As of 12:05 a.m. Sunday by Hartley Miller
WHL: (BC Division)
Victoria Royals 2 Prince George Cougars 1
(The loss ended the Cougars 3-game win streak and 6-game point streak. The (3-15-2) Royals jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Connor Bowie tallied for the Cats in the final minute of the second period. P.G. outshot Victoria 34-21 with Ty Young taking the loss in net. The (9-8-2-1) Cougars play the Kelowna Rockets tonight at 6:00 in Kamloops before concluding their season Wednesday night against the Blazers)
The Royals have claimed their first home win in regulation in the #REMAXHub!
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 9, 2021
Kamloops Blazers 3 Vancouver Giants 1
(The win officially clinched top spot for the Blazers in the BC Division)
The PG Cougars schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
CATSCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars President and co-owner John Pateman on this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/FGb1yxZsry #sports pic.twitter.com/QXthlsIzXo
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 6, 2021
Columns:
Klassen’s hat trick sparks Portland . . . Owner’s son scores for Blazers . . . Royals get regulation victory https://t.co/I4kxLmDuYq
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 9, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller examines whether big crowds in BC stadiums may have to wait until 2022 | https://t.co/PinBe1V6sd #CityofPG pic.twitter.com/KcKTryrSkk
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 7, 2021
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BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings will conclude their season tonight against the Chilliwack Chiefs. Game time is 5:00. The winner will capture first place in the 3-team Chilliwack Pod. Both teams are coming off a victory over the Merritt Centennials. Prince George blanked Merritt 3-0 Friday and the Chiefs edged the (3-17) Centennials 4-3 Saturday. The (13-5-0-1) Spruce Kings are a point ahead of the (13-6) Chiefs.
Hunor Torzsok, Christian Buono, and Kolton Cousins all found the back of the net tonight, while Jordan Fairlie stopped all 15 shots he faced, earning the shutout!
Hear from AC Lukáš Lomicky, and @KoltonCousins on the win!
Game Recap –> https://t.co/9U7ETAEHC3#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/Fpe2UONrq0
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 8, 2021
ICYMI?: Following last night’s victory, we got to acknowledge our five graduating 20 year olds with a video! Tomorrow night marks the final game of the season, and the final junior hockey game for the 20’s!
WATCH –> https://t.co/ng1MwjAyuO#ForeverASpruceKing • #TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/HUXEALXr5k
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 8, 2021
The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (North Division)
Edmonton 4 Vancouver 3
(Connor McDavid notched a goal and three assists to give him 100 points in 53 games. The (20-26-3) Canucks, with seven games left, visit the (28-22-3) Winnipeg Jets on Monday and Tuesday)
100 points in 53 games.
What an incredible season for @cmcdavid97! ? pic.twitter.com/ztQr8PDHsl
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 9, 2021
Toronto 3 Montreal 2
(The Maple Leafs clinched top spot in the North Division)
Ottawa 4 Winnipeg 2
Saturday was nothing short of quality #NHLStats:
▪ 100 points in game No. 53 for @cmcdavid97
▪ @PredsNHL clinching a playoff spot
▪ @penguins & @MapleLeafs claiming first in their divisions
▪ 3 hat tricks
▪ 200-goal mark for @pastrnak96, @MikaZibanejad & @markscheifele55 pic.twitter.com/ljANo6jJHX— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 9, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule/results right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
World women’s curling: (in Calgary)
Team Canada, skipped by Kerri Einarson, lost 8-3 to Sweden in the quarterfinals at the world women’s curling championship in Calgary. Canada earned the sixth and final playoff spot after a 7-6 record in the preliminary round. The Gold Medal game today (Noon PT) will feature Switzerland against Russia. The Bronze Medal game has Sweden vs. USA. In the semis, Switzerland whipped the Americans 7-3 and Russia edged Sweden 8-7.
RCF’s @team_kova survive a late comeback from Sweden’s @TeamHasselborg, winning 8-7 and advancing to Sunday’s gold-medal game against Switzerland’s @TeamTirinzoni. #WWCC2021 pic.twitter.com/qLHdszoGF7
— TSN Curling (@TSNCurling) May 9, 2021
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 8 Houston Astros 4
(The (17-15) Blue Jays are 3-3 on a 10-game road trip which continues today against the (17-16) Astros in Houston)
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NBA:
Memphis Grizzlies 109 Toronto Raptors 99
The (27-41) Raptors, with just four games left, host the LA Clippers Tuesday.
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.