Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, June 28th
Memorial Cup Junior Hockey: (Semifinal)
Hamilton Bulldogs 4 Shawinigan Cataractes 3 (OT)
The Bulldogs advance to Wednesday’s final against the host Saint John Sea Dogs.
The Memorial Cup schedule/results are right here.
The Memorial Cup standings are right here.
PG Cougars:
We are excited to announce the signing of 2022 50th overall @TheWHL Prospects Draft pick D Leith Hunter (07)!
📝 https://t.co/5FX5ymW8QV pic.twitter.com/mNsbjHoYpY
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) June 27, 2022
PG Spruce Kings:
TRADE: The Spruce Kings have acquired forward Jake Schneider (02) from the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL.
Details: https://t.co/tWdJ5dmguC pic.twitter.com/pLLeE5Fu57
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) June 27, 2022
NHL:
The Colorado Avalanche will hold a Championship Celebration Thursday in Denver.
The Avs are Stanley Cup champs for the first time in 21 years and the third time overall.
They beat the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Sunday to win the series in six games.
Here’s how the 2021-22 @Avalanche were built on their journey to winning the Stanley Cup. pic.twitter.com/aT3qW5zVf3
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 27, 2022
The Game 6 box score is right here.
How close was the series?
Each team won a game in regulation by a goal, each team won a blowout game and the difference was that Colorado won a pair of games in overtime.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are right here.
Stanley Cup Final:
Wednesday, June 15: Tampa Bay at Colorado (Colorado won 4-3 in OT)
Saturday, June 18: Tampa Bay at Colorado (Colorado won 7-0)
Monday, June 20: Colorado at Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay won 6-2)
Wednesday, June 22: Colorado at Tampa Bay (Colorado won 3-2 in OT)
Friday, June 24: Tampa Bay at Colorado (Tampa Bay won 3-2)
Sunday, June 26: Colorado at Tampa Bay (Colorado won 2-1)
Hockey Hall of Fame:
The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed former Canucks Henrik and Daniel Sedin plus goalie Roberto Luongo along with former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson into its 2022 induction class.
Also included in the class are Finnish women’s hockey icon Hanna-Riikka Sallinen and the late Herb Carnegie, a Canadian player of Jamaican descent who starred outside of the NHL.
BREAKING: Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson, and Daniel and Henrik Sedin headline the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022.https://t.co/us6PC65YuE
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2022
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Boston Red Sox 2
The (41-32) Blue Jays are 1-0 on an 8-game homestand that continues tonight (Tuesday 4:07 p.m. PT) against the (42-32) Red Sox.
The Jays are 3rd in the A.L. East, half a game ahead of Tampa Bay and half a game behind Boston.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Tennis:
Six-time Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic won his first-round match at the All England Club in four sets to make history.
It was his 80th victory at the grass-court major to become the first man or woman to win that many matches at each of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
Wimbledon results can be found right here.
PG Senior Lacrosse: (Final game of the regular season)
Canadian Brewhouse Devils 17 Northland Nissan Assault 9
The best-of-3 semifinals are about to start in Prince George Senior Lacrosse.
The BHL Bandits play the Mackenzie Lumberjacks tonight (Tuesday) at 8:00 at Kin 1.
The other series will open Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Kin 1 featuring the regular-season champion Canadian Brewhouse Devils against Northland Nissan Assault.
CFL:
Week 4 of the CFL season starts Thursday (4:30 PT) with the (2-0) B.C. Lions visiting the (0-2) Ottawa Redblacks.
The Lions have outscored their opponents 103-18 in winning their first two home games.
Lions QB Nathan Rourke, who was born in Victoria, has completed 65 of 74 passes after a couple of games for 718 yards with seven touchdown passes and no interceptions.
Both Calgary and Winnipeg top the West at 3-0.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.