Sports by Hartley Thursday, April 13th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have arrived in Seattle in preparation for their games against the Thunderbirds in Kent, Washington.
The Cougars visit the Western Conference regular-season champions Friday night at 7:05 and Saturday night at 6:05.
The Cougars host Games 3 and 4 of their second-round series on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, April 18th and 19th.
Over 3,000 tickets have already been sold for Game 3.
The @SeattleTbirds and @PGCougars will meet in the Second Round of the 2023 #WHLPlayoffs presented by @NutrienLTD!
📰 | https://t.co/3Njz1UZ4pU
📸 | Brian Liesse#FeedingTheFuture pic.twitter.com/wUrSOo39pi— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 10, 2023
2023 WHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NUTRIEN – SERIES K SCHEDULE
| Game | Date | Away | Home | Time | |
| 1 | April 14, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. PT | |
| 2 | April 15, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 6:05 p.m. PT | |
| 3 | April 18, 2023 | Seattle | Prince George | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 4 | April 19, 2023 | Seattle | Prince George | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 5 | April 21, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. PT | * |
| 6 | April 23, 2023 | Seattle | Prince George | 6:00 p.m. PT | * |
| 7 | April 25, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. PT | * |
* – if necessary
The other three WHL Conference semifinals also open on Friday: Portland at Kamloops, Moose Jaw at Winnipeg, and Red Deer at Saskatoon.
The playoff schedule/results for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL playoff results can be found here.
The WHL playoff standings can be found here.
Catscan podcasts:
It is @PGCougars Catscan #podcast again. Today hear from a 2007 Cougars player Nick Drazenovic. Nick talks about his role with TSC, the difference between playing & developing talent, he compares the 2007 team to 2023 Cougars. He also says he did not play desperate enough in Jr. https://t.co/6JzN3AWzZA
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 13, 2023
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Associate Coach Josh Dixon in this latest episode | https://t.co/5rY9gHoKKK #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Hru9Ktieim
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 12, 2023
WHL column:
Lazaruk solves mystery surrounding scoring change . . . Struch signs on with Notre Dame . . . Truitt gets Hockey Canada gig https://t.co/OiAAgG6da1
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 13, 2023
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
New York Islanders 4 Montreal 2
The Islanders clinched the final Eastern Conference wildcard playoff spot.
The victory by the Islanders eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins, who at 16 years, had the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports.
Calgary 3 San Jose 1
Dallas 5 St. Louis 2
The (37-37-7) Vancouver Canucks conclude their season in Arizona against the (28-40-13) Coyotes tonight with a 7:00 start.
It is one of 15 Thursday games in the NHL.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
Women’s World Hockey Championship: (in Brampton, Ontario)
The quarterfinals go today (Thursday) followed by the semis on Saturday and the medal games on Sunday.
Canada plays Sweden at 2:00 this afternoon (PT).
The Canadian team won all four of its games in Group A after Monday’s 4-3 shootout victory over the USA.
The tournament schedule and results can be found here.
PG Spruce Kings:
COMMITMENT: G Jordan Fairlie (@fairlie_jordan) has announced his commitment to the @Varsity_Blues.
Congratulations Jordan 👏
DETAILS: https://t.co/53bOVpOmm0 pic.twitter.com/IevCTbO1z6
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 12, 2023
NBA:
(Play-in games: both won by the road teams)
Chicago Bulls 109 Toronto Raptors 105
The loss eliminated the Raptors and ended their season.
The Bulls will visit the Miami Heat Friday night (4:00 PT) with the winner advancing to the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks.
Oklahoma City Thunder 123 New Orleans Pelicans 118
Oklahoma City will play the Timberwolves in Minnesota Friday night (6:30 PT) with the winner to battle the Western Conference regular-season champion Denver Nuggets in the quarterfinals.
The Toronto Raptors results can be found here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 Detroit Tigers 3 (10)
The (8-4) Jays host the (2-9) Tigers again tonight (4:07 PT).
Toronto will entertain Tampa Bay this weekend.
Tampa Bay Rays 9 Boston Red Sox 7
UPDATE: The Rays beat Boston again today (Thursday) 9-3 to improve to 13-0.
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and the 1982 Atlanta Braves (along with the 2023 Tampa Bay Rays) share the best start in the major leagues since 1900 at 13-0.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
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