Sports by Hartley Monday, May 1st as of 12:05 a.m.
(Updated at noon)
WHL: (Best-of-7 Conference Finals)
(West)
OT: Seattle Thunderbirds 4 Kamloops Blazers 3 (Sunday)
Jeremy Hanzel scored at 6:21 of overtime to give the Thunderbirds a 2-0 series lead.
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 Kamloops Blazers 1 (Saturday)
Games 3 and 4 will be played in Kamloops on Tuesday and Thursday.
(East)
Winnipeg ICE 6 Saskatoon Blades 2 (Saturday)
Winnipeg ICE 3 Saskatoon Blades 0 (Friday)
The ICE ahead 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 Tuesday and Wednesday in Saskatoon.
2023 WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY NUTRIEN SCHEDULE
| Game | Date | Away | Home | Time | |
| 1 | April 28, 2023 | Saskatoon Blades 0 | Winnipeg ICE 3 | boxscore | |
| 2 | April 29, 2023 | Saskatoon Blades 2 | Winnipeg ICE 6 | boxscore | |
| 3 | May 2, 2023 | Winnipeg ICE | Saskatoon Blades | 6:00 p.m. MT | |
| 4 | May 3, 2023 | Winnipeg ICE | Saskatoon Blades | 7:00 p.m. MT | |
| 5 | May 5, 2023 | Saskatoon Blades | Winnipeg ICE | TBD | * |
| 6 | May 7, 2023 | Winnipeg ICE | Saskatoon Blades | 4:00 p.m. MT | * |
| 7 | May 9, 2923 | Saskatoon Blades | Winnipeg ICE | 7:05 p.m. CT | * |
* – if necessary# – subject to change
2023 WHL WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY NUTRIEN SCHEDULE
| Game | Date | Away | Home | Time | |
| 1 | April 29, 2023 | Kamloops Blazers 1 | Seattle T-Birds 5 | boxscore | |
| 2 | April 30, 2023 | Kamloops Blazers 3 | Seattle T-birds 4 | OT boxscore | |
| 3 | May 2, 2023 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Kamloops Blazers | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 4 | May 4, 2023 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Kamloops Blazers | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 5 | May 6, 2023 | Kamloops Blazers | Seattle Thunderbirds | 6:05 p.m. PT | * |
| 6 | May 8, 2023 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Kamloops Blazers | 7:00 p.m. PT | * |
| 7 | May 9, 2923 | Kamloops Blazers | Seattle Thunderbirds | 7:05 p.m. PT | * |
* – if necessary
The WHL playoff results and schedule can be found here.
The playoff results for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL playoff standings can be found here.
WHL columns:
Hanzel shoots T-Birds into 2-0 lead; series heads to Kamloops for two . . . Ice, Blades to resume hostilities on Tuesday . . . Hodge was one of a kind https://t.co/EqKFRwilDT
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 1, 2023
On a percentage basis, the @PGCougars have the 2nd biggest attendance increase from the regular season to the postseason in the @CHLHockey. Details on attendance in this week’s Hart Attack #column. #WHL https://t.co/rt8F1CliHf
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 28, 2023
IIHF U18 World Hockey Championship: (in Switzerland)
(Bronze Medal Game)
OT: Canada 4 Slovakia 3
Canada tied the game at 3 with 1:10 left in the third period and then won it at 7:51 of overtime.
OVERTIME WINNER!!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
LE BUT EN PROLONGATION!!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨#U18MensWorlds | #MondialMasculinM18pic.twitter.com/Hv2C7zeiF3
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) April 30, 2023
The game summary can be found here.
Riley Heidt of the Prince George Cougars was part of the Canadian team.
He did not pick up a point in the Bronze Medal Game against Slovakia.
(Gold Medal Game)
OT: USA 3 Sweden 2
Tournament results can be found here.
More information can be found here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have given contract extensions for both their general manager Mike Hawes and head coach Alex Evin.
The 53-year-old Hawes signed a three-year contract after concluding his 18th season with the team, including his 12th as GM.
The Spruce Kings gave the 35-year-old Evin a two-year extension.
He has been the head coach of the team for the last four years and prior to that was an associate coach for two seasons.
We have extended contracts to GM Mike Hawes and HC Alex Evin.
DETAILS: https://t.co/IUatdmXEIM pic.twitter.com/0PlH0Vvcix
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 1, 2023
The BCHL’s Board of Governors has voted to become an independent league outside of Hockey Canada, effective next month on June 1st.
The BCHL Board of Governors has voted in favour of becoming an independent league, beginning an exciting new era as of June 1, 2023.
RELEASE: https://t.co/XfJsfD3FDx pic.twitter.com/4mlr57PiTf
— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) May 1, 2023
NHL: (7th and deciding games in the best-of-7 conference quarterfinals)
Both Sunday crucial games were won by the road team
OT: Florida 4 Boston 3
Panthers won 4-3, erasing a 3-games-to-1 deficit and pulling off the stunning upset over the team that won the President’s Trophy.
Florida trailed 3-2 before Brandon Montour scored his second goal of the game with one minute left in the third period.
Carter Verhaeghe scored the winner at 8:35 of overtime.
IT’S OVER! FLORIDA COMES ALL THE WAY BACK FROM A 3-1 SERIES DEFICIT! 😱 #Game7
They’ve taken down the Presidents’ Trophy winners‼️ #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/Ex1r07SR6P
— NHL (@NHL) May 1, 2023
The Panthers will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Seattle 2 Colorado 1
The defending champions are out as the Kraken won 4-3. Seattle will battle the Dallas Stars in the Round 2 of the playoffs.
The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs will end tonight (Monday) with the New York Rangers at the New Jersey Devils (5:00 PT) in the 7th and deciding game of their series. The winner will advance to the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes.
HISTORY‼
The Kraken become the first franchise in NHL history to earn its first-ever series win against a reigning Stanley Cup champion 😱 pic.twitter.com/CnH9TcKE4Q
— ESPN (@espn) May 1, 2023
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
#
After three seasons on the job, the Calgary Flames have fired head coach Darryl Sutter.
The move comes just two weeks after the team announced that general manager Brad Treliving agreed to mutually part ways with the organization.
Flames president of hockey operations Don Maloney is currently serving as the team’s interim GM.
NBA: (2 Sunday playoff games)
Golden State Warriors 120 Sacramento Kings 100
The Warriors won the series 4-3 to advance to the second round against the LA Lakers.
Stephen Curry hooped 50 points, the most points ever scored in an NBA Game 7.
CURRY TO THE RECORD BOOKS.
MOST POINTS EVER IN A GAME 7.50 POINTS.
7 TRIPLES.CHEF IN #PLAYOFFMODE pic.twitter.com/6KVKfunK1k
— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2023
Miami Heat 108 New York Knicks 101
The first game in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinal.
–There are two NBA playoff games tonight (Monday): Philadelphia at Boston (4:30 PT) in the opener of that series and Phoenix at Denver (7:00). The Nuggets lead the Suns 1-0 in that Western Conference semifinal.
NBA results can be found right here.
Major League Baseball:
Seattle Mariners 10 Toronto Blue Jays 8 (10 innings)
The loss ended the Jays’ six-game winning streak.
The (18-10) Blue Jays begin a 9-game road trip tonight (Monday 4:10 PT) against the (15-14) Boston Red Sox.
All five teams in the A.L. East are above .500
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
PG Senior Lacrosse:
A new season in Prince George Senior Lacrosse will start tonight (Monday) as the Bandits play the Devils at 8:00 at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
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
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