Sports by Hartley Wednesday, November 6th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Saskatoon Blades 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (OT)
Brandon Lisowsky scored his 2nd goal of the game at the 2-minute mark of overtime.
The Blades erased a 4-2 deficit by scoring two goals, 19 seconds apart midway thru the 3rd period.
Koehn Ziemmer scored twice and Riley Heidt picked up three assists for the Cougars, who extended their home regular season point streak to 20 games dating back to January.
The game summary and highlights are here.
The (9-4-3-2) Cougars continue a 6-game homestand Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00 against the (9-4-2) Vancouver Giants on Community Heroes Weekend.
Prince George leads the B.C. Division by two points over Victoria and by three over Vancouver.
.@PGCougars to give out Ravensbergen bobbleheads during Teddy Bear Toss weekend https://t.co/xRwd2GHGDw
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 5, 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:
Want to find out how to get a Josh Ravensbergen bobblehead? @PGCougars Director of Business Taylor Dakers explains in the Cat Scan #podcast. Other topics; Community Heroes Weekend, Mega 50-50, attendance, new CN Centre sound system, scheduling games in PG. #hockey #WHL https://t.co/bosDmMdyzs
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 5, 2024
NHL: (11 Tuesday games with Edmonton the only Canadian team idle)
Vancouver 5 Anaheim 1
The (6-2-3) Canucks conclude a 3-game California road trip Thursday night at 7:30 against the (8-3-3) Kings in LA.
BCHL:
The (5-8-2-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (7-8) Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
Prince George is last in the 5-team Coastal East Division while Cowichan Valley is third in the 5-team Coastal West 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.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (8-2-1-1) Under-18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (4-4-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Saturday afternoon at 3:00 and Sunday morning at 10:00 in Kelowna.
Cariboo is in second place in the 8-team B.C. Elite Hockey League, a point behind the
(9-2-0-1) Valley West Giants.
The BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The BC Elite standings in all age groups are here.
Canada West Basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves head to Vancouver Island to play the Victoria Vikes Friday and Saturday night in Canada West basketball.
The UNBC women are 1-1 while the men sit 0-2.
Victoria is 2-0 in the men’s division and 1-1 in the women’s standings.
The 2024 Canada West women’s basketball standings can be found here.
The 2024 Canada West men’s basketball standings can be found here.