Sports by Hartley Wednesday, October 2nd
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
A day after forward Riley Heidt was returned to Prince George by the Minnesota Wild, sniper Terik Parascak was sent back to the Cougars from the Washington Capitals.
The 18-year-old Parascak posted 105 points, including 43 goals in his rookie season with P.G.
He was selected 17th overall by Washington in June’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas.
Terik Parascak is BACK. pic.twitter.com/dA3E0mW8kW
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 1, 2024
The (2-1-1) Cougars are 1-1 on a five-game road trip that continues tonight (Wednesday) at 7:05 against the Kelowna Rockets.
The (0-3) Rockets are the only WHL team without a victory this season.
ROSTER NEWS: We have re-assigned G Brady Holtvogt (07) to the Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) and F Townes Kozicky (08) to the Calgary Hockey Academy U18 program (CSSHL). pic.twitter.com/2ykGoCvEBB
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 1, 2024
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Defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk, who spent four seasons with the P.G. Cougars, has joined the Vernon Vipers for his final year of junior hockey.
WE HAVE TRADES TO ANNOUNCE!
The Vipers have acquired the BCHL Playing Rights of Keaton Dowhaniuk from the Victoria Grizzlies and traded Carson LLoyd to Spruce Grove for future considerations.
Check out the full press releasehttps://t.co/F3W2AEqeK7 pic.twitter.com/tPiLFh35Vy
— Vernon Vipers (@VernonVipers) October 1, 2024
The Cougars 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on the Cat Scan #podcast, @PGCougars Director of Business & goalie coach Taylor Dakers talks about new goalie Cooper Michaluk, draft year for goalie Josh Ravensbergen, competitive team, season ticket sales, feature nights, new sound system, fan feedback & more. #WHL https://t.co/RaexEGcwXS
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 1, 2024
BCHL:
The (2-3) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (2-2) Surrey Eagles Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
The BCHL Division standings are here.
MLB:
(1st games in the best-of-3 National League wild-card series)
San Diego 4 Atlanta 0
(Game two is set for 5:30 tonight (Wednesday) in San Diego)
New York Mets 8 Milwaukee 4
(Game two will begin at 4:30 PM today in Milwaukee)
(1st games in the best-of-3 American League wild-card series)
Kansas City 1 Baltimore 0
(Game two will go at 1:30 this afternoon in Baltimore)
Detroit 3 Houston 1
(Game two will start at 11:30 this morning in Houston)
The MLB schedule is here.
The final MLB standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves are home in the women’s division and on the road with the men this weekend in Canada West soccer.
The (1-7) UNBC women host the (5-1-3) Victoria Vikes Friday at noon and the (2-5-2) Mount Royal Cougars Sunday at noon.
The (1-9-2) UNBC men visit the (7-0-2) UBC Thunderbirds Friday night at 7:30 and Saturday night at 7:00 (with their final two games of the season at (1-8-1) Thompson Rivers Wolfpack on October 18th and 19th at 7 PM.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s soccer standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s soccer schedule and results can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer schedule and results can be found here.
BC Football Conference:
The Prince George Kodiaks complete their 3rd season in the B.C. Football Conference when they visit the Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 6:00.
The Kodiaks are 2-7 while the Broncos are 1-8.
The two teams have split their first two meetings this year.
The Broncos won 43-27 on August 24th before the Kodiaks scored a 23-21 victory last Saturday (Sept 28th) with both of those games at Masich Place Stadium.
Kodiaks defence comes up clutch in win over Broncos https://t.co/nXq5ofjQYQ
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 29, 2024
The league standings and schedule can be found here.
NFL:
Week 5 of the NFL season starts Thursday night at 5:15 with Tampa Bay at Atlanta in a battle of NFC South Division teams.
The Bucs are 3-1 while the Falcons sit 2-2.
The NFL schedule is here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions host the (4-9-1) Calgary Stampeders Friday night at 7:00.
With three games left in their regular season, the (7-8) Lions are 3rd in the West Division, a point behind the (7-7-1) Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Week 18 in the CFL begins Friday at 4 PM with (9-6) Winnipeg at (6-9) Hamilton.
The West-leading Blue Bombers have won seven straight while the Tiger-Cats are riding a 4-game winning streak.
The Lions final two games are at Saskatchewan on Oct 12th (4 PM) and home against East-leading Montreal on Oct 19th (4 PM).
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
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