(As of 12:01 a.m.)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
The Prince George Spruce Kings are one of five teams that start play this weekend at the national junior A hockey championship in Brooks, Alberta.
The Spruce Kings have their first round-robin game Sunday afternoon (1:00 PT) against the Oakville Blades.
We have arrived in Brooks, ready for @HC_NJAC! Photos and practice to come pic.twitter.com/JCylUTaEsH
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 10, 2019
The BCHL and Doyle Cup champions are 20-3 in the post-season.
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.
.@SpruceKings Forwards Fin Williams and Sean Donaldson are confident with their play heading into the @HC_NJAC which begins Saturday in Brooks, Alberta #CityOfPG #Sports pic.twitter.com/4JiOITITm0
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 9, 2019
WHL: (Ed Chynoweth Cup)
Vancouver Giants 4 Prince Albert Raiders 3
The Raiders lead the best-of-seven final 3-2 with game six Sunday in Prince Albert.
The @WHLGiants rallied in the second period to keep their season alive Friday, winning Game 5 of the 2019 @Rogers #WHLChampionship Series.
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/a91MheG1DX pic.twitter.com/TphRoFGhpu
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 11, 2019
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 | Van won 4-3 |
| 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
.@PGCougars extend broadcast partnership with @943TheGOAT | https://t.co/POpe2qRHOq #Sports #CityofPG #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/Gz7qxWfqG6
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 10, 2019
NHL:
The NHL Western Conference final begins tonight (5:00 PT) with the St. Louis Blues at the San Jose Sharks.
The East final continues Sunday (Noon) with Carolina at Boston.
The Bruins lead the series 1-0 after winning the opener 5-2.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Slovakia)
Finland 3 Canada 1
Canada will play its second round-robin game in the 16-team tournament Sunday (11:15 a.m.) against Great Britain.
Gold and bronze medal games will be played on Sunday, May 26.
The schedule is right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
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: (1 playoff game Friday)
Golden State Warriors 118 Houston Rockets 113
The Warriors win the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 4-2.
Golden State will play either Portland or Denver in the Conference final.
The Trail Blazers and Nuggets play a 7th and deciding game Sunday at 12:30 PT in Denver.
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The Toronto Raptors host the Philadelphia 76’ers Sunday (4:00 p.m. PT) in the seventh and deciding game.
The winner plays the Milwaukee Bucks.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 Chicago White Sox 3
The (16-22) Jays ended a five-game losing streak.
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
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