Sports by Hartley Tuesday, April 25th as of 12:05 a.m.
(Updated at noon)
IIHF U18 World Hockey Championship: (in Switzerland)
Riley Heidt of the Prince George Cougars picked up an assist for Canada in an 8-3 victory today (Tuesday) over Czechia.
The Canadian team, with a 3-1 record, advances to the quarterfinals on Thursday
The game summary can be found here.
More information can be found here.
WHL:
Winnipeg Ice 8 Moose Jaw Warriors 2
The Ice won the series 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of tonight’s game which has Red Deer at Saskatoon. The Rebels and Blades are tied 3-3. Saskatoon is trying to become just the third team in WHL history to win a series after trailing three games to none.
The Western Conference Final will open in Kent, Washington with the first two games on Saturday and Sunday.
Both the Kamloops Blazers and the Seattle Thunderbirds are 8-0 in the playoffs.
Schedule is set & tickets are on sale ⚡
Who’s ready for the Western Conference Championship series?!
🎫 https://t.co/5KwC47d75a#BestintheWest | #FeedingTheFuture pic.twitter.com/aIhNd76NQy— y – Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) April 21, 2023
The PG Cougars have signed 16-year-old goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen to a player agreement.
The North Vancouver product led the BC Elite Hockey League with 15 wins for the U-18 Vancouver North West Hawks.
.@PGCougars add top-ranked U-18 goalie to the fold
| https://t.co/XO8yVACKvx #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/V5fPuaCHSE— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 24, 2023
The WHL playoff results can be found here.
The playoff results for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL playoff standings can be found here.
PG Cougars Catscan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chatted with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb to put a wrap on what was a pretty exciting season
| https://t.co/mTUaFgllmZ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/XsYmQLtRSn— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 25, 2023
Ice back in Eastern final after ousting Warriors . . . Rebels, Blades to decide winner tonight . . . Ottawa 67’s upset in OHL playoffs https://t.co/dfANb0gik8
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 25, 2023
PG Spruce Kings:
We’re excited to announce the commitment of @DeltaWildHockey‘s Brogan McNeil (’06) for the 2023-24 @BCHockeyLeague season.
DETAILS: https://t.co/0EM2iPBULP pic.twitter.com/PacDKNasaV
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 24, 2023
NHL: (4th games in the best-of-7 conference quarterfinals)
OT: Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 4 (The Maple Leafs lead 3-1)
(Alexander Kerfoot scored on a power play at 4:14 of overtime. The Maple Leafs erased a 4-1 third-period deficit and are now one win away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 19 years)
Vegas 4 Winnipeg 2 (The Golden Knights lead 3-1)
OT: Seattle 3 Colorado 2 (The series is tied 2-2)
New Jersey 3 New York Rangers 1 (The series is tied 2-2)
There are three Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Tuesday): LA at Edmonton (6:30 PT), Minnesota at Dallas (5:00) and New York Islanders at Carolina (4:00).
The Kings and Oilers are tied 2-2, the Wild and Stars are even 2-2 and the Hurricanes lead the Islanders 3-1.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
NFL:
Aaron Rodgers will be the next QB of the New York Jets.
The Jets acquired Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers in return for a package that includes a conditional second-round draft pick next year that will become a first if Rodgers plays 65 % of the time.
Trade compensation, per sources:
Jets get:
🏈Aaron Rodgers, pick No. 15, a 2023 5th-rd pick (No. 170).Packers get:
🏈Pick No. 13, a 2023 2nd-rd pick (No. 42), a 6th-rd pick (No. 207), a conditional 2024 2nd-rd pick that becomes a 1st if Rodgers plays 65 percent of the plays. pic.twitter.com/Q2vUMfyZGH— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 24, 2023
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Chicago White Sox 2
The (14-9) Jays are 1-0 on a six-game homestand which will continue tonight (4:07 PT) against the (7-16) White Sox.
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: (4th games in the best-of-7 conference quarterfinals)
OT: LA Lakers 117 Memphis 111 (The Lakers lead 3-1)
Miami 119 Milwaukee 114 (Heat ahead 3-1)
–There are three NBA playoff games tonight (Tuesday): Atlanta at Boston (4:30 PT), Minnesota at Denver (6:00) and LA Clippers at Phoenix (7:00). The Celtics, Nuggets and Suns all lead their series 3-1.
NBA results can be found right here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
You can’t have too may players like James Jordan.
He’s fast, tenacious, attacks, defends, and is ready to be a @UNBCMSoccer Timberwolf. Help us welcome the @FusionfcCSA / @Hugh_McRobertsproduct to the @UNBC green & gold!
READ: https://t.co/IFRU1wHnPw pic.twitter.com/2cEOLUkBXa
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) April 24, 2023