Sports by Hartley Tuesday, May 2nd as of 12:05 a.m.
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
WHL: (Best-of-7 Conference Finals)
Game 3 in the best-of-7 WHL Conference Finals will be played tonight.
In the West, Seattle is at Kamloops with the Thunderbirds ahead 2-0.
In the East, Winnipeg is at Saskatoon with the ICE enjoying a 2-0 lead.
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. PT | |
| 4 | May 3, 2023 | Winnipeg ICE | Saskatoon Blades | 6:00 p.m. PT | |
| 5 | May 5, 2023 | Saskatoon Blades | Winnipeg ICE | 4:00 p.m. PT | * |
| 6 | May 7, 2023 | Winnipeg ICE | Saskatoon Blades | 4:00 p.m. PT | * |
| 7 | May 9, 2923 | Saskatoon Blades | Winnipeg ICE | 5:05 p.m. PT | * |
* – 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.
NHL: (7th and deciding game in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals)
New Jersey Devils 4 New York Rangers 0
The Devils won the series 4-3 to advance to the Conference semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes starting Wednesday night.
The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs will open tonight (Tuesday) with Florida at Toronto (4:00 PT) and Seattle at Dallas (6:30).
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
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The Calgary Flames are looking for a new head coach as Darryl Sutter was sacked after three seasons on the job.
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 Monday playoff games)
Denver 97 Phoenix 87
The Nuggets lead the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series 2-0.
Philadelphia 119 Boston 115
The 76’ers lead the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinal series 1-0.
–There are two NBA playoff games tonight (Tuesday): Miami at New York (4:30 PT; Heat up 1-0) and LA Lakers at Golden State (7:00; Game 1 of that series).
NBA results can be found right here.
Major League Baseball:
Boston Red Sox 6 Toronto Blue Jays 5
The (18-11) Blue Jays are 0-1 on a 9-game road trip that continues tonight (Tuesday 4:10 PT) against the (16-14) Boston Red 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.
PG Senior Lacrosse: (Monday night)
Devils vs Bandits (PPD)
Quesnel will host a pair of league games this week: Wednesday at 8:00 against the Assault and Thursday at the same time against the Bandits.
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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