Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, October 26th

Sports by Hartley Monday, October 26th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

WHL: (Community Heroes Weekend in PG)

Tri-City Americans  3  Prince George Cougars  2  (Saturday)

The Americans erased a 2-1 deficit by getting a couple of Grady Martin goals less than two minutes apart in the third period in front of 5,554 fans on Mega Jackpot night at CN Centre.

The game summary is here.

Tri-City Americans  4  Prince George Cougars  2  (Friday)

The Americans built up a 3-0 lead just 21 minutes into the game and held on for the victory before 5,175 fans at CN Centre.

The game summary is here.

The (3-7-0-1) Cougars, who have lost their last four, visit the Wenatchee Wild Friday night at 7:00 and the Vancouver Giants Sunday afternoon at 4:00 before starting a 7-game homestand Wednesday, November 4th against the Moose Jaw Warriors.

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:

 

BCHL:

Prince George Spruce Kings  4  Victoria Grizzlies  3  (Sunday)

The game summary is here.

Prince George Spruce Kings  6  Alberni Valley Bulldogs 5 (Saturday)

The game summary is here.

The (10-3) Spruce Kings, who are riding a 5-game win streak, host the (8-7) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night at 7:00 and the (3-11) Surrey Eagles Sunday afternoon at 2:00.

Prince George leads the Coastal East Division by two points over the (8-2-2-) Coquitlam Express.

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: (5 Sunday games with three Canadian teams in action)

Minnesota  at  Vancouver  

The game summary is here.

The (2-9-1) Canucks, who are riding a 9-game losing streak, visit the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday night at 7:00.

Montreal  2  Winnipeg  1
Nashville  6  Colorado  2
Dallas  6  NY Islanders  3
Florida  3  Chicago  2

There are three NHL games tonight (Monday): Toronto at Calgary, Detroit at Edmonton, and LA at New York Rangers.

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:

Men’s Soccer

UNBC Timberwolves  6  UBCO Heat  0  (Sunday)
Victoria Vikes  1  UNBC Timberwolves  0  (Friday)

Women’s Soccer

UBCO Heat  2  UNBC Timberwolves 2  (Tie-Sunday)
Victoria Vikes  1  UNBC Timberwolves  1  (Tie-Friday)

UNBC finished its soccer season with a 3-7-6 record in the men’s division (6th out of 7 teams in the Pacific Division) and 0-12-2 in the women’s standings.

Men’s Basketball

Thompson Rivers Wolfpack  84  UNBC Timberwolves  71  (Saturday)

Women’s Basketball

Thompson Rivers Wolfpack  69  UNBC Timberwolves  61  (Saturday)

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: (Sunday Night Game)

Kansas City Chiefs  at  Seattle Seahawks

Week 7 of the NFL season concludes tonight (Monday 5:15) with Dallas at Philadelphia.

Both the Cowboys and Eagles are 2-4.

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

The NFL regular season standings are here.

 

CFL: 

The CFL regular season is over.

The B.C. Lions will host the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL West Division semi-final Saturday afternoon at 1:30.

The Lions finished 2nd in the West with a 10-8 record.

The East semi will feature Winnipeg at Toronto on Saturday (10 AM PT).

Division winners Edmonton and Montreal will have a home playoff game on Saturday, Nov. 7th (at 1:00 in Montreal and 4:30 PT in Edmonton).

Final Standings:

West Division: Edmonton 13-5, B.C. 10-8, Sask. 10-8, Winnipeg 9-9 and Calgary 9-9.

East Division: Montreal 14-4, Toronto 9-9, Hamilton 6-12, Ottawa 1-17.

The CFL schedule and results are here.

 

MLB:

The World Series has shifted to Tampa Bay for the next two or possibly three games with the Milwaukee Brewers ahead of the Rays 2-0.

Tampa will host Milwaukee tonight (Monday), Tuesday and if needed Wednesday with all games starting at 5:00 PT.

The Brewers won the first game 3-2 on Friday and the second game 5-4 on Saturday.

The MLB playoff schedule and results can be found here.

The MLB final 2026 standings are here.

 

NBA:

Minnesota Timberwolves  117  Toronto Raptors  94

The (2-1) Raptors host the Orlando Magic Wednesday and Friday (4:30 PT start for both games).

The Raptors 2026-27 regular season schedule is here.

The NBA regular season schedule is here.

The NBA 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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