Sports by Hartley Thursday, June 20th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
PG Spruce Kings:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced that their 2024-25 BCHL regular season home opener will be on Friday, September 27th against the Coquitlam Express.
The Spruce Kings home schedule at the Kopar Memorial Arena consists of nine games on a Friday, 13 on a Saturday, three Sunday afternoon at 3:00 and one on a Wednesday night.
The Spruce Kings will compete in the Coastal East Division (formally called the Mainland) along side the Chilliwack Chiefs, Coquitlam Express Langley Rivermen and defending champion Surrey Eagles.
The 2024-2025 BCHL Schedule has been released!
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NHL:
The Stanley Cup Final returns to Edmonton for Game 6 Friday night (puck drop about 5:15).
The Florida Panthers lead the Oilers 3-2, although Edmonton has won the last two games by scoring a total of 13 goals.
Since the third period of Game 3, Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 11 goals on 39 shots.
Connor McDavid has eight points in his last two games which is an NHL record for the most points in a 2-game span in the Stanley Cup Final.
The 27-year-old McDavid has 42 points in the playoffs, 4th best all-time, behind Wayne Gretzky (47 points, 1984-85), Mario Lemieux (44 points, 1990-91) and Gretzky (43 points, 1987-88).
Results in the series: Florida won 3-0, 4-1 and 4-3 before the Oilers won the next two games 8-1 and 5-3.
The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.
The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.
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A couple of NHL trades that included a goalie in each deal.
The Calgary Flames sent Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils for 23-year-old defenseman Kevin Bahl and a 2025 first-round pick, which is top-10 protected.
The Washington Capitals dealt Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.
PG Cougars:
The 2024 NHL Draft will be held in Las Vegas on Friday, June 28th (starting at 4:30 PM) and Saturday the 29th (beginning at 8:30 AM).
Three forwards with the Prince George Cougars are listed in the Central Scouting final rankings: Terik Parascak is 15th, Ondrej Becher is 69th and Hunter Laing 86th among North American skaters.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Owen Stewart never shied away from the big moment, and today his UNBC soccer journey comes full circle.
As tough a competitor as you’ll ever find, Owen Stewart now takes his rightful place on the UNBC Timberwolves Wall of Honour.
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— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) June 19, 2024
PG Senior Men’s Lacrosse
Assault 11 Mackenzie 2 (Wednesday result)
MLB:
Boston Red Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The (40-35) Red Sox swept the 3-game series.
The (35-39) Blue Jays start a 6-game road trip Friday night (4:10) in Cleveland.
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
CFL:
Week 3 of the CFL season begins tonight (Thursday 4:30) with (1-0) Ottawa at (2-0) Montreal.
The (1-1) B.C. Lions visit the (0-2) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Friday night at 5:30.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
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