Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, May 22nd

Sports by Hartley Friday, May 22nd, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

Memorial Cup

The 10-day Memorial Cup tournament begins tonight (Friday) at 6:00 in Kelowna with the host Rockets against the OHL champion Kitchener Rangers.

The WHL champion Everett Silvertips play their opener Saturday night at 6:00 against the QMJHL champion Chicoutimi Saguenéens.

The Memorial Cup schedule can be found here.

 

BCHL: 

The Brooks Bandits are a win away from the BCHL Championship.

The Bandits, up 3-1, host the Nanaimo Clippers tonight (Friday).

All three Brooks victories in the series have been by a 2-1 score in overtime.

The complete schedule can be found here.

 

NHL:

Montreal Canadiens  6  Carolina Hurricanes  2

The Habs scored four goals in less than 11 minutes in the first period and lead the Eastern Conference Final 1-0 with Game 2 Saturday night at 4:00 (PT) in Carolina.

The game summary can be found here.

The NHL Western Conference Final resumes tonight (Friday 5:00 PT) with Vegas at Colorado. The Golden Knights lead the Avalanche 1-0.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.

 

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays  2  New York Yankees  0

The Box Score is here.

The Blue Jays are 23-27 after 50 games, going 4-3 on a 7-game road trip.

Toronto begins a 6-game homestand tonight (Friday 4:07 PT) against the (26-24) Pittsburgh Pirates.

The MLB regular season schedule is here.

The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

NBA: 

New York Knicks  109  Cleveland Cavaliers  93

The Knicks lead the Eastern Conference Final 2-0 with Game 3 Saturday night (5:00 PT).

The Western Conference Final continues tonight (Friday 5:30 PT) with Oklahoma City at San Antonio.

The Thunder and Spurs are tied 1-1.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

 

Prince George Senior Lacrosse—(Wednesday result from May 20)

Devils 13  Assault  8

 

UNBC Timberwolves:

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

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