(As of 12:01 a.m.) UPDATED at 3:30 p.m.
Happy Mother’s Day!
NATIONAL JUNIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP–(in Brooks, Alberta)
The Prince George Spruce Kings played their tournament opener this afternoon against the Oakville Blades.
The Spruce Kings beat Oakville 5-1 scoring five unanswered goals in the last 40 minutes.
.@OakvilleBlades Mike Tarantino with @mypgnow ahead of their battle tomorrow against @SpruceKings @HC_NJAC following 7-3 loss to @BrooksBandits #NJAC #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/u4d91mgEwC
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 12, 2019
Five teams are competing in the round robin.
The BCHL and Doyle Cup champions are 21-3 in the post-season, including the win today (Sunday).
The tournament schedule/results right here.
(Saturday, May 11th results)
Brooks Bandits 7 Oakville Blades 3
Ottawa Jr. Senators 3 Portage Terriers 0
Luke Bast of @BrooksBandits chats with @mypgnow after the game following 7-3 drubbing over @OakvilleBlades @HC_NJAC #NJAC #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/tYzUy8oldy
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 12, 2019
PG SPRUCE KINGS NATIONAL SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
Sunday, May 12th: PG Spruce Kings 5 Oakville Blades 1
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)
Game six in the WHL final will be played tonight (5:00 PT) in Prince Albert.
The Raiders enjoy a 3-2 lead over the Vancouver Giants.
Should a 7th and deciding game be needed it would be played Monday in P.A.
The Raiders are 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:
San Jose Sharks 6 St. Louis Blues 3
FINAL: @SanJoseSharks (6) – @StLouisBlues (3)
Recap: https://t.co/4beawTdmAb
SJS leads 1-0 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/EVZd8lDhKF— NHL (@NHL) May 12, 2019
The Sharks lead the best-of-seven Western Conference final 1-0.
The series will resume Monday night at 6:00 in San Jose.
The Eastern Conference final continued today with Carolina at Boston.
UPDATE: The Bruins lead the series 2-0 after winning the opener 5-2 and the game today 6-2.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Slovakia)
UPDATE: Canada beat Great Britain today 8-0 in its second round-robin game at the World Hockey Championship in Slovakia.
Canada lost its opener 3-1 to Finland in the 16-team tournament.
On Monday, the Canadian team will battle host Slovakia (11:15 a.m.).
Gold and bronze medal games will be played on Sunday, May 26.
The schedule/results right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
Prince George Senior Lacrosse is continuing this weekend in Mackenzie.
The Lumberjacks hosted Northland Nissan Assault in a doubleheader.
League Standings: (As of May 10th)
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:
A couple of game 7’s today (Sunday) in the NBA to end the second round of the playoffs.
The Toronto Raptors host the Philadelphia 76’ers (4:00 p.m. PT) with the winner to face the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference final.
UPDATE: In the West, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 100-96 to win the series 4-3.
Portland advances to play the Golden State Warriors.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
MLB:
Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Saturday)
Chicago White Sox 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Sunday)
UPDATE: The (16-24) Jays have lost 10 of their last 12 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