Brendan’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, May 28th

Memorial Cup (in Kelowna)

Everett Silvertips 4  Kelowna Rockets 0

Everett advances to the semi final after going 2-1 in the round robin and will play Chicoutimi on Friday.

Standings: Kitchener 3-0, Everett 2-1, Chicoutimi 1-2, Kelowna 0-3.

The Memorial Cup schedule and results can be found here.

NHL:

Carolina Hurricanes 4  Montreal Canadiens  0

Carolina leads the best-of-seven 3-1 with Game 5 set for Friday in Raleigh.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.

World Hockey Championship (in Switzerland)

Canada 4 vs United States 0 (quarterfinals)

The Canadian team won all seven round robin games, six in regulation time and one in overtime.

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 registered one hit on Wednesday for the New York Mets in a 4-2 win on Wednesday against Cincinnati.

Young pinch-hit in the victory as the Mets improve to 23-33.

The 30-year-old is batting .348 this season, going 8-for-21 in 13 games.

Toronto Blue Jays  2 Miami Marlins  1  

The (27-29) Blue Jays hit the road and play the Baltimore Orioles (26-30) tonight at 3:35pm Pacific Time.

The MLB regular season schedule is here.

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs (Game 6 of Western Conference Finals)

OKC leads the best-of-seven 3-2.

The winner plays the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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