Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, October 22nd

Sports by Hartley Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025  (As of 12:05 a.m.)

WHL: 

The (7-2) Prince George Cougars play their 10th game of the season when they host the (7-4) Medicine Hat Tigers tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00.

The Cougars are 2nd in the 12-team Western Conference, five points behind the (9-0-1) Everett Silvertips.

Prince George is sitting with the league’s number-one power play (41%) and the number-one penalty kill (91.7 %).

They are averaging 4.8 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.33 a game.
(43 for and 21 against).

The Tigers are 4th in the Eastern Conference.

The PG Cougars regular season schedule is here.

The WHL standings are here.

 

PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:

 

BCHL: 

The (5-4) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (1-8) Chilliwack Chiefs on Friday and the
(0-10) Surrey Eagles on Saturday.

The Spruce Kings next home game goes Saturday, November 1st against (4-3-2-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

P.G. is 3rd out of 5 in the BCHL Coast East Division.

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is here.

The BCHL standings are here.

 

NHL: (10 Tuesday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)

Pittsburgh  5  Vancouver  1

The game summary is here.

The (4-3) Canucks wrap up a 5-game road trip Thursday night (5:00 PT) in Nashville.

Edmonton  3  Ottawa  2  (OT)

New Jersey  5  Toronto  2

There are 3 Wednesday games in the NHL; Montreal at Calgary (5:30 PT), Detroit at Buffalo and Minnesota at New Jersey.

The NHL schedule and results are here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL standings are here.

 

MLB: 

The first two games in the World Series will be played in Toronto with the Blue Jays hosting the LA Dodgers Friday and Saturday night.

The Series will shift to LA in the 2-3-2 format for Games 3, 4 and if necessary 5 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Games 6 and 7, if needed, would be back in Toronto October 31st and November 1st.

All games start just after 5:00 PT.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

NFL: (Start of Week 8)

The 8th week of the NFL season starts Thursday night (5:15 PT) with Minnesota at the LA Chargers.

The NFL schedule and results can be found here.

The NFL standings are here.

The NFL odds are here.

 

CFL: 

The (10-7) B.C. Lions, riding a 5-game winning streak, conclude their regular season when they visit the (12-5) Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday (4:00 PT).

If the Lions beat the first-place Roughriders, they will clinch 2nd place and a home playoff game.

Week 21 starts with a pair of games Friday; (4-13) Ottawa at (10-7) Hamilton (4:00 PT) and (10-7) Calgary at (7-10) Edmonton (6:30).

The other game on the final weekend before playoffs has (10-7) Montreal at (9-8) Winnipeg Saturday (noon).

The Division semi-finals will be played on Saturday, November 1st followed by the Division finals on November 8th and the 112th Grey Cup Game on Sunday, November 16th in Winnipeg.

CFL West: Saskatchewan 12-5, B.C. 10-7, Calgary 10-7, Winnipeg 9-8, Edmonton 7-10.
CFL East: Hamilton 10-7, Montreal 10-7, Toronto 5-13, Ottawa 4-13.

The CFL standings are here.

The CFL schedule are here.

 

NBA:

The NBA regular season is under way.

The Toronto Raptors open on the road tonight (Wednesday 4:30 PT) against the Hawks in Atlanta.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.

The NBA standings are here.

 

Canada West Basketball:

The Canada West Basketball regular season begins Sunday afternoon for the UNBC Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves host the UBC Okanagan Heat with the women tipping off at 2:00 followed by the men at 4:00.

The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is here.

The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.

The Canada West men’s basketball schedule is here.

The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.

More on the Timberwolves 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 13 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 five grandchildren.

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