Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, May 21st

BCHL: (3rd game in the best-of-7 Championship Series)

Chilliwack Chiefs  5  Brooks Bandits  4  (Double OT)

The game summary is here.

The Chiefs lead 2-1 with Game 4 tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00 in Chilliwack.

The BCHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

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.

Defenceman Tanner Molendyk, who is from McBride, plays for Medicine Hat.

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

NBA: (Game 1 in the Western Conference Final)

Oklahoma City Thunder  114  Minnesota Timberwolves  88

The game summary is here.

The Thunder lead 1-0 with Game 2 Thursday night at 5:30 in Oklahoma City.

The NBA Eastern Final tips off tonight (Wednesday 5:00) with Indiana at New York.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays  3  San Diego Padres  0

The (23-24) Blue Jays host the (27-19) Padres again tonight (Wednesday 4:07).

Toronto is 3-4 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.

Taekwondo: