Sports by Hartley Monday, April 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
Brad Lambert notched a goal and added three assists as the Thunderbirds took a 2-0 series lead before 4,650 fans in Kent, Washington.
Lambert has seven points in the two games against the Cougars.
Seattle went 3-for-4 on the power play while P.G. was 0-for-5.
With the Cougars down 1-0, they failed to score on a two-man advantage for a full two minutes in the second period.
The box score is here.
Special teams not so special for Cougars in Game 2 loss to Seattle https://t.co/J6rmS2jm1O pic.twitter.com/idfBmijVvb
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 16, 2023
The best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series shifts to Prince George for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday at CN Centre.
More than 4,000 tickets have been sold for Game 3 and nearly as many for Game 4.
Seattle Thunderbirds 4 Prince George Cougars 1 (Friday)
Dylan Guenther scored the first two goals of the game and Brad Lambert finished with three assists for the Thunderbirds, who outshot the Cougars 44-24 before a crowd of 4,013 in Kent, Washington.
Nico Myatovic, who is from Prince George, put one into an empty net for Seattle.
The box score is here.
Cougars can’t break Thunderbirds’ structure, dropping game one https://t.co/3PIXmjCVdm | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/zNXdTlfscO
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 15, 2023
PG Cougars goalie Tyler Brennan has signed a 3-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils.
The 19-year-old Brennan was selected by the Devils’ 102nd overall in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL Draft.
Brennan signs entry level contract with New Jersey Devils https://t.co/QQsrNQRvPq pic.twitter.com/AdG0epI82V
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 16, 2023
2023 WHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NUTRIEN – SERIES K SCHEDULE
1 April 14, 2023, Seattle 4 Prince George 1 box score is here.
2 April 15, 2023, Seattle 5 Prince George 1 box score is here.
3 April 18, 2023, Seattle at Prince George 7:00 p.m. PT
4 April 19, 2023, Seattle at Prince George 7:00 p.m. PT
5 April 21, 2023, Prince George at Seattle 7:05 p.m. PT *
6 April 23, 2023, Seattle at Prince George 6:00 p.m. PT *
7 April 25, 2023, Prince George at Seattle 7:05 p.m. PT *
* – if necessary
Rebels complete two-game sweep in Saskatoon; King’s four-pointer crowns Blades . . . Cougars goaltender inks NHL deal https://t.co/eKQ7Y3HYq3
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 17, 2023
Warriors win in Winnipeg, but pay a price . . . Lambert leads Thunderbirds to victory . . . Stankoven, Ernst too much for Winterhawks https://t.co/CY8105R79s
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 16, 2023
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.
PG Cougars 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
Women’s World Hockey Championship: (in Brampton, Ontario)
(Gold Medal Game)
USA 6 Canada 3
Hilary Knight scored a hat trick for the Americans, who won their 10th world title, which is two behind Canada’s 12.
The tournament results can be found here.
NHL:
The Stanley Cup playoffs open tonight (Monday) with four games including LA at Edmonton (7:00 PT).
Elsewhere, Minnesota at Dallas (6:30), Florida at Boston (4:30), and New York Islanders at Carolina (4:00).
The four other best-of-7 first-round series begin Tuesday: Tampa at Toronto (4:30), Winnipeg at Vegas (6:30), Seattle at Colorado (7:00), and New York Rangers at New Jersey (4:00).
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
Brad Treliving is out as general manager of the Calgary Flames.
The two sides parted ways today (Monday).
Nnewly promoted Flames President of Hockey Operations Don Maloney has taken over as Interim GM.
Major League Baseball:
Tampa Bay Rays 8 Toronto Blue Jays 1
The (10-6) Jays start a six-game road trip tonight (5:10 PT) against the (7-9) Astros in Houston.
The (14-2) Rays have the best record in the Majors.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
NBA:
(1st games in the best-of-7 conference quarterfinals)
LA Lakers 128 Memphis 112
LA Clippers 115 Phoenix 110
Denver 109 Minnesota 80
Miami 130 Boston 117
There are two NBA playoff games tonight: Brooklyn at Philadelphia (4:30 PT) followed by Golden State at Sacramento.
The 76’ers and Kings lead the best-of-7 series 1-0.
NBA results can be found right here.
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