Sports by Hartley Monday, May 29th as of 12:05 a.m.
Memorial Cup: (in Kamloops)
A great start for Nico Myatovic of Prince George at the Memorial Cup.
Myatovic assisted on two goals, including the game-winner for the Seattle Thunderbirds in a 6-3 victory Saturday over the Peterborough Petes.
The Thunderbirds will play their second game in the four-team tournament tonight (Monday) at 6:00 against the Quebec Remparts.
Quebec is also 1-0 after winning the tournament opener on Friday 8-3 over the host Kamloops Blazers.
The Blazers are 1-1 as they whipped Peterborough 10-2 on Sunday.
— Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) May 29, 2023
“We’re optimistic Kyle will be ok, he’s being taken to hospital for further evaluation. Doctor said he wanted to get up on his own but they wanted to make sure on the ice.” – Don Hay
— Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) May 29, 2023
More on Memorial Cup can be found here.
PG’s Nico Myatovic gearing up for star-studded Memorial Cup with @SeattleTbirds | #cityofpg https://t.co/BHsXHHMGd1 #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #MemorialCup #Kamloops #BestintheWest pic.twitter.com/QT3ZC0BD8s
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 25, 2023
Memorial Cup schedule/results:
Round-Robin – Game 1 – Friday, May 26 – Québec 8 Kamloops 3
Round-Robin – Game 2 – Saturday, May 27 – Seattle 6 Peterborough 3
Round-Robin – Game 3 – Sunday, May 28 – Kamloops 10 Peterborough 2
Round-Robin – Game 4 – Monday, May 29 – Seattle vs. Québec (6 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 5 – Tuesday, May 30 – Peterborough vs. Québec (6 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 6 – Wednesday, May 31 – Kamloops vs. Seattle (6 p.m. PT)
Tie-Breaker (*if necessary) – Thursday, June 1 (6 p.m. PT)
Semi-Final – Friday, June 2 (7 p.m. PT)
Final – Sunday, June 4 (4 p.m. PT)
HART ATTACK: PG will be represented at the #MemorialCup in Kamloops thanks to @Nicomyatovic of the @SeattleTbirds
| https://t.co/A1itJH8InJ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #sports #northernbc #BestintheWest #Seattle #Kamloops #MemorialCup pic.twitter.com/VShGCcFnQA— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 26, 2023
Men’s World Hockey Championship:
(Gold Medal Game in Finland)
Canada 5 Germany 2
It is the 28th IIHF World Championship gold for Canada and the second in three years.
More on the tournament can be found here.
NHL:
Game 6 in the NHL Western Conference Final will be played tonight (Monday 5:00 PT) in Dallas with the Vegas Golden Knights ahead of the Stars 3-2.
At one point in the series, the Stars trailed 3-0 but they won 3-2 in overtime Thursday in Dallas and 4-2 on Saturday in Vegas.
The series winner will battle the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Panthers have won 11 of their last 12 games.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
NBA:
The Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat tonight (5:30 PT) in the 7th and deciding game of the Eastern Conference Final.
The Celtics are trying to become the first NBA team to win a series after trailing 3-0.
Boston got a last-second bucket on Saturday in Miami to edge the Heat 104-103 to tie the series 3-3.
The winner will face the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets in the championship series starting on Thursday.
NBA results/schedule can be found here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 3 Minnesota Twins 0
The (28-26) Jays finished 3-4 on a 7-game road trip.
Toronto will host the (28-25) Milwaukee Brewers in a 3-game series starting Tuesday (4:07 PM PT).
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: (in Mackenzie)
PG Bandits 22 Mackenzie 4 (Sunday)
PG Bandits 19 Mackenzie 10 (Saturday)