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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, October 20th

Hartley Miller
By Hartley Miller

Sports by Hartley Tuesday, October 20th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

WHL: 

The (3-3-0-1) Prince Cougars have four home games in five nights starting tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00 when they face the (6-2-1-1) Vancouver Giants.

The Cougars also host Vancouver Wednesday plus they entertain the (4-5-0-1) Tri-City Americans Friday and Saturday (with the Tri-City games on Community Heroes Weekend).

P.G. has 11 of its next 13 games at CN Centre.

Meanwhile, the Cougars have released 19-year-old defenceman Kaeson Fisher.

PG acquired him prior to last year’s trade deadline from the Everett Silvertips in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2027.

The Cougars also signed 18-year-old forward Jonathan Bitonti to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.

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Calgary Flames second round draft pick Chase Harrington of Prince George is the WHL Player of the Week.

The 18-year-old captain of the Spokane Chiefs notched seven points (3G-4A) and a plus-5 rating, helping the Chiefs secure a pair of wins this past week.

With 15 points (6G-9A) in eight games, Harrington is tied for third in the WHL scoring race.

In addition, with a rating of plus-13, Harrington leads the entire WHL.

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:

 

BCHL:

The (7-3) Prince George Spruce Kings head to Vancouver Island as they visit (5-7) Cowichan Valley Thursday night at 7:00, (6-4) Alberni Valley Saturday night at 6:00 and (8-3) Victoria Sunday afternoon at 2:00.

The Spruce Kings next home game will be on Friday, October 30th against Chilliwack.

The Spruce Kings regular season schedule/results can be found here.

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

The BCHL standings are here.

 

NHL: (4 Monday games with one Canadian team in action)

Toronto  3  San Jose  1
Philadelphia  3  Colorado  2
New York Rangers  5  Anaheim  2
Utah  5  Pittsburgh  4

The (2-7-1) Vancouver Canucks, who have lost seven straight, host the (7-2-1) Carolina Hurricanes tonight at 7:00.

It is one of 11 Tuesday games in the NHL (with Ottawa and Calgary the only Canadian teams idle)

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:

American League Championship Series

Tampa Bay Rays  7  Cleveland Guardians  3

The game summary is here.

The Rays win the ALCS 4-2 to advance to the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers with Game 1 Friday night (5:00 PT) in Milwaukee.

The MLB playoff schedule/results can be found here.

The MLB final 2026 standings are here.

 

NFL: (final game in Week 6)

San Francisco 49ers  23  Washington Commanders  17

The (6-0) 49ers remain one of three unbeaten teams in the NFL along with the (5-0) Minnesota Vikings and the (5-0) Kansas City Chiefs.

The only winless teams are the (0-5) Miami Dolphins and the (0-6) LA Chargers.

The NFL regular season schedule is here.

The NFL regular season standings are here.

 

CFL: 

The (10-7) B.C. Lions conclude their regular season with a home game against the (8-9) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Friday night at 7:00.

The Lions have clinched second place in the West Division and a home playoff game.

The Blue Bombers need to win to make the playoffs.

If B.C. beats Winnipeg then the Calgary Stampeders will qualify for the playoffs/

Standings:

West Division: Edmonton 13-4, B.C. 10-7, Sask. 9-8, Calgary 9-9, Winnipeg 8-9.

East Division: Montreal 13-4, Toronto 9-8, Hamilton 5-12, Ottawa 1-16.

The CFL schedule and results are here.

 

Canada West Soccer:

The UNBC Timberwolves will conclude their Canada West soccer season with home games this weekend.

The Timberwolves host Victoria Friday night (5:30 and 8:00) and UBC Okanagan on Sunday (noon and 2:30 PM).

UNBC is 2-6-6 in the men’s division (6th out of 7 teams in the Pacific Division) and 0-12 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.

 

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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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