Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, June 2nd

Sports by Hartley Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

MLB:

Jared Young of Prince George played first base and homered for the second time in three games for the New York Mets in their 3-2 Monday loss in 10 innings against the Seattle Mariners.

The Box Score is here.

With family members from P.G. in attendance, the 30-year-old Young went 1-for-3 in the game before being replaced.

He is batting .306 this season with two homers and four RBI’s while going 11-for-36 at the plate in 17 games this year.

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The (29-31) Toronto Blue Jays visit the (40-20) Atlanta Braves in a 3-game series tonight (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.

 

NHL:

The Vancouver Canucks have hired Manny Malhotra as their 23rd head coach in franchise history.

Malhotra coached the Canucks AHL farm team in Abbotsford the past two seasons.

He replaces Adam Foote, who was dismissed after just one season on the job.

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The Calgary Flames have decided not to sign Saskatoon Blades forward and former P.G. Cougar Hunter Laing.

The 20-year-old Laing is now eligible to be selected in the 2026 NHL Draft June 26th and 27th in Buffalo.

The Flames selected Laing in the 6th round of the 2024 NHL Draft.

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The Stanley Cup Final opens tonight (Tuesday just after 5:00 PT) with the Vegas Golden Knights at the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes are 12-1 in the playoffs while the Golden Knights are riding a 6-game winning streak.

Vegas has a 12-4 record in the post-season.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.

 

Prince George Cougars:

21-year-old forward Dawson Seitz has committed to play the 2026-27 hockey season with the U Sports’ Mount Royal University Cougars, based out of Calgary.

Seitz played 26 regular season games plus 13 playoff games with the Prince George Cougars after he was acquired on January 8th of this year from the Wenatchee Wild in return for an 8th round draft pick.

 

Fastball:

 

Judo:

 

PG Senior Lacrosse: (Monday result)

Devils  18  Assault  3

 

NBA: 

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

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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