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HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: TUESDAY, MAY 15

(As of 12:01AM)

NHL: (Second game in the Western Conference Final)

Vegas Golden Knights  3  Winnipeg Jets  1

Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves for the Golden Knights who tied the Western Conference Final, 1-1.

Game Three will be played Wednesday night at 6 in Vegas.

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The Washington Capitals are home and up 2-0 in the Eastern Final over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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The series will continue tonight at 5.

Third line forward Brett Connolly of Prince George has a goal and an assist in the series where Washington won 4-2 and 6-2 on the road.

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Goalie Stuart Skinner, who led the Swift Current Broncos to the WHL title, has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.

The Oilers selected Skinner in the third-round, 78th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.

 

MEMORIAL CUP:

The four-team field is set for the Memorial Cup with the tournament to begin Friday

MEMORIAL CUP SCHEDULE (PT):

GAME ONE = Friday, May 18 – Hamilton vs. Regina, 7PM
GAME TWO = Saturday, May 19 – Swift Current vs. Acadie-Bathurst, 1PM
GAME THREE = Sunday, May 20 – Regina vs. Acadie-Bathurst, 4PM
GAME FOUR = Monday, May 21 – Swift Current vs. Hamilton, 5PM
GAME FIVE = Tuesday, May 22 – Acadie-Bathurst vs. Hamilton, 7PM
GAME SIX = Wednesday, May 23 – Regina vs. Swift Current, 7PM

*Tiebreaker (if necessary) = Thursday, May 24, 5PM

SEMI-FINAL = Friday, May 25, 7PM
FINAL = Sunday, May 27, 4PM

 

ROYAL BANK CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY: (in Chilliwack)

Four of the five games at the Royal Bank Cup have been decided in overtime, including Monday’s 3-2 victory by Wellington over Steinbach.

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This afternoon, Wenatchee plays Ottawa and tonight host Chilliwack meets Wellington.

RBC STANDINGS:

Wenatchee Wild (2GP)  1 W, 1 OTW  = 5 points
Chilliwack Chiefs (2GP) 1 OTW, 1 OTL = 3 points
Ottawa Junior Senators (2GP)  1 OTW, 1 OTL = 3 points
Wellington Dukes (2GP) 1 OTW, 1 OTL = 3 points
Steinbach Pistons (1GP) 1 OTL, 1 L = 1 point

RBC SCHEDULE:

Saturday, May 12th: Ottawa 2 Wellington  1  (OT) |  Wenatchee  2  Chilliwack  1  (OT)
Sunday, May 13th: Wenatchee 4 Steinbach 3 | Chilliwack  4 Ottawa  3 (OT)
Monday, May 14th: Wellington  3  Steinbach  2  (OT)
Tuesday, May 15th:  Wenatchee vs. Ottawa (2PM) | Chilliwack vs. Wellington (7PM)
Wednesday, May 16th: Steinbach vs. Ottawa (7PM)
Thursday, May 17th: Wenatchee vs. Wellington (2PM) | Chilliwack vs. Steinbach (7PM)
Saturday, May 19th: Semi-final #1 (2pm) | Semi-final #2 (7PM)
Sunday, May 20th: Championship game (4PM)

 

WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Denmark)

Canada  2  Latvia   1   (OT)

Connor McDavid scored in overtime for Canada, who will play its final round robin game today (7:15 a.m. PT) against Germany.

The Canadian team has three wins, an overtime victory, a loss and an overtime loss to sit third out of eight in Group B.

Quarter-finals will be played Thursday, semis on Saturday and medal games on Sunday.

 

PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:

Westwood Pub Devils   7  RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits  6

Both games this season between the two teams have been decided by a goal.

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STANDINGS: (including action from Monday, May 14)

  • RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits = 4-2
  • Quesnel M. Daniels Crossfire = 4-2
  • Westwood Pub Devils = 3-2
  • Co-op Petroleum Stylers = 2-2
  • Mackenzie Omenica Fabricating Lumberjacks = 0-5

PG Senior Lacrosse tonight at 8 in Quesnel has the Crossfire against the Co-op Petroleum Stylers.

The next game in Prince George will go Wednesday night at 8 at Kin 1 featuring the Devils and the Stylers.

 

THIS LONG WEEKEND:

The Prince George Kodiaks will have a total of 13 teams, from 14 to 18 years of age, at the volleyball club nationals in Edmonton starting Thursday and running until Tuesday, May 22nd. 

There are 864 teams, spread over 24 divisions, that will play on over 50 courts at the new Northlands Expo Centre.

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The Prince George and Hart Judo Clubs will be represented by 17 athletes at the national judo championships in (Thursday to Sunday) in Calgary.

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The Prince George Knights will compete at the Interior Cup, Western Canada’s largest adult ball hockey tournament, (Friday to Sunday) in Penticton.

 

NBA: (First game in the best-of-seven Western Conference Final)

Golden State Warriors  119  Houston Rockets  106

Game two will be played Wednesday night at 6 in Houston.

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The NBA Eastern Final resumes this evening at 5:30 in Boston. The Celtics lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 1-0.

 

MLB:

The Toronto Blue Jays have a two-game mini series against the 19-18 Mets starting tonight in New York.

The 21-20 Jays are one-quarter of the way into their season.

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