Sports by Hartley Friday, October 25th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
The top two teams in the BC Division of the WHL meet this weekend at CN Centre.
The (6-4-2-1) P.G. Cougars host the (7-2-1-1) Victoria Royals tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Royals are a point ahead of the Cougars and Victoria has two games in hand.
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.
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— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 24, 2024
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
BCHL:
The (3-7-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings, who have lost their last five, visit the (2-7-2) Powell River Kings in a doubleheader tonight and Saturday night at 7:00.
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 24, 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.
NHL: (9 Thursday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Winnipeg 4 Seattle 3 (OT) The Jets are 7-0
Carolina 4 Calgary 2
St. Louis 5 Toronto 1
The (3-1-2) Vancouver Canucks host Pittsburgh Saturday night at 7:00 to begin a 3-game homestand.
The Penguins play tonight in Edmonton (6:00 start).
CFL:
This is the final weekend of the CFL regular season.
First place in the West will be decided Saturday as the (10-7) Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit Montreal at noon followed by the (9-7-1) Saskatchewan Roughriders hosting Calgary at 4 PM.
Winnipeg is in top spot by a point over Saskatchewan.
The (9-9) B.C. Lions will start the playoffs on the road at either Saskatchewan or Winnipeg on Saturday, November 2nd.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
MLB:
The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees begins tonight (5:08) in LA.
It is a 2-3-2 format with the middle three games (Oct 28th to 30th) scheduled for Yankee Stadium.
The MLB playoff schedule is here.
NBA:
The (0-1) Toronto Raptors host the Philadelphia 76ers tonight (4:00) in their second NBA game of the season.
The NBA schedule is here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule is 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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