Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, October 28th

Sports by Hartley Wednesday, October 28th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

Canada West Sports:

With two goals and four assists in a 6-0 victory over the UBCO Heat, UNBC Timberwolves third-year midfielder Mehdi Bounaaja has been named the Canada West Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.

He is first Timberwolves player to capture the honour since Michael Henman in September, 2023.

Bounaaja’s six points set a new single-game Canada West scoring record.

He ended the season with a team high four goals and eight assists.

Six-point finale earns Mehdi Bounaaja Canada West men’s soccer Player of the Week @UNBCATHLETICS
| https://t.co/IB1hndUGUO #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/H5AcaApgac

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 27, 2026

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The UNBC Timberwolves visit the UBCO Heat in Canada West men’s and women’s basketball Friday night in Kelowna.

The Timberwolves are 0-1 in both the men’s and women’s standings.

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.

MLB: (World Series Game 4)

Tampa Bay Rays  4  Milwaukee Brewers  3  (12)
(The Brewers lead the World Series 3-1 with Game 5 tonight (Wednesday 5:00 PT) in Tampa)

The Box Score is here.

Milwaukee won the first game 3-2 on Friday, the second game 5-4 on Saturday and the third game 10-1 on Monday.

The MLB playoff schedule and results can be found here.

The MLB final 2026 standings are here.

NHL: (11 Tuesday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)

Vancouver  6  Anaheim  5  (OT)

The game summary is here.

The (3-10-1) Canucks ended a 10-game losing streak by erasing a 5-2 deficit in the final 7 1/2 minutes of the third period. Vancouver will visit the San Jose Sharks Thursday night at 7:00.

Florida  5  Winnipeg  1
Montreal  2  St. Louis  0
Vegas  4  Ottawa  1

There are 4 NHL games tonight (Wednesday): Calgary at Edmonton, Toronto at Seattle, New Jersey at Colorado and Philadelphia at Washington.

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

The Vancouver Canucks schedule/results can be found here.

The NHL standings are here.

WHL:

The (3-7-0-1) Prince George Cougars, who have lost their last four, visit the (4-6-1) Wenatchee Wild Friday night at 7:00 and the (8-2-1-2) Vancouver Giants Sunday afternoon at 4:00.

The Cougars begin a 7-game homestand Wednesday, November 4th against the (4-8) 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:

Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mark Lamb – October 27th, 2026 https://t.co/xLz9yQLe1A

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 27, 2026

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

The BCHL standings are here.

BC Elite Hockey League:

Cariboo Hockey Wrap; Tuesday, October 27th
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 27, 2026

Judo:

Carla Van Zyl of the Hart Judo Academy has been named the Under-21 Athlete of the Year by Judo BC.

Van Zyl was also named one of 15 local athletes to be recognized with a Rising Star Award (for young athletes 23-and-under) by the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame during its bi-annual Induction Banquet and Ceremony from the Conference and Civic Centre.

Last month, Van Zyl won a pair of gold medals in both the Junior and Senior –63 kilogram weight class at the Pan American Open from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Long time Sensei Bruce Kamstra took home some well-deserved hardware.

The Hart Judo Academy operator was awarded the Steve Sasaki Award by Judo BC over the weekend.

Kamstra is the first person from PG to win the award since Aline Strasdin did it in 2017.

Judo BC names PG’s Carla Van Zyl Under-21 Athlete of the Year | https://t.co/r1Kinbt4gL #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/niQbdFIX2o

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 27, 2026

NFL:

Week 8 of the NFL season begins Thursday night (5:15 PT) with the (3-3) Carolina Panthers at the (4-3) Green Bay Packers.

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

The NFL regular season standings are here.

CFL: 

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

Both teams had a 10-8 record, however the Lions finished 2nd and the Riders 3rd.

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:

The CFL schedule and results are here.

NBA:

The (2-1) Toronto Raptors host the (1-2) Orlando Magic tonight (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.