Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, May 9

WHL:

The Prince George Cougars selected seven players over eight rounds in the WHL Prospects Draft and two others over two rounds in the US Priority Draft.

The Cougars picked five forwards, three defencemen, and one goalie with their nine selections.

After taking high-scoring forward Cohen Baker of Kamloops in round one of the Prospects Draft, the Cougars selected defenceman Anderson Reschny of Macklin, Saskatchewan in round two (40th overall). He is the younger brother of Victoria Royals standout forward Cole Reschny.

In round three, (63rd overall) the Cougars took goalie Kole Anderosov of Campbell River.

In round five (113th overall) the Cougars selected high-scoring local product Kadric Mujcin from the Cariboo Cougars U15 program.

The only other player from PG that was chosen in the Prospects Draft was forward Logan Henry who went in round one, 23rd overall to the Regina Pats.

“I think we have a really good crop of prospects from both north and south of the border and I think our fans are going to be excited to see these young guys at Training Camp”

Full recap and reaction from Director of Scouting Bob Simmonds!https://t.co/gNumnRBR4M

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) May 8, 2025

The Western Hockey League completed the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, Thursday afternoon.

In total, 227 players were selected by WHL member Clubs, including 120 forwards, 81 defencemen, and 26 goaltenders.

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— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) May 8, 2025

The WHL Championship Series begins tonight (Friday) withe the Spokane Chiefs at the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Game 2 will also go in Medicine Hat on Sunday before the series shifts to Spokane in the
2-3-2 format for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday.

17-year-old forward Chase Herrington of Prince George plays for Spokane.

Defenceman Tanner Molendyk, who turned 20 this year and is from McBride, plays for the Tigers.

The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs: (2 Thursday games)

Edmonton  5  Vegas  4  (OT. The Oilers lead the best-of-7 second round series 2-0)
Leon Draisaitl scored at 15:20 of overtime. The Oilers, who trailed 1-0 after one period, have a playoff record six consecutive comeback victories.

Washington  3  Carolina  1   (The series is tied 1-1)

There are two Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Friday); Toronto at Florida (4:00) and Dallas at Winnipeg (6:30).

The Maple Leafs lead the Panthers 2-0 while the Stars are up 1-0 over the Jets.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here or here.

The second round schedule of all four series can be found here.

NBA: (1 Thursday playoff game)

Minnesota  117  Golden State  93  (The best of 7 second round series is tied 1-1)

There are two NBA playoff games tonight (Friday); Cleveland at Indiana (4:30) and Oklahoma City at Denver (7:00).

The Pacers lead the Cavaliers 2-0 while the Thunder and Nuggets are tied 1-1.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays  8  LA Angels  5

The (17-20) Blue Jays continue their 6-game West Coast road trip tonight (Friday 6:40) against the (22-14) Mariners in Seattle. The Mariners lead the A.L. West.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

PG Senior Lacrosse—(Wednesday, May 7th result)

Devils  15  Bandits  5