Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, October 31st

Sports by Hartley Friday, October 31st, 2025  

WHL: 

It is a busy weekend on the road for the Prince George Cougars.

The (8-4) Cougars visit Portland tonight (Friday) at 7:00, Seattle Saturday night at 6:05 and Vancouver Sunday afternoon at 4:00.

The Cougars sit second in the B.C. Division, a point behind the (7-3-2-1) Victoria Royals with P.G. holding a game in hand.

The PG Cougars regular season schedule is here.

The WHL standings are here.

 

PG Cougars Cat Scan Podcast:

 

BCHL: 

The (6-5) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (7-3-2-1) Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night at 6:00 and the (6-7) Langley Rivermen Sunday afternoon at 3:00 to begin a 4-game homestand.

The Spruce Kings are 2nd in the 5-team Coastal East Division, six points behind the (9-2) Coquitlam Express.

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is here.

The BCHL standings are here.

 

NHL: (11 Thursday games with 5 Canadian teams in action)

Vancouver  4  St. Louis  3  (Shootout)

Keifer Sherwood had his second career hat trick for the (6-6) Canucks who continue a 3-game road trip Saturday (4:00 PT) against the (3-6-3) Wild in Minnesota.

The game summary is here.

Ottawa  4  Calgary  3  (SO)
NY Rangers  4  Edmonton  3 
(OT)
Winnipeg  6  Chicago  3

The NHL schedule and results are here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL standings are here.

 

MLB: 

The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to win the World Series on home field for the first time in 32 years.

The Jays enjoy a 3-2 lead over the LA Dodgers with Game 6 tonight (Friday 5:05) in Toronto.

If the Dodgers win, that would mean a 7th and deciding game Saturday night also in Toronto.

Toronto has outscored L.A. 29-18 over the first five games.

The Jays won the opener 11-4 Friday, the Dodgers took Game 2 a 5-1 victory Saturday, the Dodgers won 6-5 in 18 innings on Monday, the Blue Jays won on Tuesday 6-2 and Toronto also won 6-1 on Wednesday.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

 

Canada West Basketball:

The (0-1) UNBC Timberwolves host the Alberta Pandas and Golden Bears tonight (Friday) at 6:00 and 8:00 and Saturday night at 5:00 and 7:00 in Canada West basketball.

The women take to the court first followed by the men at the Northern Sport Centre.

Alberta is 2-0 in both the women’s and men’s divisions.

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.

 

High School Football:

The PG Bowl High School Football championship game features Nechako Valley against College Heights.

It will be played Saturday afternoon at 1:00 at Masich Place Stadium.

 

NFL: (Start of Week 9)

Baltimore  28  Miami  6

Lamar Jackson returned to the Ravens lineup after missing three games with a right hamstring strain and threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns.

The NFL schedule and results can be found here.

The NFL standings are here.

The NFL odds are here.

 

CFL: 

The CFL division semifinals will be played on Saturday.

Winnipeg is at Montreal in the East (11am PT) with the winner to play at Hamilton.

Calgary is at B.C. in the West (2:30 PM) with the winner to play at Saskatchewan.

The Lions and Stampeders both finished the regular season with an 11-7 record, however, B.C. is riding a six game winning streak.

The Division finals are slated for November 8th and the 112th Grey Cup Game will be played on Sunday, November 16th in Winnipeg.

The CFL standings are here.

The CFL schedule are here.

 

NBA:

The (1-4) Toronto Raptors visit the (3-2) Cleveland Cavaliers tonight (Friday 4:30 PT).

The NBA schedule and results are here.

The Toronto Raptors schedule and results are here.

The NBA standings are 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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