Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, June 1st

Sports by Hartley Monday, June 1st, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

Memorial Cup (in Kelowna)

(Championship game)

Kitchener Rangers  6  Everett Silvertips  2

It is the 3rd Memorial Cup title for Kitchener (with earlier titles in 1982 and 2003).

A WHL team has not won the Memorial Cup over the last 12 years (since 2014).

The game summary is here.

The Silvertips advanced to the Final after a 6-1 victory over Chicoutimi in the semifinal on Friday.

The Memorial Cup results can be found here.

 

Prince George Cougars:

The Prince George Cougars have signed 16-year-old forward Carson Janko to a WHL Scholarship Agreement.

Janko was selected by the Cougars eighth overall in the 2024 WHL U.S. Priority Draft.

He spent last season with the Dallas Stars Elite 16U AAA program, notching 34 points in 50 games.

 

Prince George Spruce Kings:

 

NHL:

The Stanley Cup Final opens Tuesday night (just after 5:00 PT) in Carolina as the Hurricanes host the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Hurricanes are 12-1 in the playoffs while the Golden Knights are coming off a 4-game sweep of the Colorado Avalanche.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.

 

World Hockey Championship (in Switzerland)

Norway  3  Canada  2  (OT-Bronze Medal game)

It is the first-ever medal for Norway in this tournament.

Canada failed to win a medal for the third straight year.

The game summary can be found here.

Canada lost to Finland 4-2 in the semifinals.

Finland  1  Switzerland  0    (OT-Gold Medal game)

It is the 5th gold medal for Finland (with its earlier wins in 1995, 2011, 2019 and 2022) in this tournament.

The World Hockey results can be found here or here.

 

MLB:

Jared Young of Prince George went 0-for-4 with a walk as the New York Mets DH in a 10-1 Sunday victory over the Miami Marlins.

On Saturday, Young homered and went 2-for-4 in a DH role for the Mets in a 6-1 win over the Marlins.

The 30-year-old Young is batting .303 this season with a homer and three RBI’s while going 10-for-33 at the plate in 16 games.

Baltimore Orioles  9  Toronto Blue Jays  5

The Box Score is here.

The Blue Jays are 29-31 after 60 games.

Toronto visits the (40-20) Atlanta Braves in a 3-game series Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (with each game starting at 4:15 PT).

The Braves have the best record in the Majors.

The MLB regular season schedule is here.

The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

Fastball:

 

NBA: 

The NBA Finals tip off Wednesday night (5:30 PT) with the New York Knicks at the San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs advanced after that 111-103 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 7th and deciding game of the Western Conference Final.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

 

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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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