As of 12:05 a.m. Friday by Hartley Miller
WHL: (BC Division)
The (6-7-1-1) Prince George Cougars, with seven games remaining, play the Victoria Royals tonight in Kamloops. The (1-13-1) Royals have lost 10 straight. P.G. is 3-1 this season against Victoria. The Cougars are coming off Wednesday’s 5-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers.
.@PGCougars pick up statement win against @blazerhockey in @TheWHL action on Wednesday. @KeatonDowhaniu2 leads the way with 4-point efforthttps://t.co/OXELXYpg5w pic.twitter.com/PSOktOuxxu
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 29, 2021
In the B.C. Division of the WHL Thursday, Kelowna beat Vancouver 4-3.
The PG Cougars schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Scouting Bob Simmonds on this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/1MJ9Iub1m2 #sports pic.twitter.com/zp35lixyaV
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 29, 2021
Columns:
.@Hartley_Miller talks about @TheWHL and @BCHockeyLeague deciding not to hold playoffs this year | https://t.co/hgeoWDqKaR #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/r2W6kq2auS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 30, 2021
WHL exempt from Alberta gov’t restrictions . . . AJHL has another team on virus leave . . . Rebels’ Sexsmith opens up about the season https://t.co/vauRLWBLcc
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 30, 2021
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings battle the Chiefs tonight at 5:00 in Chilliwack. The (10-3-0-1) Spruce Kings have won five straight and are a point ahead of the (10-5) Chiefs in the 3-team Chilliwack Pod with six games left. Prince George is coming off Wednesday’s 7-0 triumph over Merritt while Chilliwack beat Merritt last night 5-3.
.@SpruceKings extend win streak to five games with dominant 7-0 win against @BCHLCentennials in @BCHockeyLeague action https://t.co/Owy2GyXuDq #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/VLDMzu3IVw
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 29, 2021
The Spruce Kings schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL:
(North Division)
Toronto 4 Vancouver 1
(The same teams play again Saturday in Toronto)
The momentum generated by a surprising, resilient return from their COVID-19 crisis has been fully extinguished, and the Canucks’ fading playoffs hopes will soon follow if they’re unable to start winning games again soon. (via @imacSportsnet)https://t.co/8BwrHXvoji
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 30, 2021
Calgary 3 Edmonton 1
Elias Lindholm scored twice and Dillon Dube added an insurance goal in the third as the Flames defeated the Oilers at Rogers Place.https://t.co/cjqC68uQHL
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 30, 2021
The entire MassMutual East Division was in action on Thursday, with the first-place @Capitals and second-place @penguins each clinching a berth in the 2021 #StanleyCup Playoffs. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/NKkkuidjmW
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 30, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
IIHF U18 World Hockey Championship: (Group A in Plano, Texas)
Canada plays Switzerland today. The Canadian team is 2-0 with victories over Sweden (12-1) and Latvia (4-2). Goalie Tyler Brennan of the PG Cougars is on the Canadian team but has not yet played.
NFL:
Five quarterbacks went in the first 15 picks of the NFL draft. Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence went to the Jacksonville Jaguars first overall followed by BYU’s Zach Wilson to the New York Jets and North Dakota State’s Trey Lance to the San Francisco 49ers. The Chicago Bears traded up nine spots with the New York Giants to draft Ohio State QB Justin Fields with the No. 11 overall pick while the New England Patriots took Mac Jones of Alabama at #15.
Bucs close out the First Round with LB Joe Tryon. ? ☠️
Be sure to check out all 32 picks from tonight’s #NFLDraft right here with our Draft Tracker. ➡️ https://t.co/jJI1mU0Rur pic.twitter.com/T1wvNfgBCv
— theScore (@theScore) April 30, 2021
“We are not going to trade Aaron Rodgers.”
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst says he can’t envision any scenario in which he would deal quarterback Aaron Rodgers.https://t.co/Euxg8r0XlG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 30, 2021
NBA:
Denver Nuggets 121 Toronto Raptors 111
The (26-37) Raptors, with just 9 games left, visit Utah Saturday, LA Lakers Sunday, and the LA Clippers Tuesday.
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
MLB:
The (11-12) Toronto Blue Jays visit the (12-13) Atlanta Braves tonight, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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