Sports by Hartley Thursday, October 24th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Goaltender Josh Ravensbergen of the Prince George Cougars is one of six WHL players to receive an ‘A’ rating in the NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to Watch List ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
An ‘A’ rating indicates a potential first-round candidate.
Vancouver Giants winger Cameron Schmidt, who is from Prince George, received a ‘B’
rating (possible second or third round pick).
PG Cougars forwards Aiden Foster and Jett Lajoie are ‘C’ rated players (projected as fourth or fifth-round picks).
Next year’s NHL Draft will be held in Los Angeles.
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The (6-4-2-1) P.G. Cougars host the (7-2-1-1) Victoria Royals Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Royals lead the B.C. Division by a point over the Cougars and Victoria has two games in hand.
Victoria beat Kelowna 4-3 in a shootout Wednesday after the Royals started this road trip with a 6-3 loss Tuesday in Kamloops.
The Cougars have won 15 of the last 17 regular season match-ups against the Royals over the last two seasons, including 7-1 in 2023-24.
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL Conference standings are here.
The WHL Division standings are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb in this week’s episode | https://t.co/tKpY2aI4mL #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/t0I60YSffc
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 21, 2024
NHL: (1 Wednesday game)
Washington 6 Philadelphia 3
There are 9 Thursday games in the NHL with three Canadian teams in action: Calgary hosts Carolina, Winnipeg is at Seattle and Toronto hosts St. Louis.
The (3-1-2) Vancouver Canucks host Pittsburgh Saturday night at 7:00 to begin a 3-game homestand.
BCHL:
The (3-7-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings, who have lost their last five, visit the (2-7-2) Powell River Kings on Friday and Saturday at 7 PM.
The Spruce Kings have acquired 6’5″, 222-pound defenseman Isaac Holt from the Vernon Vipers in exchange for Future Considerations.
DETAILS: https://t.co/Fy3SFv4MC2 pic.twitter.com/czCrm8Fj1o
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 22, 2024
The Spruce Kings 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
The BCHL Division standings are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (7-0-0-1) U-18 Cougars visit the (5-2-0-1) Valley West Giants Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday morning at 9:30 in Langley.
This is a matchup of the top two teams in the 8-team BC Elite Hockey league.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
NBA:
Cleveland Cavaliers 136 Toronto Raptors 106
The Raptors host Philadelphia Friday (4 PM) in their second game of the season.
The NBA schedule is here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule is here.
MLB:
The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees begins Friday night (at 5:08) in LA.
It will be a 2-3-2 format with the middle three games (Oct 28th to 30th) scheduled for Yankee Stadium.
The MLB playoff schedule is here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions will find out this weekend who they will face in the playoffs.
The (9-9) Lions have completed their regular season and will finish 3rd in the West Division.
They will start the playoffs on the road at either Saskatchewan or Winnipeg on Saturday, November 2nd.
The (10-7) Blue Bombers visit Montreal Saturday at noon and the (9-7-1) Roughriders host Calgary Saturday at 4 PM.
Winnipeg is first by a point over Saskatchewan.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves begin their Canada West men’s and women’s basketball season on Friday, November 1st when they visit the UBC Okanagan Heat in Kelowna (5 and 7 PM).
The UNBC home openers will go on Sunday, November 3rd against Thompson Rivers University of Kamloops starting with the women at 2:00 followed by the men at 4:00.
The 2024 Canada West women’s basketball standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s basketball standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results can be found here.
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