Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, April 16th

Sports by Hartley Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

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

BCHL: (Game 7)

Chilliwack Chiefs  4  Prince George Spruce Kings  0

The Chiefs won the first round series 4-3 with the home team winning each game.

Chilliwack scored twice in both the 2nd and 3rd periods (with the last goal into an empty net).

Charles-Edward Gravel made 39 saves as Chilliwack outshot Prince George 43-33.

Quentin Miller earned the shutout.

The game summary is here.

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

WHL:

Three members of the Prince George Cougars have been named to NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft.

Josh Ravensbergen is ranked 1st among North American goalies.

Forwards Aiden Foster and Jett Lajoie also earned recognition, with Foster coming in at #89 and Lajoie at #166 among North American skaters.

Sniper Cameron Schmidt of Prince George, who plays with the Vancouver Giants, is ranked 41st among North American skaters.

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Portland  3  Everett  1

The Silvertips lead 2-1 with Game 4 tonight in Portland.

Calgary  5  Lethbridge  3

The Hurricanes lead 2-1 with Game 4 tonight in Lethbridge.

The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

Cat Scan podcast:

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NHL: (10 Tuesday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)

Calgary  5  Vegas  4  (SO)

The Flames were eliminated from playoff contention earlier on Tuesday night when both Minnesota and St. Louis won so the Wild and Blues earned the two Western Conference wild-card playoff berths.

Toronto  4  Buffalo  0

The Maple Leafs have clinched first place in the Atlantic Division and will play the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the playoffs.

Chicago  4  Ottawa  3  (OT)

The (38-29-14) Vancouver Canucks conclude their season tonight (Wednesday 7:00) when they host the (49-22-10) Vegas Golden Knights.

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The Montreal Canadiens need to earn at least a point in their final game tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes to clinch an Eastern Conference wild-card spot.

Columbus is two points back of Montreal but the Blue Jackets could still make the playoffs if the Habs lose in regulation and the Blue Jackets beat the visiting New York Islanders Thursday.

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.