Sports by Hartley Monday, October 28th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Victoria Royals 5 PG Cougars 4 (SO-Saturday)
The Cougars scored twice in the final four minutes of the 3rd period to overcome a 4-2 deficit and earn a point before 3,620 fans at CN Centre.
Captain Riley Heidt had two goals to give him 300 points for his career, a PG Cougars team record.
The game summary is here.
The Cougars have not lost in regulation time in their last 18 regular season home games dating back to January 20th.
Prince George is 16-1-0-2 in its last 19 games against Victoria.
The Cougars and (8-3-1-1) Royals are tied for first in the BC Division, although Victoria has two games in hand.
PG Cougars 6 Victoria Royals 3 (Friday)
Riley Heidt scored into an empty net and added four assists in front of 3,392 fans in PG.
The game summary is here.
The (7-4-2-2) Cougars host (3-9-2) Moose Jaw Warriors Tuesday night at 7:00.
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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.
BCHL:
Powell River Kings 5 PG Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Spruce Kings drop second half of double header to Powell River
RECAP: https://t.co/vIde5ir2v5 pic.twitter.com/8wU4NKPMXE
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 27, 2024
PG Spruce Kings 5 Powell River Kings 1 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
Prince George: 5
Powell River: 1RECAP: https://t.co/KsM4ScUxWO pic.twitter.com/Ea9Q6FFicP
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 26, 2024
The (4-8-1-1) Spruce Kings host the (6-4-2) Victoria Grizzlies Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Grizzlies play Wednesday in Vernon before heading to PG.
Spruce Kings unveil $865,000 house up for grabs during Show Home Lotto | https://t.co/s9rwMVvjBC #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/eEQWkpDk1N
— 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:
Valley West Giants 5 U-18 Cariboo Cougars 0 (Sunday in Langley)
Valley West Giants 6 U-18 Cariboo Cougars 3 (Saturday in Langley)
The (7-2-0-1) U-18 Cougars host the (3-4-0-1) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30 at Kin 1.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
NHL: (4 Sunday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 3 Detroit 2 (OT)
Montreal 4 Philadelphia 3
Colorado 5 Ottawa 4
New Jersey 6 Anaheim 2
The (4-1-2) Vancouver Canucks, riding a 4-game winning streak, host the (5-2) Carolina Hurricanes tonight (Monday) at 7:00.
CFL:
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers officially clinched top spot in the CFL West after a 28-27 Saturday victory over Montreal as the (11-7) Blue Bombers won the game on a last play field goal.
Winnipeg will host the West Final on Saturday, November 9th against the winner of the B.C. Lions-Saskatchewan Roughriders game that will be played Saturday at 3:30 PM in Regina.
The (9-9) Lions finished 3rd, a point behind the (9-8-1) Roughriders.
In the East, (9-8-1) Ottawa is at (10-8) Toronto Saturday at noon with the winner to visit (12-5-1) Montreal in the East Final on November 9th.
The 111th Grey Cup will be played on Sunday, November 17th in Vancouver.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
NBA:
The (1-2) Toronto Raptors host the (0-2) Denver Nuggets tonight (Monday 4:30).
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 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.
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
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