Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, May 3rd

Sports by Hartley Friday, May 3rd

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

WHL:

Prince George Cougars  6  Portland Winterhawks  1 

The Western Conference Final will conclude in Prince George as the Winterhawks lead has been reduced to 3-2.

After giving up an early goal, Koehn Ziemmer gave the Cougars the lead with a pair of first period goals.

“I have a real good idea of what we are made of…how we played tonight doesn’t surprise me one bit”

GM & Head Coach Mark Lamb and Koehn Ziemmer chatted with the media following tonight’s Game 5 win over Portland!#WHLPlayoffs • #FeedingTheFuture pic.twitter.com/y6LFkFS41L

— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) May 3, 2024

Hunter Laing, on a 2nd period power play, made it 3-1 after two.

Prince George added third period goals from Ondrej Becher, Borya Valis (on a penalty shot) and Keaton Dowhaniuk.

Winning goalie Josh Ravensbergen made 25 saves as P.G. outshot Portland 36-26.

The game summary and highlights are here.

Game 6 will be played Monday night at CN Centre with tickets going on sale this morning (Friday) at 11:00 on line and at the Cougars Box Office.

A 7th game, if needed, would go Tuesday in Prince George.

SERIES SCHEDULE

*If necessary

In the WHL Eastern Conference Final, Moose Jaw is at Saskatoon tonight (Friday) with the series tied 2-2.

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Mark Lamb of the Prince George Cougars has been named both the WHL Coach and Executive of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

The league has also named Josh Ravensbergen (with three shutouts) the Rookie of the Month for April.

The WHL playoff standings are here.

The PG Cougars’ playoff results are here.

The PG Cougars’ regular-season results are here.

Cat Scan podcast:

An in depth conversation with @PGCougars Director of Business & goalie coach @taylordakers in the Cat Scan #podcast this week. Topics include: series vs @pdxwinterhawks, two Cougars goalies, 2-3-2 format, sold-out CN Centre, season ticket renewals, community relations. #WHL https://t.co/7gGXkxgaKy

— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 30, 2024

NHL: (1 Stanley Cup playoff game)

Toronto  2  Boston  1

William Nylander scored both goals for the Maple Leafs, who tied the series 3-3.

A 7th and deciding game will be played Saturday night at 5:00 in Boston.

There are a pair of Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Friday): Vancouver at Nashville (4:00) and Dallas at Vegas (7:00). The Canucks and Stars lead 3-2.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The Vancouver Canucks playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.

The NHL regular season standings are here.

PG Spruce Kings:

The Spruce Kings have signed Will Moore (’04) for the 2024-2025 season

FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/alDmmP1nbu pic.twitter.com/fG93kxC4YK

— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 1, 2024

The Spruce Kings have signed Maks Percic (’04) for the 2024-2025 season

FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/grVwQgtzat pic.twitter.com/tiwRnpEtTd

— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 1, 2024

PG Kodiaks Football:

Kodiaks Defensive Back selected for national prospects game https://t.co/keEBmH8CKf pic.twitter.com/9mEuORmCz5

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 1, 2024

NBA: (2 playoff games)

New York  118  Philadelphia  115  (The Knicks won the series 4-2)
Indiana  120  Milwaukee  98  (The Pacers won the series 4-2)

There are 2 NBA playoff games tonight: Cleveland at Orlando (4:00) and LA Clippers at Dallas (6:30). The Cavaliers and Mavericks lead 3-2.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

The (15-17) Toronto Blue Jays start a 5-game road trip today (3:45) against the (15-16) Nationals in Washington.

The Blue Jays schedule is here.

The MLB schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.