Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 1st
NHL:
Colorado Avalanche 8 Edmonton Oilers 6
Colorado leads the Western Conference Final 1-0 with Game 2 Thursday night in Denver.
The NHL Eastern Conference Final opens tonight (5:00 PT) in New York as the Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning.
WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 3 Kamloops Blazers 2
The Thunderbirds (including forward Nico Myatovic of Prince George) won the Western Conference Final 4-3.
The box score from Game 7 can be found right here.
Seattle is 5-0 when facing elimination in this year’s playoffs.
The Thunderbirds will play the Edmonton Oil Kings in the league’s championship series for the Ed Chynoweth Cup beginning Friday night in Edmonton.
The WHL playoff schedule and results are right here.
Columns:
Thunderbirds stare down elimination for fifth time . . . First team in WHL history to win two Game 7s on road . . . Championship series opens in Edmonton on Friday https://t.co/HJJGeRBlZO
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) June 1, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the playoff contributions of @SeattleTbirds forward and PG product @Nicomyatovic | #cityofpg https://t.co/Xz1QZtOGvB #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Nd9MDFIL6a
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 27, 2022
Tennis:
Rafael Nadal beat longtime rival Novak Djokovic in four sets to advance to the semis at the French Open.
Nadal is looking for his 14th French title and 22nd major trophy overall.
He turns 36 on Friday when he will play #3 Alexander Zverev.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the 17th seed, lost her quarterfinal match to Martina Trevisan of Italy in three sets 6-2, 6-7, 6-3.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Chicago White Sox 5
It was the 6th straight victory for the (28-20) Blue Jays who host the (23-24) White Sox again tonight (4:07 PT) in Game 2 of a 6-game homestand.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Athletic, competitive, and hungry to make an impact.
A good day for @UNBCWSoccer with the commitment of @TOFC_Soccer defender Kambria Mellum for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Hear from the newest @UNBC TWolf, and read all about the big news here: https://t.co/G8ePKlvRny pic.twitter.com/cHC0zrDMKg
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 30, 2022
PG Senior Lacrosse:
The next league game will be played tonight at 8 at Kin 1 as the Assault battle Quesnel.
NBA:
The NBA Finals begin on Thursday night at 6:00 with the Golden State Warriors hosting the Boston Celtics in San Francisco.
The NBA playoff results and schedule are right here.
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