(As of 12:01 a.m.)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
The Prince George Spruce Kings begin play this weekend in the national junior A hockey championship in Brooks, Alberta.
The Spruce Kings will be the only one of the five teams in the tournament not to play on Saturday.
.@mypgnow part 2 with coach Maglio ahead of the @HC_NJAC @SpruceKings #cityofpg #sports #NJAC pic.twitter.com/yf8kViG7Nw
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 9, 2019
Prince George has its round-robin opener Sunday afternoon (1:00 PT) against the Oakville Blades.
The BCHL and Doyle Cup champions are 20-3 in the post-season.
With the field set and the schedule released, here is a look at who the @SpruceKings are up against in the @HC_NJAC starting this weekend.https://t.co/7ZqrLHUHJ0 pic.twitter.com/o8ZwdETorW
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May 7, 2019
The schedule is right here.
PG SPRUCE KINGS NATIONAL SCHEDULE:
Sunday, May 12th: PG Spruce Kings vs. Oakville Blades (1:00 PT)
Monday, May 13th: PG Spruce Kings vs. Ottawa Jr. Senators (6:00 PT)
Wednesday, May 15th: PG Spruce Kings vs. Portage Terriers (6:00 PT)
Thursday, May 16th: PG Spruce Kings vs. Brooks Bandits (6:00 PT)
The tournament semi-finals are Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. PT and the final goes Sunday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. PT.
WHL: (Ed Chynoweth Cup)
The Prince Albert Raiders are a victory away from becoming WHL champions.
The Raiders enjoy a 3-1 lead over the Vancouver Giants with game five in the best-of-seven final tonight in Langley.
P.A. is 13-0 when scoring first in the 2019 playoffs and 57-0 when including the regular season.
The winner of the series will advance to the Memorial Cup May 16 to 26 in Halifax.
| DATE | GAME | AWAY | HOME | TIME | |
| Friday, May 3 | 1 | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | Van won 5-4 |
| Saturday, May 4 | 2 | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | PA won 4-0 |
| Tuesday, May 7 | 3 | Prince Albert | at | Vancouver | PA won 8-2 |
| Wed., May 8 | 4 | Prince Albert | at | Vancouver | PA won 1-0 |
| Friday, May 10 | 5 | Prince Albert | at | Vancouver | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| Sunday, May 12 | 6* | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | 5 p.m. PT |
| Monday, May 13 | 7* | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | 6 p.m. PT |
*= if necessary
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NEWS: Prince George Cougars 50/50 Society donates $25,000 to the @cariboocougars. | #NorthernUprising #WHL
DETAILS ?https://t.co/9h2ap0SL1r pic.twitter.com/p9cws3RNWM
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) May 9, 2019
NHL: (1 Thursday playoff game)
Boston Bruins 5 Carolina Hurricanes 2
The Bruins trailed 2-1 after two but took control of the game with a pair of power play goals, just 28 seconds apart, early in the third.
FINAL: @NHLBruins (5) – @NHLCanes (2)
Recap: https://t.co/xNu6NKL471
BOS leads 1-0 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/Np5mrKTTAG— NHL (@NHL) May 10, 2019
The Hurricanes loss ended their six-game win streak.
The Bruins lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 1-0 with game two Sunday (Noon PT) in Boston.
The NHL Western Conference final begins Saturday (5:00 PT) with the St. Louis Blues at the San Jose Sharks.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
WORLD HOCKEY:
Team Canada opens the 2019 men’s world hockey championship in Slovakia today (7:15 a.m. PT) against Finland.
Canada is without John Tavares who suffered an oblique injury in practice and has returned home to Toronto for further evaluation.
The tournament consists of 16 teams; two groups of eight.
Gold and bronze medal games will be played on Sunday, May 26.
The schedule is right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE: (Thursday in Quesnel)
Northland Nissan Assault 12 Quesnel Crossfire 1
Prince George Senior Lacrosse continues this weekend in Mackenzie.
The Lumberjacks host Northland Nissan Assault Saturday night at 8:00 and Sunday morning at 11:00.
League Standings:
Westwood Pub Devils 3-0
Mackenzie Conifex Power Lumberjacks 1-0
Northland Nissan Assault 1-1
RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 1-2
Quesnel Summit Electric Crossfire 0-3
NBA: (2 playoff games Thursday)
Philadelphia 76’ers 112 Toronto Raptors 101
The best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final is tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game Sunday (4:00 p.m. PT) in Toronto.
The winner plays the Milwaukee Bucks.
Portland Trail Blazers 119 Denver Nuggets 108
The best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final is tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game Sunday in Denver.
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The Golden State Warriors won’t have Kevin Durant in their lineup for the remainder of the series against the Houston Rockets because of a right calf strain.
The Warriors lead 3-2 with game six tonight (6:00 PT) in Houston.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
MLB:
The slumping Toronto Blue Jays host the Chicago White Sox tonight.
The (15-22) Blue Jays have lost five straight and eight of their last nine games.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
MUST WATCH! After starting basketball less than two years ago, @HarryAinlay‘ Fareed Shittu is officially a @UNBCBasketball Timberwolf! Check out the video to hear from the @GOODHoopsCo product, and see some amazing highlights! Read all the details here: https://t.co/TRsjNMOrJj pic.twitter.com/7adXgud45u
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 9, 2019