Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, October 16th

Sports by Hartley Friday, October 16th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

Updated at 11:05 a.m.

WHL: 

The Prince George Cougars traded 19-year-old Aiden Foster to the Brandon Wheat Kings for a third-round pick in 2028, a conditional first-round pick in 2029, a sixth-round pick in 2029, and a fourth-round pick in 2030 in the WHL Prospects Draft.

Cougars stockpile draft capital by dealing Aiden Foster to Brandon | https://t.co/4uJE4lbsOP #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/pLKpyU2aJH

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 16, 2026

The Cougars also made a trade with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Cougars acquired 19-year-old forward Kash Andresen from the Warriors in return for a third-round selection in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft and a conditional fifth-round selection in the 2030 Prospects Draft.

The 6-foot-2, 191-pound Andresen has 188 games of WHL regular-season experience.

He has four points (1G-3A) in six games this season after posting 32 points (14G-18A) and 52 penalty minutes in 66 games in the 2025-26 season.

Cougars solidify centre depth with acquisition of Moose Jaw Warriors’ Face-Off leader | https://t.co/CHIZJtkXrx #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/Q2gD9hQo14

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 15, 2026

The (2-3-0-1) Cougars visit the (3-2-2) Kelowna Rockets Saturday night at 6:05.

The Rockets are home tonight (Friday) against the Portland Winterhawks.

The Cougars have four home games in five nights next week; Tuesday and Wednesday against the Vancouver Giants plus Oct 23rd and 24th against the Tri-City Americans.

P.G. Cougars announce Community Heroes Weekend next weekend https://t.co/YqPxIeG09v

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 15, 2026

The PG Cougars regular season schedule/results can be found here.

The WHL regular season schedule/results can be found here.

The WHL standings are here.

Cat Scan podcast:

Hartley’s Cat Scan with Jim Playfair – October 13th, 2026 https://t.co/xUElz2F7wR

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 13, 2026

The BCHL regular season schedule/results can be found here here.

The BCHL standings are here.

NHL: (11 Thursday games with Montreal the only Canadian team idle)

Florida  3  Vancouver  2 (OT)

Brady Tkachuk had all three goals for the Panthers, including the tying marker with 13 seconds left in the 3rd period and the winner at 2:23 of overtime.

The game summary is here.

The (2-6-1) Canucks, who have lost six straight, conclude a six-game road trip Saturday afternoon (1:00 PT) at Tampa Bay.

Utah  4  Edmonton  2
Vegas  6  Calgary  2
Chicago  4  Winnipeg  3  (OT)
Buffalo  5  Toronto  4  (OT)
Ottawa  2  NY Islanders  1  (SO)

There are just two NHL games tonight (Friday): Pittsburgh at Colorado (6:00 PT) and Boston at Anaheim (7:00).

The NHL 2026-27 schedule/results can be found here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule/results can be found here.

The NHL standings are here.

MLB:

National League Championship Series

Milwaukee Brewers 6  LA Dodgers  4

The game summary is here.

The Brewers swept the NLCS 4-0 to advance to the World Series.

American League Championship Series

Cleveland Guardians  3  Tampa Bay Rays  2

The game summary is here.

The Guardians lead 2-1 with game four tonight (Friday 5:00 PT).

The MLB playoff schedule/results can be found here.

The MLB final 2026 standings are here.

Canada West Soccer:

This is the second last weekend in the Canada West Soccer regular season.

UNBC Timberwolves visit the Victoria Vikes tonight (Friday 5:00 and 7:15) and the UBC Thunderbirds Saturday night (5:00 and 7:30) with the women’s game first followed by the men.

The Timberwolves will close out their season with home games against Victoria Friday, October 23rd (5:30 and 8:00) and against UBC Okanagan on Sunday, October 25th (noon and 2:30).

UNBC is 2-4-6 in the men’s division (6th out of 7 teams in the Pacific Division) and 0-10 in the women’s standings.

The Canada West women’s soccer schedule is here.

The Canada West men’s soccer schedule is here.

The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.

The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.

NFL: (Start of Week 6)

Denver Broncos  17  Seattle Seahawks  14  (OT)

The Broncos are 4-2 while the Seahawks sit 3-3.

The game summary is here.

The NFL regular season schedule is here.

The NFL regular season standings are here.

CFL: 

Week 20 of the CFL season begins tonight (Friday) with Toronto at Ottawa (4:00 PT) followed by Winnipeg at Edmonton (6:30).

The (10-6) B.C. Lions visit the (8-9) Calgary Stampeders Saturday (4 p.m. PT) and host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday, October 23rd at 7 PM to conclude their regular season.

The Lions, who have won nine of their last 10 games, have clinched a playoff spot and sit second in the West Division, four points behind the (12-4) Edmonton Elks.

Standings:

The CFL schedule and results are here.