Sports by Hartley Wednesday, Nov. 22nd as of 12:05 a.m.
Manning Hockey:
Former NHL defenceman Brandon Manning of Prince George has landed on the roster of a second-tier pro hockey team in Sweden.
The 33-year-old Manning spent the past two seasons in the German Elite League and was recently working with the Prince George Spruce Kings as an assistant coach.
PG’s Brandon Manning lands on Swedish team https://t.co/W2YliO7RR8 pic.twitter.com/W02i5yDlQt
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 22, 2023
WHL:
The (16-6) PG Cougars have just one game this week, Friday when they host the (12-9-2) Lethbridge Hurricanes.
The Cougars are second for the third straight week in the CHL Top-10 rankings.
#WHL Best team shooting percentage (as of Nov. 21, 2023):
14.6% – @PGCougars
13.1% – @victoriaroyals
12.6% – @tigershockey
12.2% – @pdxwinterhawks
11.94% – @SCBroncos
11.85% – @WHLPats
11.66% – @Kelowna_Rockets
11.49% – @WHLwild_
11.37% – @MJWARRIORS— Geoffrey Brandow (@GeoffreyBrandow) November 21, 2023
The Hurricanes are 2-1 on their B.C. Division road trip after a 4-1 loss Tuesday night in Kelowna.
Lethbridge will play this evening (Wednesday) in Kamloops before coming to PG.
Fresh off nine points in four games, @LAKings prospect and @PGCougars forward Koehn Ziemmer is the Tempo WHL Player of the Week!
📰 | https://t.co/CbWGWDUnaC pic.twitter.com/WSWw9kKQkw
— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 20, 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 pride of FS James Jim Playfair, @PGCougars Associate Coach, is this week’s guest on the Cat Scan #podcast. He talks about his 2-year contract, breaking down the team’s 16-6 start, coaching responsibilities, not losing back-to-back games, strong goaltending & penalty kill. https://t.co/0xJ5BO6O8J
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 21, 2023
NHL: (0 Tuesday games)
There are 14 Wednesday games in the NHL including the (13-5-1) Vancouver Canucks at the (11-6) Colorado Avalanche at 7:00 (PT).
Ottawa and Toronto are the only Canadian teams idle tonight (Wednesday).
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BCHL:
The (5-10-3) Prince George Spruce Kings have a pair of home games this weekend.
They host the (7-12-1) Cranbrook Bucks Friday night at 7:00 and the (16-2) Surrey Eagles Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, two points behind Cranbrook with two games in hand.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (11-2-1) U18 Cougars have a couple of games in Richmond as they visit the (3-8-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 and Sunday morning at 11:15.
The U18 Cougars are in third place in the 9-team division.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
NBA:
Orlando Magic 126 Toronto Raptors 107
The (6-8) Raptors visit the (8-5) Indiana Pacers tonight (Wednesday 4:30 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas on Friday and Saturday nights in Edmonton.
The UNBC men are 3-1 while the women are 2-2.
Alberta is 2-2 (in both the men’s and women’s standings)
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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NFL:
Week 12 of the NFL season begins with three games on Thursday the American Thanksgiving: Green Bay at Detroit (9:30 AM), Washington at Dallas (1:30 PM) and San Francisco at Seattle (5:20 PM).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
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