Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, May 6th
NHL: (4 Thursday playoff games)
Dallas 2 Calgary 0
(Series tied 1-1)
Colorado 2 Nashville 1 (OT)
(Colorado leads 2-0)
Florida 5 Washington 1
(Series tied 1-1)
New York Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 2
(Series tied 1-1)
There are four Stanley Cup playoff games tonight: Toronto at Tampa (4:30 PT), Edmonton at LA (7:00), Minnesota at St. Louis (6:30), and Carolina at Boston (4:00).
The Hurricanes lead the Bruins 2-0 but the other three series are all tied 1-1.
The NHL schedule is right here.
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) April 30, 2022
WHL:
Thursday, five Cougars were named to NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings ahead of the 2022 #NHLDraft.
📸 James Doyle
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) May 5, 2022
The WHL Western Conference semifinals open tonight with Vancouver at Kamloops.
The other West semi starts Saturday as Portland travels to Seattle.
In the Eastern Conference, Edmonton beat Red Deer 4-0 in the opener of that series, and tonight Moose Jaw visits Winnipeg in Game one.
The WHL playoff schedule and results are right here.
Cat Scan:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb in the final episode of the season
| https://t.co/E3UuWSsg9d #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/daGldSLumr— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 3, 2022
Columns:
2023 WJC to Halifax/Moncton . . . Oil Kings’ Cossa blanks Rebels . . . McCrimmon not going anywhere https://t.co/hrkuO8FrPM
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 6, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller delves into the first round of the NHL playoffs in his latest column
| https://t.co/X7qo1xYMX4 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/23DlEYCWj9— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 6, 2022
BCHL:
The BCHL best-of-7 Fred Page Cup championship series will start May 13th and 14th.
The Penticton Vees host the Nanaimo Clippers in the first two games.
Both teams swept their Conference Finals in four straight.
Penticton outscored West Kelowna 25-4 (Interior) while Nanaimo outscored Langley 18-5 (Coastal).
The BCHL playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
MEET THE CAPTAIN❕❕❕
We are proud to announce that D Colton Cameron (02) has been named the 22nd captain in franchise history! (BCHL Era)
DETAILS📝=> https://t.co/zrE6kVms6q
Congrats, Cammy!#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/ehs1RQwYsz
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 4, 2022
NBA:
After a quiet Thursday, there are two NBA playoff games tonight: Miami at Philadelphia (4:00 PT) followed by Phoenix at Dallas (6:30). Both Miami and Phoenix lead their best-of-7 second-round series 2-0.
The NBA playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
PG Assault 14 Quesnel Crossfire 1
Doug Porter scored eight goals.
The league has a pair of Saturday night games at the PG Coliseum: Assault against Mackenzie at 7:00 followed by Devils against the Bandits at 9:00.
On Saturday between games, the league will be paying a tribute to long-time Commissioner Glen “Moose” Scott who passed away from cancer during the peak of Covid-19.
One more game is set for Sunday and that will have the Devils against Quesnel at 11:00 a.m. at the Coliseum.
UNBC Timberwolves:
An exciting day for @UNBCMSoccer, officially announcing the commitment of @VIWave / Royal Bay Secondary winger Charlie Stewart for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Welcome, Charlie!!
Hear from the newest @UNBC Timberwolf, and read all the details here: https://t.co/b1s82SH5jT pic.twitter.com/O25hXtvlpb
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 6, 2022
WHAT A DAY!!!
TWO @CanadaWest Sports Info Awards!
Our @UNBC Indigenous Jersey project would not have been possible without the incredible work of so many people who collaborated with us along the way. Thank you.
Today is for all of you. https://t.co/TkTIQDdET9#RunAsOne pic.twitter.com/CjW5QBFRI1
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 5, 2022