Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, October 24th

Sports by Hartley Friday, October 24th, 2025  

WHL: 

The (7-3) Prince George Cougars have a home doubleheader against the (4-6) Seattle Thunderbirds tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.

The Cougars beat the Thunderbirds 5-0 a week ago in Kent, Washington.

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 tonight (Friday) and the (0-10) Surrey Eagles on Saturday.

The Spruce Kings next home game is set for 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: (12 Thursday games with 5 Canadian teams in action)

Nashville  2  Vancouver  1

The game summary is here.

The (4-4) Canucks host the (6-3) Montreal Canadiens Saturday at 4 PM.

Edmonton  6  Montreal  5

Seattle  3  Winnipeg  0

Ottawa  2  Philadelphia  1

There are 4 NHL games tonight (Friday): Calgary at Winnipeg, Toronto at Buffalo, San Jose at New Jersey and Washington at Columbus.

The NHL schedule and results are here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL standings are here.

 

MLB: 

The World Series takes center stage in Toronto with the Blue Jays hosting the LA Dodgers tonight 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.

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: (Week 8)

LA Chargers  37  Minnesota  10

The 8th week of the NFL season kicks off tonight (Thursday 5:15 PT) with the (3-3) Minnesota Vikings at the (4-3) LA Chargers.

The NFL schedule and results can be found here.

The NFL standings are here.

The NFL odds are here.

 

CFL: 

The CFL regular season ends this weekend.

The (10-7) B.C. Lions, riding a 5-game winning streak, 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 Toronto Raptors have their home opener today (Friday 3:30 PT) against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.

The NBA standings are here.

 

Canada West:

First-year defender Jamie Wildash-Chan (Wellington, NZ) of the UNBC Timberwolves has been named to the 2025 Canada West Men’s Soccer All-Rookie team.

Wildash-Chan notched 5 goals and an assist for 6 points in 15 games to match Isaac Tate for the team lead.

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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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