Sports by Hartley Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are handing out their individual team awards this week.
Captain Riley Heidt captured the Michael Fogolin Memorial Award which goes to the player who best represents the Cougars both on and off the ice, as voted on by members of this season’s team.
The Michael Fogolin Award is voted on by the players and given to the player who best represents the Cougars on and off the ice.
The 2024-2025 Michael Fogolin Award winner is Riley Heidt! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/up8hlsrQyv
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 21, 2025
Forward Lee Shurgot has been named the recipient of the Dr. Jeff Zorn Award for Academic Excellence.
We kick off our 2024-25 Awards with the Dr. Jeff Zorn Award! This is awarded to the Scholastic Player of the Year.
This years winner is Lee Shurgot! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/sMumDlEbyN
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 21, 2025
Forward Matteo Danis captured the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation Humanitarian Award which goes to the player who makes significant contributions within the community through various programs and initiatives.
The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation Humanitarian Award goes to the player who makes significant contributions within the community through various programs and initiatives.
The 2024-2025 Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation Award winner is Matteo Danis! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Mysru64JyP
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 22, 2025
Forward Borya Valis is the winner of the fan favourite Dorothy Johnson Memorial Award.
Valis received the most votes on the fan favourite poll conducted on the Cougars’ website.
The 2024-2025 Dorothy Johnson Memorial Award, as voted as the fan favourite is……. BORYA VALIS! Borya received the most votes on the most recent fan poll conducted on the Cougar website! 🏆@MapleLeafs • #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/NYJ0HJZbph
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 22, 2025
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In the WHL Western Conference playoffs tonight (Tuesday), Portland visits Everett in the 7th and deciding game while Victoria is at Spokane in Game 6 of that series with the Chiefs in front 3-2.
In the Eastern Conference, Lethbridge visits Calgary Wednesday in Game 7 with the winner to advance to the East Final against Medicine Hat.
The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb on the season-ending episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/OM4i4XLYBo #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 14, 2025
NHL: (4 Monday Stanley Cup playoff games all won by the home teams)
LA 6 Edmonton 5 (Kings lead the series 1-0)
(The Oilers erased a 4-0 deficit to tie the game at 5 but Phillip Danault of the Kings scored the winner with 42 seconds left in the 3rd)
Winnipeg 2 St. Louis 1 (Jets lead the series 2-0)
(Kyle Connor snapped a 1-1 tie early in the 3rd period)
Washington 3 Montreal 2 (OT–Caps lead the series 1-0
(Alex Ovechkin scored his 2nd goal of the game at 2:26 of overtime)
Dallas 4 Colorado 3 (OT–The series is tied 1-1)
(Colin Blackwell scored at 17:46 of overtime)
There are 4 Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Tuesday): Ottawa at Toronto (4:30), New Jersey at Carolina (3:00), Florida at Tampa Bay (5:30) and Minnesota at Vegas (8:00).
Toronto, Carolina and Vegas all lead 1-0 while the Panthers and Lightning are just starting their best-of-7 first round series.
The NHL playoff schedule and results are here or here.