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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, July 18th

Sports by Hartley Friday,  July 18th, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

Hockey:

The BCHL Regular Season schedule is out and along with it comes a new divisional alignment playoff format.

Each team will play 54 games running from September 19 to March 29.

The Spruce Kings Home Schedule will feature 10 Friday night games, 12 Saturday night games, and three Sunday afternoon games.

They open on the road September 19th at Chilliwack, before having their next six games at home beginning September 26th against Surrey.

Meanwhile, the new playoff format will see the top four teams from each of the league’s four divisions qualify for the postseason, while one team from each division will miss out.

The first two rounds will be played within the division, then division winners will play in the conference finals before the championship series.

The Spruce Kings are in the Coastal West Division along with Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley and Surrey.

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Prince George Cougars defenceman Carson Carels has been named to Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp, which goes July 29–August 1 in Oakville, Ontario.

The 17-year-old Carels is among 40 players invited to the camp, where he’ll compete for a spot on Team Canada’s roster for the 2025 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, set for August 11–15 in Czechia and Slovakia.

 

BC Football Conference:

The Prince George Kodiaks begin their 4th season in the BC Football Conference (BCFC) this weekend.

The Kodiaks play the first of their 10 games Saturday night at 6:00 when they host the Westshore Rebels at Masich Place Stadium.

Last season the Kodiaks finished with a 3-7 record.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.

 

PG Senior Lacrosse  (3rd game in the best of 5 final)

Devils  17  Assault   6      Colton Poulin (Devils) Playoff MVP

Colton Poulin of the Devils was named Playoff MVP as the Devils swept the series 3-0, outscoring the Assault 46-15 in the series.

 

CFL: (Week 7)

Montreal Alouettes  26  Toronto Argonauts  25

The Als overcame a 25-7 deficit late in the 3rd quarter to improve to 4-2.

The Argos slipped to 1-5.

Friday Night Football in the CFL has (4-1) Calgary at (3-1) Winnipeg (5:30 PT).

The (3-3) B.C. Lions host the (4-1) Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday at 4 PM.

The CFL schedule are here.

The CFL standings are here.

 

MLB:

The Toronto Blue Jays end 4-day layoff when they entertain the (52-45) San Francisco Giants tonight (Friday 4:07 PT).

The (55-41) Blue Jays, who are starting a 6-game homestand, are in first place in the A.L. East by two games over the (53-43) New York Yankees.

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Jared Young of Prince George is with the New York Mets who host the Cincinnati Reds this evening.

The 30-year-old Young is batting .171 with 3 homers and 5 RBI’s in 41 at bats this season with the Big League Mets.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

Golf:

The Open Championship is being played this week at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.

The four Canadians in the field, Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners, Nick Taylor, and Mackenzie Hughes, are all well back of the leaders.

The leaderboard can be found here.

 

 

 

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 12 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and four grandchildren.

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