Hartley’s Sport Shorts; Thursday, May 27th

As of 11:05 a.m. Thursday, May 27  by Hartley Miller

NHL (3 Wednesday Stanley Cup playoff games)

Minnesota  3  Vegas  0
(The series is tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game Friday night at 6:00 in Vegas)

Tampa Bay  4  Florida  0
(The Lightning take the series 4-2. Tampa will play the winner of Carolina and Nashville in round two)

New York Islanders  5  Pittsburgh  3
(The Islanders win the series 4-2 to advance to the second round against Boston)

–There are two Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Thursday): Montreal at Toronto (4:00 PT) and Carolina at Nashville (6:30). The Maple Leafs lead the Canadiens 3-1 while the Hurricanes are up 3-2 over the Predators.

The NHL schedule is right here.

 

Cat Scan Podcast:


WHL:

Former Prince George Cougars general manager Dallas Thompson is out as the Calgary Hitmen director of player personnel.

 

Column:

 

PG Spruce Kings:

 

PG Lacrosse:

For the second straight year, the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association has announced there will not be a season in 2021.

UNBC Timberwolves:

NBA: (2nd games in the best of 7 conference quarterfinals)

Utah  141  Memphis  129
(The series is tied 1-1)

Philadelphia  120  Washington  95
(The 76’ers lead the series 2-0)

New York  101
  Atlanta  92
(The series is tied 1-1)

There are three more NBA playoff games tonight (Thursday): Milwaukee at Miami (4:30), Phoenix at LA Lakers (7:00), and Denver at Portland (7:30). The Bucks lead the Heat 2-0, the Suns and Lakers are tied 1-1 and the Nuggets and Trail Blazers are even 1-1.

The NBA playoff schedule is right here.

 

MLB: 

Toronto Blue Jays  at  New York Yankees  (Postponed)
(The two teams will make it up as part of a doubleheader today)

The Blue Jays schedule is right here.

The MLB standings are right here.

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

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