Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, June 6th

Sports by Hartley Thursday, June 6th

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

CFL:

The CFL regular season kicks off tonight (Thursday) with Montreal at Winnipeg (5:30 PM).

The B.C. Lions open on Sunday at Toronto (4:00 PM).

The Lions home opener is set for Saturday, June 15th against Calgary.

The Lions have already sold over 45,000 tickets for their home opener (With 50 Cent Concert)

The CFL schedule and results are here.

NBA: 

The NBA Final tips off tonight (Thursday 5:30) with the Dallas Mavericks at the Boston Celtics.

Game 2 will also be played in Boston on Sunday before the series shifts to Dallas for Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday, June 12th and Friday, June 14th.

NBA Finals Schedule:

Mavs at Celtics – June 6th
Mavs at Celtics – June 9th
Celtics at Mavs – June 12th
Celtics at Mavs – June 14th
Mavs at Celtics – June 17th
Celtics at Mavs – June 20th
Mavs at Celtics – June 23rd

All games on @WFAA

— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) May 31, 2024

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays  3  Baltimore Orioles  2

The (29-32) Blue Jays are 3-3 on a 7-game homestand which continues today (Thursday 10:07 AM) against the (39-21) Orioles.

The Blue Jays schedule is here.

The MLB schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

PG Senior Men’s Baseball:

JRJ Construction Orioles  10  Fresno Construction Mariners  0  (Wednesday)

UNBC Timberwolves:

MBB: Timberwolves Announce Commitment of Rangy, Sharpshooting, Mill Bay Point Guard Milan Pasquale.

One of the most legendary basketball families in Canada will soon have a presence at UNBC.

Welcome Milan!

Read More 📎: https://t.co/IYrJqL4vuF pic.twitter.com/J2h3VBTzYx

— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) June 6, 2024

WHL:

The Prince George Cougars will open their 2024-25 regular season at home on Friday, September 20th against the Spokane Chiefs.

The full WHL schedule is expected to be released the week of June 24th.

100 junior players from around the world including, forwards Terik Parascak and Ondrej Becher of the Prince George Cougars, are participating this week at the 2024 NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo.

Parascak is ranked 15th and Becher 69th among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting for the draft that will be held in Las Vegas on June 28 and 29.

Terik Parascak and Ondrej Becher are in Buffalo, NY for the 2024 NHL Scouting Combine!

Good luck, guys!https://t.co/xIqhrXRBKk

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) June 3, 2024

NHL:

Former Prince George Cougars head coach Lane Lambert has been hired as an associate coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs under Craig Berube.

Lambert was fired as the New York Islanders head coach midway through the 2023-24 season and replaced with Patrick Roy.

The 59-year-old Lambert coached the P.G. Cougars from 2003 to 2005.

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The start of the Stanley Cup Final is just a couple of days away.

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Game 2 will also be played in Florida on Monday before the series shifts to Edmonton on Thursday and Saturday of next week.

All games are scheduled to start just after 5:00.

Clear up your Saturday night schedule. The #StanleyCup Final begins June 8 at 8 p.m. ET (@ESPN, @ESPNPlus, @Sportnet, @TVASports, CBC) when the @EdmontonOilers visit the @FlaPanthers for Game 1.#NHLStats: https://t.co/KvlyR3lskR pic.twitter.com/AhmqMCg6mM

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 3, 2024

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.