Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, May 22nd

BCHL: (4th game in the best-of-7 Championship Series)

Brooks Bandits  4  Chilliwack Chiefs  1

The game summary is here.

The series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 Friday night in Brooks.

The BCHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

CHL: 

The 4-team Memorial Cup starts Friday.

The tournament opener has the WHL champion Medicine Hat Tigers against the host Rimouski Océanic.

2025 Memorial Cup schedule:  (All times PT)
May 23 – Game 1: Medicine Hat vs. Rimouski — 4:00pm
May 24 – Game 2: Moncton vs. London — 3:00pm
May 25 – Game 3: Rimouski vs. London — 3:00pm
May 26 – Game 4: Moncton vs. Medicine Hat — 4:00pm
May 27 – Game 5: London vs. Medicine Hat — 4:00pm
May 28 – Game 6: Rimouski vs. Moncton — 4:00pm
May 29 – Tie-breaker (if necessary) — 4:00pm
May 30 – Semi-final — 4:00pm
June 1 – Final — 4:00pm

PG Senior Lacrosse: (Wednesday result)

Bandits  11  Assault  4

NBA: (Game 1 in the Eastern Conference Final)

Indiana Pacers  138   New York Knicks  135  (OT)

The game summary is here.

The Pacers lead 1-0 with Game 2 Friday night at 5:00 in New York.

The NBA Western Final continues tonight (Thursday 5:30) in Oklahoma City with the Thunder ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves 1-0.

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Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder has been voted MVP of the NBA.

Gilgeous-Alexander led the league with an average of 32.7 points per game on 51.9% shooting from the floor.

He also averaged 6.4 assists and 5 rebounds per game while leading OKC to a league-high 68 victories.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays  14  San Diego Padres  0

The (24-24) Blue Jays host the (27-20) Padres again today (Thursday 10:07 a.m. PT) as Toronto goes for a 3-game sweep.

The Jays are 4-4 on a 9-game homestand.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.