Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, April 10th

Sports by Hartley Thursday, April 10th, 2025

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

BCHL: (Game 4)

Prince George Spruce Kings  5  Chilliwack Chiefs  2

Charles-Edward Gravel made 43 saves as the Chiefs outshot the Spruce Kings 45-25 before 1,081 fans at Kopar Memorial Arena.

The game summary is here.

The series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 Friday night at 7:00 in Chilliwack and Game 6 Sunday night at 6:00 in Prince George.

If a 7th game is needed it would go Tuesday in Chilliwack.

Playoff schedule for the Prince George-Chilliwack BCHL series:  (All times PDT)

WHL:

Josh Ravensbergen of the Prince George Cougars is one of six finalists for the WHL Goaltender of the Year Award.

Josh Ravensbergen has been nominated for WHL Goaltender of the Year after a stellar season with 33 wins (2nd), 51 games played (T-3rd), 2,964 minutes (4th), 1,500 shots faced (6th), and 1,352 saves (6th)!

Congrats, Rav! pic.twitter.com/WuFUooV6Ol

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 9, 2025

The 18-year-old Ravensbergen was second in wins (with a record of 33-13-3-1) to go along with a 3.00 goals-against average (GAA) and .901 save percentage (SV%).

He is ranked first among North American goaltenders in Central Scouting’s mid-term rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft.

The Western Hockey League has announced today the six finalists for the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the WHL Goaltender of the Year. #WHLAwards

📝 | https://t.co/AzXYiLFMEX pic.twitter.com/PiA7A0J8OL

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) April 9, 2025

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The second round of the WHL playoffs begin tonight (Thursday) with Lethbridge at Calgary.

There will be one game Friday as Portland visits Everett.

The Prince Albert-Medicine Hat series will start Saturday while the Victoria-Spokane series will begin Sunday.

Playoff results for the Portland-Prince George WHL series:  (All times PDT)

Game 1 Portland @ Prince George Friday March 28  PG won 7-6 in OT
Game 2 Portland @ Prince George Saturday March 29  Portland won 5-2
Game 3 Prince George @ Portland Tuesday April 1   Portland won 6-3
Game 4 Prince George @ Portland Wednesday April 2  Portland won 5-4 in DBL OT
Game 5 Prince George @ Portland Friday April 4   PG won 7-2
Game 6 Portland @ Prince George Sunday April 6   PG won 4-1
Game 7 Portland @ Prince George Monday April 7   Portland won 4-2

The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

NHL: (5 Wednesday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)

Anaheim  4  Calgary  3  (OT)
(The Flames are 5 points out of a playoff spot with just 4 games remaining)
Edmonton  4  St. Louis  3
Toronto  4  Tampa Bay  3  (OT)
Minnesota  8  San Jose  7  (OT)
Philadelphia  8  NY Rangers  5

The (36-29-13) Vancouver Canucks, with just 4 games left, visit the (48-27-4) Colorado Avalanche tonight at 6:00.

The Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention Wednesday night after Minnesota beat San Jose 8-7 in overtime.

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.