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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, October 21st

Hartley Miller
By Hartley Miller

Sports by Hartley Wednesday, October 21st, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

WHL: 

Vancouver Giants  5  Prince George Cougars  2

Mathis Preston scored three goals for the Giants who won their 5th straight game in front of 2,906 fans at CN Centre.

The game summary is here.

The (3-4-0-1) Cougars host the (7-2-1-1) Giants again tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00.

Prince George will also entertain the (4-5-0-1) Tri-City Americans Friday and Saturday on Community Heroes Weekend.

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.

 

BCHL:

The (7-3) Prince George Spruce Kings head to Vancouver Island for three games in four days.

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: (11 Tuesday games 5 Canadian teams in action)

Carolina  6  Vancouver  3

The (2-8-1) Canucks, who have lost eight straight, host the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night at 7:00.

Edmonton  4  Minnesota  3  (OT)
St. Louis  2  Winnipeg  1
San Jose  4  Montreal  3  (OT)
Toronto  6  Columbus  2

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

The Vancouver Canucks schedule/results can be found here.

The NHL standings 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.

 

NFL: 

Week 7 of the NFL season begins Thursday night (5:15 PT) with New England at Chicago.

Both the Patriots and the Bears are 4-2.

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.

 

MLB:

The first two games of the World Series will be played in Milwaukee Friday and Saturday night (5:00 PT) as the Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays.

The MLB playoff schedule/results can be found here.

The MLB final 2026 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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