Sports by Hartley Thursday, November 7th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
Vegas 4 Edmonton 2
Connor McDavid returned to the Oilers lineup after suffering an ankle injury early last week. He did not pick up a point in the game.
Detroit 4 Chicago 1
Washington 3 Nashville 2
The (6-2-3) Vancouver Canucks conclude a 3-game California road trip tonight at 7:30 against the (8-3-3) Kings in LA.
It is one of a dozen Thursday games in the NHL with five Canadian teams in action.
The Canucks are coming off a 5-1 Tuesday victory over Anaheim. The game summary is here.
WHL:
The (9-4-3-2) Prince George 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.
The Royals lost 6-4 Wednesday night to Kamloops in Victoria.
The Cougars are coming off a 5-4 Tuesday overtime loss to Saskatoon.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Molendyk, Gardner enjoy northern homecoming as Blades beat Cougars in OT | https://t.co/RPXB05stTI #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/1lfMYAzjJb
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 6, 2024
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The PG Cougars have made an addition to their prospects pool.
According to the Leading Edge Hockey agency, the WHL club added forward Maxx Parfitt to its 50-player protected list.
Parfitt, who is from Penticton, has 21 points (15 goals) in 10 games so far this season with the Okanagan Hockey Academy’s U17 Program.
Last season, the six-foot-two-inch forward tallied 25 goals and 35 points in 26 games with Okanagan.
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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
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 visit 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.