(As of 12:01 a.m.)
NATIONAL JUNIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP–(in Brooks, Alberta)
Brooks Bandits 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 1
Andrew Lucas snapped a 1-1 tie at 7:11 of the third period and the Bandits added an empty net goal to finish the round robin in first place with a 4-0 record.
Nick Poisson tallied for the Spruce Kings, his 4th goal in four tournament games, late in the second period from Dylan Anhorn and Dustin Manz.
The @SpruceKings are on the board! Nick Poisson tips home the Dylan Anhorn point shot and ties the game 1-1. Poisson has a goal in every game and is now tied for the #NJAC tournament lead with 4. pic.twitter.com/qgevrbO3LG
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May 17, 2019
.@SpruceKings Forward Nick Poisson with @mypgnow after 3-1 loss to the @BrooksBandits @HC_NJAC @GoBCHL #CityOfPG #sports #NJAC pic.twitter.com/bnqGdCrNXh
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 17, 2019
Brooks outshot Prince George 31-22, including 11-4 in the third.
The Spruce Kings finished second in the round robin with a 3-1 record, outscoring their opponent by a total of
15-5.
In the semi-finals on Saturday, Prince George will play the Oakville Blades at 6 PM (PT) while Brooks will battle the Ottawa Jr. Senators at 1 PM.
The winners meet in the championship game Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
Oakville finished third at 2-2 which included a 5-1 loss to Prince George (on Sunday).
The BCHL and Doyle Cup champions are 23-4 in the post-season.
The tournament schedule/results right here.
Final round robin standings: Brooks 4-0, P.G. 3-1, Oakville 2-2, Ottawa 1-3, Portage 0-4
PG SPRUCE KINGS NATIONAL SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
Sunday, May 12th: PG Spruce Kings 5 Oakville Blades 1
Monday, May 13th: PG Spruce Kings 4 Ottawa Jr. Senators 0
Wednesday, May 15th: PG Spruce Kings 5 Portage Terriers 1
Thursday, May 16th: Brooks Bandits 3 PG Spruce Kings 1
Semifinal Saturday is set!@OttawaJrSens ? @BrooksBandits (2 p.m. MT)@OakvilleBlades ? @SpruceKings (7 p.m. MT)#NJAC pic.twitter.com/s6DYWsT5vH
— National Junior A Championship (@HC_NJAC) May 17, 2019
NHL:
Boston Bruins 4 Carolina Hurricanes 0
Bruins sweep the Eastern Conference final 4-0 to advance to the Stanley Cup final for the third time in eight years.
Tuukka Rask made 24 saves for his seventh career playoff shutout.
Boston extended its post-season win streak to seven games.
A play worth watching a few times. #StanleyCup
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Game four in the NHL Western Conference final will be played tonight (5:00 PT) in St. Louis.
The San Jose Sharks enjoy a 2-1 lead over the Blues.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
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WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Slovakia)
Canada 5 France 2
The 3-1 Canadian team will continue round-robin action Saturday (7:15 AM PT) against Germany.
The schedule/results right here.
MEMORIAL CUP:
The WHL champion Prince Albert Raiders will begin the Memorial Cup tonight against the host Halifax Mooseheads.
The QMJHL champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the OHL champion Guelph Storm also compete in the four-team tournament.
Memorial Cup Schedule: (All times PT)
Friday, May 17 Prince Albert Raiders vs. Halifax Mooseheads 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. Guelph Storm 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 Halifax Mooseheads vs. Guelph Storm 4 p.m.
Monday, May 20 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. Prince Albert Raiders 4 p.m.
Tuesday, May 21 Guelph Storm vs. Prince Albert Raiders 4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22 Halifax Mooseheads vs. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 23 Tiebreaker 4 p.m.
Friday, May 24 Semifinal 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 26 Final 4 p.m.
NBA:
Golden State Warriors 114 Portland Trail Blazers 111
The Warriors lead the Western Conference final 2-0 with game three Saturday night at 6:00 in Portland.
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The NBA Eastern Conference final resumes tonight (5:30 PT) in Milwaukee.
The Bucks, who have won five straight, lead the Toronto Raptors 1-0.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
PGA:
Brooks Koepka shot a course-record 7-under-63 to take the first round lead by one stroke over Danny Lee at the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black just outside of Manhattan.
The 29-year-old Koepka has won three majors in the past two years.
Masters champ Tiger Woods plus Canadians Adam Hadwin and Corey Conners are all nine off the pace at 2-over-72.
MLB:
Chicago White Sox 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The (17-26) Blue Jays have lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Same teams meet again tonight (5:10 PT) in Chicago.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
Westwood Pub Devils 16 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 3
Prince George Senior Lacrosse resumes Wednesday night at 8:00 at Kin 2 with the Westwood Pub Devils against the RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits.
League Standings: (As of May 17th)
Westwood Pub Devils 5-0
Northland Nissan Assault 3-2
Mackenzie Conifex Power Lumberjacks 2-2
RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 1-3
Quesnel Summit Electric Crossfire 0-4
LULAY-LIONS:
Former BC quarterback Travis Lulay has been hired as part of the Lions corporate partnerships team.
The 35-year-old Lulay retired from playing in February after spending his 10-year CFL career with the Lions.