(As of 12:01 a.m.)
MAJOR MIDGET HOCKEY:
Calgary Buffaloes 5 Cariboo Cougars 2
The Buffaloes lead the best-of-three Major Midget Pacific Regional championship series 1-0.
Calgary erased a 2-1 deficit by scoring late in the second period followed by three unanswered goals in the third.
Further details right here.
Game two will be played tonight (6:00 PT) with a third game, if needed, Sunday afternoon (1:00 PT) in Calgary.
The winner advances to Telus Cup midget Canadian championship in Thunder Bay, Ontario April 22-28.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will play the Vernon Vipers for the Fred Page Cup.
The first two games will be played in P.G. at the RMCA on Friday, April 12th and Saturday, April 13th with tickets going on sale Monday morning at 10:00.
The Vipers beat the defending champion Wenatchee Wild 3-1 to capture the Interior Final four games to one.
The Vernon Vipers wrapped up their series against the Wenatchee Wild in five games with a decisive 3-1 victory – earning their 17th Interior Division title in franchise history.
Check out the highlights of the final game of the third round of the #BCHLPlayoffs in #BCHLin60! pic.twitter.com/HAW0LwX2c0
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) April 6, 2019
The @VernonVipers scored three times in the second period and win Game 5 of the Interior Division Final 3-1 to advance the championship series. They will now get a week off before taking on the @SpruceKings in the league final!
Recap: https://t.co/699mxZAtyq pic.twitter.com/jP7atBqnPi
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) April 6, 2019
The Coastal Conference champion Spruce Kings have won nine straight and are 12-1 in the playoffs, outscoring the opposition 51-21.
The Spruce Kings have won 24 of their last 26 overall games and are riding a 15-game home winning streak that dates back to mid-December.
Spruce Kings-Grizzlies 3rd Round Series: (PG Home Games in Bold)
Game 1 – Friday, March 29th – Victoria @ Prince George – PG won 4-2
Game 2 – Saturday, March 30th – Victoria @ Prince George – PG won 4-2
Game 3 – Monday, April 1st – Prince George @ Victoria – PG won 4-2
Game 4 – Tuesday, April 2nd – Prince George @ Victoria – PG won 3-2
The BCHL playoff brackets are right here.
WHL:
? #WHLScores ?
SAS 1 PA 6
VIC 0 VAN 3? #WHLPlayoffs
? https://t.co/NHRTK8ru9s pic.twitter.com/2XOucWcHJ1— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 6, 2019
The other two WHL Conference semifinals series start tonight: Spokane at Everett (in the West) and Calgary at Edmonton (in the East).
Taylor Gauthier named to @HC_Men Under-18 Team training camp roster, ahead of the 2019 World Under-18 Hockey Championship. | #WHL #U18Worlds
DETAILS ? https://t.co/5qJ8WHWKit pic.twitter.com/VVkw7E62yy
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 5, 2019
Matéj Toman has been named to @narodnitym selection camp roster for the upcoming 2019 Men’s World Under-18 Hockey Championship.| #WHL #U18CZE
DETAILS ? https://t.co/0CyRRuFzzk pic.twitter.com/U7fqFgGBO7
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 4, 2019
LISTEN : @Hartley_Miller‘s Cat Scan – March 28th, 2019… featuring @PGCougars co-owner and fellow @PGCougarsAlumni Dan Hamhuis who is in his second tour of duty with the @PredsNHL | https://t.co/30MAG0IEr0 #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/HulQTvkb9m
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 28, 2019
(All of the PG Cougars Cat Scan Podcasts can be found right here)
NHL:
The Montreal Canadiens have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Habs were knocked out Friday night when the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in a shootout.
The Blue Jackets earned the final post-season berth as all 16 teams have been decided with one day left in the regular season.
CBJ 3 – NYR 2 SO
CHI 6 – DAL 1
ANA 5 – LAK 2Via @Discover: https://t.co/EV21KZYzqe pic.twitter.com/jYZ2KcgrSA
— NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2019
The 35-36-10 Vancouver Canucks wrap up their season this afternoon against the Blues in St. Louis.
Vancouver is 12th in the Western Conference and 23rd in the overall standings.
The standings are right here.
Team Canada, skipped by Kevin Koe, finished third in the round-robin with a 9-3 record at the World Men’s Curling Championship in Lethbridge.
Canada will face Scotland (8-4) in the quarterfinals this morning (8:00 PT).
Koe beat Switzerland 10-3 and the Netherlands 6-5 on Friday to conclude the round robin.
The playoff pairings are set in Lethbridge, and Canada’s @TeamKevinKoe faces a first-round test against Scotland on Saturday morning! Here’s our story: https://t.co/SSngOf8YLk #curling @WMCC2019 pic.twitter.com/5cCKWNBIgd
— Curling Canada (@CurlingCanada) April 6, 2019
The other quarterfinal has Japan (9-3) against United States (8-4).
Sweden (11-1) and Switzerland (9-3) have advanced to the semifinals.
Draw/results and standings right here.
Volunteer applications are now being accepted for the 2020 World Women’s Championship in Prince George, B.C. Learn more here: https://t.co/t8b38cxpx2#wwcc2020 pic.twitter.com/RtJR6dEf8z
— Curling Canada (@CurlingCanada) April 3, 2019
KELLY CUP:
40 teams in six divisions are competing in the 92nd Kelly Cup men’s bonspiel at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club.
Finals are set for Sunday.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
Soccer player Gordon Hall and basketball standout Vasiliki Louka have been named the UNBC Timberwolves top Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Both are repeat winners.
The story is right here.
SWIMMING:
Haley Black of the Prince George Barracudas earned silver in the 50-metre fly at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto.
The story is right here.
MLB:
Cleveland Indians 3 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The 3-6 Jays play the 4-3 Indians again today in Cleveland as Toronto continues a 6-game road trip.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NBA:
Charlotte Hornets 113 Toronto Raptors 111
The (56-24) Raptors host the Miami Heat Sunday and close out the regular season at Minnesota against the Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Raptors will finish second in the NBA Eastern Conference (behind the Milwaukee Bucks) and will face the 7th seeded team in the opening round of the playoffs.
The standings are right here.
The Raptors schedule/results right here.