(As of 12:01AM)
NHL:
Brad Morrison of Prince George has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the LA Kings.
Morrison helped the Hurricanes reach the WHL Eastern Conference Final and is leading the league in playoff scoring with 37 points (16G, 21A) in 16 games.
He was named WHL Player of the Week Monday and CHL Player of the Week Tuesday after scoring four goals and three assists in three games.
The 21-year-old Morrison played five seasons in the WHL, the first four with the PG Cougars, and the final one with both the Vancouver Giants and the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: (Two games)
Winnipeg Jets 7 Nashville Predators 4
(Jets erased a 3-0 deficit to grab a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference semi-finals with game four Thursday night at 6:30 in Winnipeg)
Washington Capitals 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
(Alex Ovechkin snapped a 3-3 tie with 67 seconds left in the third to give the Caps a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Confference semi-final with game four Thursday (4PM) in Pittsburgh)
The other two NHL Conference semis resume tonight: Tampa at Boston (4PM, Series 1-1) and Vegas at San Jose (7PM, Golden Knights up 2-1).
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
The WHL championship series for the Ed Chynoweth Cup will start Friday with the Everett Silvertips at the Swift Current Broncos.
It will be a 2-3-2 format.
Everett is 7-0 on the road in the playoffs.
WHL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
GAME ONE = Everett @ Swift Current, Friday, May 4th
GAME TWO = Everett @ Swift Current, Saturday, May 5th
GAME THREE = Swift Current @ Everett, Tuesday, May 8th
GAME FOUR = Swift Current @ Everett, Wednesday, May 9th
*GAME FIVE = Swift Current @ Everett, Friday, May 11th
*GAME SIX = Everett @ Swift Current, Sunday, May 13th
*GAME SEVEN = Everett @ Swift Current, Monday, May 14th
*IF NECESSARY
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The Prince George Cougars will pick 9th and 21st in the WHL Bantam Draft Thursday in Red Deer.
The Prince Albert Raiders have the third overall pick which was acquired in a 2016 trade with Prince George.
The Cougars acquired their two first round picks in trades this year with Prince Albert and Swift Current.
The Edmonton Oil Kings will select first overall followed by the Kootenay Ice.
DOYLE CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Wenatchee Wild 4 Spruce Grove Saints 3
(Wenatchee leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and they will go for a sweep tonight in Spruce Grove)
The Doyle Cup winner will advance to the RBC National Junior ‘A’ Championship May 12th to 20th in Chilliwack.
WENATCHEE-SPRUCE GROVE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
GAME ONE – Friday, April 27th in Wenatchee (WILD WIN 3-2 in OT)
GAME TWO – Saturday, April 28th in Wenatchee (WILD WIN 3-0)
GAME THREE – Tuesday, May 1st in Spruce Grove (WILD WIN 4-3)
GAME FOUR – Wednesday, May 2nd in Spruce Grove
*GAME FIVE – Friday, May 4th in Spruce Grove
*GAME SIX – Saturday, May 5th in Spruce Grove
*GAME SEVEN – Sunday, May 6th in Spruce Grove
*IF NECESSARY
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have added forward Nick Poisson (01) from the Burnaby Winter Club to their roster for the 2018-19 season.
He is the younger brother of Ben Poisson, who was the second leading scorer with the Spruce Kings (51 points in 53 games) during the 17-18 season.
Nick scored 17 goals and added 25 assists during last year’s Midget Prep Season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL).
PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:
The Prince George Senior Lacrosse regular season will continue tonight at 8 at Kin 1 as the defending champion RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits battle the Co-op Petroleum Stylers.
The Bandits are 1-0 and the Stylers 0-1.
NBA: (Two playoff games)
Cleveland Cavaliers 113 Toronto Raptors 112 (OT)
(The Cavs did not lead until overtime. Cleveland leads the Eastern Conference semi-final 1-0 with game two Thursday at 3PM (PT) in Toronto)
Golden State Warriors 121 New Orleans Pelicans 116
(Warriors lead the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-0 with game three Friday (5PM) in New Orleans)
The only NBA playoff game tonight has Utah at Houston (5PM); the Rockets lead the Jazz 1-0.
The second round series between the Celtics and Philadelphia 76’ers will resume Thursday night at 5:30 in Boston with the Celtics up 1-0.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Minnesota Twins 4 (10 innings)
The 17-12 Blue Jays go for a three game sweep of the 9-16 Twins today (10:10AM) in Minnesota.
Toronto is third in the AL East, two games behind the 19-10 NY Yankees and four back of the 21-8 Boston Red Sox.