(As of 12:01 a.m.)
DOYLE CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Brooks Bandits 1
The best-of-seven Doyle Cup is tied 2-2 with game five tonight and game six Saturday night in Prince George.
The Spruce Kings increased their overall home winning streak to 18 games (dating back to mid- December) before 1,908 fans at the RMCA.
Down 1-0 after one period, the Spruce Kings scored a pair of goals in the second, including the winner from Patrick Cozzi at the 18:23 mark.
Patrick Cozzi goes end-to-end and snipes to give the @SpruceKings a 2-1 lead in Game 4 of the #DoyleCup. Third period is just underway! pic.twitter.com/YZymmzDhfx
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May 2, 2019
Nolan Welsh notched the other two P.G. goals, one early in the second on the power-play and one in the final minute into an empty net.
Logan Neaton made 18 saves, including a huge pad stop in the final minute, as Prince George outshot Brooks 28-19.
What’s new? Logan Neaton with a game-saver as he stretches the pad out in tight to deny Brooks the tying goal. The @SpruceKings hold on for the 3-1 win and tie the #DoyleCup 2-2! pic.twitter.com/yTwexSmbh7
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May 2, 2019
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The Spruce Kings and Bandits have a guaranteed berth in the national junior A hockey championship May 11-19 in Brooks.
The schedule for the nationals is right here.
The Spruce Kings play Sunday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. PT, Monday, May 13 at 6:00 p.m. PT, Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. PT and Thursday, May 16 at 6:00 p.m. PT vs. Brooks in the round robin.
The semi-finals are Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. PT and the Gold Medal game is on Sunday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. PT.
SPRUCE KINGS-BANDITS SCHEDULE:
Game 1 Friday, April 26th, 2019 @ BROOKS PG won 2-0
Game 2 Saturday, April 27th, 2019 @ BROOKS Brooks won 3-1
Game 3 Sunday, April 28th, 2019 @ BROOKS Brooks won 4-0.
Game 4 Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 @ RMCA PG won 3-1
Game 5 Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @ RMCA 7 PM
Game 6 Saturday, May 4th, 2019 @ RMCA 7 PM
*Game 7 Sunday, May 5th, 2019 @ RMCA 7 PM
WHL: (Updated at 1:00)
The Prince George Cougars selected 3rd and 4th at the WHL Bantam Draft in Red Deer this morning.
They picked up defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk from the OHA Edmonton Program and then took his teammate, forward Koehn Ziemmer with their next selection.
Congrats to @OHAEdmonton student athlete @KeatonDowhaniu2 on being selected in the first round, third overall, by the @PGCougars.#WHLBantamDraft pic.twitter.com/BDBrEzXlnt
— CSSHL (@CSSHL) May 2, 2019
Congrats to @OHAEdmonton student athlete @koehnziemmer13 on being selected in the first round, fourth overall, by the @PGCougars.#WHLBantamDraft pic.twitter.com/snPfSnoJly
— CSSHL (@CSSHL) May 2, 2019
The Cougars selected 10 players in the draft, six forwards, three defencemen and a goalie. Those picks are right here.
The Winnipeg Ice had the first two picks and selected highly-skilled forward Matt Savoie and power-forward Conor Geekie.
The pick-by-pick tracker can be found at WHL.ca/draft.
Prince George minor hockey player Nico Myatovic was selected in the 6th round of the WHL Bantam Draft, 119th overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Max Sanford of Williams Lake went one pick earlier, 118th overall to the Kelowna Rockets.
Both Myatovic and Sanford played for the PG based North Central Bobcats that won the provincial bantam hockey championship this year in Prince George.
Thursday’s 2019 #WHLBantamDraft is set to provide teams with core of future championship runs.
PREVIEW ? | https://t.co/lHJqIVpOBA pic.twitter.com/Pg7j2FrIr4
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 2, 2019
During the Bantam Draft, the Cougars dealt former top prospect and 17-year-old defenceman Tyson Phare to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for 16-year-old forward Fischer O’Brien.
O’Brien is the younger brother of former Cougar and Spruce King Brogan O’Brien.
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Former PG Cougar Justin Almeida of the Moose Jaw Warriors won the WHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year award.
Almeida notched 111 points in 64 games, including a league-high 78 assists.
