Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, April 14th

Sports by Hartley Monday, April 14th, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

BCHL: 

Prince George Spruce Kings  2  Chilliwack Chiefs  0  (Game 6–Sunday)

The series is tied 3-3 with the home team winning each game.

The 7th and deciding game will be played Tuesday night at 7:00 in Chilliwack.

Charles-Edward Gravel made 24 saves to earn the shutout before 1,543 fans at the Kopar Memorial Arena.

Gravel has a whopping .940 save percentage in the first six games of the series.

The Spruce Kings scored the only two goals of the game in the second period.

The game summary is here.

Playoff schedule/results for the PG-Chilliwack BCHL series:  (All times PDT)

WHL:

Prince George Cougars defenceman Carson Carels (2008) has been named to Team Canada’s roster for the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship, to be held in Frisco and Allen, Texas.

The tournament begins April 23rd and will conclude with the medal games on May 3rd.

The 16-year-old Carels notched 35 points (6G-29A) in 60 regular season games in his rookie season with the Cougars.

CARSON CANADA IS BACK 🇨🇦

Carson Carels is headed to Texas to represent @HockeyCanada at the upcoming IIHF Under-18 World Championship!

Congratulations, CC4!https://t.co/4DRbiwel3Z pic.twitter.com/XjDdHcePJw

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 12, 2025

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PG Cougars Captain Riley Heidt has joined the Iowa Wild of the AHL.

Iowa has just two regular season games left and have been eliminated from playoff contention.

HE’S HEREEEEE 🗣️

Welcome to Iowa, Riley Heidt! 👋#ItStartsInDSM x @PGCougars pic.twitter.com/V9fOUKXz8w

— Iowa Wild (@IAWild) April 11, 2025

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In the WHL Western Conference, Spokane beat Victoria 4-3 in double overtime in the opening game of that series.

Everett leads Portland 2-0 with the Silvertips winning the first two games at home in overtime.

In the WHL Eastern Conference, Medicine Hat leads Prince Albert 2-0 (after a 5-4 overtime victory Sunday) while Lethbridge is ahead of Calgary, also two games to none.

The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

NHL: (9 Sunday games with 5 Canadian teams in action)

Calgary  5  San Jose  2

The (39-27-14) Flames are 2 points behind the (43-30-8) St. Louis Blues for the final Wild Card playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Calgary has two games left (home to Vegas Tuesday and at LA Thursday) while St. Louis has one to play (home to Utah Tuesday).

The Flames are also 3 points back of the (44-30-7) Minnesota Wild with the Wild having one game remaining (home to Anaheim Tuesday).

Edmonton  4  Winnipeg  1

Despite the loss, the (55-22-4) Jets have captured the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top team in the regular season.

Toronto  4  Carolina  1
Ottawa  4  Philadelphia  3  (OT)

The Vancouver Canucks host the (20-49-11) San Jose Sharks tonight at 7:00.

The Sharks have the worst record in the league.

It is one of six Monday games in the NHL.

The (37-29-14) Canucks, coming off of Saturday’s 3-2 OT loss against the Minnesota Wild, conclude their season on Wednesday when they entertain the Vegas Golden Knights.

Montreal can clinch a playoff spot with a win at home tonight (against Chicago) or one more Columbus loss.

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.