Sports by Hartley Thursday, October 17th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 8 Medicine Hat Tigers 1
Special teams and goaltending were the difference in the Cougars victory.
Prince George went 3-for-7 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
Josh Ravensbergen made 33 saves as Medicine Hat outshot Prince George 34-31.
The Cougars got goals from eight different players.
Riley Heidt and Terik Parascak each notched a goal and two assists.
Captain Heidt also had a fight early in first period.
The game summary is here.
Eight different goal scorers, 13 different point-getters, a Riley Heidt Gordie Howe hat-trick, and 33 saves from Josh Ravensbergen helped us win a big 8-1 contest over the Medicine Hat Tigers!
Recap and reaction from Assistant Coach Carter Rigby!https://t.co/NKgBONOT7u
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 17, 2024
The (6-3-2-1) Cougars conclude a 3-game Alberta road trip Friday in Lethbridge against the (5-1-1) Hurricanes.
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 hosts @PGCougars Director of Scouting @RiderFanBob for Part 2 of their chat this week | https://t.co/b6cFslD1Oi #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/L83zG7d48e
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 15, 2024
BCHL:
The (3-7-1) Prince George Spruce Kings will try to end a 4-game losing skid when they host the (5-2-2) Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday night at 6:00.
The Chiefs are 2nd and the Spruce Kings last in the Coastal East Division.
The Spruce Kings 2024-25 regular season schedule and results are here.
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
The BCHL Division standings are here.
NHL: (1 Canadian team in action Wednesday)
Toronto 6 Los Angeles 2
The (0-1-2) Vancouver Canucks will continue their 4-game road trip tonight (Thursday 4:00) against the (3-2) Panthers in Florida.
The NHL schedule and results are here. or here.
The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
MLB:
(3rd game in the best-of-7 National League Championship Series)
LA Dodgers 8 New York Mets 0
The Dodgers lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 tonight (Thursday at 5:08) in New York.
The American League Championship Series will resume this afternoon in Cleveland with the New York Yankees ahead of the Guardians 2-0.
The MLB playoff schedule is here.
Canada West Soccer:
The Canada West Soccer season wraps up on the road this weekend for the UNBC Timberwolves.
The (1-11) UNBC women visit the (7-3-2) Trinity Western Spartans Friday night at 5:00 and the (2-8-2) Fraser Valley Cascades Sunday afternoon a 1:00.
The (1-11-2) UNBC men play in Kamloops against the (1-11-2) Thompson Rivers Wolfpack Friday and Saturday at 7 PM.
The 2024 Canada West women’s soccer standings can be found here.
NFL:
Week 7 of the NFL season begins tonight (Thursday 5:15) with (3-3) Denver at (2-4) New Orleans.
The NFL schedule and results are here.
CFL: (Week 20)
The (8-9) B.C. Lions conclude their regular season on Saturday (4 PM) when they host the (12-3-1) Montreal Alouettes.
The Lions will finish 3rd in the West Division and will start the playoffs on the road at either Saskatchewan or Winnipeg on Saturday, November 2nd.
The Alouettes have clinched top spot in the East and the overall standings.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
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