Sports by Hartley Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
Prince George Cougars:
The Prince George Cougars have signed 15-year-old forward William Thompson to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.
Thompson was selected by the Cougars in the 2nd round, 41st overall in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 162-pound Thompson averaged a point per game in the 2025–26 season as the Captain with the North Shore Warriors U15 Prep program.
He notched 50 points (23 goals) in 50 regular season games, along with 46 penalty minutes.
William Thompson ➡️ SIGNED!
We are excited to announce the signing of 2026 41st overall pick William Thompson to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement!https://t.co/8kmJHFvN9R#ForTheNorth | #WHL pic.twitter.com/fOLaXQs8CB
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) May 26, 2026
Memorial Cup (in Kelowna)
Kitchener Rangers 3 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2
Kitchener advances to Sunday’s Final after going 3-0 in the round robin.
The game summary can be found here.
The tournament continues tonight (Wednesday) at 6:00 with the final game of the round robin as the Everett Silvertips play the host Kelowna Rockets.
Standings: Kitchener 3-0, Everett 1-1, Chicoutimi 1-2, Kelowna 0-2.
The Memorial Cup schedule and results can be found here.
NHL:
Vegas Golden Knights 2 Colorado Avalanche 1
The Golden Knights advance to the Stanley Cup Final after winning the Western Conference Final in four straight.
The Box Score is here.
The NHL Eastern Conference Final resumes tonight (Wednesday 6:00 PT) with the Carolina Hurricanes, up 2-1, at the Montreal Canadiens.
Both of the Carolina victories in this series have been by a 3-2 score in overtime.
The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.
The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.
World Hockey Championship (in Switzerland)
Canada 3 Czechia 2
The game summary can be found here.
The Canadian team won all seven round robin games, six in regulation time and one in overtime.
Canada will play the United States in the quarterfinals Thursday (7:20 AM PT).
The semis will go on Saturday with the medal games on Sunday.
The World Hockey schedule and results can be found here or here.
MLB:
Jared Young of Prince George returned to the New York Mets lineup Tuesday after missing several weeks with a knee injury.
Young played first base and went 0-for 1 before being replaced in the Mets 7-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
The 30-year-old Young is batting .333 this season, going 7-for-21 in 12 games.
Toronto Blue Jays 8 Miami Marlins 1
The Box Score is here.
The (26-29) Blue Jays conclude a 6-game homestand today (Wednesday 10:07 AM PT) against the (26-30) Marlins in the rubber match of their 3-game series.
The MLB regular season schedule is here.