Sports by Hartley Wednesday, October 23rd
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars goalie Josh Ravensbergen and Vancouver Giants sniper Cameron Schmidt, who is from P.G., are among 10 WHL players selected to play in the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge.
The new event is a two-game series between the top NHL draft-eligible prospects in the Canadian Hockey League and USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.
The two games will be played November 26th and 27th in Ontario (London and Oshawa).
A total of 10 WHL players have been named to Team CHL for the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by @KubotaCanadaLTD!
The two-game series will take place from Nov. 26-27 in London and Oshawa, Ont.
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) October 22, 2024
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The (6-4-2-1) P.G. Cougars play nine of their next 10 games on home ice starting this weekend when they host the (6-2-1-1) Victoria Royals Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Cougars lead the B.C. Division by a point over Victoria, although the Royals have three games in hand.
Victoria lost 6-3 last night (Tuesday) in Kamloops.
The Royals visit the Kelowna Rockets tonight.
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: (Full slate of Tuesday games with all 7 Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 6 Chicago 3
The box score is here.
The (3-1-2) Canucks host Pittsburgh Saturday night at 7:00 to begin a 3-game homestand.
Calgary 4 Pittsburgh 3 (SO)
Carolina 3 Edmonton 2 (OT)
Winnipeg 3 St. Louis 2 (The Jets are a perfect 6-0)
Ottawa 4 Utah 0
Columbus 6 Toronto 2
NY Rangers 7 Montreal 2
That’s a wrap on the second edition of NHL Frozen Frenzy, which featured a total of 98 goals across the 16-game slate.#NHLStats: https://t.co/QqdXyhTMEi pic.twitter.com/ZJtjN2zOXi
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 23, 2024
The NHL schedule and results are here or here.
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.
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.
NBA: (2 games on opening night of the season)
LA Lakers 110 Minnesota 103
Boston 132 New York 109
The Toronto Raptors tip off their season tonight (Wednesday 4:30) when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The NBA schedule is here.
The Toronto Raptors schedule is here.
MLB:
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela.
“Fernandomania” swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The lefthander capped off his incredible year by winning both the… pic.twitter.com/a28H5Cptox
— MLB (@MLB) October 23, 2024
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.
NFL:
Week 8 of the NFL season begins Thursday night at 5:15 with (5-1) Minnesota at the (2-4) LA Rams.
The NFL schedule and results are 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.
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