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) November 2, 2019
UNBC Timberwolves 88 Victoria Vikes 81 (Men’s Basketball)
Vova Pluzhnikov made history as he recorded the first-ever triple-double in Canada West history, tallying 25 points, ll rebounds and 10 assists as the Timberwolves opened their season with a victory over the visiting Victoria Vikes.
POSTGAME: Hear from @VovaPluzhnikov after he made some @UNBCBasketball history with the first triple-double in @UNBC‘s @CanadaWest history. Watch the video, and you hear a lot more ‘we’ than ‘I’. Great leader after a great TWolves win over a good @uvicvikes program! #gotwolves pic.twitter.com/4H4hjB9KGj
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) November 2, 2019
Both the women and men will be back in action today. The women will be back up against the Vikes at 5:00 p.m. and the men will follow two hours later at 7:00 p.m.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule is right here.
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is right here.
CFL: (Week 21)
Montreal Alouettes 42 Ottawa REDBLACKS 32
Vernon Adams Jr. started the game for Montreal and was 13 for 16 for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Alouettes earned a win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night to carry some momentum into next weekend’s CFL playoffs.
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The CFL regular season ends this weekend.
The (12-5) Saskatchewan Riders can clinch first place in the West Division with a win at home against the (8-9) Edmonton Eskimos this afternoon (1:00 PT).
Saskatchewan is two points ahead of (11-6) Calgary and (11-7) Winnipeg.
The Stampeders close out the regular season when they visit the (5-12) BC Lions tonight at 7:00.
The other eastern game has (4-13) Toronto at (14-3) Hamilton today (4:00 PT).
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The CFL standings are right here.
NFL: (Week 9)
San Francisco 28 Arizona 25 (Thursday)
The 49ers are a perfect 8-0 (alongside New England) at the midway point of their regular season.
There are a dozen NFL games Sunday including New England at (5-2) Baltimore at night.
The NFL schedule/results right here.