After being named WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year, @justinalmeida27 of @MJWARRIORS spoke about what it means to him. #WHLAwards pic.twitter.com/w9a8JgDQcb
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 1, 2019
Joachim Blichfeld of the Portland Winterhawks (Western Conference) captured the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the WHL’s Player of the Year.
Blichfeld was the league’s Top Scorer with 114 points, including a league-high 53 goals.
The winner of the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as WHL Player of the Year is @SanJoseSharks prospect @joachimblich of @pdxwinterhawks! #WHLAwards pic.twitter.com/dVXk0f4SvA
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 1, 2019
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The WHL Championship Series for the Ed Chynoweth Cup will start in Prince Albert with the Raiders hosting the Vancouver Giants Friday and Saturday.
The Final, using a 2-3-2 format, will shift to Langley for game three on Tuesday.
NHL: (2 Wednesday playoff games)
Dallas Stars 4 St. Louis Blues 2
(The best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final is tied 2-2 with game five Friday night at 6:30 in St. Louis and game six Sunday at noon in Dallas)
FINAL: @DallasStars (4) – @StLouisBlues (2)@Discover recap: https://t.co/3CS8LD01Vs
Series tied 2-2 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/Okp9FFPJlN— NHL (@NHL) May 2, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 5 New York Islanders 2
(Hurricanes lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-0 and they will go for a sweep Friday (4:00 PT) in Carolina)
FINAL: @NHLCanes (5) – @NYIslanders (2)@Discover recap: https://t.co/pxK433ZI00
CAR leads 3-0 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/wPVZB5sHoi— NHL (@NHL) May 2, 2019
There are a pair of Stanley Cup playoff games tonight: Boston at Columbus (4:30) followed by San Jose at Colorado (7:00).
Both the Blue Jackets and Sharks lead their second-round series 2-1.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
(Opening game of the regular season)
Westwood Pub Devils 16 Quesnel Crossfire 1
PG Senior Lacrosse continues tonight at 8:00 at Kin 2, with the RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits against the Mackenzie Lumberjacks.
NBA: (1 playoff game Wednesday)
Portland Trail Blazers 97 Denver Nuggets 90
(The best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final is tied 1-1 with game three Friday night at 7:30 in Portland)
The Toronto Raptors visit the Philadelphia 76’ers in the only NBA playoff game tonight
(5:00 PT).
Their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final is even 1-1.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Celtics shift to Boston for game three Friday night at 5:00 with that series tied 1-1.
The Golden State Warriors, up 2-0, tip off against the Rockets Saturday night at 5:30 in Houston.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
MLB:
LA Angels 6 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The same teams meet again tonight (7:00) in Anaheim as the Angels go for a three-game sweep.
The 14-16 Blue Jays also visit the Texas Rangers Friday to Sunday.
Toronto is third in the A.L. East, 3 games behind the NY Yankees and 5 back of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
A big commitment in a small, skilled package! @UNBCMSoccer is excited to officially add @VIWave / @reynolds_high product Reid Adams for the 2019-2020 @CanadaWest season! Check out the video to hear from Reid, and to read all about news, click here! https://t.co/DPWRvhntkS pic.twitter.com/W2h1pQrjM4
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) April 30, 2019
RELAYS:
The School District No. 57 Elementary School Relays continue today and Friday at Masich Place Stadium.
Races get underway at 1 p.m.
SWIM:
Overall points
1st Prince George 1600.5
2nd Kelowna 1188.5
3rd Points North 506.5
4th Grande Prairie 489
5th Williams Lake 327
6th Fort St John 295
7th Chetwynd 139
8th Quesnel 106.5
9th Penticton 61
10th Vancouver Pacific Swim Club 11
1st time Western Canadian Qualifier
Claire Brown (PG) 50 fly
1st time SwimBC Age Group Qualifier
Gabriel Monai (PG) 200 im
JUDO:
The Hart Judo Academy earned a silver and two bronze from its four athletes at a meet in Burnaby.
Silver:
Matthias Schenk -66 kgs senior men brown and black belt.
Bronze:
Kimiko Kamstra -48 kgs senior women.
Davin Greenwood -66 kgs senior men brown and black belt.
NFL:
The NFL schedule is right here.