Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, June 14th
WHL:
Edmonton Oil Kings 2 Seattle Thunderbirds 0
The Oil Kings are WHL champions for the third time (and first in eight years).
They won the best-of-7 final 4-2 to advance to the Memorial Cup in Saint John, N.B., June 20-29.
The @EdmOilKings are WHL Champions!
The Oil Kings defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 2-0 in Game 6 of the 2022 #WHLChampionship Monday.
📰 | https://t.co/p698wt09jM pic.twitter.com/pVsivAJCxi
— The WHL (@TheWHL) June 14, 2022
19-year-old defenceman Carson Golder of Smithers is among the players on the Oil Kings.
17-year-old forward Nico Myatovic of Prince George plays with the Thunderbirds.
The Game 6 box score is right here.
The WHL playoff results are right here.
Columns:
Oil Kings wrap up WHL title . . . Cossa pitches Game 6 shutout . . . Paddock: Pats plan to build around Bedard, not trade him https://t.co/1IpnnfDwmB
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) June 14, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller wonders if too much rest is not the best in his latest column
| https://t.co/ZDUid7IpDk #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernBC pic.twitter.com/f62RC7tHtE— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 10, 2022
U-18 Women’s World Hockey Championship:
Gold Medal Game: Canada 3 USA 2
FINAL | Ava Murphy finished with a goal and an assist, Jocelyn Amos scored the winner and 🇨🇦 captured its 6th gold medal with a 3-2 win over 🇺🇸.
RECAP ⏩ https://t.co/qQ1RJM2FEw
#U18Worlds | @IIHFHockey pic.twitter.com/vHSDH1ZfKS— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) June 14, 2022
NHL:
The Stanley Cup Final opens with the first two games in Denver.
The Colorado Avalanche host the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday and Saturday (just after 5:00 PT).
Tampa has won 11 consecutive playoff series but is the underdog against Colorado.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are right here or right here.
Stanley Cup Final: (All times 5 p.m. PT)
Wednesday, June 15: Tampa Bay at Colorado
Saturday, June 18: Tampa Bay at Colorado
Monday, June 20: Colorado at Tampa Bay
Wednesday, June 22: Colorado at Tampa Bay
*Friday, June 24: Tampa Bay at Colorado
*Sunday, June 26: Colorado at Tampa Bay
*Tuesday, June 28: Tampa Bay at Colorado
*If necessary
NBA:
Golden State Warriors 104 Boston Celtics 94
The Warriors lead the Championship Series 3-2 with Game 6 Thursday night (just after 6:00) in Boston.
This is the first time the Celtics have lost back-to-back games in this year’s playoffs (They had been 7-0 following a loss prior to Monday).
Andrew Wiggins makes Canadian basketball history in Game 5. 🇨🇦https://t.co/MjSZStsCaw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 14, 2022
The NBA playoff results and schedule are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 11 Baltimore Orioles 1
The (36-24) Blue Jays have won 14 of their last 18 and continue a 7-game homestand tonight (4:07 PT) against the (26-36) Orioles.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
UNBC men’s, women’s soccer schedules released https://t.co/4ADKAnCCip pic.twitter.com/oKzOyfY032
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 13, 2022
PG Senior Lacrosse:
Canadian Brewhouse Devils 14 BHL Bandits 6
The Devils will host Mackenzie Wednesday night at 8:00 at Kin 1.
CFL:
Week 2 of the CFL season begins Thursday night (4:30 PT) with Montreal at Toronto.
The (1-0) B.C. Lions do not play again until Week 3 when they host Toronto on Saturday, June 25th (7 PM).
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
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