Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, May 20th

CHL: 

The Memorial Cup will begin Friday in Rimouski, Quebec as the WHL champion Medicine Hat Tigers play the host Rimouski Océanic in the tournament opener.

2025 Memorial Cup schedule:  (All times PT)
May 23 – Game 1: Medicine Hat vs. Rimouski — 4:00pm
May 24 – Game 2: Moncton vs. London — 3:00pm
May 25 – Game 3: Rimouski vs. London — 3:00pm
May 26 – Game 4: Moncton vs. Medicine Hat — 4:00pm
May 27 – Game 5: London vs. Medicine Hat — 4:00pm
May 28 – Game 6: Rimouski vs. Moncton — 4:00pm
May 29 – Tie-breaker (if necessary) — 4:00pm
May 30 – Semi-final — 4:00pm
June 1 – Final — 4:00pm

Medicine Hat defenceman Tanner Molendyk, who is from McBride, had six points in five games in the WHL Championship Series victory over the Spokane Chiefs.

The WHL playoff results can be found here.

BCHL:

The BCHL Championship Series between the Brooks Bandits and the Chilliwack Chiefs is tied 1-1 with Game 3 tonight (Tuesday) in Chilliwack.

The BCHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

NBA: 

The NBA Western Conference Final tips off tonight (Tuesday 5:30) with Oklahoma City hosting Minnesota.

The Eastern Final begins Wednesday (5:00) with Indiana at New York.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

The (22-24) Toronto Blue Jays host the (27-18) San Diego Padres tonight (Tuesday 4:07) to begin a 3-game series.

The Jays are just 2-4 on a 9-game homestand.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.