(As of 12:01 a.m.)
DOYLE CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have a golden chance to win the Doyle Cup on home ice this weekend.
The Spruce Kings lead the Brooks Bandits 3-2 with game six to be played tonight at 7:00 at the RMCA.
Should a 7th game be needed, it would also be held in Prince George on Sunday night at 7:00.
The Spruce Kings are riding an overall home winning streak of 19 games (dating back to mid- December).
.@GoBCHL Commissioner @Hebbsy says the Doyle Cup has been nothing short of fantastic between the @SpruceKings and @BrooksBandits even though both teams are already in at the @HC_NJAC | https://t.co/tdovZCbRlN #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/EKBmZoZ16N
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 3, 2019
Prince George is coming off a 4-1 victory in game five on Thursday where Patrick Cozzi scored twice.
Patrick Cozzi scores another beauty for the @SpruceKings (his third in the last two games) and PG skates to a 4-1 win to retake the #DoyleCup series lead! Game 6 goes Saturday back in PG! pic.twitter.com/LzAt6J1dwu
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May 3, 2019
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The Spruce Kings and Bandits will both compete in the national junior A hockey championship May 11-19 in Brooks.
The schedule 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 DOYLE CUP 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 PG won 4-1
Game 6 Saturday, May 4th, 2019 @ RMCA 7 PM
*Game 7 Sunday, May 5th, 2019 @ RMCA 7 PM
WHL: (Ed Chynoweth Cup)
Vancouver Giants 5 Prince Albert Raiders 4
(Giants lead the best-of-seven WHL final 1-0 with game two tonight in Prince Albert)
.@DawsonHolt of @WHLGiants is your Player of the Game for Game 1 of the 2019 @Rogers #WHLChampionship Series!
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/Y0NHygMPsJ pic.twitter.com/qEc0quOM4q
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 4, 2019
The winner of the best-of-seven will advance to the Memorial Cup May 16 to 26 in Halifax.
| DATE | GAME | AWAY | HOME | TIME | |
| Friday, May 3 | 1 | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | Van won 5-4 |
| Saturday, May 4 | 2 | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | 6 p.m. PT |
| Tuesday, May 7 | 3 | Prince Albert | at | Vancouver | 7 p.m. PT |
| Wed., May 8 | 4 | Prince Albert | at | Vancouver | 7 p.m. PT |
| Friday, May 10 | 5* | Prince Albert | at | Vancouver | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| Sunday, May 12 | 6* | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | 5 p.m. PT |
| Monday, May 13 | 7* | Vancouver | at | Prince Albert | 6 p.m. PT |
*= if necessary
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The PG Cougars added a local product to their roster by acquiring 16-year-old forward Fischer O’Brien from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in return for 17-year-old defenceman Tyson Phare.
TRADE: Cougars acquire local product Fischer O’Brien from @WHLHurricanes on Thursday. | #NorthernUprising #WHL
DETAILS ? https://t.co/1HkRW72V4M pic.twitter.com/bF0Mmlgf5w
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) May 2, 2019
O’Brien played the 2018-19 season with the B.C. Major Midget League champion Cariboo Cougars.
He was selected in the 5th round of last year’s WHL Bantam Draft and is the younger brother of former Prince George Cougar & Spruce King Brogan O’Brien.
Phare was the Cougars first-round pick (18th Overall) in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft.
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The Prince George Cougars selected defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk and forward Koehn Ziemmer from the Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) Edmonton Bantam Prep team of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Program with the third and fourth overall picks in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.
The Cougars made 10 selections comprised of six forwards, three defenceman and one goalie.
Six were drafted out of Alberta, three from B.C., and one from Saskatchewan.
Those picks are right here.
We were busy, making 10 picks at the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft in Red Deer. Missed anything? Don’t worry, we got you covered with our draft day recap. | #WHLBantamDraft #NorthernUprising
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/2c7wNb4W6h pic.twitter.com/HmbIqvSx7S
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) May 3, 2019
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Forward Nico Myatovic was the only Prince George minor hockey player selected in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.
Myatovic was chosen by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 6th round, 119th overall.
Max Sanford of Williams Lake went one pick earlier, 118th overall in round six to the Kelowna Rockets.
Both Myatovic and Sanford played for Prince George based North Central Bobcats that won the provincial bantam tier 1 hockey championship this year in Prince George.
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NHL: (2 Friday playoff games)
Dallas Stars 2 St. Louis Blues 1
(Stars lead the series 3-2 with game six Sunday at noon (PT) in Dallas)
FINAL: @DallasStars (2) – @StLouisBlues (1) @Discover recap: https://t.co/H81nudIsBZ
DAL leads 3-2 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/7qWvO5xfMo— NHL (@NHL) May 4, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 5 New York Islanders 2
(Hurricanes sweep the second-round series 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference final)
Welcome back to the Eastern Conference Final, @NHLCanes! #StanleyCup
NHL x @PPG pic.twitter.com/UmlPYaf85n
— NHL (@NHL) May 4, 2019
There are two NHL playoff games tonight: Columbus at Boston (4:15) followed by Colorado at San Jose (7:00).
Both best-of-seven Conference semi-finals are tied 2-2.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
NBA: (2 playoff games Friday)
Portland Trail Blazers 140 Denver Nuggets 137 (4 OT)
(Trail Blazers lead the second-round series 2-1 with game four Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in Portland)
? @rodneyhood tallies 19 PTS (6-8 FGM) and buries the game-winning triple late in 4OT, propelling the @trailblazers to victory! #RipCity #NBAPlayoffs
Game 4: Sunday (5/5), 7pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/9b6mkiJX06
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2019
Milwaukee Bucks 123 Boston Celtics 116
(Bucks lead the Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1 with game four Monday at 4:00 PT in Boston)
The one NBA playoff games this evening (5:30 PT) has Golden State at Houston. The Warriors are up 2-0 over the Rockets.
The Toronto Raptors play again Sunday afternoon (12:30 PT) in Philadelphia. The 76’ers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 1 Texas Rangers 0 (12)
The same teams play again tonight (5:00) in Texas.
The (15-17) Blue Jays are third in the A.L. East, 3.5 games behind the NY Yankees and 6 back of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
Prince George Senior Lacrosse continues Monday night at 8:00 at Kin 2, with the (1-0) Westwood Pub Devils against (0-0) Northland Nissan Assault.
In the first two games of the season, the Devils whipped Quesnel Crossfire 16-1 (Wednesday) and the Mackenzie Lumberjacks beat the RPR Mechanical/Jr Construction Bandits 9-5 (Thursday).