Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, December 5th

Sports by Hartley Friday, December 5th, 2025  as of 12:05 a.m.

WHL:

The (18-8) Prince George Cougars conclude a 5-game road trip this weekend.

The Cougars visit the (11-10-3-1) Victoria Royals tonight (Friday) at 7:05 and Sunday afternoon at 2:05.

Prince George leads the BC Division by 6 points over the (13-10-2-2) Kamloops Blazers.

The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.

The WHL standings are here.

 

PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:

 

BCHL: 

The (12-9-1) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (13-10) Victoria Grizzlies tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.

The Spruce Kings sit in second place in the Coastal East Division just two points behind the
(13-6-1) Coquitlam Express and one ahead of the (12-12) Langley Rivermen.

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.

The BCHL standings are here.

 

NHL: (10 games on Thursday with four Canadian teams in action)

Edmonton  9  Seattle  4
Calgary  4  Minnesota  1
Toronto  5  Carolina  1
New York Rangers  4  Ottawa  2

The (10-14-3) Vancouver Canucks begin a 4-game homestand tonight at 6:00 against the (13-12-3) Utah Mammoth.

It is one of five Friday games in the NHL.

The Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL schedule and results are here.

The NHL standings are here.

The NHL scoring leaders are here.

 

Lacrosse:

Less than a year after hosting Senior C Provincials, another major lacrosse tournament is coming to Prince George.

This week, the BC Lacrosse Association posted on its website that PG will host the minor box lacrosse provincials, welcoming six divisions within the U15 and U17 age categories.

It’s slated to run from July 9th to 12th at the Kin Centre.

 

Canada West Basketball

The UNBC Timberwolves play their final Canada West basketball league games of 2025 when they visit the TRU Wolfpack of Kamloops tonight (Friday) at 5:30 (women) and 7:30 (men).

The next home games for the UNBC basketball teams will be on Thursday, Jan 15th (at 6 and 8 PM) against the UBC Thunderbirds.

UNBC is 2-9 (men) and 1-10 (women).

TRU is 7-4 (men) and 4-7 (women).

UBC is 8-2 (men) and 6-4 (women).

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.

 

NBA:

LA Lakers  123  Toronto Raptors  120

The (15-8) Raptors host the (6-16) Charlotte Hornets 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.

 

NFL: (Week 14)

Detroit  44  Dallas  30

The Lions are 8-5 with four games left while the Cowboys are .500 with a 6-6-1 record.

The NFL schedule and results can be found here.

The NFL standings are here.

The NFL odds 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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