Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, October 23rd

Sports by Hartley Friday, October 23rd, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

WHL: 

It is Community Heroes Weekend at CN Centre.

The (3-5-0-1) Prince George Cougars host the (4-6-0-1) Tri-City Americans tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.

Both the Cougars and the Americans are coming off a loss on Wednesday.

Electric atmosphere expected as P.G. Cougars prepare to salute local first responders | https://t.co/X8mp0jY3OV #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/pK5k2MwHnX

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 22, 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.

PG Cougars Catscan podcast:

Hartley’s Cat Scan with Bob Simmonds – October 21st https://t.co/GVo9yPTvfw

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 21, 2026

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

The BCHL standings are here.

NHL: (12 Thursday games with Montreal the only Canadian team idle)

Detroit  5  Vancouver  2

The game summary is here.

The (2-9-1) Canucks, who are riding a 9-game losing streak, host the (6-3-2) Minnesota Wild Sunday night at 7:00.

Calgary  2  Minnesota  1
Edmonton  6  Carolina  5  (SO) Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had 2 goals and 3 assists for the Oilers.
Dallas  3  Winnipeg  2  (OT)
Toronto  5  New York Rangers  4
San Jose  6  Ottawa  2

There are just two NHL games tonight (Friday); Montreal at Chicago and Tampa Bay at Colorado.

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 and Basketball:

The UNBC Timberwolves conclude their Canada West soccer season with home games this weekend at Masich Place Stadium.

The Timberwolves host the Victoria Vikes tonight (Friday 5:30 and 8:00) and the UBCO Heat 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.

Canadian soccer legend Karina LeBlanc commands the stage at UNBC Legacy Night | https://t.co/0tNDTsb0Wj #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/Xle0K5odoE

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 22, 2026

The UNBC basketball teams begin their Canada West regular season at home Saturday afternoon against TRU.

The women tip off at 12:30 followed by the men at 2:30.

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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The Canada West women’s basketball schedule is here.

The Canada West men’s basketball schedule is here.

The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.

The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.

NFL: (Week 7)

Chicago Bears  30  New England Patriots  24

The Bears improve to 5-2 while the Patriots slip to 4-3.

The NFL regular season results and schedule can be found here.

The NFL regular season standings are here.

CFL: 

The (10-7) B.C. Lions host the (8-9) Winnipeg Blue Bombers tonight (Friday) 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, otherwise the Calgary Stampeders will advance to the post-season.

This is the final weekend of the CFL regular season.

Standings:

The CFL schedule and results are here.

MLB:

The Milwaukee Brewers host the Tampa Bay Bays in the first two games of the World Series tonight (Friday) and Saturday night (5:00 PT).

The MLB playoff schedule and results can be found here.

The MLB final 2026 standings are here.

NBA:

The (1-0) Toronto Raptors play their second game of the season tonight (Friday 4:00 PT) when they visit the (1-0) Washington Wizards.

The Raptors 2026-27 regular season schedule is here.

The NBA regular season schedule is here.

The NBA standings are here.