Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, August 14th

Sports by Hartley Thursday, August 14th, 2025

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

Hockey:

Canada skunked host Czechia 5-0 Wednesday to finish 3-0 in the round robin at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup U-18 hockey tournament.

Earlier, the Canadian team crushed Switzerland 9-1 Tuesday after beginning with a 5-3 win on Monday over Finland.

Prince George Cougars defenceman Carson Carels is part of the Canadian team.

(He has not picked up a point in the three games).

BC Football Conference:

The (1-2) Prince George Kodiaks host the (2-1) Langley Rams Saturday night at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium in the B.C. Football Conference.

The game can be heard on Country 97 FM.

The Kodiaks are 5th in the 7-team league while Langley is tied for second.

The top four to advance to the playoffs.

The BCFC standings: Okanagan 4-0, Westshore, Vancouver Island and Langley 2-1,
P.G. 1-2, Valley and Kamloops 0-3

The Kodiaks schedule and results can be found here.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.

Swimming:

The 67th annual provincial swimming championships continue until Sunday at the Prince George Aquatic Centre.

Artistic swimming is featured today (Thursday) followed by speed swimming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Water polo was held Tuesday and Wednesday while the week began with diving on Monday.

The city has estimated that the event has brought roughly 6,000 athletes, coaches, and families to PG.